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Governing Greatness: 10 Must-Read Books for Nonprofit Board Members

Nonprofit Megaphone

However, running a nonprofit requires a unique set of skills and knowledge, particularly when it comes to governing the organization. To be an effective board member, it’s essential to have a deep understanding of the nonprofit sector and the best practices for governance.

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7 Lessons From Marketing Ethics

NonProfit Hub

Ethics are what we hold close to our hearts. They’re values or moral principles governing the conduct and actions of a group of people or individuals. Even business organizations have both written and unwritten ethics that they have to follow in dealing with their environment, customers, employees, etc. . Pricing ethics .

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Facial Recognition Technology’s Enduring Threat to Civil Liberties

NonProfit Quarterly

A 2019 report from a government study found “false positives to be between 2 and 5 times higher in women than men.” Researchers at the ACLU tested Rekognition on headshots of Congress members, which returned 28 incorrect matches.

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The 10 roles and responsibilities of a nonprofit Board of Directors

Get Fully Funded

It’s also responsible for making sure the organization meets its regulatory responsibilities and files appropriate paperwork with government agencies. They don’t understand their fiscal or legal responsibility nor their ethical responsibility. The Board should help create and maintain a code of ethics for the organization.

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10 Ways Funders Can Address Generative AI Now

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Most obviously, funders working in specific issue areas—climate, health, education, or in my case, democracy—can work to support efforts downstream to prepare government and civil society in their respective sectors to take advantage of the opportunities and mitigate the risks of AI on their specific areas of concern. This might include: 1.

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Ancestor in the Making: A Future Where Philanthropy’s Legacy Is Stopping the Bad and Building the New

NonProfit Quarterly

First, democratic funds like Seed Commons, 4 Ujima Fund, 5 and the Just Transition Integrated Capital Fund gave us a new model for how communities could steward and govern capital together. These new laws channeled philanthropic assets into municipal bonds and community development loan funds, which stabilized local municipalities.

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Announcing the Mid-South Nonprofit Conference Speakers!

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

This year’s theme, “ All In ”, will examine how the recovery and success of the nonprofit sector is driven by the collective and effective work of the staff, board, stakeholders, clients, community, government, and corporate sector. The Ethical Fundraiser Transparency inspires confidence.