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7 May 2019
Detroit, Michigan, United States
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800-1500 Words
The Detroit Food Academy brings together local educators, chefs, and business owners to teach youth and young adults in the city business and entrepreneurship skills through cooking lessons and opportunities. The prog...
29 April 2019
Bahamas
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800-1500 Words
The research group, Beneath the Waves, is cultivating cross-sector collaborations with nonprofits, scientists, and individual philanthropists in order to better study the movements and patterns of sharks in the Bahama...
23 April 2019
United States
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800-1500 Words
For people wanting to dispose of their firearms, RAWtools offers a unique opportunity. Understanding that the process can be challenging and emotional, they recycle weapons into gardening tools through their Swords to...
18 April 2019
Detroit, Michigan, United States
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800-1500 Words
The Detroit Justice Center is providing a comprehensive approach to breaking the cycle of poverty in the county. The nonprofit law firm provides immediate support, like paying back child support and posting the cash b...
9 April 2019
Detroit, Michigan, United States
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800-1500 Words
In Detroit, a new program is offering homeownership for just $1 per square foot to marginalized and vulnerable people, including those who are unhoused, people with disabilities, or the formerly incarcerated. After pr...
8 April 2019
California, United States
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Over 3000 Words
Sheriffs' offices can provide resources and encourage underserved communities and communities struck hard by disinvestment to grow their civic capacity. In Alameda County, California, the county sheriff’s office opera...
The Augusta Chronicle
Roslyn Joseph
6 April 2019
South Bend, Indiana, United States
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Under 800 Words
Dr. Angie’s Dental Health Exchange is bringing equitable dental care to the South Bend, Indiana community by offering free exams in exchange for good deeds. Catering to community members that may not be able to financ...
5 April 2019
Tucson, Arizona, United States
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800-1500 Words
In Tucson, Arizona, a former Benedictine monastery is providing temporary shelter to asylum seekers. The space was temporarily donated to Casa Alitas, a nonprofit, following a sharp increase in asylum-seeker in the pa...
4 April 2019
Canada
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800-1500 Words
Canada's poverty level has decreased by at least 20% between 2015 and 2017, helped in part due to a new methodology in solving poverty. Rather than disincentivizing collaboration, advocates got together to create comm...
The Philadelphia Citizen
Siobhan Gleason
29 March 2019
United States
Text
Under 800 Words
As part of efforts to get all students reading at grade level in elementary school, a nonprofit has provided 18 million free print dictionaries to students in the U.S. and around the world, many of whom don't have rea...
26 March 2019
Portland, Maine, United States
Broadcast TV News
3-5 Minutes
As an effort to bolster the economy and help teenagers join the workforce, the Maine Department of Labor launched a pilot program that gives organizations stipends for hiring teenagers into the seasonal workforce. Whi...
Global Geneva Magazine
Rachel McKee
26 March 2019
Barahachhetra, Nepal
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800-1500 Words
On-the-spot reporting amplifies local narratives of response and adaptation to climate issues, illustrating solutions. International initiatives like the Earth Journalism Network and the Climate Justice Resilience Fun...
20 March 2019
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Broadcast TV News
Under 3 Minutes
Trials for Hope, in conjunction with the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, is a nonprofit that provides free farmers markets to underprivileged senior citizens. Trials for Hope receives 10,000 pounds of food in donations t...
19 March 2019
United States
Text
800-1500 Words
A new charity app called Millie builds upon tested app dynamics like online payment services, gamification, and social networks to encourage millennials to give to charities and organizations of their choosing. Rather...
14 March 2019
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
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Under 800 Words
The Kansas City school district and a group of local nonprofits are implementing a new software management system that will allow partners to access student data from a range of sources. The data-sharing agreement wil...
13 March 2019
Berlin, Germany
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800-1500 Words
In Berlin, the Readiness for Digital Integration School (ReDI) is training refugees in coding skills. The program not only empowers refugee students and helps to fill the many empty information technology positions in...
13 March 2019
Denmark
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800-1500 Words
Every year, the sixth week of classes in Denmark is dedicated to sex education. Over 20,000 teachers and 400,000 students participate in programming that goes beyond the basics to challenge participants to analyze gen...
12 March 2019
District of Columbia, Washington, United States
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800-1500 Words
Paying Congressional interns gives lower income students a chance to engage with the legislative process. By bringing increased attention to the lack of paid internships on Capitol Hill, the nonprofit, Pay Our Interns...
7 March 2019
Austin, Texas, United States
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800-1500 Words
After learning her home city of Austin, Texas ranked the 48th most charitable city in the country despite its strong economy, Patsy Woods Martin launched I Live Here I Give Here (ILHIGH) in 2007 to encourage Austinite...
6 March 2019
Turner, Oregon, United States
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800-1500 Words
Grape growers and winemakers in Oregon recently worked together after a fire burned thousands of acres of land. After contracts were turned down due to smoke taint of the grapes, the Oregon Solidarity project was form...
Concentrate
Sarah Rigg
6 March 2019
Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States
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800-1500 Words
The Michigan Prison Doula Initiative seeks to provide pregnant women experiencing incarceration the support and care they need to maintain physical and mental health before, during, and after giving birth. The initiat...
2 March 2019
Concord, New Hampshire, United States
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800-1500 Words
An orchestra created by and for musicians with mental health struggles is working to create a safe space for individuals to create music and form support networks. The orchestra accepts everyone and is meant to be an ...
26 February 2019
San Francisco, California, United States
Text
1500-3000 Words
Instead of simply prioritizing growth, nonprofits need to implement carefully sized solutions with consideration to the longevity of their model. The closure of the Zen Hospice Project in San Francisco, California, d...
22 February 2019
Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States
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1500-3000 Words
To address Mississippi's teacher shortage, a nonprofit has started to look to the source of the problem--many would-be teachers are repeatedly failing to pass the teacher ceritifcation exam. Coupled with several new s...
FastCompany
Melissa Locker
21 February 2019
Copenhagen, Denmark
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1500-3000 Words
UNICEF is owner of some of the world's largest humanitarian warehouses, where workers and automated robots work in tandem to ensure that the kits that can help children and families in emergencies are ready to go when...
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