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Generosity Commission: Giving, Volunteering And Civil Society Complexities

The NonProfit Times

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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Philanthropy during COVID-19 in Brazil 

Candid

Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) released a new report, Philanthropy and COVID-19: Examining giving in 2021 , in May 2022 that details COVID-19-related philanthropic funding in 2021. Brazil’s culture of giving and philanthropy has been growing since the 1980s.

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The impact of COVID-19 on civil society, part two

Candid

Florida nonprofit executives who participated in a Nonprofit Leadership Center survey stated their top anxieties about generating organizational revenue were cancelled fundraising events (64 percent) and loss of funders or corporate partners (45 percent). According to a Center for Effective Philanthropy report, in the U.S.

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Get Inspired: 40 Quotes About Nonprofit Leadership and Fundraising

Nonprofit Fixer

Between board meetings and fundraisers and staff management, it’s easy to forget why we’re working so hard (hint: to change the world!). Between navigating power dynamics, dealing with the fear of making “the ask,” and worrying about cash flow, fundraising can feel overwhelming. They are the donor. They are the donor.

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The 10 Most Popular SSIR Articles of 2024

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Where Strategic Philanthropy Went Wrong by Mark Kramer & Steve Phillips When it comes to solving our societys most urgent challenges, strategic philanthropy has been astonishingly ineffective. Funders Fundraising: A New Philanthropic Trend by Valerie Conn & Sofia Michelakis 15. Should We Put Out a Statement?

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Can Nonprofits Escape Corporate Capture?

NonProfit Quarterly

I think sometimes, when we talk about nonprofits and philanthropy, we get caught up in financial structures. 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? JH: I agree.

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Unlocking the Potential of Open 990 Data

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Johnson Center for Philanthropy, which points to dozens of breakthroughs where open Form 990 data enabled new insights and practices. Generate groundbreaking findings on fundraising, volunteers, equity, and management. This includes a campaign by the New York Attorney General’s Office that recovered $1.7