(March 1, 2021) For those looking for an alternative to performative webinars on race, diversity, justice and equality sponsored by the structures that have institutionalized and benefited from racism and misogyny should probably head on over to Party at the End of the Patriarchy Conference being held online on March 8, 9 and 10th Mazarine Treyz and her company Wild Woman … [Read more...] about Looking for an alternative to performative webinars on race?
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Debate or ‘culture war’: Community-centric fundraising vs donor-centred fundraising
(February 26, 2021) The clash of values seemingly inherent in community-centric fundraising vs donor-centred fundraising have recently played out on the UK charity news website thirdsector.co.uk. “A proliferation of conflicts across the sector has jeopardised its reputation as a friendly profession,” wrote Ian MacQuillan in an opinion piece Fundraisers Must Rise Above … [Read more...] about Debate or ‘culture war’: Community-centric fundraising vs donor-centred fundraising
The links between domestic violence and mass shootings strengthened by recent studies
(February 22, 2021) The deathly combination of domestic violence and mass shootings never seems like a surprise when the male perpetrator of a mass shooting is found to have engaged in abusive behavior with women in his personal life. In April 2020, Canada was collectively horrified by a mass shooting in Nova Scotia, in which Gabriel Wortman murdered 22 people and set 16 … [Read more...] about The links between domestic violence and mass shootings strengthened by recent studies
In latest poll, charities rank last in trust to mitigate inequity
(February 12, 2021) Trust in charity groups and nonprofits has dropped 6%—from 54 to 48 since Proof Strategies began doing the CanTrust Index in 2016, joining media, government, and small/medium business in a general downward spiral of trust in institutions. Only large corporations showed trust improvement, albeit from a low of 21 in 2016 to a high of 27 in … [Read more...] about In latest poll, charities rank last in trust to mitigate inequity
Dr. Lucy Bernholz: 2021 is a “turning point” for the philanthropic sector
(February 11, 2021) The philanthropic sector is called to task and urged to think of 2021 as a “turning point” by Dr. Lucy Bernholz, Senior Research Scholar and Director of the Digital Civil Society Lab, a department of Stanford University’s Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society. Bernholz is the mastermind of the annual Philanthropy and Digital Civil Society: … [Read more...] about Dr. Lucy Bernholz: 2021 is a “turning point” for the philanthropic sector