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SVB, GPT, and the social sector

Philanthropy 2173

Speaking of incomplete information, Time Magazine is running a story describing how some of the biggest names in Effective Altruism knew about the financial shenanigans of their most famous, duplicitous member, Sam Bankman-Fried. You don’t have one ?) That’s about all we can guess is coming from these two recent events. Strange times ahead.

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Do lead naming gifts actually stimulate high-level philanthropy from other donors and is that what motivates HNWIs to make such charitable contributions? There are several different ethical frameworks and relating some of their various theoretical concepts to naming gifts offers critical perspectives on philanthropy and its impetuses.

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Why Nonprofits Need to Be Early Explorers of the Metaverse

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Those already exploring the metaverse can attend live concerts and meet with government officials. Big Tech, banks, corporations, and governments worldwide are betting big on the metaverse and its future. As of now, nonprofits, activism, and philanthropy are virtually non-existent in the metaverse (pun intended). Get the idea?

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Dr. James explains why sustainable giving starts by answering, “Do we have a shared future?”

iMarketSmart

Without this, reciprocal altruism fails. Capacity for reciprocity in nature: Strangers vs. neighbors In nature, reciprocal altruism starts with the same question: Do we have a shared future? (In Without this shared future, reciprocal helping disappears. Reciprocal altruism starts with this question: Do we have a shared future?

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3 Big Reasons Why An ‘Ask’ Is Mostly About Your Donor’s Hero Story (Not Your Organization’s)

iMarketSmart

For a cancer research charity, adding that government funding was cut did the same.[10] But increasing anger didn’t work if the gift just generally helped people. Does this mean that deadlines help? Can charitable donations compensate for a reduction in government funding? 10] The threat can come from many places.