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They Pay People to Work Here? The Role of Volunteering on Nonprofit Career Awareness and Interest

open access: yesJournal of Public and Nonprofit Affairs, 2018
Individuals have several possible points of introduction into the nonprofit sector, including parental socialization, volunteering, and academic engagement. However, little is known in regard to how individuals learn about the nonprofit sector as a place
Erin Nelson
doaj   +1 more source

NP2020: Issues and Answers from the Next Generation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
A report of a three-day conference on nonprofit leadership, held in Grand Rapids, MI in July 2007, identified that there is a leadership deficit, mentoring is needed for emerging leaders, structural challenges create barriers to nonprofit careers, and ...
Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy
core   +2 more sources

Nonprofits

open access: yes, 2013
Nonprofit organizations have existed, in one form or another, for thousands of years. In many countries of the world nonprofits employ significant numbers of people, and contribute a significant percentage of GDP. Consequently, nonprofits are an important element of modern economies.
openaire   +2 more sources

The lack of legal protections in the United States to prevent commercializing the dead for education and research: Consequences and risks to anatomists

open access: yesAnatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract A lack of minimum legal standards for body donation programs undermines recent strides by anatomy professionals to promote ethical best practices in the United States (US). In particular, the commercialization of the dead by nontransplant tissue banks poses a risk to the public trust in academic body donation programs.
Laura E. Johnson
wiley   +1 more source

Nonprofit Communication and Fundraising in China: Exploring the Theory of Situational Support in an International Context

open access: yesInternational Journal of Communication, 2016
Using a survey of 586 college students from Beijing, China, this study tested the theory of situational support by exploring Chinese students’ motivations to participate in nonprofit fundraising events.
Yue Zheng, Brooke W. McKeever, Linjia Xu
doaj  

Farming Practice Variability and Its Implications for Soil Health in Agriculture: A Review

open access: yesAgriculture
Soil health is essential for sustainable agricultural operations, as it supports farm production and ecosystem services. The adoption of sustainable agriculture practices such as conservation tillage, cover cropping, and crop rotation provides ...
Elsadig Omer   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nonprofit Leadership: A Sampler of Networks, Fellowships, and Workshops [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
The Leadership Working Group of the Nonprofit Congress (a major initiative of the National Council of Nonprofit Associations) began meeting in February 2007 to examine the status of leadership development throughout the nonprofit sector and attempt to ...
Audrey R. Alvarado, Elisa Ortiz
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Essential work, invisible workers: The role of digital curation in COVID‐19 Open Science

open access: yesJournal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Volume 76, Issue 4, Page 703-717, April 2025.
Abstract In this paper, we examine the role digital curation practices and practitioners played in facilitating open science (OS) initiatives amid the COVID‐19 pandemic. In Summer 2023, we conducted a content analysis of available information regarding 50 OS initiatives that emerged—or substantially shifted their focus—between 2020 and 2022 to address ...
Irene V. Pasquetto   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

School Gardens as Commons: Fostering Relational Values for Biodiversity Through Participatory Environmental Education

open access: yesInternational Journal of the Commons
Children are particularly vulnerable to the negative effects of the current environmental, economic and health crises. As part of the European Union-funded PLANET4B project, the transformative potential of Hungarian biodiversity education on children’s ...
Eszter Kelemen   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hydrogen Engine Conversion Aspects

open access: yesEngineering Proceedings
The transition from traditional petrol-based combustion engines to hydrogen-powered systems represents a promising advancement in sustainable and clean energy solutions.
Gábor Sipos   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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