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An Opportunity to Build, In the Crisis

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Social sector actors are hardly alone in this regard, of course, but they have both the opportunity and a mission-driven motivation to respond. This finding aligns with the lived experience of everyone I know in the social sector, including my own during the years I worked to advance clean water at a national environmental organization.

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Shifts in giving across generations: What motivates donors to give?

Candid

Giving to environmental groups, Gen Zs third-most supported cause in 2021, dropped to eighth. I think this is reflective of a well-documented correlation between religious participation and giving, said Dunham. can only suggest that their high level of participation in religious services must have influenced that.

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Building Boundaries in Love for Equity and Justice: An AI Manifesto

NonProfit Quarterly

In order to do so We Must Build Parameters to Protect Our Most Vulnerable Populations and Precious Resources The relationship between AI and its environmental impact is both intricate and far-reaching. Ironically, the technology that promises a more efficient future is also contributing to a great strain on the planets resources.

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A Political Roadmap to Social Housing: How Do We Win?

NonProfit Quarterly

Including labor , faith , and racial equity groups can help increase homeowner participation in housing justice coalitions, and several are reaching out to homeowners facing housing precarity and involuntary displacement. The District of Columbia has a tenant majority of 60.3 Building the coalition is not easy, but it can be done.

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Three Whys, Three Times (Blog)

Stanford Social Innovation Review

This question reveals underlying motivations, values, and goals, and can help reframe action through secondary questions like if those are our motivations, is this work really what would best serve us at this time? For each question, I ask participants to write down the question, filling in the problem or challenge at hand.

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Powerful, Not Powerless: Emerging Approaches to Massive Action

Stanford Social Innovation Review

As early as 1885, more than 120,000 Americans combined small-dollar donations to fund the construction of a pedestal for the Statue of Liberty, and in the last 75 years, combined donations to the Nature Conservancy have led to the purchase of over 100 million acres for protection from environmental degradation.

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10 Creative Fundraising Ideas Using Personalized Tools

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

For example, an environmental nonprofit or a progressive company like the one highlighted here might offer custom team slides adorned with images of the natural world they work to protect. Limited-Edition Merchandise Drops Limited edition items take advantage of urgency and exclusivity, two powerful motivators of donor engagement.