This article examines the ways in which the charitable sector can be strengthened through some degree of income generation. However, it also argues that new ways of giving such as ‘philanthrocapitalism’ can ensure that the work being done by nonprofit organisations is not overshadowed because it can help socialise for profit activity. It also highlights how GuideStar can assist in this respect.
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Stories from an extraordinary group of women who are mediating conflict, caring for refugees, restoring communities and building more responsive governments. These 15 leaders came together for CEDPA’s WomenLead in Promoting Peace and Stability workshop, held Oct. 23–Nov. 17, 2006 in Washington, D.C. Each has a powerful story to tell about the conflict in her country, and how women are building lasting peace by rewriting constitutions, negotiating human rights protections, securing access to more...
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The NGO Stichting Bakens Verzet (“Another Way”) of the Netherlands promotes a Model for self-financing, ecological, sustainable, local integrated development projects for the world’s poor. This work is in the public domain. It can be accessed, downloaded from website www.flowman.nl and used free of charge. The website has been further enriched by a series of four Powerpoint® Presentations in English and French which can be directly accessed from the homepage.The first presentation www.flo more...
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The Alliance responds to the need and demand for an inclusive global forum and platform for cross-sectoral policy dialogue on the use of ICT for enhancing the achievement of internationally agreed development goals, notably reduction of poverty.
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On August 11, 2008, the Buckeye Institute has launched its Center for Transparent and Accountable Government.
The Center will be directed by Michael Maurer, and has two opening initiatives. The first is a “Pledge for Transparency and Accountability in Government,” a pledge that will be distributed to candidates running for any elective office at all levels of Ohio government. The second initiative is a wiki site, www.ohiosunshine.org, which will enable Ohioans to monitor how well state and more...
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Co-production points to ways in which we can rebuild and reinvigorate this core economy and realise its potential. nef's (new economics foundation's) manifesto shows how public services can play a part in making it happen. nef's manifesto charts the development of co-production, its growth in the UK, and sets out a ten point plan for what will be, in effect, the biggest revolution in social policy since William Beveridge introduced the welfare state.
This is a nef (new economics foundation) pa more...
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Authors: A. A-A. Hamada; G. Eid; M. Hakem
Publisher: The Initiative for an Open Arab Internet, 2007. Censorship in the Arab world is still rife, extending to all forms of media including print, television, radio and internet. However, the internet has also become a tool used to get around this censorship and for freedom of expression to find an outlet. This research looks at the extent to which electronic media has influenced the course of human rights in the Arab world and to what extent human more...
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