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When to Call It Quits

Stanford Social Innovation Review

As the Nicaraguan government tightened its grip on authoritarian rule, it was threatened by civil society organizations who possess the power to hold them accountable, receiving funds they do not control and investing those funds in services that preserve human rights, protect democracy, and empower individuals.

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

In response, I returned to school to study fundraising and nonprofit sector leadership and their relationship to normative ethics. Do lead naming gifts actually stimulate high-level philanthropy from other donors and is that what motivates HNWIs to make such charitable contributions?

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