The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

According to The Generosity Commission, they instead are complex actions that go straight to the core of civil society and democracy, which includes declining trust of institutions and neighbors and social isolation. By Paul Clolery Making a donation to charity or volunteering time would seem to be relatively simple acts.

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Civil Society Public and Social Policy Volunteerism Volunteerism 110

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

As the Nicaraguan government tightened its grip on authoritarian rule, it was threatened by civil society organizations who possess the power to hold them accountable, receiving funds they do not control and investing those funds in services that preserve human rights, protect democracy, and empower individuals.

Civil Society 116

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NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Whether those revenues are just to portray the executive director as a fundraiser—this is good clout, social capital in this nonprofit world—or is it about the people that [are] being served? And I think sometimes we lose that aspect. AQ: Dean Spade, the lawyer who does trans law, he had a great point. JH: I agree.

Public and Social Policy 123

Public and Social Policy Law Governance Nonprofits 123

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 13, 2024

Today, nonprofit fundraising and especially large capital campaigns emphasize naming opportunities to attract seven-, eight-, and nine-figure donations from high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs). Less than one percent of major gifts are offered anonymously , not surprisingly, as fundraisers encourage public acts of charity.

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Ethics Public and Social Policy Universities Philanthropy 122