Author: Mayuko Onuki, Yasunobu Okabe
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Role of Social Capital in International Volunteering: Evidence From Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. Building relationships is a key strength of international volunteering for development. This study explores the role of bonding, bridging, and linking social capital in shaping the effectiveness of international volunteering. Using survey data from 1,330 … Goto full post >>
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Exploring the Dynamics: The Relationship Between Unrestricted Resources and Nonprofit Efficiency
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. Many donors restrict their contributions to ensure that nonprofits deliver services that are aligned with their expectations. While restricted resources offer advantages, it may introduce inefficiencies within nonprofits. This concern prompts an important … Goto full post >>
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Volunteer Quitting as a Political Statement and Act of Protest
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. As part of a national political struggle in 2023, high-level government actors in Israel sought to pass laws expanding executive power by undermining the power of courts. In protest against these legal reforms, many volunteer military reservists announced … Goto full post >>
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WATCH: Getting out the Native Vote to indigenize energy sovereignty
Whether it’s the environmental and health effects of nuclear mining in Diné (Navajo) territory, the bitter contentions around the Dakota Access Pipeline in the tribal territory of the Standing Rock Sioux, or the mining for copper on a sacred Apache site, it is clear that there have long been troubling issues at the nexus of…
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More Easy to Serve Inc.: Cross-Country Evidence on the Link Between Marketization and Nonprofit Creaming Behavior
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. By now, the idea that marketization can induce nonprofit mission drift seems common knowledge. However, there is limited insight to what extent this argument holds across (a) different aspects of nonprofit marketization and (b) different organizational, … Goto full post >>
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NCRP’s Newest Publication Gives Funders Tools To Combat Authoritarianism
Contact: Russell Roybal | rroybal@ncrp.org Jennifer Amuzie | jamuzie@ncrp.org NCRP’s Newest Publication Gives Funders Tools To Combat Authoritarianism The Summer 2025 Issue of Responsive Philanthropy highlights the stories and data that funders must use to address authoritarianism WASHINGTON, DC – On the heels of rising political violence, an increasingly authoritarian executive, and weakening institutions, the National Committee…
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Book Review: Co-operative enterprise in comparative perspective: Exceptionally un-American?
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. Goto full post >>
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June 2025 Open Thread
Our goal with hosting quarterly open threads is to give blog readers an opportunity to publicly raise comments or questions about GiveWell or related topics (in the comments section below). As always, you’re also welcome to email us at info@givewell.org or to request a call with GiveWell staff if you have feedback or questions you’d…
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Solidarity Economy Organizers Gather in Atlanta to Build Toward Liberation
This article was originally published by NPQ Online on May 27, 2025, https://nonprofitquarterly.org/solidarity-economy-organizers-gather-in-atlanta-to-build-toward-liberation/. Used with permission. Remembering our history allows us to build our futures.” So said Stephanie Guilloud of movement organization Project South in the initial plenary session of the Resist & Build Summit. The scope taken on by conference attendees was very ambitious. Held in…
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How (and why) to add a Party Kit to your Library of Things
The party kit concept (also known as a ‘party pack‘) is simple yet impactful. It combines the benefits of using reusable items with the advantages of sharing. Set up within the community, a party kit provides everything needed for an event—reusable plates, cups, cutlery, and more. Borrowed and then returned, it’s ready to be used…
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Podcast Episode 5: Exploring HIV/AIDS Funding Cuts and Emerging Needs
The US government has historically been a major funder of HIV/AIDS programs, providing around $5 to $6 billion annually through PEPFAR and other initiatives. With anticipated major reductions in US government foreign aid, including potential cuts of 20% to 50% to HIV/AIDS funding, GiveWell is assessing where new, cost-effective needs might emerge. GiveWell aims to…
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The Rainy Day is Now a Hurricane—Holding ClimateWorks Foundation and its Funders Accountable to Resource the Frontlines. (Part 2 of 2)
Climate Justice Organizations’ Rally Cry is Echoing Movement groups have spent years sending out the same rallying cry: “Fund the frontlines. Fund a Just Transition away from the fossil fuel-based economy. Listen to us. Support us.” Funders have seen countless funder briefings, closed door meetings, toxic tours, reports, zines, and conferences. This message from the ground,…
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Unbought, Unbossed, and Unbowed: Sex Worker-Led Organizing in the Age of Respectability Politics
Carlton V. Bell II Respectability politics has long cast a heavy shadow over the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors. For those of us organizing at the intersections of sex work, Black liberation, trans justice, and bodily autonomy, this shadow is more than metaphorical. It’s a material barrier and systemic obstacle, a locked door to funding, to inclusion,…