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Activating Loving-Awareness

NonProfit Quarterly

This article was adapted from “Activating Loving Awareness through Contemplative Technology” by Sará King, published in Can AI Heal Us? , Love as an act, a presence, a skill, a relational orientation, and an intention to be actively cultivated is not a phenomenon that we can measure holistically in any quantitative sense.

Activism 101
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What Does It Mean to Dismantle Racial Capitalism Anyway?

NonProfit Quarterly

Robinson, a professor of political science and Black studies. To us, this looks like improved access to healthcare, housing, and education. 29 In the world of work, it means actively challenging the “gig economy.” It’s a strategic choice made by a set of actors.” 4 The term racial capitalism was popularized by Cedric J.

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Collaboration Across Social Boundaries: A Practical Guide

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Crucially, this “boundary spanning” activity (to use the term coined by organizational theorist Michael Tushman in 1977) is not just for innovators who have the resources and inclination to approach things differently. Sometimes these social boundaries are academic disciplines. Social problems rise, fall, and evolve, sometimes quite rapidly.

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Webinar: Monthly Donors, Social Media, and Cross-Channel Integration: Critical Tactics to Boost Your Fundraising in 2013

Care2

He is an active member of the Greater New York Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals and serves as Co-Chair of the Web, Tech & Social Media track for Fund Raising Day in New York and also serves as Board Member for the Direct Marketing Fundraising Association.

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Movement Economies: Building an Economics Rooted in Movement

NonProfit Quarterly

19 While the need to employ an intersectional lens in movement work is widely acknowledged at a theoretical level, 20 actual movement activity often falls into narrower silos. This was seen as a politically smart means to avert White backlash. 46 Education in community economics is also key. 49 There are many examples of this.

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[VIDEO] Creative Ways People Contribute to Community

Bloomerang

And I’ll give you about 30 seconds or so to activate. I know people are transitioning from meetings and … so please activate the survey. So that’s how you sort of lay that foundation, you start activating it, and then you progress. So with all that extra time to spare, I got activated, right? Here we go.

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[VIDEO] The Board’s Role in Fundraising & Resource Development

Bloomerang

And so, again, I am Sabrina Walker Hernandez, and I studied political science and public administration and I obtained a nonprofit management certification from Harvard Business School and for the last 25 years, I’ve worked in a nonprofit industry. Do you have a board education plan? I say start with board education.