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When to Call It Quits

Stanford Social Innovation Review

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.

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The 2018 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

Council for Advancement & Support of Education (CASE) / Philadelphia, PA/ $410. Learn about new and proposed accounting and auditing standards and how they will impact not-for-profit entities and their auditors. USD School of Leadership and Education Sciences / San Diego, CA / $250. Nonprofit Management. Finance / @nysscpa.

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The 2019 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

Council for Advancement & Support of Education (CASE) / Fort Meyers, FL/ $445. Learn about new and proposed accounting and auditing standards and how they will impact not-for-profit entities and their auditors. USD School of Leadership and Education Sciences / San Diego, CA / TBD. Nonprofit Management. Planned Giving Primer.

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

The Innovation Festival aligns a community of innovators and agitators, bringing to life the future of business and culture with a mix of playfulness and sophistication, captivating keynotes, hands-on workshops, and intimate site visits at the most dynamic studios, startups, and centers of creativity in New York City. INBOUND 2016.

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The 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

USD School of Leadership and Education Sciences / San Diego, CA / Less than $200. Learn about new and proposed accounting and auditing standards and how they will impact not-for-profit entities and their auditors. Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) / San Diego, CA / Not available. Leadership. Accounting.

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Building Community Governance for AI

Stanford Social Innovation Review

But putting unchecked development in the hands of (primarily) male tech executives who espouse a particular Silicon Valley ethos oriented toward profit and dominance above all else, will only intensify threats to our social systems and vulnerable communities. We need a new roadmap.

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Fight and Build: Envisioning Solidarity Economies as Transformative Politics

NonProfit Quarterly

Two days earlier, about 50 organizers, activists, and educators were 90 miles west, in Springfield, having initial conversations about developing a statewide solidarity economy network. In some locations, solidarity economy is institutionalized and recognized by the state but in others involves civil society and informal practices.