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Nonprofits: When is Organizational Transparency a Detriment?
How necessary is transparency? The National Council for Nonprofits states that “charitable nonprofits embrace the values of accountability and transparency as a matter of ethical leadership, as well as legal compliance.” But what happens when transparency endangers the lives of those who fund and staff…
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AT&T Star Steps Up for Syrian Refugees
(Milana Vayntrub speaking at VidCon 2012. Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore) Following a recent trip to Greece, Milana Vayntrub – the actress who plays the buoyant shop clerk in AT&T commercials – has found a new cause: the Syrian refugee crisis. The actress was once…
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Syrian Refugees: Europe Struggles to Cope
(A Hungarian police officer stands in front of Syrian refugees made to disembark a train en route to Germany) Tensions are mounting in Europe, where tens of thousands of Syrian refugees have sought stability and security after fleeing their home country, which is embroiled in…
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In Refugee Crisis, States Hinder Nonprofits
Nonprofits are now mixed up in the dispute over Syrian refugees. As leaders representing well over half of the 50 U.S. states have announced their opposition to accepting Syrians displaced in their country’s intractable conflict, organizations have begun receiving official requests to desist from settling…
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Kickstarter and UNHCR Team Up to Help Refugees
In recent weeks, Shaping the Story has looked at the ongoing refugee crisis stemming from the conflict in Syria. Relief agencies are struggling to cope, having raised only a fraction of the funding necessary for the massive scope of operations required to deal with the…
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Refugee Relief Efforts Face Bankruptcy
(Photo: Arbat Transit Camp for Syrian Refugees in Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan) As part of our ongoing coverage of the global refugee crisis, today we look at how UN agencies are quickly running out of cash and consequently edging closer to bankruptcy. In an interview with The…
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