"Most of all, we must tell the truth. We must acknowledge that America was built on stolen land and by stolen bodies," writes @CrystalEchoHawk (@_IllumiNatives). Acknowledging U.S. history + centering Native and communities of color can affect change.
Stolen Land, Stolen Bodies, and Stolen Stories (SSIR)
When real Native people are invisible in the media, false narratives and toxic stereotypes are the average American’s only exposure to Nati...
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ICYMI: @TheCOVIDCollab held a fireside chat with Dr. Anthony Fauci moderated by former governors @DevalPatrick and Dirk Kempthorne. Watch to learn more about the current federal strategy on #COVID19, the pandemic's effect on education and vaccines:
Fireside Chat with Dr. Anthony Fauci | Moderated by Governors Deval Patrick and Dirk Kempthorne
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Much of Fred Hampton’s story was never taught because it was considered too radical. Is radical to ask for housing, food and healthcare? Catch
#JudasAndTheBlackMessiah Director Shaka King’s full talk w/@lsarsour on @Participant’s IGTV:
.@Purdue professor and Skoll grantee Kim Gallon, PhD (@BlackDigitalHum) launched @COVIDBLK last year as a way to advocate for health equity. Since then, it's evolved into an interdisciplinary mission. Read more about the project via @healthmagazine:
These 7 Black Women Are the Unsung Heroes of the COVID Pandemic
In the health care and medical spaces critical to curbing COVID-19, seven Black women are playing both offense and defense against a crisis—stabiliz...
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An overwhelming majority of Americans (85%) support the federal government paying for & deploying rapid antigen tests as a way to reopen the economy, per @TheCOVIDCollab and @HarvardChanSPH study. https://t.co/oFhoCXOcyY
Burning #fossilfuels is a major health threat, with 1/5 deaths in the world caused by #airpollution, shows new @Harvard research. Cutting out fossil fuels should be a health emergency. #PollutionKills https://t.co/ZpsKucTahg
Congratulations to @armmanindia for their partnership with https://t.co/JBtueRuSHv. Artificial intelligence support will help the organization reach 300,000 more rural residents this year with their #mMitra maternal and child health program. https://t.co/73asAUo75C
"We must see narrative as a pathway to justice and equity," says @briggsjimmie on de-centering whiteness in the public imagination. Be sure to watch the full recording of our #RacialJustice Town Hall @sundancefest: #RepresentationMatters https://t.co/JKBVdI8fmt
How do you ensure every child has access to proper eye care; ensuring them a chance to succeed in school? @TheEYElliance connected with the Liberian government to scale up solutions for an entire nation. Read more about their #systemschange story:
EYElliance Brings Systems Change into Focus in Liberia's Schools - Skoll.org
How EYElliance partnered with the Liberian Ministries of Health and Education to integrate school eye health into policy and practice, a model they in...
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ICYMI: Watch @Devex explain @MalariaNoMore's Open Doors African Private Healthcare Initiative that will unlock >$30M in emergency loans for small, private health clinics in 🇬🇭🇰🇪🇳🇬🇹🇿🇺🇬 to continue essential services like #malaria treatment: https://t.co/7zW6kCQNC6
"An important task for leaders during a crisis like this is to help teams find a new and renewed sense of meaning and purpose," write @stuti78 + Rukmini Banerji (@Pratham_India) on #COVID19's tough lessons. Both thought leaders reflect on with @idr_online:
Lessons for nonprofits from the COVID-19 pandemic | IDR
A year since the COVID-19 crisis began, here are lessons on weathering the storm, and building resilient organisations.
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The @LeviStraussFdn is elevating emerging social justice leaders in the SF Bay Area w/its new Pioneers in Justice cohort. Take a moment to nominate a cis or trans woman, or nonbinary person of color making change. Program includes $150K+ in grant support: https://t.co/UJxbuWgafn
Found a way to scale the experts coaching school districts to design and implement #Covid19 testing programs. We wrote gritty details (freq, sampling) into this playbook for US K-12 school leaders.
Thanks @RockefellerFdn @SkollFoundation @testing4america
Covid-19 Testing in K-12 Settings: A Playbook for Educators and Leaders - The Rockefeller Foundation
A detailed, step-by-step playbook to help educators, leaders and their public health partners design and implement effective testing programs in schoo...
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1/ As someone who spends every day working in government for social innovation, I couldn't believe more in the power of partnership to create change. As @SkollFoundation says, government can and should partner with social entrepreneurs to scale innovation:
New Allies: How Governments Can Unlock the Potential of Social Entrepreneurs for the Common Good - Skoll.org
New report explores how government can work with social entrepreneurs to refine and adopt their models and roll them out at exponential scale.
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4/ As @CherylDorsey says, government exists to create a "just, sustainable, and equitable world." Learn from @SkollFoundation, @Catalyst2030, @Ashoka, @CoImpactCollab, @EchoingGreen, and @SchwabFound why social entrepreneurs are government's new allies: https://t.co/VOFfrYsRJO
