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Better Climate Funding Means Centering Local and Indigenous Communities

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Twenty-five percent of the entire Amazon Basin is on legally recognized Indigenous Territories, which are generally better protected than even government parks and reserves. Even less support has reached rightsholder women , despite the essential role of women in forest management and their exclusion from many governance structures.

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MNA is searching for our next Executive Director

MNA Association

MNA’s staff team is engaged, collaborative, committed to growth, and passionate about MNA’s unique mission. Board Relations The Executive Director works closely with the board to fulfill its governance responsibilities. Membership The work of the Executive Director is informed by the needs of the Association’s members.

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Building Power for Healthy Communities

Stanford Social Innovation Review

It has become clear that only with deep, long-term investment from government and foundations can these communities hope to make meaningful progress in improving their residents’ health and well-being. Building power requires strategic collaboration among diverse organizations.

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Restorative Compensation: Moving from Theory to Practice

NonProfit Quarterly

Nonprofits differ from for-profit businesses or governments; they have different purposes, different revenue sources, and embody different cultural values. Yet nonprofits differ from for-profit businesses or governments; they have different purposes, different revenue sources, and embody different cultural values.

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Coffey to step down as CEO of Center for Nonprofit Excellence

CNPE

In addition to the classes, CNPE also offers an experienced group of consultants who work with organizations on strategic and operational planning, increasing board effectiveness, developing program outcome measurements, organizational and governance and general organizational development.

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2022 Nonprofit Leadership Conference Breakout Speakers & Sessions

NonProfit Leadership Center

During this executive exchange designed to spark collaboration and communication, you can choose to participate in lightly facilitated conversation or open networking time with your peers. As an award-winning leader, her P.R.A.I.S.E. Culture and P.R.A.I.S.E. Strategy frameworks align culture with strategy to achieve measurable results.

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Leading to Local

Stanford Social Innovation Review

It can mean supporting networking and collaboration across local entities rather than competitive funding mechanisms. Moreover, by replacing an application-based process with a nominations process, and by funding a cohort of recipients, they are able to replace a competitive experience with a collaborative one.