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Why microplastic pollution in soils and crops is ‘raising alarm’ among experts

Fast Company Tech

And more frequent and intense rainfall events in some areas could drive more plastic particles running into fields and eventually waterways, said Maryam Salehi, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Missouri. Can agriculture escape the plastic problem? Boluwatife Olubusoye, a Ph.D.

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Highlights from Candid’s most popular philanthropic resources in 2023?

Candid

Instead, it encourages foundations to start fresh by reassessing how they best live up to their responsibility and promises made to invest private resources for the public good. foundation funding to HBCUs and exploring these schools’ relationship with institutional philanthropy. communities face.

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A Volunteer Hour In U.S. Jumps To $33.49

The NonProfit Times

The lowest state value was in Mississippi at $25.42. The latest value, calculated by the University of Maryland’s Do Good Institute, is measured based on annual average hourly earnings estimates that are available from the U.S. When you volunteer, you help hold up the foundation of civil society. It was $15.82

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‘Should I keep this?’: Psychologist explains hoarding and how to declutter according to your personal values

Fast Company Tech

This suggests that fear of making the wrong decision isnt a universal driver of our urge to save items. Compared with the general population, participants with hoarding disorder scored almost universally high on altruism. For additional resources and information on hoarding disorder, visit the International OCD Foundation website.

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Amplifying Female Voices: Strategies for Equitable and Inclusive Grantmaking

sgEngage

As a follow-up to the Women in Philanthropy Institute’s 2023 Symposium, hosted by the Indiana University Lilly Foundation School of Philanthropy, we gathered four dynamic grantmakers to discuss how they are doing the work to amplify female voices, especially women, girls, and femmes of color, in philanthropy.

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Welcome to Our New Board Members!

NTEN

His ALA career started with the Mississippi Lung Association as a Field Representative in 1983. Tom has a BA in Political Science and Philosophy from Duke University and an MPP in Public Policy from UC Berkeley. Steve earned both his undergraduate degree and a Master of Science degree in Interactive Media from Indiana University.

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What strategies can nonprofits implement to successfully navigate disruption?

ASU Lodestar Center

Foundation offers three free guides for nonprofit use. Vicki MacFarlane is a 2021 graduate of the Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management program at Arizona State University and a member of the international Nu Lambda Mu Nonprofit Honor Society. Objective: Intentionally develop organizational resilience attributes. Bechtel, JR.