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How to Restore Community Economies: Reestablishing the Right to Associate

NonProfit Quarterly

Decades of policy changes, however, often under the radar, today inhibit many diverse kinds of association. [We We need] the means to build associations that are powerful enough to successfully challenge the economic powers that be. Mutualism is the right to associate let loose in the economy. This must be rectified.

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AI and Racial Justice: Navigating the Dual Impact on Marginalized Communities

NonProfit Quarterly

Without intentional, ethical oversight, the data and algorithms behind AI risk repeating patterns of exclusion, discrimination, and bias. Without intentional, ethical oversight, the data and algorithms behind AI risk repeating patterns of exclusion, discrimination, and bias.

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Reclaiming Heritage: The Global Push for Repatriation of Looted Artifacts

NonProfit Quarterly

In 2022, the Smithsonian voluntarily returned 29 of the bronzes to Nigeria as a result of adopting a new ethical returns policy earlier that year. A lot of people do act ethically, but we don’t hear a lot about that,” she notes, highlighting how people’s moral understanding of this situation is leading to more successful repatriations.

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NPOs Keeping Human Touch Amid Tech And AI

The NonProfit Times

Panelists included: Nancy Brown, CEO of the American Heart Association; Wayne A. interim CEO of the American Cancer Society & American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; Joanne Pike, president and CEO of the Alzheimers Association; and, Susannah Schaefer, president and CEO of Smile Train. The recorded session is available here.

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8 Cybersecurity Concerns for Nonprofits & How to Address Them

NonProfit Leadership Center

How to Address This Challenge: Stay informed about the ethical use of AI and the potential risks associated with it. While AI can streamline operations and provide insights, it can also be used maliciously in cyberattacks, such as creating more sophisticated phishing scams or automating breaches.

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I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me… Stories Can Be Ethical & Still Raise Funds

NonProfit Hub

I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me… Stories Can Be Ethical & Still Raise Funds When I first started working in the nonprofit sector, I was bright-eyed, eager, and deeply passionate about the causes I served. I found myself starting my first nonprofit position as a Development Associate for a veteran service organization.

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Gather, Share, Build

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Ethically gathering reliable, consistent, and accurate data costs money, but its the only way to achieve an ecosystem in which most of the world can reap the benefits of emerging technology. Today, a major component of that infrastructure asymmetry is simply a lack of the volume and types of data required to make AI work.