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This year’s trends share a familiar wealth of examples, data, quotes, and research publications that can help us all anticipate the vectors of change. But at the core of 11 Trends in Philanthropy for 2024, readers will find a set of questions rather than answers. Each trend poses a number of moral, economic, equity-related, tactical, and other questions that the sector will have to answer.
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11 Trends in Philanthropy for 2021
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11 Trends in Philanthropy for 2021
This report provides an overview of eleven key trends in philanthropy.
Philanthropy and the Social Economy Blueprint 2021
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An Event or an Era?: Resources for Social Sector Decision-Making in the Context of COVID-19
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2020 Nonprofit Employment Report
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What Did We Miss While Managing the COVID-19 Crisis?
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