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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. Throughout the pandemic, the nonprofit sector played a critical role in alleviating stresses across a range of needs.

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Can Cities Be the Source of Scalable Innovations?

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Through its iconic mobile showers, the San Francisco nonprofit LavaMae has found new ways to serve the homeless in the absence of more radical reforms of affordable housing. In fact, city leaders often follow the pioneering innovations of civil society organizations. Create synapses for within-city learning.

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Investing in Enterprises That Work for Everyone

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The retailer Publix and the food company King Arthur Baking Company are both owned by ESOPs. The clothing manufacturer and retailer Patagonia is now controlled by a PPT, while Newman’s Own is foundation-owned. Steward ownership models are designed to protect the mission of a company. providing renewable energy or healthy food).

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Unlocking the Potential of Open 990 Data

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The social sector is using big data to enhance nonprofit transparency and knowledge more than ever before, and the opening of the Form 990 has made an essential contribution. Making more robust use of open 990 data requires that nonprofits, foundations, researchers, and the IRS and federal government alike commit to sustained action.

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Nonprofits regained nearly 81,000 jobs in March, but still face a long road to full recovery

Candid

Reprinted from the Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies. In our continuing effort to track the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic on nonprofit employment, this report documents our estimates of COVID-induced nonprofit job losses through March 2021, as reflected in the March BLS Employment Situation Report.