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Statement on the Mapping Project
‘There’s no equity’: Nonprofit leaders of color say Giving Tuesday exacerbates barriers
Zakim Fund marks 25 years of funding positive change
The Boston Globe: Grateful for our community organizations, coming together for change
Boston Business Journal: Why We March: Eric Esteves of the Lenny Zakim Fund
Boston Business Journal: 5 Minutes With … Eric Esteves, new head of Lenny Zakim Fund
Asylum, Refugee Status, & Deportation: Debunking Misinformation
Youth center leader builds on Roxbury roots
Attleboro’s best kept secret: On Common Ground
Black immigrants honored by Boston City Council
The Man Who’s Helping Defend Trans Issues at the Ballot in 2018.
$15K to grow gardening programs for schools, seniors
NeNe to give face time for Zakim Fund benefit
Como pressão de Trump sobre ‘cidades-santuário’ pode afetar brasileiros nos EUA?
Welcome to the Sajni Center. Lucy’s Love Bus opens healing space in Amesbury for kids with cancer
For low-wage workers, many obstacles to reporting sexual harassment
Events to Raise Awareness of Homicide Victim Survivors
Meet Charles C. Daniels Jr. and Samantha Fils-Daniels of Fathers’ Uplift in Roxbury
Plan calls for keeping primary guardians out of prison in nonviolent cases
Temp Agency Settles Overtime Case
Survivors Learn to Become Anti-trafficking Advocates
Zip Trip Lowell: Hometown Hero
‘Jiu-Jitsu Saved My Life’: Dorchester Gym Helps Youths With Struggles At Home
On deck: Summer baseball in Fields Corner
Changing Lives Lives One Small Step at a TimeLawyers Clearing House
Only 10, Billerica Boy Shows Power of Caring
How an Undocumented UMass Boston Student Started a Scholarship for Others
See What Makes Us Tick: UTEC Hosts Social Enterprise Showcase
Why Tina Chery Forgave the Man Who Killed her Son
Immigrant and Refugee Students Learn About their Rights
Undocumented Workers Demand Rights in a City Scarred by a Massive Raid
Massachusetts to Throw Out 12,000 Drug Convictions After State Chemist Tampers with Evidence
Bringing Classical Music to Underserved Boston Kids, One ‘Petting Zoo’ at a Time
Immigrants protest working conditions at Sid Wainer’s
Resilient Coders Making the Grade: Resilient Coders
Father’s Uplift: This Roxbury Nonprofit Wants Every Child to Grow Up with a Father
Boston Area Gleaners: Farmers Feed the Hungry through the Biblical Act of Gleaning
Resources for Community Organizations
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Events and Annual Appeals by Nadia Prescott
Fundraising 101 by Ellie Starr
Lenny Zakim Fund Self-Care Pt. 1: Strategies for “Keeping on Keeping on Keeping on” by Vision Inc.
Lenny Zakim Fund Self-Care Pt. 2: Strategies for “Keeping on Keeping on Keeping on” by Vision Inc.
Measuring, Evaluating, and Improving Nonprofit Effectiveness by Ellen Bass
“Yes, you can raise money… But only if you know the right stuff by Simone P. Joyaux”
Resources for All
Criminal Justice Reform Right Now
Guidelines for Being Strong White Allies
Resume Guide for Nonprofit Jobs & Careers
Speak Up! Responding to Everyday Bigotry by Southern Poverty Law Center
Resources on COVID-19
6 Steps for Grant Makers to Take Now to Ensure Nonprofits Recover From Coronavirus Spread
A CALL TO ACTION: PHILANTHROPY’S COMMITMENT DURING COVID-19
A Call to Action: What nonprofits want you to know right now
A few things for nonprofits and foundations to consider in light of the Coronavirus
An Open Letter to our Allies in the Solidarity Philanthropy Community
Funders, this is the rainy day you have been saving up for
Disaster and Emergency Relief Resources
Now Is the Time for Philanthropy to Give More, Not Less
On the Frontlines of a Pandemic, Local Philanthropy Scrambles to Respond
Responses to the FLASH POLL on the impacts of COVID-19 on nonprofits
COVID-19—Seven Things Philanthropy Can Do
SOCIAL JUSTICE IN A TIME OF SOCIAL DISTANCING
Social Justice Funder’s Pledge
Supporting Our Unsung Heroes in a Moment of Crisis: Part 2
What Philanthropy Can Do Today to Support Grantees Through the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Crisis