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‘We’re feeding more people with less’: What food security nonprofits need now

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But the strain isnt just on food supply: Its also on staffing, technology, transportation, facilities, and volunteer coordination. Participants spoke about the urgent need for funding that supports the full infrastructure of their workfrom staffing and transportation to cold storage, volunteer management, and data systems.

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Inclusion Through Translation: Improving ESG Scores With Grants

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For example, scientific insights and policy proposals are best utilized if understood universally. For example; for science-driven policies to achieve their goals, communication, and accessibility must go beyond borders. Language is the root of communication and cultural identity.

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Addressing rising barriers to higher education completion 

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Financial pressures—driven by policy changes, tuition increases, and declining public investment—are colliding with growing student needs. Meanwhile, stricter visa policies have contributed to declining international student enrollment , eliminating a vital revenue source for many institutions.

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The Rise of Community Health Workers: A Best Practice for Modern Community Benefit Initiatives

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CHWs not only deliver clinical care but also help tackle underlying social factorssuch as housing instability, food insecurity, and transportation challengesthat disproportionately affect marginalized populations. By addressing these determinants, they play a direct role in reducing health disparities.

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Arts and Writing Grants Allow for Creative Self-Expression

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Funding offsets costs for transportation, utilities, medications, groceries, mental health care, dependent care, and accessibility support. Funding assists in the development and creation of projects. Grants to Theater Writers for Essential Living Expenses! 500 to theater writers for essential living expenses.

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Philanthropy can help close the tech gender gap with better design, data, and infrastructure

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This disparity is fueled by persistent gender gaps in access to inclusive tech curricula, mentorship from faculty, adequate financial support, factors critical to retention, and success in STEM education, according to Northwestern University’s School of Education and Social Policy.

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Funding disabled creatives: Takeaways from the Disability Futures Fellowship

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Learn about the policies and advocate for increased limits, for example, Creatives Rebuild New York is working to increase and protect access to safety net programs for disabled creatives within the movement for basic/guaranteed income. What isnt working, and how can funders help address those issues? All that requires deep investment.