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The Next 4 Years: Tapping Into Nonprofit Expertise

The NonProfit Times

Rutzen has worked on the legal framework for civil society, digital rights, and public participation in 100 countries. He previously served on the advisory board of the United Nations Democracy Fund and co-chaired the civil society pillar of the Community of Democracies.

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Digital Public Policy: New Priorities for Nonprofits

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It is derived from lessons learned preparing the Integrated Advocacy report and this article on media coverage of civil society and covid. Just as digital practices and public policy shape online expression and assembly, civil society also shape digital practices and policies. They are entwined with each other.

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Philanthropy during COVID-19 in Brazil 

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. Brazil’s culture of giving and philanthropy has been growing since the 1980s. billion by the summer of 2020. .

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How Global Talent Enriches a Global Health Organization

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

Yet to address these problems, we need to zoom in, convening experts, civil society and affected communities to explore sustainable solutions that work in the local context. The telephoto perspective allows us to identify problems. And you need a diverse team to focus on that global-to-local perspective.

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Maybe nonprofit governance aint what it needs to be?

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I want to think about what it means - if anything - for civil society. First, it seems that no one in civil society or the U.S. Yet, as noted in the intro, voices in civil society and philanthropy have been awfully quiet about this "impact" on AI. See Timnit Gebru and Émile Torres on TESCREAL.

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Building Supply Chains Where Smallholder Farmers Thrive

Stanford Social Innovation Review

On the market side, many companies have come to understand the existential threat that climate change represents. To achieve this, more businesses need to join with the government and civil society to actively confront inequality, poverty, and climate change together. A Tyranny of Tradeoffs. Dialing In on Procurement.

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Insurance in a Climate-Changed World

NonProfit Quarterly

The first place that most of us will experience the direct costs of climate change is in the insurance market, and the problem has already emerged. Scientists are studying these changes; meanwhile, insurers are leaving the market. Pressures on Civil Society Financial experts warn of cascading impacts.

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