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Beyond the Stigma: Orchestra offers a safe place to shine

Shawne K. Wickham

March 02, 2019 |

New Hampshire Union Leader |

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Response Location: United States, Concord, New Hampshire

An orchestra created by and for musicians with mental health struggles is working to create a safe space for individuals to create music and form support networks. The orchestra accepts everyone and is meant to be an accepting place no matter someone's skillset, and multiple branches mean that the inclusive environment the orchestra attempts to cultivate is available to musicians and others across the country.

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Mourning the Demise of a Zen Place to Die

Courtney E. Martin

February 26, 2019 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

Instead of simply prioritizing growth, nonprofits need to implement carefully sized solutions with consideration to the longevity of their model. The closure of the Zen Hospice Project in San Francisco, California, demonstrates how issues stemming from rapid growth scaling can undermine the longevity of a nonprofit’s mission. As the hospices’ human- and mindfulness-centered approach faded in the face of expansion, the toll and tensions led to a loss of crucial human capital, leading the hospice to close.

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How grassroots efforts are trying to solve the teacher shortage crisis

Aallyah Wright Kelsey Davis Betz

February 22, 2019 |

Mississippi Today |

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Response Location: United States, Clarksdale, Mississippi

To address Mississippi's teacher shortage, a nonprofit has started to look to the source of the problem--many would-be teachers are repeatedly failing to pass the teacher ceritifcation exam. Coupled with several new state policies, Regional Initiatives for Sustainable Education is offering tutoring and direction to candidates.

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Berkeley's sugary soda consumption plummeted after tax, study says

Erin Allday

February 21, 2019 |

San Francisco Chronicle |

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Response Location: United States, Berkeley, California

California marks the first state in the United States to join the ranks of other countries such as Mexico that saw a significant decline in soda sales and increase in water sales after enacting a sugar tax. Critics of the tax have voiced concerns about the policy's impact on small business owners and infringement on consumer choice, but lawmakers are still moving forward with expanding the tax statewide.

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How UNICEF sends lifesaving supplies anywhere within 48 hours

Melissa Locker

February 21, 2019 |

FastCompany |

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Response Location: Denmark, Copenhagen

UNICEF is owner of some of the world's largest humanitarian warehouses, where workers and automated robots work in tandem to ensure that the kits that can help children and families in emergencies are ready to go whenever they are needed. The robots help to pull out supplies and keep track of expiration dates, and UNICEF uses its purchasing power to "push for innovations" that help everyone in their mission.

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A Comeback for African National Parks

Patrick Adams

February 20, 2019 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: Mozambique, Gorongosa, Sofala Province

The Gorongosa National Park in Mozambique has repopulated its large mammals by over 700 percent through collaborations between wildlife authorities and nonprofits. With millions of dollars in philanthropic assistance, the park’s revival is made possible by supporting and using local and indigenous knowledge, as well as taking a whole-community approach that provides services for those towns around African national parks. Such philanthropic approaches to conservation are part of a larger, global trend taking place in countries around the world.

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This program is helping fast-diversifying suburban schools boost outcomes for all students

Nick Chiles

February 20, 2019 |

The Hechinger Report |

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Response Location: United States, Sandy Springs, Georgia

A nonprofit called AVID exposes low-income students to organizational skills, leadership training, and peer support networks. Working with over 2 million students nationwide, AVID is "designed to systematically help disadvantaged students compensate for their lack of insider knowledge." While it has its critics, this program has been particularly successful in it work with minority students in diversifying suburban schools.

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A New Funding Model Could Save Cash-Strapped Public Schools

Alison Kotch

February 20, 2019 |

NationSwell |

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Response Location: United States, Tennessee

Tennessee's Shelby County school district is one of several nationwide experimenting with a weighted-student funding model -- with this concept, each school receives a budget based on both number of students and student needs, such as special education and English language learning curricula: "It’s about student need, and not every student gets the same thing.”

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Citizen Science Comes of Age

Alastair Bland

February 19, 2019 |

Hakai Magazine |

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Response Location: Australia, Tasmania

As climate change accelerates, there is a growing need for scientific data to track and respond to the changes in our environment. Unburdened by the stress of academia or funding, volunteer citizen scientists are stepping in to fill the gaps. A citizen science group in Australia called Reef Life Survey says that trained volunteers help set a baseline of information on things such as water temperature that can be referred back to later. They also have many eyes gathering data over a long period of time, allowing more minute data to be recorded as well as getting data from the edges of studied territories.

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Colorado farmers can't get their food to the table. One startup wants to lend hands.

Aisha Down

February 19, 2019 |

The Colorado Sun |

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Response Location: United States, Colorado

UpRoot, a new Colorado startup, is working to help farmers fill the labor gap and feed the hungry. Farmers across the state face a labor shortage, leaving huge amounts of produce to go to waste – and thus contribute to climate change. UpRoot tries to meet both these issues by operating on two levels: First, providing volunteer labor to harvest leftover crops and donate to food banks; and second, offering paid, on-demand workers – many of whom are veterans – for farmers that find themselves in a labor bind.

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