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Meet the Hidden Majority of Nonprofits: The All-Volunteer Organization

NonProfit Quarterly

Some of these small-budget organizations do pay people modest amounts: Soccer leagues pay referees for Saturday games, historical preservation societies pay gardeners, and parent-teacher associations (PTAs) pay after-school art teachers. An association? But after a moment or two, they often realize they do! Is it a nonprofit?

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Retire ‘Foreign Assistance’

Stanford Social Innovation Review

To begin, let’s not only retire the term “foreign assistance,” but also the way of thinking associated with it. Foreign assistance” implies charity to strangers, prompting policymakers to ask how much altruism they can afford. Smarter incentives and stronger market signals can help. Build humanitarian bridges.

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Time To Celebrate: Nov. 15th Is National Philanthropy Day

Bloomerang

The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) played a significant role in promoting and organizing National Philanthropy Day activities. Philanthropy refers to charitable acts or other good works that help others or society as a whole. National Philanthropy Day (NPD) was first officially recognized in the U.S. In the U.S.,

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Pro-Black Organizations Lead the Way for Workplace Mental Health and Wellbeing

NonProfit Quarterly

Even the American Psychological Association acknowledges the country is “facing a national mental health crisis that could yield serious health and social consequences for years to come.” 9 The reverse is also true: “low levels of social connection are associated with declines in physical and psychological health.”

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Cause Camp: From Humble Roots to Must-Attend Conference

NonProfit Hub

It all started twenty years ago when esteemed members of the Lincoln chapter of the American Marketing Association created a community project in 2001. The association offered a half-day seminar, “Marketing 101”, to nonprofit groups throughout the state of Nebraska. Ultimately, it will drive better attendance.”.

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Is Social Media the Fund Development Professional’s Magic Bullet?

NonProfit Hub

Tammy Moloy is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub, and a Senior Consultant with Ashley|Rountree and Associates, a leading regional non-profit consulting firm based in Louisville, Kentucky. In light of the ALS Association’s recent epic success, the nonprofit industry is abuzz with talk of how to recreate the next Ice Bucket Challenge.

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What’s in a Name? The Ethics of Building Naming Gifts

Stanford Social Innovation Review

This theory relates to what American economist James Andreoni calls impure altruism , the inherent tension between philanthropy and self-interest. The intellectual most associated with classical utilitarianism (also known as consequentialism) is the 18th-century British philosopher and legal scholar Jeremy Bentham.

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