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Why environmental groups need more volunteers of color

  • Written by Lindsey McDougle, Assistant Professor, School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA), Rutgers University Newark
imageMost U.S. environmental organizations are less diverse than this group of Californian environmental justice leaders.Brooke Anderson/CEJA

Earth Day comes right before National Volunteer Week, an annual celebration of North American volunteerism in late April. This fortuitous timing gives environmental nonprofits an opportunity to engage prospective...

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