#abolition#BlackMastodon#BlackTwiiter#NonProfits#Capitalism
Yesterday @majorlinux made an observation after years of raising money for charities through gaming: "The fact that charities exist because Capitalists horde all the wealth leaving the working class to pick up the slack by begging one another to donate while simultaneously providing the Capitalists to make themselves look good isn't great." Today I will talk about the nonprofit industrial compelx (NPIC). 1/8
Staffer: [telling me about the time required to gather electeds' social handles manually]
Me: Manually?? You can run a report in our legislative tracker for all their info, including social. We're paying $8-effing-k for that effing platform.
Staffer: [blank stare]
Me: No worries. Next time. Do it next time.
Dear #Nonprofits,
I want you to embrace your tech stack and enmesh yourself with it like a lover. Become one. Revel in that shit.
In the Before Times, we could get away with manual futziness. Ain't nobody have time for that now. We're all traumatized and don't need the aggravation.
Instead of every donation you make gives you a chance to win a vacation that "offers you the opportunity to escape to a world of wellness and tranquility..."
Highlight one of the biggest lifts your community is making right now. Give the details on your work, not the vacation spot.
Center your community all year, and you won't need to gamify your year end asks for support.
As always, Vu from NonprofitAF, is spot on with their analysis:
"If this is a test, our sector as a whole is failing. We are failing to apply all the DEI lessons we’ve been learning regarding power, privilege, oppression, equity, and justice. We continue to intellectualize, equivocate, and engage in both-siding while a genocide happens on our watch, funded by our tax dollars."
It's an exciting day for #nonprofits like Unicorn Riot that are registered in Minnesota as each donation made thru GiveMN's portal on #GTMD23 gives us a chance at the Golden Ticket & other giveaways! 🤑
The #PositConf2023 workshops have finished, and today the conf proper begins! A quick 🧵 on my thoughts.
This thread will involve #RStats, #Community management, #RStatsPkg dev, #nonprofits, and maybe other things that we'll find along the way!
I don't love how threads (don't) work here, but I'll do my best to make this work! (1/3)
If you’re looking to donate to organizations for Maui Relief, WCK is already there working hand in hand with locals.
“WCK’s Relief Team reached #Maui with hundreds of sandwiches that were quickly delivered to emergency workers fighting the blaze near #Lahaina. We are now visiting shelters and rural communities on Maui and the Big Island and will continue to identify and fill meal needs.”
Celebrating the first Cyber Civil Defense Summit, read more about why I fund @CyberpeaceInst as part of #CyberCivilDefense. They are helping in protecting our most vulnerable public infrastructure: #nonprofits and the people they serve.
Research shows that orphanage founders, tour companies and mission organizations often benefit most when the goal of serving vulnerable children is not accomplished.
Further, Western missionaries and volunteers are encouraged to behave toward “orphans” in ways that further increase their risk of abuse.
Here's more about what experts call the “orphan industrial complex”: