Using the Whole Whale - A Nonprofit Podcast
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Weekly summary of nonprofit news.
Restrictive Voting Legislation In Georgia Indicative of Larger, Concerning Trend
Last week, Georgia governor Brian Kemp signed into law a restrictive voting bill decried by voting rights advocates and the President alike as “Jim Crow in the 21st century.” The new legislation comes less than three months after Raphael Warnock was elected as the first black U.S. Senator from the state. A legal complaint filed by multiple voter activation and progressive advocacy groups says that the new law levies “unjustifiable burdens disproportionately on the State's minority, young, poor, and disabled citizens.” The Brennan Center for Justice, which tracks restrictive voter laws, counts over 250 restrictive voter laws being pushed through state legislatures. Restrictions to voting could mean the difference between a federal government that prioritizes a fiscal stimulus the size of the American Rescue Plan and one that doesn’t.
Read more ➝A devastating surge in violence and hate crimes targeting Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders has led to a response from community organizations seeking to track and prevent anti-Asian violence. Coalition projects by groups like Asian Americans Advancing Justice and Stop AAPI Hate are working hard to respond to incidents of violence, hate, discrimination, bullying, and other forms of harrassment against the AAPI community. Dozens of rallies across the nation this weekend called for an end to anti-Asian hate, which has seen a surge since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Summary
Cookie-pocalypse & Fundraising in 2023 | Agility Lab Consulting
AmazonSmile Turned Upside Down Cutting $449m CSR Program (news)
Using Food Entrepreneurship to Feed Careers | Hot Bread Kitchen
MLK Day Celebrated by Nonprofits & Santos’ Charity Questions (news)
Thousands of NYC Nurses Go On Strike As Hospital & Union Talks Fall Apart (news)
Mastodon Embraces Nonprofit Status (news)
Where Did MacKenzie’s Billions Get Donated? (news)
Helping 40,000 Young Entrepreneurs | Sky’s The Limit
CVS CSR Needs a Health Check (news)
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Controversy in Qatar & Giving Tuesday is Coming (news)
Maximizing Corporate Event Fundraising | Move for Hunger
FTX Collapse & Effective Altruism (news)
The Power Law of Large Donors | Causevox
Crypto DAFs are 3X MORE Generous that Traditional DAFs | Endaoment.org
Greenpeace: ”Recycling is Futile” (news)
Voter Engagement Can’t Be One-and-Done | Voter Empowerment Project
Terrifying Twitter Trends - Nonprofits React (news)
Girl Scouts Get $85 Million Historical Donation (news)
“Big Lie” Affiliated Nonprofits Scrutinized By FBI (news)
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