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As the rights of marginalized groups and the nation’s very civic culture come under threat, guest author Farai Chideya spotlights the need for honest soul-searching in philanthropy, and shares some practical steps for funders. bit.ly/43C0Uqh
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NEW on the blog, Tim Delaney of @NatlCouncilNPs has a note of gratitude as well as a word of warning for #funders based on the state of nonprofits right now: cep.org/a-note-of-gratitude-…
#philanthropy #nonprofits #gratitude #inflation
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Going on break. Last post until 8/8/23
“The definition of ‘laziness’ needs to shift from ‘being averse to working and productivity’ toward ‘being averse to doing things that would lead to a just and equitable world.’”
nonprofitaf.com/2023/06/your…
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"Funders take note: The changing patterns around high school graduates’ college-going expectations is about far more than fixing a leaky pipeline." Following graduation season, @Youth_Truth's @jendeforest shares insight from YouthTruth data on the blog: cep.org/funders-take-note-ph…
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“He has never understood why I got a degree in social work or what I do for a living. But one day, my little sister told me she found out that he cut out and collected every newspaper story where I was featured or quoted.” nonprofitaf.com/2023/06/unsp…
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“We burn ourselves out trying to contain myriad fires every day, while the people setting the fires use vehicles like DAFs to purchase gasoline and matches.”
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“Funders need to stop using the concept of Readiness to justify giving large, transformative grants to already established organizations, while forcing torturous smaller grants on smaller nonprofits, as these orgs are often led by marginalized communities” nonprofitaf.com/2023/05/fund…
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“I think we’ve been nice enough. It’s time to ramp up the campaign and turn calling out #CrappyFundingPractices into a full-fledged movement” nonprofitaf.com/2023/05/join…
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“We must talk about suicide and do something about it because I am afraid the rates among people in our profession will only increase if we continue to neglect it” nonprofitaf.com/2023/05/we-n…
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“It’s time progressive-leaning foundations use the law to advance equity, not sacrifice equity to comply with the law” nonprofitaf.com/2023/04/risk…
The Sillerman Center retweeted
How are the latest trends in #philanthropy - including MacKenzie Scott's large, unrestricted #giving - impacting the field of #aging? Join @NCOAging to hear from @philxbuchanan on this and other questions, incl. a discussion of recent CEP #research: ncoa.org/article/giving-big-…
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What does trust-based philanthropy look like in practice? "The 6-practices can be interrupted in many ways. @RSClarkFdn it's an invitation to think differently. It allows the grantee partner to focus on the work. It's captured in trusting community." -@phipster #DemystifyingTBP
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“The problem is that philanthropy is not some sort of sport or brand of ice cream, where it doesn’t matter if you root for the Patriots or the Seahawks, or if you choose mint chocolate chip or rocky road.”
nonprofitaf.com/2023/04/phil…
Shoutout to @thecathyshow
The Sillerman Center retweeted
“ask each person to do personal meetings audits by scanning through their calendars and see how frequently they have back-to-back meetings. Look at the person who has the most. Look at them! Those haunted eyes! Is that what you want to look like?!”
nonprofitaf.com/2023/04/the-…
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“You’re expecting nonprofits to use capitalism to solve problems caused by…capitalism?”
nonprofitaf.com/2023/04/no-s…
The Sillerman Center retweeted
As we #CelebrateAbortionProviders this week, it's important to send love to our local abortion funds who work tirelessly to help people in our communities access care.
Find yours at @AbortionFunds
ALT Digital illustration of a woman with purple hair, a motorcycle helmet, and a leather jacket that has a pride flag patch, trans flag patch and she & her pronoun pin. She is wearing a gold chain necklace, and across her body reads, 'funding abortion is an act of radical empathy.' Behind her is a city landscape, with a sea of constellations and stars.
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Opinion: Personal relationships and trust are the bread and butter of raising money for a charity. Volunteers are often better suited to tap into those feelings and ask peers to give. phlnthrp.com/3ZKg2Ad
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“This act of compassion, however, angered Zeus. He had Prometheus chained to a rock. Every day a giant eagle would appear and forced Prometheus to submit an organizational budget and several financial reports in various ridiculous formats”
nonprofitaf.com/2023/03/gree…
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“if we are going to be effective at our work of advancing a just and equitable world, our sector must align more with doing the right thing than doing things right”
nonprofitaf.com/2023/02/doin…
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“Nonprofits will always require funding. So they will always be fundraising. That’s the sustainability plan. To expect otherwise is to remain completely delusional about how funding works in our sector. Don’t ever ask the sustainability question again.”
nonprofitaf.com/2023/02/10-c…