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The Promise and the Power of Social Cooperatives

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Getty Images on iStock The democratization of social care realigns the roles of state and civil society within a larger framework of social and political transformation. The SABSA healthcare cooperative is one of over 11,000 enterprises in the province of Quebec’s distinctive social economy. “We

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Why Funders Should Go Meta

Stanford Social Innovation Review

If you invest significantly in social and behavioral science research, you might find innumerable ways to improve on the existing status quo of donations. Perhaps some of your favored policies are indeed good ideas (e.g., Let’s take an example: psychology. You could spend millions or even billions on that cause.

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Press Release: Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership Announces New Executive Officer Tom L. Hayashi

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He finds his passion for social and ecological justice in his personal background, cultural identity, mindful practices, and relationships with the community. He proudly identifies as a cis-gendered gay Asian Pacific Islander, first-generation immigrant, former foster youth, and first in his family to graduate from college. Tom Hayashi, Ph.D.,

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Corporate Capture—Can We Find a Way Out?

NonProfit Quarterly

5 We won’t hazard a guess as to the psychology of androids, but we can say with certainty that corporate messages have entered human dreams. And, over time, the for-profit corporation has occupied more and more social space; its tentacles reach into politics , our economy , our daily life , and—perhaps most insidiously—our culture and ideas.

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To Build Narrative Power for Reparations, We Need Infrastructure

NonProfit Quarterly

These narratives not only evoke emotions that affect our behavior—they also help directly shape our public policy priorities. In rewriting the story of who is deserving, as a country we must define what reparations could look like for the lasting effects of the transatlantic slave trade, slavery, and legalized anti-Black policy.