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Improvisation Over Strategy: What Nonprofit Managers Can Learn from Theater

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Ahmad Odeh on Unsplash In this interview, the CEO of a California-based CDFI offers her observations on what her work as a theater director has taught her about nonprofit management. SD: At a National Community Reinvestment Coalition Conference last year, you mentioned you majored in sociology and theater.

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How To Get The Most Out of Your Case Management Software

GiveGab

Specialized nonprofit case management software enables these organizations to automate processes and optimize the services that their clients depend on. In essence, it gives them a central place to track cases, manage programs, and keep client data secure. Start with case management software that aligns with your needs.

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For the Love of Humankind: End of Year Fundraising for Community impact

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

She moved to Chicago after high school to study Political Science and Sociology at DePaul University. She later returned and obtained a Master of Science in Non-Profit Management from Fontbonne University, and continues her Ph.D. Gabi was born, raised and currently resides in North St. Louis City, Missouri. work at Capella University.

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Safety First: CEO Grows Organization, Leads Communities By Doing The Right Thing

Fundraising Leadership

While she did later return to earn a bachelors in sociology from College of New Rochelle and a masters in nonprofit and organizational management from Maris College School of Management, Chan Shue joined the NYPD in 1993. I take care of everyone,” Chan Shue says. They call me Mother Teresa.”

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What We Can Learn From the COVID-19 Philanthropy Commons

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Despite the ease of the platform itself, the lack of compatibility with users’ existing grants management systems created a barrier to a streamlined opportunity submission process. We attribute this failure, largely, to sociological hurdles.

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Beyond Karen: White Woman Archetypes in the Third Sector

NonProfit Quarterly

25 This archetype, too, serves a purpose—it suggests that Black women are ill-tempered and need to be shaped and managed. Mike Sosteric, “A Sociology of Archetypes,” PsyArXiv Preprints, January 5, 2021, osf.io/preprints/ The Sapphire archetype is the image of an aggressive, dominating, angry, emasculating Black woman.

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Excessive Wealth Has Run Amok—This Must Stop

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Malik Cıl on pexels.com I’ve been a student of inequality for a long time—as a curious child and later as a sociology professor. Comprising consultants, attorneys, accountants, wealth managers, and others, this wealth defense industry employs various tools to hide wealth and avoid taxation.