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Empowering Young Voices Globally in the Fight for Climate Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

In recent years, the global youth climate action movement has risen up to demand that world leaders listen to science and mandate climate and environmental education. As a result, educators have an important opportunity to harness and facilitate this passion by connecting students to the global citizen science community.

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The End of Expertise and How Associations Must Adapt

The MatrixFiles

Higher education and the media have been hard hit with trust issues. Here are a few statistics that we shared: 27% of Americans say they have not too much or no confidence in scientists to act in the public’s best interest ( Pew Research ) 39% of Americans, a record-high, say they don’t trust the media at all.

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Impact investing: Catalyzing systemic change 

Candid

Of course, whether we’re writing checks to local charities, endowing a scholarship at our alma mater, or establishing a family foundation, we’re investing for impact. Impact investing is only the latest iteration of how foundations can use their assets for the public good.

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Closing racial wealth gaps with community land trusts 

Candid

Beyond making us less competitive in the global economy, growing wealth inequality puts our democracy at risk; in a nation of “haves” and “have nots,” elite interests are completely removed from the needs of regular people. This concentration of wealth in smaller and smaller corners of the U.S.

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How can nonprofits build public trust through accountability to beneficiaries?

ASU Lodestar Center

The Trust Barometer 2021 Global Report reports that businesses are now the only institution trusted by the public, not nonprofits. Reading Tory Martin’s ideas for rebuilding public trust through participation and transparency led me to explore how nonprofits can rebuild public trust through accountability to beneficiaries.

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5 Reasons Your Board Should Switch to Google Drive

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Also, some folders, such as those containing the 990s, bylaws, and approved minutes, can be linked to the nonprofit’s website to make the organization more transparent to the public. Even in the absence of tech failure, setting up a shared drive will allow new members to read through previous minutes to get context on issues of interest.

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Is it a movement or a moment?

Candid

When it comes to raising visibility on a given issue, nonprofits often strive to achieve broader impact—the kind of change that comes through collective action. Recent years have seen several examples of moments that captured public attention—typically after years-long efforts and organizing before they burst into wider awareness.

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