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Creating the Safe Space to Talk About Race in the Nonprofit Sector
Just because we now have a president of color does not mean we should take the topic of diversity off our agenda.
Philanthropy
Giving Sector Making Wrong Turn in Crisis
Scared organizations are hoarding what they have instead of partnering with others to strengthen and streamline their operations.
Nonprofits
The Recession’s Effect on How to Appeal to Donors
During these tough economic times, appeals to the heart may replace quantitative metrics in successfully appealing to donors.
Nau and Again
When Nau, an outdoor clothing start-up from Portland, Ore., launched in 2005, word on the street had it that the company would push socially responsible business to new heights. But barely a year after putting its earth-toned parkas and virgin merino wool sweaters up for sale in its übercool “webfront” stores, Nau pulled the plug. Find out how Nau tried on too much, too fast.
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Panel Discussion - Skoll World Forum: Conflict Resolution
From investment to football to soap operas to jobs, culture can be a force for good in the world. In this panel discussion sponsored by the Skoll World Forum, experts on social entrepreneurship share their experiences and insights about how to use culture and media as tools for conflict resolution.
Podcast
The Encore Careers Summit - Lessons for a New Social Movement
How can the United States and the world benefit from the work of people who have been dedicated to social change over the last 30 years? What can those with the most diverse array of backgrounds and careers do to impact social, economic, and political policy, particularly in this unprecedented era of new political leadership? In this panel discussion from the 2008 Encore Careers Summit, activist leaders from the women's, civil rights, and environmental movements discuss how we can reinvent this country by drawing on lessons from the past.
Philanthropy
T-Shaped People and Philanthropy
For philanthropy to reach its potential, bodies of knowledge need to "jump together."
Nonprofits
Straws and Nets
The author asks if there really is a difference between religious organizations taking x percent of a donation for their church and a nonprofit taking money out for operating costs.