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Why Are We Ignoring One-Sixth of the Nonprofit Workforce?

NonProfit Quarterly

In this series, The Unexpected Value of Volunteers, Masaoka takes on the underappreciated topic of volunteerism, provides some unexpected ideas, and points the way toward a public policy agenda on volunteerism. government began collecting data on volunteering, reported the Do Good Institute at the University of Maryland.

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

NonProfit Quarterly

I have been a managing director, a board member, a board president, a consultant to nonprofits, and taught college courses on nonprofit management and policy at several Chicago universities. Bothwell , professor emeritus at the University of Toronto.

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Rehearsing for the Revolution: Theater as a Tool of Democratic Imagination

NonProfit Quarterly

In Legislative Theatre, the plays created by community groups directly address unjust public policy and practice, and the improvisations by spect-actors offer the opportunity to test new laws, rules, and resources to address those problems. Through this process, TONYC helped to shape city policy and practice between 2013 and 2019.

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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

NonProfit PRO

These shifts have introduced uncertainty for organizations committed to equity, as they put funding, legal standing and public perception in flux. Of course, theres no universal solution. Some helpful questions to consider: How vulnerable are your funding streams to changes in public policy or political oversight?

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

NonProfit Quarterly

For instance, I help run one of the leading university-based arts administration departments in the country. For more than 50 years, our program at Drexel University in Philadelphia has helped train thousands of students for careers in arts management, fundraising, community engagement, and cultural planning.

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

NonProfit PRO

These shifts have introduced uncertainty for organizations committed to equity, as they put funding, legal standing and public perception in flux. Of course, theres no universal solution. Some helpful questions to consider: How vulnerable are your funding streams to changes in public policy or political oversight?