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

NonProfit Quarterly

Theatre of the Oppressed (TO), a tool for artistic activism originating in Brazil and now practiced around the world, is one creative and timely strategy for political and social action. Internationally, TO and Legislative Theatre in particular are gaining momentum as people-powered tools for social action. What’s Next?

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Online Marketing Strategy & Website Makeover - Example from #09NTC

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

The Collaborative Spirit. I would love to see more collaborative makeovers like this in the nonprofit marketing world. You may recall that Britt Bravo asked Nancy Schwartz, Katya Andresen, Nedra Weinreich, and me to review the Social Actions home page back in October. More proof that there is no “right way.&#.

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Leadership Development Beyond Projects

Stanford Social Innovation Review

These projects—designed and implemented as part of the program experience for the purpose of applying learning—provide participants with learning opportunities based on adult learning and action learning principles , can yield tangible benefits for communities, and often foster collaboration.

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Teaching Cooperative Intelligence, for a Solidarity Economy

NonProfit Quarterly

To advance this work, a group of us at the Bronx Cooperative Development Institute (better known as BCDI), along with community partner nonprofits, have collaborated over the past four years to develop answers to the question: How can high schools support economic democracy in the Bronx?

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The Top 5 Fundraising Trends in 2020

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Many nonprofits saw a surge in recurring subscription initiations following the 2016 election, particularly civil rights, social action, and advocacy organizations, according to Classy platform data.

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Dr. James explains why the feeling “People like me make gifts like this” is so powerful in major gifts fundraising

iMarketSmart

Similarly, a study of ultra-high-net-worth donors found, “nearly 60% report collaborating with other funders.”[32] 36] One study finds this identification with such “moral and civic virtue exemplars,” to be a powerful predictor of pro-social action (giving and volunteering) among adolescents as well. Taylor-Collins, E.,

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Taxes, Race, and Justice: Confronting “Quiet Violence” Against Black Americans

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Maven Collaborative illustration This article is the first in a three-part series, Quiet Violence: How the Tax System Works Against Black Americans , co-produced by The Maven Collaborative and NPQ. At The Maven Collaborative , we define narratives as cultural understandings, frames of reference, or mental models.