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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?

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Civil Society Undermined by Conflict, Disinformation, and Repression of Protest

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Jorm Sangsorn on istock.com Worldwide, civil society—from NGOs to grassroots activist groups to social movements to unions—is being undermined by global conflict, suppressive governments, the erosion of democratic institutions, and the spread of disinformation. And it’s more difficult than it sounds.”

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

Philanthropy 2173

Photo by Dalton Abraham, Unsplash They must not only worry about the official US government under Trusk. Listen to us, we are civil society. Both Wikimedia and the Internet Archive are well-established, cornerstone organizations of civil society. Worry about #KingMusk himself. And his minions. What about offense?

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Generosity Commission: Giving, Volunteering And Civil Society Complexities

The NonProfit Times

According to The Generosity Commission, they instead are complex actions that go straight to the core of civil society and democracy, which includes declining trust of institutions and neighbors and social isolation. By Paul Clolery Making a donation to charity or volunteering time would seem to be relatively simple acts.

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From Uprooted to Uplifted: The Movement to Restore Indigenous Land Rights

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Though these violations continue, over the last 10 to 15 years, we have increasingly seen momentum among rightsholders, their allies, and civil society in advocating for rights-based and community-led conservation. Governments have returned ownership and management of millions of hectares of land in at least 39 countries.

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Mission, message: Nonprofits navigate the new communications landscape 

Candid

Fear of government backlash is a challenge for nearly two-thirds of nonprofits Fear of government retaliation or loss of funding for advocacy was a major communications challenge for 55% of all respondents, but more widespread among nonprofits (63%) than private foundations (29%). I also think theres just a lot of fear.

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The Next 4 Years: Tapping Into Nonprofit Expertise

The NonProfit Times

Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate first-ever standards to govern disposal of coal ash and limit the wastewater discharge of toxic pollutants from coal-fired power plants. Rutzen has worked on the legal framework for civil society, digital rights, and public participation in 100 countries.