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The 3 types of capital nonprofits need to succeed in 2025

Candid

Social capital: the ties that bind us together At its core, social capital is the value derived from positive connections between people. Psychological capital: the ability to persist Finally, psychological capital encompasses the psychological resources nonprofit staff need to be well and work well.

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How Interior Design Can Improve Health Justice

NonProfit Quarterly

It can be harnessed to honor the values and traditions of Black and Indigenous communities, intentionally transforming spaces into environments of restoration and liberation. Gonzalez studies psychology with a specialty in community liberation, meaning her work focuses on systemic issues rather than individual diagnoses.

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Safe At Work: How To Lead During Election Season With Fairness and Civility

Fundraising Leadership

In this highly fractious and divisive political culture, as a leader, it is essential to create a workplace environment that is absent of negativity and hate that exists outside the organization surrounding the election. A leader is responsible also for the tone, productivity, culture, cohesion and harmony in the workplace.

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It’s Not in Your Mind: Addressing Mental Health Through a Social Justice Lens

NonProfit Quarterly

“There is good reason to wonder whether collecting all types of suffering into medicalized mental health disorders is the most accurate or ethical approach when it comes to addressing these crises,” says Dr. Zenobia Morrill , a psychology professor at William James College. These practitioners later formed the Boston Liberation Health Group.

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Need a Lift? 13 Stories That Inspired Us in 2024

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Helping Young People Cope With Eco-Anxiety by Zoey England A warming world is causing adverse psychological and emotional impacts for many young people. As in much of Native America, a vibrant cultural revitalization is underway here, bridging past and present and elevating Indigenous worldviews and traditions long suppressed by colonization.

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The Promise and the Power of Social Cooperatives

NonProfit Quarterly

Social cooperatives are a prime example of how cooperative values are rehumanizing social care by restoring the social and interpersonal relations that are its foundation. John Restakis, Civilizing the State In response to neoliberal efforts to roll back state social service provision, a new type of social care has emerged.

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Donors Want a Peer-Based Relationship Not a Parental One

iMarketSmart

Langley Innovations provides a range of services to its clients to help them understand the cultural underpinnings of philanthropy and the psychology of donors and, with that knowledge, to develop the most effective strategies and tactics to build broader and more lasting communities of support.