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🚨 BREAKING BARRIERS: The Lifesaving Fund for Abuse Survivors! 🚨 Discover how a UK initiative is changing lives by providing financial grants to help women escape abusive relationships. Could this be the solution South Africa needs? Watch Simon Dippenaar, a dedicated family lawyer, explain this groundbreaking concept and join the movement for a #safleefund in SA. Your support could save lives. #EndDomesticViolence #Empowerment #ChangeMakers

There are several ways in which individuals, businesses, philanthropists and the broader private sector can contribute to the sustainability and success of the country’s land reform programme. Find out more on www.vumelana.org #Vumelana #Landreform

Gain invaluable insights into the political dynamics surrounding unethical empty rates avoidance and evasion directly from Councillor Bassam Mahfouz. https://lnkd.in/eBSBmUeA With a dual perspective as both a member of local government and the CEO of a charity, he offers a unique vantage point on the ethical implications and negative community impact of existing rates mitigation strategies. #EmptyRates #PoliticalDynamics #CommunityImpact #EthicalInsights #RatesMitigation  #mitigationstrategies #emptycommericalproperties #esg #esgreporting #esgstrategy #esgcompliance #esgnews #esginsights 

The Overlooked Link Between Mobbing and Corruption in Workplaces Mobbing, or group bullying, isn't just a matter of toxic workplace culture—it can be a powerful enabler of corruption. When employees are targeted, marginalized, or harassed by colleagues and leadership, it often signals deeper systemic issues, including ethical lapses and misuse of power. In many organizations, mobbing is a tactic used to silence dissenters or whistleblowers—those who might expose wrongdoing. This hostile environment discourages others from speaking out, allowing corrupt practices to go unchecked. Over time, mobbing not only destroys careers and lives, but also contributes to a culture of secrecy and fear, where transparency and accountability are undermined. Corruption thrives in environments where people are too intimidated to challenge the status quo. By understanding the link between mobbing and corruption, we can address the root causes, creating safer, healthier workplaces where integrity and justice prevail. It’s time to confront mobbing for what it really is—a symptom of larger organizational failures—and take steps to build environments that encourage openness and protect those who stand up for the truth. #WorkplaceCulture #AntiCorruption #Mobbing #Ethics #Integrity #Accountability #Leadership

Given recent events, the impact of expanding disclosure requirements, potentially on Form 990 for private foundations, could be helpful as donors seek data points to measure the effectivenes of 501(c)(3) Not-For-Profit Organizations. Also, Private Foundations navigating important causes in volatile regions can equally benefit from financial transparency and KPI metrics to help verify that NGO's are following appropriate international rules. #FinancialTransparency #PrivateFoundations #Form990 #KPIs The Rockefeller Brothers Fund contribution to Social Justice Whitewashing: https://lnkd.in/eBKCAmXE How expanding Form 990 IRS disclosures can reduce antisemitism on college campuses: https://lnkd.in/eWJWebAV

🚨 Research note of the WEEK! 🚨 Cross-Border Tax and Philanthropy: Avoiding the Icebergs in the Sea of Generosity 📄 Over the past 20 years, the role and value of civil society has been increasingly recognized by the European institutions. Yet, obstacles continue to hamper the free movement of philanthropic capital across the European Union. Analysing the EU regulatory space, this paper examines what structural, policy and fiscal barriers affect cross-border tax-effective generosity, offering a ‘navigational map’ to overcome them. Conflicting stances among Member States, a lack of clear procedures and a prevailing concern about tax evasion are behind the EU and Member States’ reluctance to open the doors for cross-border generosity. Only multi-stakeholder coalitions and a better understanding of the space in which EU and national regulators operate will enable philanthropic actors to make headways into their advocacy efforts and get the structural changes needed. ✒Author(s): Oonagh Breen – University College Dublin | Carolyn Cordery – Victoria University of Wellington 📝 The Research note is written by Anne-Laure Paquot from Transnational Giving Europe. 🔔 More research notes! These and more research notes are published on our website: https://lnkd.in/e5uuPydM 💡 Do you want to become a practitioner expert? For more information and to sign up: https://lnkd.in/gE8J5Dck 👉 Follow us on LinkedIn to get regular insights from research on philanthropy in Europe. #crossborderphilanthropy #europeangenerosity #charitytaxation #charity #philanthropy #taxation #crossboarder #tax #generosity

Civil societies' pivotal role is recognized by European institutions, yet states prioritize tax avoidance policies. 💡 Insights from Oonagh Breen and Carolyn Cordery offer guidance for philanthropic organisations' advocacy effort: 🤝 Engage tax policy stakeholders. 🗣 Address authorities' focus on for-profit tax evasion. #TaxPolicy #AdvocacyEfforts #Philanthropy #EuropeanInstitutions #generosity

Are you interested in international #NGOs and board governance? In this exploratory study, we consider the alignment of rhetorical commitments to diversity or downward accountability with board member characteristics across 25 major U.S. based charitable groups. A majority cluster of boards (80%) is characterized by lower levels of gender and racial diversity as well as subject matter competencies, and a higher level of financial competencies and membership of retirement age. The outstanding team of researchers included George E. Mitchell, Peter H. Nerothin, Megan Pontes, and Caroline W.. #Openaccess: https://lnkd.in/gR8N5hzf

As long as it's Tuesday and we're talking tax, I'll throw this in. A study that helps demonstrate that tax policy and compliance is not gender-neutral. Women business owners (self-employed) report lower income, but end up paying equivalent tax compared to men. There are mitigating variables, but it appears that women are more truthful in their reporting. Data from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. https://lnkd.in/ewi9jgn4

Deadline for submission of contributions has been extended to 8 April due to technical reasons - proposal for a Directive on European cross-border associations This initiative aims to help #nonprofitassociations conduct #crossborder activities in the single market by removing legal and administrative barriers. This would help promote the role they play in generating economic and societal values in the EU and allow them to enjoy their single market freedoms. #crossborder #nonprofitassociations #NGOs