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Increase in food bank visits directly associated with government policies: New report

Charity Village

A new report authored by Ron Kneebone and Margarita Wilkins, from the School of Public Policy at The University of Calgary, identifies the extent to which food bank visits may be directly associated with changes in government policies.

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85% Of United Nations’ Sustainable Goals Not Being Met

The NonProfit Times

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to do the same for implementing and advancing progress on the SDGs, according to the authors. Successful AI deployment depends on several key enablers, including data, compute, and technical skills.

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Generosity Commission: Giving, Volunteering And Civil Society Complexities

The NonProfit Times

The intention is to support the expansion of research and data collection efforts on generosity beyond monetary giving to and volunteering with nonprofit organizations, and support research on giving and volunteering practices that reflects the full diversity of the American public. The report is targeted at a wide swath of America. “

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How to Use Psycholinguistics to Communicate Effectively

Forum One

With new tools and research—including a forthcoming report from Forum One—nonprofits and government agencies can learn to employ strategies already used in the commercial sector to communicate their mission, goals, accomplishments, and brand more effectively. Language shapes brand perception and builds—or erodes—credibility and trust.

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Jury Is Out On Philanthropy And Medical Debt

The NonProfit Times

There are reasons to be optimistic about the benefits of medical debt relief,” wrote the authors. Experts queried at the time researchers began their study almost universally predicted both groups would benefit from having this debt wiped clean. Proponents of medical debt relief often tout the low cost as a feature,” wrote the authors.

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Debunking 3 Myths About Digital Transformation

Saleforce Nonprofit

Technology is a key enabler for RMU, helping the university understand and serve the needs of its community. As RMU President Dr. Chris Howard puts it, technology is one of the key enablers that pushes the university toward its goals: “[We want to be] the most agile, professionally career-focused university in the country.

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Open Source and the Promise of Sustainable Nutrition Security

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Recently I had the opportunity to get introduced to Gerald Nelson , senior climate change researcher and Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. This week, on September 10-12 at Purdue University, CIMSANS will be co-hosting a workshop and summit focused on improving food systems data and models.