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US Nonprofit Sector Documents Its Own Powerlessness, but What Will We Do?

NonProfit Quarterly

One early critique of the nonprofit sectors ability to impact large-scale change appears in the 2001 paper, The Decline of Progressive Policy and the New Philanthropy by Robert O. Bothwell charts the arc of American philanthropy over the prior 40 years with a focus on progressive, issue-oriented advocacy work.

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How Can the Nonprofit Field Better Support Volunteerism?

NonProfit Quarterly

In this series, The Unexpected Value of Volunteers , author Jan Masaoka takes on the underappreciated topic of volunteerism, provides some unexpected ideas, and points the way toward a public policy agenda on volunteerism. To answer that question, let’s look at the roles of nonprofit staff, nonprofit leaders, and philanthropy.

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Beyond Dialogue: Igniting Racial Justice in a Shifting Political Landscape

NonProfit Quarterly

As was noted in NPQ back in 2018, FCPRs approach on power, community organization, civil society, and racial equity sets it apart from the more established philanthropic approach focusing on strengthening large, established institutions. REBIA emerged out of this institutional commitment to racial equity.

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Navigating DEI Challenges: Strategic Advice for Nonprofits to Meet the Moment

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Some helpful questions to consider: How vulnerable are your funding streams to changes in public policy or political oversight? This response was met with widespread support from a range of civil society. Continue to your page in 15 seconds or skip this ad. addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

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How the Arts Can Create the Foundation for a Multiracial US Democracy

NonProfit Quarterly

Political scientist Nicholas Tampio wrote back in 2017: “In recent years, numerous political theorists and philosophers have argued that experts ought to be in charge of public policy and should manipulate, or contain, the policy preferences of the ignorant masses.” And philosopher Olúf ẹ́mi O.

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Navigating DEI Challenges: Strategic Advice for Purpose-Driven Organizations to Meet the Moment

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Some helpful questions to consider: How vulnerable are your funding streams to changes in public policy or political oversight? This response was met with widespread support from a range of civil society. Continue to your page in 15 seconds or skip this ad. addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

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Digital Public Policy: New Priorities for Nonprofits

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Photo by Kier in Sight on Unsplash Proud to say this article, " Digital Public Policy: New Priorities for Nonprofits " has just been published. It is derived from lessons learned preparing the Integrated Advocacy report and this article on media coverage of civil society and covid. They are entwined with each other.