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When to Call It Quits

Stanford Social Innovation Review

To reach the communities we serve, collaboration between sectors was not only ideal but essential. At our meeting, he agreed to provide us with monthly funding, national NGO status, and my residency, as well as facilitating necessary collaborations with the Department of Education and municipal government. NGOs Depend on Each Other.

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Today, nonprofit fundraising and especially large capital campaigns emphasize naming opportunities to attract seven-, eight-, and nine-figure donations from high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs). In response, I returned to school to study fundraising and nonprofit sector leadership and their relationship to normative ethics.

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