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Meet the Hidden Majority of Nonprofits: The All-Volunteer Organization

NonProfit Quarterly

David Horton Smith, a leading researcher of AVOs and emeritus professor of Sociology at Boston College, prefers the term “grassroots association” and proposes this definition : locally based, significantly autonomous, volunteer-run, formal nonprofit (i.e., But informal hierarchies may be the dominant—if inexplicit—system in place. (Of

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Day in the Life of a Nonprofit Communicator – Stacy Harbaugh

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

It is Midwest Environmental Advocates’ mission to support citizens’ efforts to protect public health and the environment using sound science and the law. Stacy has a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from Ball State University and studied Women’s Studies at Mankato State University. to 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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What’s Your Start Agenda?

Stanford Social Innovation Review

While they bring attention to the problem, they often fail to deliver an alternative solution that lasts.

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Housing Rights Organizer

Anedot

Telehealth for physical and mental health Canal Alliance is running a 4 Day Work Week Pilot from February to June 2024: Work 4 days / 32 hours in a highly effective and efficient team – and get paid 5 days / 40 hours! 403(b)-retirement plan with employer match of up to 4% after 3 months of employment.

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Calling People Forward Instead of Out: Ten Essential Steps

NonProfit Quarterly

It’s well documented in studies in the fields of psychology, anthropology, sociology, and even neuroscience that shaming, blaming, and guilting someone shuts down the center of their brain responsible for learning and growth. The problem with either approach is that both typically get infused with shame, blame, and guilt.

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Development & Marketing Associate

Anedot

Telehealth for physical and mental health Canal Alliance is running a 4 Day Work Week Pilot from February to June 2024: Work 4 days / 32 hours in a highly effective and efficient team – and get paid 5 days / 40 hours! 403(b)-retirement plan with employer match of up to 4% after 3 months of employment.

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Using Psychology in Nonprofit Marketing

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

My college journey went on to start with a major in sociology – the study of human social behavior, a natural fit for someone intrigued by the mind and social society. As nonprofit marketers, we are constantly using the laws of psychology and sociology, sometimes without even realizing it. Thaler and Cass R.