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• Culture

  

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  Nonprofit Spotlight: Farming in the Heart of a City

  Located in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, Jones Valley Urban Farm offers fresh vegetables and health education to an area known for its food deserts.

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  Sponsored Post: Looking Beyond China for Rare Earth Elements

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  Sponsored Post: Win a Grant to Improve Your Community

  Got a great idea to make your neighborhood better? Whether it's saving a park or creating public art, make it happen with a Pepsi Refresh grant.

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  Sponsored Post: Making Child Safety Click for Drivers

  In America, motor-related injury is a leading cause of death for minority children. See how one nonprofit is working to change that.

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  Sponsored Post: Do Good by Being an "Intrapreneur" at Work

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  Sponsored Post: How Two Small Companies Went Greener—and Kept Products American Made

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• Technology

  

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• Education

  

  Where Geeks Are Rock Stars: Documentary Spotlights an Urban School's Champion Chess Team

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• Business

  

  Are CEOs of Nonprofit Organizations Paid too Much?

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• Environment

  

  The Votes Are In and the Nonprofit Winner Is...

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• Technology

  

  FLOW: An App That Helps Nonprofits Make Sure Their Projects Are Working

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• Education

  

  More College Grads Are Taking Nonprofit Jobs. But Is It Just a Fad?

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  People Are Awesome: L.A. Writer Shaves Head to Raise Cash for Struggling Nonprofit

  Writer Colleen Wainwright went bald for a program that teaches literacy to high school girls.

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