Nisha G. Patel     

@heynisha

working to shift power in philanthropy | racial equity x social & economic mobility | though I wear many 🎩🧢👒🎓👑, I speak (& tweet) only for myself 📣

Washington, DC
nishapatel.org
Joined January 2010
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  1. Apr 16

    ATTN new folks moving to DC to serve with & : Please educate yourself about DC & & the great work of . As Fannie Lou Hamer said, “No one’s free until everybody’s free.”

    Happy D.C. Emancipation Day!
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  2. Apr 15

    Check it out, y'all!✨NEW in —Front and Center will share stories & voices of Black mothers experiencing poverty who receive a via . & co-author a special intro to the series:

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  3. Apr 15

    Congrats & !!! 👏🏽🤩👏🏽 Great to see local leadership in recognized & going national!

    Congratulations to our Founder & CEO for being named one of five inaugural luminaries with a $1 million award from to power each honoree's work supporting ! (1/3)
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    Apr 12

    We at Mamatoto Village are joining @BlackMamasMatter (BMMA) to build awareness, promote activism, and foster community-building to uplift all Black Mamas. Join us today! Learn more at

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    Apr 8

    Are you signed up for 4/15? Register now!

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  6. Apr 4

    My fellow & alum Andrea Palm is an excellent choice for Deputy Secretary. 👏🏽 I know she will work hard every day for all of us.💪🏽

    How Wisconsin turned around its lagging vaccination program — and buoyed a Biden health pick
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  7. Mar 29

    Also, architecture & landscape helps. 🏡⛰🏘🏜

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  8. Mar 29

    Thanks & for a fun start to the day! I chalk my score up to having traveled to all but 3 states & having lived in several & recognizing foliage (yet not being able to name a single plant or tree! 😂)🌳🌴🌵💪🏽 Also, bike lanes are a tell. 🚴🏽‍♀️

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  9. Mar 28

    🌺🌸🌼

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  10. Mar 24

    Beautiful solidarity from ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤍🤎

    Read our latest newsletter "An Oasis of Love" to learn more about how we not only provide a sanctuary for our boys and young men, but we also foster an environment that embraces all communities advocating for us to discover our shared humanity:
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    Mar 18

    Income is going down, expenses are rising, and many children are still doing remote learning. Who is paying the price? Low-income parents. Our latest research report examines the impossible economic struggles they are facing:

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  12. Mar 14

    Happy ! 3.14159265359🥧 & start of ! ⏰➡️☀️🌷

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  13. Mar 11

    📉📉📉 Cutting poverty is patriotic, y’all! 🇺🇸 ⛑💲🔜

    Chart showing 2021 poverty rates at baseline and under selected American Rescue Plan Act policies
    New analysis: Combined, 4 elements in the American Rescue Plan Act would reduce the projected annual poverty rate from 13.7% to 8.7% in 2021
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  14. Mar 8

    Wow, a journalist who seems to understand both & ! As someone who has been toiling away at the intersection, yet pulled into separate conversations by & players, I feel so seen. TY !

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  15. Mar 8

    Great to see momentum for here locally in DC - & pleased that our is helping to bring it to ’s attention.

    CM McDuffie is calling for sweeping investments in Black communities to address the Covid crisis & eliminate the racial wealth gap. Including a $100M request for a guaranteed basic income program and $20M for a baby bonds initiative. See his full statement below⬇️
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    Mar 8

    As an organization that has been seeing the incredible things that can happen when we give mothers monthly stipends since The Magnolia Mother's Trust began in 2018, we're encouraged by the monthly payments proposal in the new stimulus package!

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    Mar 8

    Local leaders are reacting to the dramatic changes in the lives of Stockton recipients. “The study shows what mayors know: People are working but the economy isn’t,” Saint Paul said.

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  18. Mar 8

    Me to myself in the mirror (it’s still a pandemic): Happy ! 🥳 Myself: Why don’t we have the day off then? 🧐 Me: Because women have too much freakin’ work to do - that’s why! 🙄

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  19. Mar 8

    ICYMI: Year 1 of RCT found strengthens financial stability, provides agency, & increases opportunity (hello, definition of 😉) Details here:

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  20. Mar 8

    💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

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