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Donor-advised funds are drawing a lot of assets besides cash – taking a bigger bite out of tax revenue than other kinds of charitable giving
Donors can get two different tax breaks when they give by turning stocks, bonds and other financial assets into charitable gifts.The Conversation
I just discovered the #degrowth hashtag through the previously shared post, and it resonates deeply with my views on social media and the reflections I shared a few days ago:
social.vivaldi.net/@everton137…
It also aligns with my ongoing discomfort about the relentless focus on profit-driven thinking. This mindset ultimately led me to found @okbr, the Brazilian chapter of the nonprofit organization @okfn, which started 13 years ago.
That decision was shaped by my earlier experiences working for a company that exploited its employees with unpaid overtime, including countless holidays and weekends.
The shortcomings of traditional centralized social media platforms run by big tech companies have raised awareness among a growing number of people - but it’s still far from reaching the critical mass needed for real change.
#nonprofit #fediverse #SocialMedia #BigTech #decentralization
everton137 (@everton137@vivaldi.net)
The Fediverse shouldn't aim to grow indefinitely in user numbers like big tech social media platforms. Instead, its focus should be on attracting individuals and organizations that create meaningful content and serve as valuable references.Vivaldi Social
Roll Call 458 Roll Call 458, Bill Number: H. R. 9495, 118th Congress, 2nd Session
VOTE QUESTION: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, DESCRIPTION: Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act, VOTE TYPE: 2/3 Yea-And-Nay, STATUS: FailedOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
👍 On Nov 12, 2024, the House of Representatives blocked H.R. 9495.
🌐 aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-c…
ACLU Cheers House Vote Blocking H.R. 9495
Under this bill, any tax-exempt organization that criticized the government could have had its status stripped away arbitrarily by a designation that it...American Civil Liberties Union
"A nonprofit continuing to post to X is not only unwelcome by the crowd growing there, but they are complicit in what is to come.
That's why 62% of nonprofits active on X have already begun building a presence on new and emerging platforms."
Read about why @saskia doesn't think nonprofits should be sticking to X in her latest blog post.
forbetter.ghost.io/x-makes-you…
#SocialMedia #Fediverse #X #Xodus #Twitter #Nonprofit #Charity
X makes you complicit, it's time for nonprofits to act
Why remain on a platform that directly opposes your organisations morals? I'll start by admitting that I am angry. The thread that weaves between the lines of this blog is red and spiteful.Saskia (FORbetter)
😠 Google Play removed our NGO's free / prosocial / non-violent / award-winning / video games in 2021:
Google said we had misclassified them as educational.
🎮 Games about consent, healthy relationships, bystander awareness, dating violence prevention.
❤️ Grateful we'll soon have a new way to reach & help teens with Android phones.
#GooglePlay #Videogames #Nonprofit #Educational
#Technology #Google
@stopTDV @resiliencegames @CriticalThinkingGames @gamingagainstv
If you've cancelled your Los Angeles Times and/or Washington Post subscription, please reinvest your $$s into quality journalism.
For example, sustain @thexylom, the only Asian American-serving science newsroom. We're a bunch of immigrant zoomers trying to make a difference: opencollective.com/thexylom#ca…
#science #health #environment #climate #AsianDiaspora #nonprofit #journalism #news
The Xylom - Open Collective
We grow science with words. The only AAPI-serving science newsroom: independent, nonprofit, run by Gen-Z!opencollective.com
