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NPOs Consistently Better Than For-Profits on Jobs

The NonProfit Times

The steepest employment decline occurred in accommodation and food services, a sector largely made up of for-profit businesses. Job gains occurred in health care and social assistance, industries that have a large share of nonprofits, according to new data from the U.S. percent); other services (6.3 percent in nonprofits.

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PODCAST: Understanding Fundraising & Human Behavior

The Charity CFO

And, um, as soon as you said that you did this little, uh, gosh, I used to work in the food service industry a long time ago. To know that they’re really into mental health services for children on making something up. They called secret shopper, secret shopper. You’re like the secret shopper of donors.

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“Educational Purposes”: Nonprofit Land as a Vital Site of Struggle

NonProfit Quarterly

Hedge Funds That Conduct Classes Today, universities turn their research into lucrative commercial goods and patents in a range of fields, from the pharmaceutical industries and software products to health services and military defense weaponry.

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AI Disruption and Marginalized Communities: Nonprofits as Catalysts for Workforce Equity

NonProfit Quarterly

But the machines didnt need breaks or health insurance. Across industries, frontline workersespecially those in retail, food service, and customer supportare being displaced by automation at alarming rates. Then, in early 2024, the store installed self-checkout kiosks. Her hours dwindled from 40 to 15, then to zero.

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Unlikely Advocates: Worker Co-ops, Grassroots Organizing, and Public Policy

NonProfit Quarterly

When they first trained me to be a home health aide, and I was nervous about the tests, they built up my confidence and had tutoring if I needed help. We win by being of service to intersectional movements, not just ourselves. My co-op] is like my second family. At times when I was struggling, they loaned me money.