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After Three Years of Study, the Transformative Effects of MacKenzie Scott’s Big Gifts are Clear

Feb 18, 2025

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Big, unrestricted gifts have a transformative effect on nonprofits that receive them. They can lead to greater financial strength and documented program results. They can also lead to increased confidence […] The post After Three Years of Study, the Transformative Effects of MacKenzie Scott’s Big Gifts are Clear appeared first on The Center for…

Leading with Trust: A Blueprint for Equitable Disaster Philanthropy in Los Angeles

Feb 14, 2025

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This year’s wildfires in Los Angeles didn’t only destroy homes and livelihoods they also revealed the longstanding inequities in disaster response. The workers who are clearing debris, the small business […] The post Leading with Trust: A Blueprint for Equitable Disaster Philanthropy in Los Angeles appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full…

Turn on Your Headlights: How Funders Can Cut Through the Chaos Right Now

Feb 13, 2025

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The speed and intensity of the unprecedented attacks on the nonprofit and public sectors unleashed in the first month of President Trump’s second administration has been staggering. While many of […] The post Turn on Your Headlights: How Funders Can Cut Through the Chaos Right Now appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto…

Rethinking Scale: Community-Led Approaches to Strengthening Sustainability During Uncertain Times

Feb 11, 2025

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In times of increasing uncertainty, from shifting federal priorities to crises like the wildfires devastating Southern California, nonprofit organizations face growing challenges in sustaining their work and responding to the […] The post Rethinking Scale: Community-Led Approaches to Strengthening Sustainability During Uncertain Times appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full post >>

How Funders Can Respond to an Unprecedented Threat to Nonprofits

Feb 10, 2025

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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 >>

Book Review: Checkbook Zionism: Philanthropy and Power in the Israel-Diaspora Relationship

Feb 10, 2025

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How Does Nonprofit Revenue Diversification Affect Revenue Volatility Before, During, and After External Economic Crisis?

Feb 10, 2025

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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…

Housing justice beyond consumerism – an excerpt from Defying Displacement

Feb 6, 2025

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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…

Now is the Time to Lay the Foundation for Long-Term Civic Resilience

Feb 6, 2025

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Just as we adults are processing the White House’s actions since the presidential inauguration, so too are our children. For those of us with young people in our lives — […] The post Now is the Time to Lay the Foundation for Long-Term Civic Resilience appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full…

EPIP LA | 2025 Mentorship Program – Applications open now!

Feb 5, 2025

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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…

L.A. Wildfire’s Devastating Impact on a Black Community Is a Call to Action for Philanthropy

Feb 4, 2025

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The recent Eaton Fire that ravaged parts of Altadena and Pasadena left a trail of physical destruction, but its impact goes far beyond property damage. Even as officials announce that […] The post L.A. Wildfire’s Devastating Impact on a Black Community Is a Call to Action for Philanthropy appeared first on The Center for Effective…

The Hidden Costs of Crisis Pregnancy Centers: The Financial Power Behind Anti-Abortion Agendas

Feb 1, 2025

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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…

The Tale of Two Climate Weeks: Part 1 of 2

Jan 31, 2025

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In September 2024, NCRP’s Senior Movement Engagement Manager for Climate Change Senowa Mize-Fox and NCRP’s Research and Development Associate Spencer Ozer attended New York City Climate Week. Climate Week is a series of events sponsored by The Climate Group that aims to bring together actors from all different sectors with a shared vision of tackling…

The Tale of Two Climate Weeks: Part 2 of 2

Jan 30, 2025

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In September 2024, NCRP’s Senior Movement Engagement Manager for Climate Change Senowa Mize-Fox and NCRP’s Research and Development Associate Spencer Ozer attended New York City Climate Week. Climate Week is a series of events sponsored by The Climate Group that aims to bring together actors from all different sectors with a shared vision of tackling…

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Jan 30, 2025

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Photo by matthew Feeney on Unsplash This site is going dark. PLEASE subscribe to https://philanthropy2173.ghost.io/ All the old posts are now there and I will no longer be double posting over here. Thanks for two great decades – see you in the…

A warning to #nonprofits and #foundations in the USA

Jan 29, 2025

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Funders, I Want to Tell You About My Donkeys

Jan 29, 2025

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This post originally appeared on the author’s Medium page. Read it here and find out more about the Full Frame Initiative here. Anyone who has known me for more than […] The post Funders, I Want to Tell You About My Donkeys appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full post >>

Shareable’s Mutual Aid 101 Learning Series launches February 19

Jan 28, 2025

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Since Trump’s second inauguration just days ago, we’ve seen a flurry of executive orders and actions by the new administration with the aim of sowing intimidation and fear among the most marginalized communities in the US. We face immense challenges and threats, from the climate crisis to increasing criminalization and surveillance. At this uncertain moment…

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Jan 28, 2025

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There’s another new post on the new site:https://philanthropy2173.ghost.io/If you hit the subscribe button on the new site, you’ll get those posts directly in your email. I’m working with the new host site to allow the posts to be sent to subscribers over here. Goto full post >>

Fundraising Ethics: Toward an In-Depth Understanding of Individual Donors’ Perceptions

Jan 28, 2025

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Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. The rise of donorcentrism in fundraising often translates into donor-centric ethical thinking based on the idea that fundraising is ethical when it gives priority to donors’ wants, needs, desires, and wishes. However, nonprofit organizations cannot claim to be donor-centric without having a clear idea of donors’ ethical…

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