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Strengthening communities by supporting the nonprofit workforce 

Candid

We nonprofit workers focus our attention on families who have trouble affording safe housing, enough food, quality child care and health care, reliable transportation, and technology. In 2022, 48% owned their homes, only 4% had any investment income, 25% were covered by public health insurance, and 10% had no coverage at all.

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Philanthropy during COVID-19 in India

Candid

To understand how the pandemic impacted the philanthropic sector and civil society organizations around the world, we reached out to local experts who shared their observations and experiences over the past two years. Optimistically, philanthropy and civil society have responded with creativity and flexibility.

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Unlocking the Potential of Open 990 Data

Stanford Social Innovation Review

This step, as described in a letter to the US Secretary of Education signed by hundreds of nonprofit organizations and scholars, is essential for nonprofit planning and policymaking, and would make nonprofits and foundations as visible as the manufacturing or retail sectors in federal statistical publications.

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The Long Shadow of Workplace Surveillance

Stanford Social Innovation Review

If you ask most people what “workplace surveillance” means, they’ll likely think of security cameras in large warehouses or retail stores, making sure employees don’t steal merchandise or fall asleep on the job. The reality is far more pervasive.

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Nonprofits regained nearly 81,000 jobs in March, but still face a long road to full recovery

Candid

Reprinted from the Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies. What is more, while many of the job gains accrued to the leisure and hospitality and retail trade sectors, a significant number of these added jobs were seen in the education field—a key area of nonprofit activity. percent of nonprofit health care workers.

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Nonprofits by the Numbers: Sector’s Vital Role in American Life

NonProfit Quarterly

As Independent Sectors recent report , Health of the U.S. Nonprofit Sector , puts it: Nonprofits make up a vital part of our society and our economy, fueled by giving from individuals, foundations, and corporations; revenue from programs and fees; and government contracts and grants. million and 13.4 million, respectively.