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INK-nitiative: The Social Impact of Tattoo Removal

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Alan Mazzocco , iStock We often think of the nonprofit sector as the main origin of charitable activities, but the for-profit corporate space can also be a significant source of philanthropic and social action. The for-profit corporate space can also be a significant source of philanthropic and social action.

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“How Do We Break Out of Pity?”: Reframing Children as Philanthropic Citizens

NonProfit Quarterly

This reliance on external drivers did not sit comfortably with Neugebauer, whose background is in community development and social innovation. Bringing in money and resources to organizations is a really important thing to do, but we miss this opportunity to build a foundation of civic and community engagement, she told NPQ.

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How to Fend Off Attacks on Nonprofits—Three Key Strategies

NonProfit Quarterly

Three strategies are vitally important: Donors and foundations must step up with more resources and by boldly asserting their right to fund racial justice, equity, inclusion, and diversity Civil society leaders must stand their ground and act with courage. But long term, the courts alone wont save us ; we need to be organizing.

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Why Are Nonprofits Experiencing An Insurance Crisis? And What Can the Nonprofit Sector Do About it?

Blue Avocado

To break this dependence, a large foundation, or a consortium of foundations, would make a significant investment in NIA to enable the sector to reduce reliance on commercial reinsurers for the first one or two million dollars of insurance limits. NIA is currently dependent on commercial reinsurance companies for their reinsurance.

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19 Fantastic Nonprofit Marketing Jobs—Movin’ Up Monday

Getting Attention

Content Strategist/Web Editor , Open Society Foundations (New York, NY). Digital Organizer , Action Network (Washington DC). Manager, Social Action, TV – Strategic Impact , Publicity Coordinator and Traffic Coordinator , Participant Media (Los Angeles, CA).

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Fundraising Year In Review

The Agitator

Corporate and foundation giving up 6.2% Key takeaways from the Atlas of Giving November report: In terms of sectors, ‘Education’ was the biggest gainer (up 9.3%) and ‘Religion’ posted the greatest decline (but still 6.5% greater than 2010). All other sectors remained posted gains in the 7% range. and bequests +7.4%.

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Leadership Development Beyond Projects

Stanford Social Innovation Review

That vision, which draws on the Social Change Model of Leadership and the Social Action Leadership and Transformation Model , defines leadership as “a dynamic, transformative, relational process of change” that confronts injustice while promoting equity.