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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. Sara Razavi: Within the CDFI [ community development financial institution ] space, we are a nonprofit loan fund.

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What We Can Learn From the COVID-19 Philanthropy Commons

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Users could see which Commons member submitted the opportunity and then be put in touch directly with the nonprofit. We attribute this failure, largely, to sociological hurdles. Funders also indicated a need for an established rapport before trusting other Commons users’ processes for vetting nonprofit funding submissions.

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Day in the Life of a Nonprofit Communicator – Stacy Harbaugh

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

Welcome to the latest installment in our series on the “Day in the Life” of nonprofit communicators, where we ask you to describe your day in your own words. Don’t be shy – tell us what you do in a typical day as a nonprofit communications pro. Tell us what you do in a typical day as a nonprofit communications pro.

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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. Why Excessive Wealth Matters Academics and nonprofit activists have long talked about income inequality—and, more recently, have begun to address the more significant issue of wealth inequality.

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Averting Disaster through Preparation: A Conversation with Rebecca Katz and Mackenzie S. Moore

NonProfit Quarterly

I’m thinking about our readers who are involved in humanitarian work, schools, or small health-based nonprofits that are focused on an area of health that’s not central to outbreaks but could be affected by outbreaks. What are your perspectives on that? Folks don’t know what questions to ask. People should investigate the clinical trials.

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How To Get The Most Out of Your Case Management Software

GiveGab

From food banks to homeless shelters, nonprofit service organizations are the driving forces behind building better communities. Specialized nonprofit case management software enables these organizations to automate processes and optimize the services that their clients depend on.

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Jocelyn Harmon Joins Care2 as Director of Nonprofit Services

Care2

Increasing its dedication to helping nonprofits connect with over 12 million civically-active members in their online advocacy, fundraising and list growth, Care2 is pleased to announce the addition of Jocelyn Harmon as Director of Nonprofit Services. Her personal blog, Marketing for Nonprofits , is top-ranked on Alltop.