Author: Sarah Martin
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Standing Strong for DEI
The remarkable and rapid capitulation of many corporations to the new administration’s anti-Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) crusade is not just craven, it’s likely to impede the performance (and profitability) […] The post Standing Strong for DEI appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full post >>
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More new posts – have you moved your subscription yet?
I’m still double posting over here to get readers over to the new site. There’s a new post uphttps://philanthropy2173.ghost.io/have-you-had-covid/Ghost should allow newsletter sending pretty soon – so make sure you’ve signed up over there as I’ll stop posting here once the newsletter function goes live over there.Philanthropy2173.ghost.io Goto full post >>
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Philanthropy2173.ghost.io
There’s a new post over at https://philanthropy2173.ghost.io/u-s-civil-society-under-attack/. I have to post these here for now so that the posts still go to subscribers. (I’m working on it, I’m working on it)https://philanthropy2173.ghost.io/u-s-civil-society-under-attack/ Goto full post >>
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Another new post over at Philanthropy2173.ghost.io
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Rising Together: Meet the EPIP 2024 Planning Committee
Excitement is building for our 2024 conference happening in New Orleans! From June 3-5 we’ll be celebrating our first in-person conference since before the pandemic began, and our first conference as a new nonprofit. As we prepare emerging leaders to address the constant change in the philanthropic sector and the world, we can’t wait to…
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How to launch your own seed lending library
Richmond Grows Seed Lending Library is a non-profit seed lending library that opened in 2010. While we aim to be a local model for sustainability, we also support other communities in creating their own seed lending library and seed interchanges. Since we opened in May 2010, over 800 seed lending libraries have opened! All of…
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A Look Ahead to EPIP 2024: Reconnect, Revive and Rise
As spring arrives, we’re getting excited to be even closer to welcoming our community to New Orleans for EPIP 2024: Reconnect, Revive and Rise! Registration is open, you’ve met our conference planning committee, and we’ve now released our full conference agenda. Goto full post >>
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How Inclusive Utility Investments bring the energy transition to rural residents
As a society, we find ourselves in a situation sometimes described as a polycrisis, where social, ecological, and economic issues create challenging and mutually reinforcing synergies, making it difficult to address any problem in isolation. For working people, the imminent need for a clean energy transition might seem like it has to take a backseat…
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Moving the blog – philanthropy2173.ghost.io
Our tech stacks matter. It’s easiest to use products made by big companies, but in the online world, doing so means you don’t own your stuff, the oligarchs who own the companies own your stuff. I’m not a fan of oligarchs. I’ve been blogging for more than 20+ years and have moved this site a…
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Our Takeaways From EPIP 2024
EPIP Boston Steering Committee member Grace Savage Loughborough and EPIP Boston co-chair Candace Burton talk about their takeaways from the EPIP 2024 Conference Goto full post >>
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Rural Power Coalition: 2024 Year in Review
2024 was yet another monumental year in the fight for the future of Rural Electric Cooperatives. The Rural Power Coalition dedicated its work to ensuring that the federal funding provided in the Inflation Reduction Act for Rural Electric Co-ops (RECs) will truly benefit member-owners and the rural communities in which co-ops reside. New federal investments…
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The Dual Structure of Volunteering During Crises: A Task-Driven Approach to Volunteering
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. This article develops and tests a theoretical model of volunteering during crises suggesting a dual structure referring to the mobilization of two types of volunteers engaging in different voluntary tasks. By combining theories on civic virtue and crisis adaption, I develop and test the theoretical model using…
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Native Community Political Power
In national discussions around political empowerment, large swaths of the public often forget about Indigenous communities. Despite the systemic overlook of Native voters, past election cycles have proven the power of the Native Vote in swing states to shift electoral outcomes – most recently seen in Arizona during 2020. The outcome of the 2024 Election…
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Philanthropy book club
Photo by rawkkim on unsplashThere is so much uncertainty in my life right now. I’ve spent a lifetime reading fiction for joy and mental health, and reading nonfiction for work and an income (OK, I read some nonfiction for fun)…
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A time for radical solidarity
CONTACT(S): Russell Roybal rroybal@ncrp.org Jennifer Amuzie jamuzie@ncrp.org A time for radical solidarity For nearly 50 years, the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) has spoken truth to a sector that isn’t always ready to hear it. In moments like this when our…
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Blueprint 2025!
#Blueprint 2025 is here Join us to discuss tomorrow January 16, 2025.My health is poor, and so the planning for future Blueprints (or whatever comes next) is in your hands. Help me work with you to co-create our collective next. The short survey is in the #Blueprint and here’s a direct link to be part of…
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Playing It Safe Won’t Save Us
Appeasement is in vogue. That doesn’t make it a good idea. We’re barely a month past the 2024 election, and the hot takes are flying. But a clear theme is already emerging. Former Hewlett program officer Daniel Stid captured it recently for the Chronicle of Philanthropy. In his op-ed, he calls on philanthropy to stop “funding…
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Reading through a new lens
Zuckerberg, Musk, and Bezos are paying for and hosting parties for the incoming. Don’t get worked up about that – you’re not invited. DO get worked up about the fact that, starting a few weeks ago, you should NOT trust any information you see on Facebook, Instagram, or WhatsApp. Why? Because Mark owns them. He…
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Calling All Donors (and Would-Be Donors): The Vital U.S. Nonprofit Sector is Under Threat and Must Be Protected
Nonprofits are facing significant, arguably unprecedented, challenges and it’s crucial that donors, whatever their ideologies or particular programmatic goals or priorities, pay attention. Three developments, in particular, worry me: a […] The post Calling All Donors (and Would-Be Donors): The Vital U.S. Nonprofit Sector is Under Threat and Must Be Protected appeared first on The…