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Maybe nonprofit governance aint what it needs to be?

Philanthropy 2173

nonprofit sector really sees the organization as anything other than a commercial firm (it has a capped profit structure, which limits the amount of profit to be returned to shareholders, but only designates profits to be reinvested in the organization (as nonprofits due) after investors are paid out).

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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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Segregation Helped Build Fortunes. What Does Philanthropy Owe Now?

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By prohibiting any future sale of the property to Black or other non-white owners, restrictive covenants gave white buyers confidence that their homes and neighborhoods would remain white enclaves and therefore retain the “ enduring value ” that Cafritz promised for his “lifetime homes.” It was profitable to do so. As historian N.D.B.

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The Social Impact Investment Mirage

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The False Binary Between For-profits and Nonprofits: Where the Troubles Begin. We decided early on to incorporate NeedsList as a for-profit, purpose-driven company. We bought into the notion that a for-profit company was the way to scale and achieve impact. We weren’t alone. ” Investors interrogated our decision. .”

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Your Tennessee Legislative Recap for 2023

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

Scotty Campbell (R-Mountain City) resigned after local media uncovered a legislative ethics panel found him in violation of sexual harassment policy involving at least one intern. 20 million to support crisis pregnancy non-profits. Lastly, in the final week of the session, Rep.

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Fight and Build: Envisioning Solidarity Economies as Transformative Politics

NonProfit Quarterly

Solidarity economies are most often associated with ethical, cooperative economic practices, like local currencies, community land trusts, community gardens, fair trade, and cooperatives. Ecological destruction and historic inequalities stem from much more than moral failings, government inaction, lack of knowledge, or elite interests.

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Your Tennessee Legislative Recap for 2023

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

Scotty Campbell (R-Mountain City) resigned after local media uncovered a legislative ethics panel found him in violation of sexual harassment policy involving at least one intern. 20 million to support crisis pregnancy non-profits. Lastly, in the final week of the session, Rep.