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Maybe nonprofit governance aint what it needs to be?

Philanthropy 2173

nonprofit sector really sees the organization as anything other than a commercial firm (it has a capped profit structure, which limits the amount of profit to be returned to shareholders, but only designates profits to be reinvested in the organization (as nonprofits due) after investors are paid out).

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How the Wealthy Took Control of Nonprofits

NonProfit Quarterly

A more liberatory future is possible, one in which nonprofit leaders and boards work together more equitably, effectively, and impactfully by reimagining the role of boards in the broader nonprofit governance ecosystem. To get there, however, requires an understanding of how boards came to be.

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Why the Social Sector Needs an Impact Registry

Stanford Social Innovation Review

For decades, nonprofits, governments, philanthropies, and corporations have been dogged by how to measure social impact. The only stakeholders who seem to be benefitting are the evaluation consultants, who profit greatly from what some refer to as an “evaluation-industrial complex.” By Jason Saul.

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2024 Nonprofit Voter Guide

MNA Association

That includes supporting both patients and providers at our state’s non-profit healthcare organizations. If re-elected, I’ll make sure that my door remains open to Montana’s non-profits, just like it is to all Montanans. What do you see as the value of nonprofits in Montana?