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Idealist and VolunteerMatch to Merge

NonProfit Quarterly

Volunteers hold up the foundation of civil society, notes nonprofit watchdog Independent Sector , which maintains an ongoing measure of the average hourly value of volunteer time ($33.49, as of last spring) to nonprofits, many of which depend on volunteers to function.

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Empowering Changemakers: A Framework For Public Good Tech

The NonProfit Times

And, how do these non-traditional digital makers get access to the resources to gather core needs, structure data in ways that serve civil society, and describe and measure impact? Design : Civil society does not often have a chance to make their needs explicit as tools are being developed. How is the data aggregated?

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From Uprooted to Uplifted: The Movement to Restore Indigenous Land Rights

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Though these violations continue, over the last 10 to 15 years, we have increasingly seen momentum among rightsholders, their allies, and civil society in advocating for rights-based and community-led conservation. Additionally, social innovators are working to build companies understanding of and support for land tenure.

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Co-Leadership for Bottom-Up Transformation

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Together, we can explore countless new ways to support child-centred and youth-led civil society across the region. Kimberly McClain and Rodrigo Barraza, co-directors of the Americas, were interviewed for a blog post about their co-leadership, in which Kim said, Two is most certainly better than one for GFC in the Americas.

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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. Some challenges may be less tangible, such as cultural differences and values. The telephoto perspective allows us to identify problems.

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Can Cities Be the Source of Scalable Innovations?

Stanford Social Innovation Review

In fact, city leaders often follow the pioneering innovations of civil society organizations. The initiation power of civil society organizations does not end with “small wins.” .” Diffusion between cities does not only happen on the level of city governments. Create synapses for within-city learning.

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Trump Moves Cause Widespread Fear Among Nonprofits, Survey Finds

NonProfit Quarterly

Gibbons own observation is that nonprofits preparing for political lash-back against progressive organizations and values ahead of the 2024 election have fared better since Trump took office. Gibbons points out that there are positive, proactive steps organizations can take to begin to protect themselves, their missions, and their values.