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Organizing across generations for civil rights 

Candid

In our case, we found a desire for peer support, community bonding, and empowerment. Show young people there are many levers of social change Beyond street protests and social media activism, it’s important to show young people they can participate in governance by representing their constituents and giving voice to new ideas.

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Funding And Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Youth Programs

Kindful

Many foundations focus much of their philanthropy work on youth empowerment—and for good reason. The foundations on this list are just a few of the many that understand the importance that youth empowerment plays in helping young people from all backgrounds grow and excel during this critical stage of their life. National Park Trust.

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Leveraging data to better serve under-resourced communities 

Candid

Census suggests that Asian Americans have a median household income of $108,700—significantly higher than the national median of $75,580. In November 2023, we received a grant from the Capital One Foundation to support our housing and financial empowerment programming. For example, aggregated data from the U.S.

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May Cause Awareness: Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Qgiv

After the country’s bicentennial celebrations, Jew approached Representative Frank Horton of New York with the idea to create a month to recognize Asian Pacific Americans. By that time, there were 1.5 million Asian Americans in the U.S. and the population more than doubled over the next ten years to 3.7 million people.

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An Unconventional 3-Step Plan To Save the Oceans

Saleforce Nonprofit

event held at the United Nations headquarters in New York, we presented the first adidas x Parley prototype: a shoe made with plastic waste collected in the Maldives, and illegal fishing nets recovered from the Southern Ocean by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society during their record-breaking campaign to thwart notorious toothfish poachers.

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Constituent Empowerment, as old as Lady Liberty

Connection Cafe

Recently, I was in New York City for a mini vacation with my family, seeing all of the tourist traps with my kids, who had never been to the big apple. While touring the island, listening to my pleasant audio guide chattering away on my headphones, I learned of a constituent empowerment campaign from long ago.

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Nonprofit Organizational Culture Eats Big Data for Lunch

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Culture of Agile: There is empowerment of people to interact and collaborate that allows them to adapt and respond to a changing environment. His views on the philanthropic world have appeared in The New York Times , The Washington Post , USA Today , The Los Angeles Times , and on National Public Radio.

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