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Nonprofit Crash Course: How the Settlement Movement Shaped Modern Poverty Alleviation

The late 19th and early 20th centuries in the United States were a time of rapid industrialization and urbanization. Cities swelled with immigrants seeking economic opportunity and a better life, but they often found themselves living in overcrowded slums, facing poverty, discrimination, and a lack of social support. In response to these challenges, a new

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Nonprofit History Crash Course: The Free African Society of Philadelphia

By Dr. Kevin Dean, President & CEO, Tennessee Nonprofit Network In the heart of the burgeoning United States, amidst the fervor of the American Revolution and the burgeoning abolitionist movement, a beacon of hope and self-reliance emerged from the marginalized African American community of Philadelphia. The Free African Society, founded in 1787, stands as a

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Is It Time to Quit Your Nonprofit Job? Our Quiz Can Help!

by Dr. Kevin Dean, President & CEO, Tennessee Nonprofit Network If we know anything as nonprofit professionals, it’s that our friends over in corporate mistakenly think nonprofits are easy workplaces. They aren’t. They are complicated and challenging on the best days. The passion for our work can often collide with the harsh realities of limited

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National Nonprofit Survey Seeks Input from Memphians

By Sean Thomas-Breitfeld, Co-Director of the Building Movement Project When the Building Movement Project (BMP) launched our first survey on nonprofits, race and leadership in 2016, we were trying to understand why there weren’t more leaders of color in the nonprofit sector, even though organizations had been talking about the importance of diversity for years.

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Momentum Nonprofit Partners Announces Statewide Partnership to Provide More Learning Opportunities for Nonprofit Professionals and Organizations

Over the last two years, Momentum has been cultivating relationships with our  peer organizations in other Tennessee cities to offer more opportunities to our members. And we’re excited to share news of our first statewide partnership initiative: Effective immediately, members of Momentum Nonprofit Partners can enjoy the benefits of member rates at three Tennessee nonprofit resource

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Momentum Nonprofit Partners Institutes Job Board Policy Changes

Many nonprofit professionals in the sector work with some of Memphis’ most economically deprived residents, and we see the struggles that they face every single day. Yet I often hear about the financial struggles of the nonprofit sector’s employees. Some work below a living wage; many lack benefits; and, most are not competitively compensated in comparison to

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