Author: Chloe Heskett
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Philanthropy is onto the next: how themes from Black Funding Denied are coming up today
In 2020, I remember being on a regional call with funders in New England who were optimistic that, after months of a global pandemic and a summer of the largest racial uprising this country has seen since the Civil Rights Movement, we were in a new era of philanthropy. I was not as convinced that…
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Social Identification and Charitable Giving: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. To enhance their effectiveness, nonprofit fundraisers may wish to harness the power of identification. Informed by Social Identity Theory and Charitable Triad Theory, we meta-analyzed 40 years of research on social identification and charitable giving to quantify the overall relationship and conducted meta-regressions to investigate moderators. Across…
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Nonprofit Revenue Portfolios and Exposure to Business Cycle Risk
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. Public sector organizations frequently face increased demand for their services during economic downturns at the same time that their revenues decline. This problem is particularly acute for nonprofit organizations, who cannot rely on involuntary taxation in the same manner that governments can. In this paper, we document…
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Organizing Transgender People: Toward a Process-Based Theory of Representative Bureaucracy
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. Despite advancements in LGBTQ+ rights, transgender people remain as one of the most socially stigmatized and marginalized members of society. Many continue to face state-sanctioned discrimination. Kerala stands out in supporting and advancing transgender people. We interviewed 15 government officials and 28 transgender women to explore how…
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The school of gentrification – an excerpt from Defying Displacement
The following is an excerpt adapted from Defying Displacement: Urban Recomposition and Social War (IAS/AK Press, 2024). Universities as gentrifiers “These super-men and world-mastering demi-gods listened, however, to no low tongues of ours, even when we pointed silently to their feet of clay.” —W.E.B. Du Bois The workers and capitalists who profit most from the…
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How Funders Can Respond to an Unprecedented Threat to Nonprofits
The scope and scale of the Trump administration’s ambitions are now strikingly clear, as is the degree of the administration’s hostility for the nonprofit sector in the U.S. and around […] The post How Funders Can Respond to an Unprecedented Threat to Nonprofits appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full post >>
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Book Review: Checkbook Zionism: Philanthropy and Power in the Israel-Diaspora Relationship
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How Does Nonprofit Revenue Diversification Affect Revenue Volatility Before, During, and After External Economic Crisis?
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. Nonprofits widely adopt revenue diversification with the belief that it improves their fiscal health and promotes a higher output of charitable services. However, this belief tells us little about the effects of revenue diversification during crises. This study, using panel data from 2004 to 2012, examines how…
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Housing justice beyond consumerism – an excerpt from Defying Displacement
The following is an excerpt adapted from Defying Displacement: Urban Recomposition and Social War (IAS/AK Press, 2024). Defining displacement Gentrification is commonly understood as consumption: who chooses to rent or purchase which housing unit. From this perspective we can ask many questions: why white people wish to live in “gritty” neighborhoods, or why they have…
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EPIP LA | 2025 Mentorship Program – Applications open now!
Calling all potential mentees! EPIP Los Angeles is making it easier for you to enhance your professional development under the guidance of skilled mentors from the philanthropic field. Now in its twelfth year, EPIP LA’s Mentorship Program has helped countless early to mid-career EPIP members find great mentors, and you could be next! The EPIP…
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The Hidden Costs of Crisis Pregnancy Centers: The Financial Power Behind Anti-Abortion Agendas
It’s been nearly three years since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, opening the gates for stricter abortion bans and setting new limits to healthcare access across the U.S. With the shifts to the landscape of abortion access, Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs) have positioned themselves as go-to resources for pregnant people. But to be…