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Browsing by Subject "nonprofit organizations"

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    Creating Capacity to Address the Challenges Facing the Next Generation of Nonprofit Leaders
    (Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, 2009-03-15) Schupbach, Jeremy
    This paper provides a study of the nonprofit sector's need to develop a new generation of leaders who can capitalize on strategic and political opportunities to advance their organizations in a rapidly changing environment. The paper contends that current leaders need to invest in future leaders, as nonprofits must now (more than ever) compete for talented professionals. Nonprofit leaders are also encouraged to understand the political frame, and to develop the strategic and political skills critical to successful leadership. In terms of method, the paper relies on a literature review and also draws on the author's own professional experience. After the introduction there are two main sections. The first addresses the growing concern for leadership development, especially the need to develop, recruit and retain a new generation of nonprofit leadership. The second focuses on the importance of developing political knowledge and strategic leadership in nonprofit organizations. A final concluding section contains three primary recommendations for nonprofit leaders: - Recommendation 1: Successful Leaders Must be Strategic Thinkers - Recommendation 2: Develop the Capacity to Recruit and Equip Future Leaders - Recommendation 3: Cultivate and Learn to Apply Political Skill and Knowledge
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    Directory of Nonprofit Organizations of Color in Minnesota, Third Edition, February 1997.
    (Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, University of Minnesota, 1997) Smith, Frederick W.
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    Directory of Nonprofit Organizations of Color in Minnesota.
    (Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, University of Minnesota, 1992) Smith, Frederick W.
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    Directory of Nonprofit Organizations of Color in Minnesota. Second Edition.
    (Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, University of Minnesota, 1993) Smith, Frederick W.
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    Elites' Influence on Global Progressive Change: An Analysis of U.S. Private Foundations and Social Movement Organizations
    (2023) Rathjen, Kyla
    This paper seeks to understand the contributions that U.S. private foundations make to the collective, people-centered work of social movement organizations (SMOs) domestically and globally, and to examine the ways in which the practices of private foundations could be adjusted to better support social justice movements. Private foundations include independent, operating, and corporate foundations, and are primarily grantmaking institutions that occasionally administer programs. One of their few requirements is to spend a minimum of five percent of their net assets each year to a very-broadly defined charitable purpose. A social movement organization, or SMO, is a “complex, or formal, organization which identifies its goals with the preferences of a social movement” and seeks to implement its goals (McCarthy & Zald, 1977, p. 1218). The complex identities of SMOs include radical, autonomous, grassroots organizations and professionalized, legally-registered, nonprofit organizations. SMOs provide effective vehicles for bringing about policy change and social justice. Three elements of the policies, programs, and culture that govern private foundations in the U.S. are examined in this paper, including: regulatory structures and tax laws, “safe” grantmaking practices, and social change discourse. While the lack of accountability that private foundations enjoy makes lasting change challenging to accomplish, change is possible. In turn, each section is followed by recommendations that are intended to increase pressure in a few areas that will catalyze change.
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    Engaging Gaming Communities For Human Rights: An NGO Toolkit
    (2024-05-01) Hassan, Wajih
    This paper explores everything nonprofit organizations (NGOs) need to know about when engaging online gaming communities for human rights purposes. The research employs qualitative methods such as interviews with gaming community influencers; digital ethnography such as participant observation and engagement with several online gaming communities and some content analysis over different social media platforms; and a literature review. This paper focuses on understanding humanitarian work within gaming communities, tools and methods that NGOs need to use and be aware of in online gaming spaces, and provides a toolkit that encapsulates the information from this research into a practical and easily digestible guidance for NGOs hoping to utilize online gaming communities for human rights.
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    Equity in Minnesota State Grantmaking
    (2021-05) Gullickson, Nicolette; Jones, Wendy; Sand, Lilian; Yan, Jiapeng
    The state grantmaking process was not originally designed with equity as the organizing principle. As such, it is unsurprising to learn that nonprofit organizations in Minnesota led by and/or serving Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) receive less state funding than white-led organizations. Equity does not occur on its own, it must be cultivated. In recent years, there has been an increasing focus on community involvement when it comes to social service provision. Grassroots activism has elevated participatory funding as an equitable solution to the inequities present in grantmaking processes across the board, whether coming from the state or foundations. Communities know best what they need, and embedded community organizations are well- positioned to communicate these needs and execute the programs necessary to meet them. Unfortunately, the state of Minnesota takes a top-down approach, with agency personnel specifying what programs will be created, and thus funded, rather than asking communities what their needs are. In addition, this disconnected top-down approach leads to an application process that is overly burdensome and does not accurately capture the success of the organizations applying for state funding.
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    Minnesota Public Utility Commission Making Public Data Accessible
    (2022-05) Krueger, Sarah; Lupton, Andrew; Teklinski, Mark; Williamson, Jennifer
    This report thoroughly scrutinizes the current online capabilities of the Minnesota PUC - specifically regarding online accessibility. Terminology such as “accessibility,” “data-user,” and “usability” are defined without jargon. Much of the project’s timeline was spent on background research of the PUC’s role as a data-collector and a data-repository. Research of other state utility commissions and similar public institutions in Minnesota (i.e. Minnesota Department of Health) were helpful in the creation of comparison-based recommendations. Functionality of the PUC was graded in comparison to Wisconsin, Arizona, and Washington’s utility commissions. The corresponding data-visualization illustrates strengths and weaknesses of the MN PUC relative to other state agencies.Our findings indicate that the PUC’s online capabilities are currently satisfactory in many aspects, such as streamlined eDockets set-ups for data retrieval. PUC website and eDockets users currently are composed of experienced users who can quickly navigate the platform after an initial “learning period.” However, the online platform still has many opportunities to grow the system into a space that is friendly to non-experienced users. Our recommendations have been compiled into a list that can be itemized by budget.
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    Nonprofit Organizations of Color in Minnesota: An Overview and Directory.
    (Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, University of Minnesota, 1992) Smith, Frederick W.
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    Nonprofit Organizations of Color in Minnesota: An Overview and Directory.
    (Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, University of Minnesota, 1991) Smith, Frederick W.
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    Rowing A Boat in a Hurricane: Nonprofit Strategic Leadership During Community Crises
    (2022-05) Quanrud, Julia
    The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically disrupted the communities served by nonprofit human service organizations while also throwing the organizations themselves into incredibly challenging conditions. This study examines how organizations’ and their leaders in particular responded and adapted to these crises, drawing from the insights of nonprofit executives interviewed in the spring of 2022. Society relies on nonprofit human service organizations to continue providing critical services in a crisis, even as the organizations themselves reel from the crisis. They must be able to withstand the stress of a crisis and rapidly adapt the services they provide to the community. Community crises are unpredictable events, but when they do arrive, strategic and adaptive leaders can turn them into transformational opportunities for the organization. Leaders must strategically assess, mitigate, and react to the danger of the crisis, using their mission as a compass for their response.