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Laws, Not Lawyers

By John H. Vogel Jr., Sarah Gohl Isabel, & James Sears Bryant

How states can protect nonprofit leaders and infuse more money into the sector.

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Sound and Fury

By Tony Proscio

Much public affairs lingo, such as "capacity," signifies nothing in particular. The nonprofit and public sectors have more than their share of this vocabulary. There are a handful of toxic words and phrases that have a way of polluting any stream of consciousness, muddying the concepts and making it impossible to see what facts and arguments (if any) lie below the surface.

Profiting From Failure

By Paul Shoemaker

What nonprofits and donors can learn from the closing of a venture philanthropy firm.

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Faith in Fair Trade

By Kathryn Wolford & Lisa Bonds 1

How Lutherans are transforming their love of coffee into global good.

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Fundraising in Tough Times

By Mal Warwick 14

Our economy is in bad shape and will only get worse. So what can fundraisers do to minimize the impact of this difficult period on our organizations, and at the same time maximize income?

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Social Entrepreneurship Revisited

By Paul C. Light 25

Social entrepreneurship is one of the most alluring terms on the problem-solving landscape today. The question is not whether social entrepreneurship is a term in
good currency, but what it actually means.

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Scaling Impact

By Jeffrey Bradach 15

Scaling requires not only fidelity to core processes and programs, but also constant adjustments to local needs and resources.