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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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Can Nonprofits Escape Corporate Capture?

NonProfit Quarterly

Participating as panelists are Jule Hall of the Innocence Project, Alissa Quart of the Economic Hardship Reporting Project, and Amarah Sedreddine , general counsel at Sedreddine & Whoriskey. Nonprofits are a feature of tax law and corporate governance laws. AQ: Dean Spade, the lawyer who does trans law, he had a great point.

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Preparing for a Second Trump Term by Learning from Hungary’s Playbook

NonProfit Quarterly

Orbns track record underscores how constitutional amendments and censorship laws can be used to marginalize LGBTQ+ people and silence dissentand Project 2025 is a roadmap for US politics that aims to curtail civil liberties further. What are you left with? Underground culture, bars, and clubs, Renkin said.

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As Immigrant Communities Face Intense Pressure, Is Philanthropy Ready?

NonProfit Quarterly

Nine days after signing this order, Trump made the intent of these provisions even clearer withanother executive order ( Executive Order 14188 ) that paves the way for the deportation of international students who participated in constitutionally protected protests against the horrific loss of life and devastation in Gaza.