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Federal Workers Organize to Counter “Deferred Resignation” Memo

NonProfit Quarterly

On January 28 , the US Office of Personnel Management (OPM) sent more than two million federal workers a so-called deferred resignation email memo offer, with a deadline of February 6 , as part of an effort to reduce the size of the federal workforce. A union-backed demonstration is planned for outside the Capitol on Tuesday, February 11.

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The Pitfalls of Personal Judgment

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Likewise, a case manager may succumb to “availability bias,” favoring actions that require less effort on the case manager’s part and prioritizing the low-hanging fruit of easily solvable success. Without diagnostic controls, nuanced biases can skew a case manager’s priorities.

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How To Get The Most Out of Your Case Management Software

GiveGab

Specialized nonprofit case management software enables these organizations to automate processes and optimize the services that their clients depend on. In essence, it gives them a central place to track cases, manage programs, and keep client data secure. Start with case management software that aligns with your needs.

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When It Comes to Promoting Prosperity, Production Beats Consumption

Stanford Social Innovation Review

There is solid evidence pointing to promising interventions yet to be scaled—such as support to firms on management practices and export facilitation—that encourage firms’ productivity and performance. Various others work in the space in between, like Charter Cities Institute on urban development and economic clusters.

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How to Recharge a Nonprofit-Led Affordable Housing Delivery System

NonProfit Quarterly

Below-market rate housing—more colloquially known as “ starter homes ”—has traditionally been managed by both for-profit and nonprofit entities, and the balance between the two has created a robust housing market with diverse options for a range of lifestyles, life stages, and funding models.

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Fisheries and Stewardship: Lessons from Native Hawaiian Aquaculture

NonProfit Quarterly

There are many lessons to be learned from Indigenous aquaculture practices, especially in the areas of climate mitigation, adaptation, resilience, resource management, and food sovereignty. Kamakau described, the existence of a loko i‘a within a functioning ecosystem or landscape alone indicates abundance. 4 (See Figure 1.).

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Community Development Must Center Power Building: A San Francisco Story

NonProfit Quarterly

An example of this approach to building grassroots leadership played out in 2011 when the San Francisco Housing Authority proposed to renovate Chinatown’s Ping Yuen public housing developments by converting it into subsidized housing—a project that would be led and managed by the agency.