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What are our biggest opportunities and threats? What should leaders focus on? Why do some social problems persist? During our 2019 Solutions Collaboratory, members of the nonprofit community shared their voices and sought new solutions to common challenges. Browse the results in this snapshot of the nonprofit sector.