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The Long Shadow of Workplace Surveillance

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Any non-mandated break, including going to the bathroom, is counted as “time off task,” which is also tracked by managers. This is not simply an invasive business practice, but an operating principle to control workers and optimize for profits. Cross-sector harms open the door to cross-sector collaboration.

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The Invisible Rural Access Barrier

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Third-party researchers found that communities who received a trail bridge in Nicaragua saw a 36 percent increase in labor market income, a 75 percent increase in farm profits, and a 59 percent increase in women entering the labor market. Bridges to Prosperity is working to address this gap by collaborating with technology partners (e.g.,

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How to Fight Power by Building Power

NonProfit Quarterly

Corporate dominance and the pursuit of profit has destabilized our economy, pushed our climate to the breaking point, and fueled the rise of right-wing authoritarianism. We must be practical yet ambitious about how short-term work and non-reformist reforms feed long-term structural transformation.

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Gumbo for the Struggle: Recipes of Liberation from the Cultural Kitchen

NonProfit Quarterly

In fact, the interruption of “normal” has allowed us to create this new space in which we can cultivate relationships, weigh cultural assets, and plot a path toward cultural sovereignty in a non-extractive framework centered on cooperation rather than competition. So too is collaboration. Kaiser and the Calvin Simmons Theater.

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Reimagining the Role of Business in Protecting Biodiversity

Stanford Social Innovation Review

As one executive passionately said in a recent interview, “climate action is non-negotiable, but the race to outpace biodiversity loss is even more crucial. Our planet, and our profits, hinge on it.” For companies operating in non-land-based sectors (i.e. These circularity principles can be applied across sectors.

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How to Make Your Fundraising Efforts Go Viral

Fundraising Coach

Joe is the founder of The Fundraising Authority, a website that offers free articles and advice on raising money for small and medium-sized non-profits. The benefits of viral marketing don’t stop with online retailers, however. Today’s guest post is from Joe Garecht. by Joe Garecht. 10,000 asks don’t go viral; $10 asks do.

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Accounting for In-Kind Donations to Nonprofits

The Charity CFO

Almost any non-cash gift to your nonprofit can be considered an in-kind donation, but most of them fall into one of two categories: goods or services. . The estimated market value gets recorded as both revenue and an expense on your profit and loss statement. But accounting for in-kind donations presents its own unique challenges.

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