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Empowering Changemakers: A Framework For Public Good Tech

The NonProfit Times

(Photo From Deposit Photos) Leaders at nonprofit organizations struggle to adopt technology in meaningful ways, and this can be due to many factors. 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?

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Strengthening communities by supporting the nonprofit workforce 

Candid

Many nonprofit organizations devote their time, talent, funding, and mission to helping people who live in financial hardship. We nonprofit workers focus our attention on families who have trouble affording safe housing, enough food, quality child care and health care, reliable transportation, and technology.

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#WeTheCivic: “America’s” Stories Can’t Be Told Without Us 

NonProfit Quarterly

—Toni Morrison This July—in deliberate celebration of our founding ideals and defiant response to those who would narrow our “American” stories—NPQ and a coalition of nonprofit workers, leaders, artists, journalists, organizers, and funders are launching #WeTheCivic. That is how civilizations heal. We volunteer.

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Nonprofits Face Backlash for “Controversial” Work, Report Warns

NonProfit Quarterly

By examining the experiences of over 500 nonprofit organizations through surveys, interviews, and focus groups, the report highlights the multifaceted challenges nonprofits face when their work intersects with issues deemed controversial—and issues a call to action for funders.

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Calling All Donors (and Would-Be Donors): The Vital US Nonprofit Sector Is Under Threat and Must Be Protected

NonProfit Quarterly

Political Threats Facing Nonprofits The third development relates to increasing threats of governmental action against nonprofit organizations whose efforts are opposed by elected officials. Vance has gone so far as to call for the seizing of assets of endowed nonprofits he opposes. Vice President-elect J.D.

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How Can the Nonprofit Field Better Support Volunteerism?

NonProfit Quarterly

How Nonprofit Organizations Can Support Volunteers As noted above, nonprofit staff can do a lot to create a desirable work environment for volunteers. Give identifying and stature-enhancing merch to volunteers, such as branded t-shirts, hats, and name badges they can wear while volunteering.

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Study Looks at Impact of Wraparound Services for Low-Income College Students

NonProfit Quarterly

In South Texas, one nonprofit organization believes that wraparound support services are crucial to a person’s success, and is currently conducting a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to prove this. It is widely acknowledged that first-generation and low-income students face specific barriers to their success.