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Using the Whole Whale - A Nonprofit Podcast — 301 episodes

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SCOTUS' Voting Rights Rulings Will Have Immediate Impact On The Ground 🗳️ (news)

2

Nonprofit Newsfeed: Fraud, Mergers, and Sector Shifts (news)

3

AI Implementation Strategies for Nonprofit Leaders | Whole Whale + Fundraise Up

4

AI's Impact on Nonprofits and Advertising: Unpacking the Double Standard (news)

5

Big Tech Found ⚖️ Liable ⚖️ for Mental Health Harm In Groundbreaking Verdict 🧑‍⚖️ (news)

6

Google Workspace For Nonprofits Shows The Real Potential Of AI-Unified Systems 🤖💼 (news)

7

America’s Charities CEO Jim Starr on the CFC’s Uncertain Future, $1B Milestone, and Emergency Assistance Funds

8

Flipcause Bankruptcy Fallout and Greenpeace Legal Battle (news)

9

Using AI to Turn Human Stories Into Insight (and Build Trust)

10

The Donor You're Undervaluing Is the One Who Gives the Most 🤑 (news)

11

Why 2025 Will Set a Record for DAF Asset Growth, and What It Means for Your Nonprofit (news)

12

Direct-To-Consumer Philanthropy: What Invest America (Trump Accounts) Means For The Sector (news)

13

The $326B DAF Opportunity | Chariot head of strategy explains

14

🤖💸 Will The Future of Nonprofit Discoverability Be Donations on LLMs? Why We Think It's Coming...And More! (news)

15

AI Ads Are Here: A New Frontier for Nonprofits (news)

16

Grok’s Deepfake Crisis Is Forcing a Global Reckoning on AI, Platform Safety, and Accountability (news)

17

Neurogiving: Science of Donor Decision-Making | Author Interview

18

Social Services Fraud In Minnesota: How A Few Bad Actors Foment Collective Punishment (news)

19

2025 in Review: Navigating AI Shifts and Nonprofit Challenges (news)

20

Navigating Donation Platform Risks and AI Opportunities (news)

21

Unapologetic Ambition: The "Badass Softie" Leader with JJ Peterson

22

From Impressions to Impact: Leveraging LinkedIn for Nonprofits

23

Scary Truth about Nonprofit Mergers & Failing | Kate Harris Group

24

DEVELOPING: GoFundMe Backtracks After Backlash to Millions of Auto-Generated Nonprofit Donation Pages (news)

25

Government Shutdown's Impact on Nonprofits & A $500M AI Initiative (news)

26

SHUTDOWN. How The Closure of the U.S. Government Will Impact Nonprofits. (news)

27

Are you asking for the right asset? Fundraising Secrets with the Philanthropy Guy

28

DEBATE! 📽️ 🎬 🎞️ Emmys Charitable Donation Stunt Raises Money, And Eyebrows (news)

29

Nonprofit Wellness Index: Nonprofits See Positive Signs (news)

30

Godfather of Google Analytics Gives us $100k in AI Consulting Wisdom! 📊

31

“10 blue links” era is over, Create AI-Resistant Content | Avinash Kaushik

32

🚨 The Future of Search Is Here, And It's Skipping Your Website! 💻 (news)

33

DEBATE: New Data Centers Fueled By AI Race Already Causing Environmental Justice Concerns (news)

34

🚨 Our Shocking Discovery: Everything Nonprofits Need To Know About AI & Server Costs (news)

35

The 10% Trap: Why Overhead Obsession is Still Killing Nonprofits | Ken Berger

36

🕵️‍♂️ INVESTIGATION: How Donation Platforms "Lock-In" Nonprofits By Making Migrating Monthly Donors Nearly Impossible (news)

37

The Monthly Donor Lockup Problem: When Platforms Hold your Donor Data Hostage

38

NO KINGS Protests Draw Millions In Major Civil Society Action (news)

39

Understanding The “Big Beautiful Bill’s” Nonprofit Provisions (news)

40

Microsoft Pulls Free, Donated Software Licenses To Nonprofits 📊💰 (news)

41

Alert: Microsoft 365 Grant Cancelled & What you need to know

42

Taxes & Bill(s) & Foundations, oh my! (news)

43

The June Cliff for Nonprofit SWAG | Social Imprints

44

Whole Whale Went to NTC! A Chat About the State of the Nonprofit Sector.

45

What Happens When A 501(c)3 Loses Their Status? 🧐 (news)

46

How to turn Supporter Stories into 3.5x Donations | PosterChild.ai

47

The Carbon Footprint: How Big Oil Reframed And Blamed Climate Change on the Consumer (news)

48

AI Fundraising Agent Experiments Hint At Potential Glimpse Into Future of Fundraising 🪄 (news)

49

Building a Free Donation Platform: The Story Behind Every.org with Alison Fine

50

When The Far-Right Attacked A Judge, The Rule of Law, & A Nonprofit Employee In One Fell Swoop 🚨 (news)

51

DOGE BARKS AT BIG BIRD: SESAME'S STRUGGLES & PBS UNDER ATTACK 🐦📺🌈 (news)

52

Greenpeace 🌳 Faces Potential Existential Threat From Lawsuit (news)

53

Trump Admin Attacks Public Service Loan Forgiveness (news)

54

Nonprofits Are Losing Web Traffic. AI Search Is To Blame (news)

55

A Rare Nonprofit Merger Story: Idealist.org & VolunteerMatch.org

56

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Backs Away From DEI & Advocacy Work (News)

57

The Social Impact Ads On The World’s Biggest Stage. Plus, What Would You Put In An $8 Million Ad Spot?

58

Shocking Dissolution of USAID May Cause Irreparable Damage To Global Humanitarianism (news)

59

Trump Admin Issues Executive Orders With Real Implications For Nonprofits (news)

60

(news) Idealist.org Merger, Google Ad Problems

61

Nonprofit Sector Activates To Respond To L.A. Fires (news)

62

Big Tech Bows To Trump Admin 🙇 : What That Means For Nonprofits & Our Communities (news)

63

How The Weekend Helped Civic Organizations & Nonprofits (news)

64

The Promise & Pitfalls of Bluesky ☀️⛈️ (news)

65

What We Were Watching This GivingTuesday (news)

66

What Does The Election Mean For Nonprofits? Engaging Different Perspectives… (news)

67

Scaling Nonprofits: Mastering HR Challenges

68

📜 U.S. Congress Fast-Tracked (Now Failed) Bill To Strip Nonprofits of Their Status Without Due Process (news)

69

"Extractive Empathy" & The Hidden Costs of Donation-Based Crowdfunding Platforms 🤫 (news)

70

💻😳 Fallout Continues Between Wordpress & For-Profit Competitor (news)

71

Navigating New Cybersecurity Threats: A Deep Dive into a Sophisticated Scam

72

How Agencies & Nonprofit's are Getting Scammed

73

Whole Whale Releases 2024 Nonprofit Advertising Study (news)

74

Secret To Reducing Risk & Maximizing Value Via This *1* Glaring Loophole!

75

We Let An AI Talk About Our GivingTuesday Predictions! 🤑

76

Nonprofit Digital Engagement Report Finds Nonprofits Embracing AI & Digital For Program Success 🤖🤖

77

2 Special Guests Talk about Time Tribbles and AI

78

Internet History Hinges On One Nonprofit 🌐🏛️ (news)

79

YOU are not the hero - Your Donor is | Interview with Dr. JJ Peterson StoryBrand

80

New Nonprofit Compensation Report 💻 & The Politics of Homelessness 🏡 (news)

81

Musk Sues Nonprofit Out of Existence; Tech NPOs Loose Steam (news)

82

Managing Nonprofit Brand Safety & Presence On LLMs: What You Need To Know 💻 ❓(news)

83

Large-Scale Universal Basic Income Trial Yield Results 💵 (news)

84

The Secrets of Project Management w/ Tips For Nonprofits

85

SCOTUS Thinks Homelessness Is A Crime ⚖️ (news)

86

Trust & Safety From Fires Nonprofit News (news)

87

AI Transparency, Environmental Impact, and Ethical Tech Shifts (news)

88

Are These Organizations Really Nonprofits? (news)

89

AI in the Nonprofit Sector: Revolutionizing Social Change (news)

90

Roundup for charity on the rise & Slack AI Policy Fail (news)

91

Seth Godin on Unlocking Positive Auctions for Fundraising with GoodBids.org

92

Exploring AI in Nonprofits: Insights from Seth Godin & Latest Tech Updates (news)

93

Navigating Google Core Updates for Nonprofits (news)

94

Seasons of Growth: A Gardener's Approach to Nonprofit Expansion

95

Deepfake AI & Nonprofits (news)

96

Digital Frontiers and Legal Battles over Homelessness (news)

97

Wow AI Music: Party of Bloom vs Party of Doom

98

This Week's Nonprofit News Roundup: Navigating New Legislation and Transforming Climate Anxiety into Action (news)

99

Is it time to take Crypto Donations Seriously? | 2024 Trends From The Giving Block

100

Debunking Tax Deduction Myths & Navigating New Philanthropy Trends (news)

101

AI's Impact on Nonprofit Sector: Language Translation, Education, and Philanthropy Trends (news)

102

Mackenzie Scott's Millions, Catholic Charities Under Fire, and the Battle for DEI (news)

103

ACLU: Time is TickTocking on Rights (news)

104

Nonprofit Sector Reaches for the Stars: First Nonprofit-Backed Satellite (news)

105

Nonprofit Donation Loophole, NYPD 'Kettling' and Anti-DEI Map (news)

106

IVF, NRA, and Deforestation: Nonprofit (News)

107

Honoring Jimmy Carter, ESG & B Corps Scrutiny (news)

108

Nonprofit Gets Their Feet Wet With $17m Jesus-Themed Super Bowl Spots (news)

109

How The Nonprofit Sector Lost Out On $17 Billion (news)

110

: GoFundMe's Charitable Gap, Ocean Cleanup Concerns, and AI's Role in Preserving Indigenous Languages (news)

111

Billionaire Philanthropy Shifts & EU Greenwashing Crackdown (news)

112

Aid or Obstacle? Debating USAID's Food Program (news)

113

2024 Must Know for Nonprofit Marketing & Fundraising (news)

114

+Half of Teenagers on Social “Almost Constantly” & Stop planting trees? (news)

115

Buffett Vs Mackenzie Comparing Giving & ACLU backing NRA (news)

116

Stop Hiring ”Development Officers” & Other Secrets to Scaling Altruism | Author Donald Summers

117

Giving Tuesday Misses the Mark with $3.1B - what happened? (news)

118

#GivingTuesday (News) & What happens when Nonprofit boards fail?

119

Nonprofit Board Fires OpenAI CEO (news)

120

5 Biggest Mistakes Made in Strategic Planning | GraceSocialSector.com

121

70% of People Distrust this... (news)

122

$2B FINE for #rollingcoal & Mr. Beast Builds Wells (news)

123

Only 15% of Nonprofit Employees Took Advantage of this (news)

124

(news) Can a 100-year-old NGO Go Digital & What is Dickipedia?

125

Why Fiscal Sponsorships are the smartest way to start a nopnrofit

126

Why Gov Shutdowns Hurt Nonprofits (news)

127

How GPT Ruins the RFP Process & How to Solve

128

(news) War Breaks Out In Irsael & GivingTuesday Predictions

129

NYC Floods Underscore Lack of Climate Resilience In America’s Biggest City (news)

130

Lithium Reserves Pit Climate Resilience Against Indigenous Calls To Protect Land (news)

131

Climate Protests, Ashton Kutcher resigns, and FB Fundraising updates (news)

132

Day of Service for 9/11 & Pay Gap at Nonprofits (news)

133

Elon Musk blames Anti-Defamation League For... (news)

134

From Dark Money to Digital Petitions: Reclaiming Government With Tech | MapLight.org

135

60 Years after a Dream (news)

136

Who are YOUR people? What is THEIR journey? | The Open Lines Marketing Framework

137

Telemarketing Scam Costs Charities $22m (news)

138

Why Don’t Governments Want Direct Democracy Online Petitions?

139

NYC Asylum Seekers in the Street & Milk Money Story (news)

140

Humanitarians Sound Alarm On Conflict & Atrocities In Sudan While Donors Fall Short (news)

141

Green Tax Credits for Nonprofits (news)

142

Risk of Global Famine is Real (news)

143

How much should nonprofit consultants charge for... ?

144

Global Warn(m)ing for Social Justice Nonprofits (news)

145

Supreme Court Cancels Affirmative Action (news)

146

LIV Golf Becoming Nonprofit? (news)

147

Rebalancing Literacy in the US - What Nonprofits Need to Do Now... (news)

148

SWAT Raid On Cop City Bail Fund Organizers (news)

149

Debt Ceiling Compromise Means Cuts to Assistance (news)

150

New Bill Could Increase Nonprofit Charitable Donations (news)

151

”I Can’t Save You” Author Interview: Anthony Chin-Quee

152

How to turn $89m in Donations into Robocall scams (news)

153

PETA Calls Out Kentucky Derby (news)

154

Pantheon Heroes Depart as Platform Hosts Hate (news)

155

End of Affirmative Action - Impact on Nonprofits ⚖️🏛️❌🎓(NEWS)

156

Unbelievable Nonprofit Bet on Biomarker Pays off for Parkinson’s 💰🎯🧠 (news)

157

50% Increase in Youth Gun Violence (news)

158

Open Letter to Pause AI work by Nonprofit (news)

159

$250M Open Grants from MacKenzie Scott go live (news)

160

Building Nonprofit Fundraising Through Grants | GrantWatch.com

161

Nonprofit Insulin Maker Wins in CA (news)

162

NGOs Call On U.N. To Advocate For Reproductive Rights In U.S. (news)

163

Rise of Nonprofit AI - response to OpenAI shift (news)

164

Train Derailment & Environmental Fallout (news)

165

Is February for Fraud? (news)

166

Earthquake Devastation In Turkey & Syria (news)

167

How to Personalize for Purpose on Your Website | Optimonk

168

Is Charity Content for Clicks Charitable? The Mr. Beast Debate (news)

169

Buying Voter Files is so 2015 Advocay - Join 2023 with Quorum

170

Blood Donation Eligibility National Update (news)

171

Cookie-pocalypse & Fundraising in 2023 | Agility Lab Consulting

172

AmazonSmile Turned Upside Down Cutting $449m CSR Program (news)

173

Using Food Entrepreneurship to Feed Careers | Hot Bread Kitchen

174

MLK Day Celebrated by Nonprofits & Santos’ Charity Questions (news)

175

Thousands of NYC Nurses Go On Strike As Hospital & Union Talks Fall Apart (news)

176

Mastodon Embraces Nonprofit Status (news)

177

Where Did MacKenzie’s Billions Get Donated? (news)

178

Helping 40,000 Young Entrepreneurs | Sky’s The Limit

179

CVS CSR Needs a Health Check (news)

180

#GivingTuesday Predictions: Search Is Down, Hope Is Up (news)

181

Controversy in Qatar & Giving Tuesday is Coming (news)

182

Maximizing Corporate Event Fundraising | Move for Hunger

183

FTX Collapse & Effective Altruism (news)

184

The Power Law of Large Donors | Causevox

185

Crypto DAFs are 3X MORE Generous that Traditional DAFs | Endaoment.org

186

Greenpeace: ”Recycling is Futile” (news)

187

Voter Engagement Can’t Be One-and-Done | Voter Empowerment Project

188

Terrifying Twitter Trends - Nonprofits React (news)

189

Girl Scouts Get $85 Million Historical Donation (news)

190

“Big Lie” Affiliated Nonprofits Scrutinized By FBI (news)

191

10th Annual Giving Tuesday: Predictions & Strategies | Big Duck

192

Marijuana Win For Social Justice (news)

193

What is the CURE for medical debt? | RIPMedicalDebt.org

194

Should Nonprofits Takeover ESG & Hurricane Ian (news)

195

Nonprofits Respond To Hurricane In Puerto Rico (news)

196

Pooh & Public Domain Creative Opportunities | MarketingArtfully.com

197

Patagonia Goes ALL-IN on Nonprofits (news)

198

Nonprofits Recognize Anniversary of September 11th Attacks (news)

199

Donate Now, Pay Later Explained by B Generous

200

GOP Senate Ads Fail & NAACP NC Loses Nonprofit Status (news)

201

Public Service & Student Debt Forgiveness (news)

202

What is SHADOW moderation & how is it silencing speech?

203

$1.6B Donation to Conservative Nonprofit (news)

204

Historic Environmental Bill Passes! (news)

205

No Amnesty for NGO Report on Ukraine (news)

206

Trevor Project CEO Scrutiny for Past Pharma Consulting (news)

207

What does a unified NGO rating system look like? (news)

208

Surprising Fundraising Facts from Classy.org

209

988 Hotline is LIVE! NGOs should be ready (news)

210

Nonprofit (C)4s Get Ready for Midterms (news)

211

National Volunteer Shortage Threatens Stability of NGOs (news)

212

Roe v. Wade Repeal Upends Nearly 50 Years Of Constitutional Abortion Protection (news)

213

Did DAFs Just Lose $38 billion? (news)

214

Brookings Institution President Resigns Amid FBI Probe (news)

215

Complexity of the Catholic Church & Roe v. Wade | CatholicsforChoice.org

216

Nonprofit Trust Drops 3% Survey Reveals (news)

217

Gun Rights Advocacy Groups Fill Void Left By NRA (news)

218

Do you REALLY need an RFP? | Nonprofit.ist

219

988 National Suicide Prevention Hotline Launches This Summer (news)

220

High inflation hits food banks hard (news)

221

Roe V. Wade Changes the NGO Landscape (news)

222

Roe v. Wade, NGO Bill & Google Inclusivity Tool (news)

223

3 Steps to Talking Politics Without Tearing Your Hair Out | Kamy Akhavan

224

Earth Day Activity & Slow Nonprofit Job Recovery Q1 (news)

225

BLM Under Filing Scrutiny & New Drilling Leases (news)

226

Global Food Crisis & Google Analytics Cliff (news)

227

War Crimes Tracked by NGOs & Pending Food Crisis (news)

228

100k Ukrainian Refugees to U.S. & $43M to Habitat for Humanity (news)

229

What would happen if you interviewed an AI version of yourself?

230

Large-Scale Giving For Ukraine & Crypto Giving Acquisition (news)

231

292: (news) Census undercount & Oligarch Philanthropy Problem

232

291: (news) Historic Refugee Crisis & $80M Crypto Donation Response

233

290: (news) Invasion of Ukraine Triggers Humanitarian Catastrophe

234

289: (news) DOJ Headaches & Public Benefit App

235

288: Fundraising Automations to Setup in Q1

236

287: (news) Nonprofits Prepare for Ukraine Evac & Volunteer Shortage

237

286: The Great U.S. Volunteer Shortage & CEO Transition at VolunteerMatch

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285: (news) Don’t GoFundMe in Canada & Crisis at Textline Around Data Sharing

239

284: The Case for Crypto Donations - The Giving Block

240

282: (news) Nonprofits VS Spyware & National Blood Shortage

241

282: (news) NGO Capital for Capital Rioters & Red Cross Hack

242

281: (news) Thousands Serve on MLK Day & A Classy Acquisition

243

279: (news) PE Firm Acquires Nonprofit Tech & PEW 2021 Data

244

278: The Hidden Cost of COVID on Children Who Lose Parents

245

278: (news) Nonprofits Salary Struggles & Franklin A. Thomas Legacy

246

277: Predictions for Nonprofits in 2022

247

276: (news) log4j Nightmare Before Nonprofit Christmas & Jobs Report

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275: (news) ‘Troll Philanthropy‘ and For-Profit Activism

249

274: The rise of remote fundraising through the pandemic with atlasGO

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273: GivingTuesday up 9% & Clinton Foundation Down 75%

251

272: How much should nonprofits budget for ads? The Nonprofit Ad Study

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271: (news) Beware #GivingTuesday scams & Toy inflation impact

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270: #GivingTuesday updates & Donor Trust Report

254

269: How to adjust Google Ad Grant Campaigns for EOY

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268: (news) Inflation hits pantries & $3B prediction for #GivingTuesday

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267: (news) Infrastructure $ for Nonprofits & COP26 Pledge Updates

257

266: What I learned at Whole Whale | Exit Pod interview with Janai

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265: (news) Climate on Agenda & Nonprofit Ad Spending Study

259

264: Using Inclusive Language for writing online | InclusivityTool.com

260

263: (news) Whistleblower Aid vs Facebook & Amnesty out of Hong Kong

261

262: Fundamentals of Copywriting for a Cause

262

261: (news) Volunteers kidnapped & Breast Cancer Fraud

263

260: What happens when Cryptocurrency meets DAFS? Endaoment

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259: (news) Nonprofits Helping Afghan resettlement and Indigenous community Reparations

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258: (news) Changes at Change.org and NYC Housing self-dealing

266

257: (news) Billions Pledged at UN & Crypto Giving Trend

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256: (news) Haiti Supply Chain Issues & Omaze lands $85M Funding

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255: Planned Giving & The One Thing to Know

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254: (news) Nonprofit Reality Show & 9/11 Day of Service

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253: (news) HRC President Fired & Afghan Refugee Support

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252: (news) Hurricane Ida & Afghanistan Nonprofit Response

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251: (news) Afghanistan Fundraising & Nonprofit Democracy Report

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250: (news) Afghanistan & Haiti - How Nonprofits are Responding

274

249: (news) Half of U.S. Gives & ASPCA Overhead Questions

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248: From Fellow to Fulltime - Kariesha Martinez exit interview

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247: (news) Bezos Blasts Off Donation & Nonprofit Trust Report

277

246:(news) Nonprofit Closure Trend & Steph Curry Joins NinetyToZero

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245:(news) Fundraising Scrutiny & Frontline SMS Closes

279

244: (news)Donor Disclosure Fight & NCAA Athletes Can Earn

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243: Ann Nguyen Exit Interview Podcast

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242: (news) Buffett donates Billions Leaving Gates & NFL Pride History

282

241: The Story of freeCodeCamp - founder interview

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240: (news) 5% Rise in US Giving & Juneteenth Official

284

239: (news) DAF legislation & Nonprofit Wins Pulitzer

285

238: How To Travel Ethically - Author interview

286

237: (news) Direct mail price hikes & OpenSecrets.org Launches

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236: (news) Nonprofits in Tulsa & USAID Russian Hack

288

235: (news) Carbon Capture & Fighting Voter Suppression

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234: Volunteering through the Pandemic with Golden

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233:(news) $1B Meme Coin Donations & Nonprofit job report

291

232:(news) Gates Foundation Divorce & Vaccine Awareness work

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231: Your Voice Matters: Author Interview

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230:(news) Redistricting Battles & Thinning Girl Scout Cookie sales

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229: What I learned in 5 Years at Whole Whale: Meredith Esquivel

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228:(news) SCOTUS Deciding on Donor Privacy & Marijuana Funding for Nonprofits

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227:(news) Homeless Hotels & Nonprofit Jobs Rise

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226: The Social Policy of Homelessness

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225:(news) Fraud to the left, Fraud to the right

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224: How to 10x $ to Build Inclusive Affordable Housing

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223:(news) Capitol Riot Fundraising & Good Econ Signals For NGOs

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222:(news) Restrictive Voting, #StopAsianHate, & DAFS