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The Hard Problems: A Resilient Civil Society To Face What’s Next

The NonProfit Times

(Photo By Deposit Photos) By Marnie Webb From the frontlines of disaster relief to the forefront of technological innovation, civil society organizations are navigating a rapidly changing landscape. What does this mean for civil society in the coming year? People around the globe shared tens of thousands of words.

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Idealist and VolunteerMatch to Merge

NonProfit Quarterly

Volunteers hold up the foundation of civil society, notes nonprofit watchdog Independent Sector , which maintains an ongoing measure of the average hourly value of volunteer time ($33.49, as of last spring) to nonprofits, many of which depend on volunteers to function.

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In Authoritarian America, first, they came for Wikipedia and the Wayback Machine

Philanthropy 2173

Listen to us, we are civil society. Both Wikimedia and the Internet Archive are well-established, cornerstone organizations of civil society. They were at the forefront of our collective conversion to digital civil society. What about offense? percent of voters didn't vote for this coming nightmare.

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The Next 4 Years: Tapping Into Nonprofit Expertise

The NonProfit Times

Rutzen has worked on the legal framework for civil society, digital rights, and public participation in 100 countries. He previously served on the advisory board of the United Nations Democracy Fund and co-chaired the civil society pillar of the Community of Democracies.

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Empowering Changemakers: A Framework For Public Good Tech

The NonProfit Times

And, how do these non-traditional digital makers get access to the resources to gather core needs, structure data in ways that serve civil society, and describe and measure impact? Design : Civil society does not often have a chance to make their needs explicit as tools are being developed. How is the data aggregated?

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Strengthening communities by supporting the nonprofit workforce 

Candid

Nonprofit workers are at the heart of civil society, and the same compassion and care we bring to our mission must extend to our people. IS is also working to have federal tax credits extended to nonprofits to support benefits like paid family leave, child care, and retirement plans.

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Why Are We Ignoring One-Sixth of the Nonprofit Workforce?

NonProfit Quarterly

Just as bees are essential pollinators that nurture healthy ecosystem, a strong volunteer base helps maintain a healthy civil society. Just as bees are essential pollinators that nurture a healthy ecosystem, a strong volunteer base helps maintain a healthy civil society. How did that problem happen?