Using the Whole Whale - A Nonprofit Podcast
Business:Non-Profit
Amnesty International published a new report as part of its ongoing reporting on the war in Ukraine that has been widely criticized as lacking critical context and framing, triggering both internal and external condemnation. The report criticizes the Ukrainian military for violating “international humanitarian law” by putting civilians in harm’s way in relation to where the Ukrainian military places defensive military equipment. While Amnesty (and other INGOs) rightly pride themselves on remaining neutral in evaluating humanitarian and legal violations (in fact HRW made similar assertions in a more thorough report), the framing of this particular report is being criticized for giving ammunition to Russian propaganda, misrepresenting legal norms via vague language, and sidelining Amnesty’s own Ukraine office in its publication. After inflammatory tweets from Amnesty’s Secretary General defending the report, Amnesty’s director of its Ukraine office resigned in protest. (AI’s Secretary General is now facing public calls to resign, and the organization has issued something of an apology.) Large nonprofits should heed this as a cautionary tale of the consequences of a very public fallout from bureaucratic misalignment of process and viewpoints between global/national and regional/affiliate offices.
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Summary
247: (news) Bezos Blasts Off Donation & Nonprofit Trust Report
246:(news) Nonprofit Closure Trend & Steph Curry Joins NinetyToZero
245:(news) Fundraising Scrutiny & Frontline SMS Closes
244: (news)Donor Disclosure Fight & NCAA Athletes Can Earn
243: Ann Nguyen Exit Interview Podcast
242: (news) Buffett donates Billions Leaving Gates & NFL Pride History
241: The Story of freeCodeCamp - founder interview
240: (news) 5% Rise in US Giving & Juneteenth Official
239: (news) DAF legislation & Nonprofit Wins Pulitzer
238: How To Travel Ethically - Author interview
237: (news) Direct mail price hikes & OpenSecrets.org Launches
236: (news) Nonprofits in Tulsa & USAID Russian Hack
235: (news) Carbon Capture & Fighting Voter Suppression
234: Volunteering through the Pandemic with Golden
233:(news) $1B Meme Coin Donations & Nonprofit job report
232:(news) Gates Foundation Divorce & Vaccine Awareness work
231: Your Voice Matters: Author Interview
230:(news) Redistricting Battles & Thinning Girl Scout Cookie sales
229: What I learned in 5 Years at Whole Whale: Meredith Esquivel
228:(news) SCOTUS Deciding on Donor Privacy & Marijuana Funding for Nonprofits
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