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
272: How much should nonprofits budget for ads? The Nonprofit Ad Study
271: (news) Beware #GivingTuesday scams & Toy inflation impact
270: #GivingTuesday updates & Donor Trust Report
269: How to adjust Google Ad Grant Campaigns for EOY
268: (news) Inflation hits pantries & $3B prediction for #GivingTuesday
267: (news) Infrastructure $ for Nonprofits & COP26 Pledge Updates
266: What I learned at Whole Whale | Exit Pod interview with Janai
265: (news) Climate on Agenda & Nonprofit Ad Spending Study
264: Using Inclusive Language for writing online | InclusivityTool.com
263: (news) Whistleblower Aid vs Facebook & Amnesty out of Hong Kong
262: Fundamentals of Copywriting for a Cause
261: (news) Volunteers kidnapped & Breast Cancer Fraud
260: What happens when Cryptocurrency meets DAFS? Endaoment
259: (news) Nonprofits Helping Afghan resettlement and Indigenous community Reparations
258: (news) Changes at Change.org and NYC Housing self-dealing
257: (news) Billions Pledged at UN & Crypto Giving Trend
256: (news) Haiti Supply Chain Issues & Omaze lands $85M Funding
255: Planned Giving & The One Thing to Know
254: (news) Nonprofit Reality Show & 9/11 Day of Service
253: (news) HRC President Fired & Afghan Refugee Support
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