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Our interview with Anthony Chin-Quee covers episodes from the book, his experience after publishing and insight into his experience with imposter syndrome. There are also many lessons for leaders in how they prepare the next generation. Buy the book Brief Summary Anthony Chin-Quee’s ‘I Can’t Save You’ tells the struggles of a Black physician Anthony… Read more »
PETA Issues Strong Statement Re: Kentucky Derby Horse Deaths Animal rights activist group PETA offered a strong statement as the news of now 7 horse deaths leading up to the Kentucky Derby made waves. PETA’s Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo issued the following statement: “Churchill Downs is a killing field. Freezing Point is the latest casualty.… Read more »
We interview Libby Hikind, CEO and founder of GrantWatch.com and GrantWriterTeam.com about what nonprofits need to know about applying for grants. About Libby HikindFind on LinkedIn Libby Hikind is the Founder and CEO of GrantWatch.com, the leading grant funding search engine for nonprofits, businesses, and individuals. Libby holds a post master’s degree in Educational Administration… Read more »
State of California Partners With Nonprofit Drugmaker To Produce Affordable Insulin California Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced a $50 million, 10-year contract with nonprofit drugmaker Civica Rx to produce the state’s own line of affordable insulin, CalRx, according to reporting from NPR and other sources. Upon FDA approval, these insulins, which are expected to be interchangeable with popular brand-name insulins, will… Read more »
NGOs Call On U.N. To Advocate For Reproductive Rights In United States Nearly 200 human rights organizations, including major international NGOs like Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, have sent an “urgent appeal” to the United Nations (UN), calling for the international body to intervene and ensure that the United States protects reproductive rights, as reported… Read more »
EleutherAI Seeks To Make Open-Source AI Research a Nonprofit Enterprise As reported by TechCrunch, The EleutherAI community research group is starting a nonprofit research institute, the EleutherAI Institute, which could have significant implications for safe and ethical AI development. The institute will be funded by donations and grants from various sources, including AI startups and former… Read more »
Alex Wirth, Co-founder & CEO of Quorum.us – a leading public affairs software that helps map, track, change, and report on policy landscape, shares insights into advocacy approaches that will work in 2023. Alex ranks: Twitter, IRL meetings, calling, letters, videos, Meta, and billboards as just some of the methods advocacy organizations can be using… Read more »
Elyse Wallnutt, Founder & Principal at Agility Lab Consulting shares how nonprofit fundraising professionals need to adapt to the removal of 3rd party cookies, dealing with evolving donor privacy laws Resources on GDPR, SHEILD, and CCPA for nonprofits. About Elyse Wallnutt “I specialize in assessing and helping you right-size your internal solutions portfolio – including current-state… Read more »
Amazon Sunsets AmazonSmile Amid Cost-Cutting The AmazonSmile will be ending by February 20th, according to a statement from the company, as reported by NPR and others. While the program dispersed nearly $449 million to nonprofits globally, the company says that the donations were spread too thin, minimizing impact. Amazon pointed to other efforts, such as its Housing… Read more »
Nonprofits Energize & Give Back To Communities On MLK Day Nonprofits across the country worked to engage and give back to communities this MLK Day. Virginia nonprofit Rise Against Hunger worked to fill 50,000 bags of food to serve communities in need. The article notes that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke often about hunger, and was… Read more »
