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  • Understanding the Nonprofit Sector: An Introductory Guide

    Exponent Philanthropy Jan 17, 2025

    The first step to understanding the nonprofit sector is having a basic definition of what it is. The nonprofit sector encompasses institutions and organizations that are neither government nor business.…

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  • Gaming for Social Impact: Examining Challenges and Opportunities

    TCC Group Jan 17, 2025

    The gaming industry is a powerful tool for social change, offering innovative solutions to pressing societal challenges like education, public health, and community engagement, showing the benefits of gaming for…

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  • Support LA Fire Recovery: Doing the Most Good

    Advocate Jan 17, 2025

    There has been an outpouring of support for LA fire recovery and those who’ve lost their homes or been otherwise affected by the Los Angeles fires. Some nonprofit organizations have…

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  • Donating Points and Miles to Charity: Benefits and Drawbacks

    The Detroit News Jan 17, 2025

    If you’re sitting on a pile of travel or credit card rewards with no immediate travel plans, donating points and miles to a charity is an easy way to have…

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  • Strengthening Democracy Through Philanthropy

    The Nation Jan 16, 2025

    Progressive philanthropy lacks good strategy, so too many of our organizations are hollow—and that left us unable to prevent a second Trump term and strengthen democracy through philanthropy. In the…

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  • DAFs as a Tool for Activism

    Fast Company Jan 16, 2025

    In just a few days, Donald Trump will return to the White House, and the political activist class is already in full gear, showing the potential of DAFs as a…

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  • Diversifying Funding: Exploring Nonprofit Revenue Streams

    Forbes Jan 16, 2025

    Nonprofit organizations are often synonymous with tight budgets, relentless fundraising efforts, and staff motivated by purpose over paychecks, but diversifying funding could open up alternatives. When you look at the…

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  • Alleviating Poverty in New York City: Insights From This Nonprofit’s Advocacy

    New York Amsterdam News Jan 15, 2025

    Tomás Ramos realized there was a need for a new group focused on alleviating poverty in New York City in 2017, but he couldn’t start his non-profit, the Oyate Group, until…

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  • Effective Communications Strategies for Nonprofit Sector Collaboration

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Jan 15, 2025

    “[Men] fear each other because they don’t know each other, and they don’t know each other because they don’t communicate with each other, and they don’t communicate with each other…

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  • Community Groups Support LA Wildfire Relief Efforts

    The Guardian Jan 15, 2025

    As California state and federal agencies lag in their response to the widespread wildfires that erupted this week in Los Angeles, a network of grassroots organizations and small businesses have launched their own disaster relief…

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  • Supporting LA Fire Recovery: Where To Donate and Volunteer

    KCRW Jan 14, 2025

    Watching this week’s events unfold, it’s hard to not want to take action, supporting LA fire recovery. While donating items or showing up to sites IRL may feel good, make…

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  • Advancing Trust-based Philanthropy for Equity

    Fast Company Jan 14, 2025

    There’s been a lot of discussion the past few years on advancing trust-based philanthropy, a model that seeks to shift power dynamics by providing fewer funding restrictions and putting more…

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