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Philanthropy during COVID-19 in India

Candid

To understand how the pandemic impacted the philanthropic sector and civil society organizations around the world, we reached out to local experts who shared their observations and experiences over the past two years. Optimistically, philanthropy and civil society have responded with creativity and flexibility.

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Mini observations on digital civil society as we're living it right now

Philanthropy 2173

These days I'm not just writing and teaching about digital civil society, I'm watching as people all around me come to realize they're living it everyday. Meaningful community organizing is really hard under shelter-in-place conditions. Governments are using the pandemic as an excuse to ban gatherings. elsewhere ).

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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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ACTION ALERT - TAKE ACTION TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE ACT!

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

BACKGROUND Since 1917, the federal charitable tax deduction has provided a tax deduction for donations made to nonprofit organizations by taxpayers who itemize their tax returns. Tennessee has the second-most signatures behind Maryland! That temporary small non-itemizer generated $10.9 billion in charitable giving that year.

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Who is deciding?

Philanthropy 2173

Alt Headline: Thoughts on Non-public digital infrastructure for civil society. based hate groups use them to make payments Here's what I asked myself as was reading through those stories - "Wait a second, are we also privatizing the process of sanctioning certain kinds of organizations?" Thoughts?

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Muslim Women Are Reclaiming The Narrative

NonProfit Quarterly

In the context of Iran, the government is using hijab as a tool—it’s not [about] the hijab but the way government is using it. “Western media coverage has largely been focused on hijab and the veiling laws. This [movement] is about the hijab and not about the hijab at the same time.

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How Water.org Adapted Their Social Media Content Strategy in Response to COVID-19

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Water.org is a global nonprofit organization working to bring water and sanitation to the world. Their social media content highlighted Water.org’s participation in the World Leaders Call-to-Action on COVID-19. Content that considers the user experience on and offline and is created with empathy, sensitivity, and relevance.