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The Hollow Prize for Leaders of Color

Stanford Social Innovation Review

But aside from the “normal” nonprofit challenges of relying solely on private philanthropy, the organization had been presented to me as a vehicle in good shape, beyond needing a tune-up. For executives of color, nonprofit leadership is a ‘Hollow Prize.’ Many social justice nonprofits have long existed in states of extreme dysfunction.

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Investing in Enterprises That Work for Everyone

Stanford Social Innovation Review

That share ownership comes with two core bundles of rights for shareholders: economic rights, which provide monetary value, and governance rights, which grant control over the enterprise. Conventional enterprises typically have a single class of ownership, delineated by shares. There are many different models of AOEs.

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10 Ways Funders Can Address Generative AI Now

Stanford Social Innovation Review

At this uncertain time, as the potential use-cases of generative AI begin to become apparent, there are at least 10 things that funders can do to help the existing field of tech-related nonprofits—and society at large—better prepare. Understanding, and developing guidelines and guardrails for, government use of AI.

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How to Fight Power by Building Power

NonProfit Quarterly

Corporate dominance and the pursuit of profit has destabilized our economy, pushed our climate to the breaking point, and fueled the rise of right-wing authoritarianism. We must be practical yet ambitious about how short-term work and non-reformist reforms feed long-term structural transformation.

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Can Impact Investors Create an Economy That’s “Regenerative by Design”?

NonProfit Quarterly

To that end, a report from the nonprofit Transform Finance , Alternative Ownership Enterprises: An Introduction for Mission-Oriented Investors , authored by Andrea Armeni, Curt Lyon, and Julie Menter, seeks to advance the conversation. Yet another variant is the L3C or low-profit, limited liability company.

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Statement of Activities: Reading a Nonprofit Income Statement

The Charity CFO

The Statement of Activities is the Income Statement of a nonprofit organization. You may also know it as a profit and loss statement or income and expense report. In the for-profit world, they call the difference between revenues and expenses net income. Or profit. . What’s on the Statement of Activities?

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Program Management Statistics: 12 Stats and How to Use Them

Get Fully Funded

From smaller, newer nonprofits to larger charitable organizations, measuring performance is a universally shared need, especially in the realm of fundraising. But for organizations that offer direct services to constituents, such as social services nonprofits, there’s another layer of complexity— impact measurement. Services Delivered.