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Averting Disaster through Preparation: A Conversation with Rebecca Katz and Mackenzie S. Moore

NonProfit Quarterly

The book—which evolved from the Georgetown Outbreak Activity Library (GOAL)—provides “accessible information that ensures a shared understanding of the essential activities to control an outbreak.” And within each chapter, we go into detail, breaking up all the activities involved. Folks don’t know what questions to ask.

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Improvisation Over Strategy: What Nonprofit Managers Can Learn from Theater

NonProfit Quarterly

SD: At a National Community Reinvestment Coalition Conference last year, you mentioned you majored in sociology and theater. I thought I was appeasing my family by tagging on sociology. For me, similarly in a theater setting, you might have a small production where you are the playwright, actor, and director.

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What We Can Learn From the COVID-19 Philanthropy Commons

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Users could browse through each funding opportunity, gleaning high-level information about the organization seeking funding, planned activities, and a section about intended impact. We attribute this failure, largely, to sociological hurdles. After all, users are not product designers and the importance of proper R&D is paramount.

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Day in the Life of a Nonprofit Communicator – Stacy Harbaugh

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

Stacy has a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from Ball State University and studied Women’s Studies at Mankato State University. – Get outside for morning walk and a podcast at 6am (my current favorite is Make Me Smart, but I’m always looking for podcasts that tell great stories or share perspectives on productivity).

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Jocelyn Harmon Joins Care2 as Director of Nonprofit Services

Care2

Increasing its dedication to helping nonprofits connect with over 12 million civically-active members in their online advocacy, fundraising and list growth, Care2 is pleased to announce the addition of Jocelyn Harmon as Director of Nonprofit Services. Jocelyn has a Masters of Arts in Sociology from the University of Washington. ?

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Building the Mutual Economy: A Conversation with Steve Dubb, Rithika Ramamurthy, and Manuel Pastor

NonProfit Quarterly

You can reward mutuality by supporting alternative enterprises, community land trusts, worker co-ops, and other solidarity economy activities—and through supporting community labor organizing to assert workers’ rights. 1 Steve Dubb: Could you talk about your background and how you came to focus on the study of social movements and economics?

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Birthing Black: Community Birth Centers as Portals to Gentle Futures

NonProfit Quarterly

Your partner calls the midwife , who reminds you what active labor looks and feels like , and how to know when it is time to come in. Today, we are a network of more than thirty birth center leaders of color who—despite entrenched inequity and in active defiance of it—have successfully opened or are opening birth centers in our communities.

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