Directions:
Welcome to the Inquiry Project for Spring! I want to continue to maximize your metacognitive decision-making by giving you choices on which type of project will engage your learning best. In both options of the Inquiry Project, the plan is that everyone will:
create a personally important, “problem-posing” question,
conduct research of 3 sources each in a group, or 5 sources if working individually, and
write an “Annotated Bibliography” for each source you research. ( i finished anottadted bib)
You Choose: Popular Sources, Scholarly Sources, and/or Primary Sources. Depending on your comfort level, and metacognitive goals to challenge yourself, I welcome you to step out of your comfort zone (beyond Popular Sources), to practice READING more difficult sources, like:
scholarly journal articles, or possibly
first-hand sources you can find on campus (a professor/expert), in the community (look up a former 1968/69 SFSU Striker) or any number of possible interview sources by Zoom.
This optional choice is for those of you who want to be further practiced when entering ENG 216 and courses for your major, especially if diving into some scholarly sources. – Interactive Class Lesson Plans; Presentation/facilitation of one of them. This option can be done as a group, or individually. For groups, you must agree on a common topic (although your questions can/ and should differ), and each of you must find 3 sources for your Annotated Bibliographies. For individuals, you must find at least 5 sources for your Annotated Bibliographies.
Topic: Are Non Profits actually non profit
These are notes i have with slinks to sources:
https://ssir.org/articles/entry/is_it_time_to_ditch_the_word_nonprofit
This article talks about why groups describe themselves by what they are not (nonprofit). They talk about how the word “nonprofit” As organizations evolve, so has the termonology. In the past “charity” was a term used to describe organizations that helped people in need. Later the word “nonprofit” was more widely adopted to grow social welfare. Non-profit has evolved from informal charitable activities to highly formalized endeavors by enterprising indivduals.
One hundred percent of the dollars received are used to fulfill their mission.
That means:https://www.quora.com/unanswered/Why-arent-all-charities-nonprofit
A physical location to serve clients
Supplies, whether that’s paper or books or medicine
Technology to track client outcomes, prepare materials, and communicate with current and potential volunteers and supporters
Talented program staff who are skilled at addressing the problem the organization was created to solve
Finance and development (fundraising) staff to ensure the organization has the resources to fulfill its mission
An experienced CEO committed to not just efficiency but effectiveness
Report: The Factors That Drive Trust (or Distrust) in Nonprofits
People trust non-profits to a certain degree, but how much trust does the public really have in nonprofits.research from 2 separate studies of 3,000 Americans were conducted in the study. The report revealed how the public has high trust in the positive impact of nonprofits but in variations. 59% of the public report high trust in nonprofits to do what is right from urbanites with high income and levels of education, the rural americans with lower income and educational attainment are more likely to express skepticism about nonprofits, the most concerning is how the underserved communities most in need of support reported the lowest levels of trust in nonprofits”.
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/08/28/patronizing-evil-nonprofit-sector-perpetuates-worst-legacies-capitalism
August 20 during black matters protests Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey donated $10 million dollars to Boston universities center for anti-racist research. This seems like a high donation but Dorsey has spent nearly 15 years profiting off hate speech. Those racist tweets have real world consequences. A 2019 NYU study found a connection between hateful tweets and real life hate crimes. Twitter finally took real action on hate speech after Dorsey accumulated $8.3 billion in wealth from the platform. So Dorsey’s anti-racism donation is one-hundredth of the percent of money he made off hateful content. The nonprofit sector is seen as something like an angel on the shoulder of the american body politic, while the for-profit sector is the devil on the other shoulder. American philanthropy is seen as a countervailing force that makes use feel like we live in a generous society. When in reality the nonprofit sector is nowhere near angelic. The purpose of the nonprofit sector is not to solve social problems but to perpetuate them. Nonprofits provide political cover for the rich to exploit people as much as possible while minimizing what they are required to invest back into social welfare. Dorsey is able to make billions by promoting hateful content as long as he makes high profile donations once in a while. without these nonprofit sectors, people would think capitalism harsh realities much smaller. In reality nonprofits are a part of a system, not the solution.
The nonprofit industry keeps the damage done by the rich to the socially accepted minimum to make up for the worse actions they do. Just like Dorsey the wealthy deflect attention from their mistreatment of workers by donating to charitable causes. When Elon Musk faced criticism for bustion unions as Tesla production facilities, he donated to the Sierra Club and had the executive director publicize his donations to deflect the attention of his harmful doings. When Jeff Bezos faced criticism, and potential legislative action, over Amazon headquarters kicking off Seattle’s housing crisis, he gave $97.5 million to nonprofits providing homeless services. Major donations change the conversation by providing good publicity. They also ensure that nothing fundamentally changes.
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/110215/pros-and-cons-being-nonprofit.asp
Homelessness is a great example to prove how nonprofits perpetuate, rather than fix “problems”. Erica West writes how nonprofits frame the terms of what solutions are “appropriate. She claims that the fact that homeless shelters even exist perpetuates the idea that shelters are the appropriate solution to homelessness, instead of changing the economic model of housing. Typically homeless shelters more than often fail to to serve the people most in need like trans youth. The shelters rely on categorizing people based off gender to meet their target demographics. The fact that homeless shelters even exist just prove how non-profits don’t solve the problem.
Charitable giving is;t as good as it even seems, America’s philanthropic system is more of a tax reduction incentivized to the wealthy to continue to fund public services so the government didn’t have to. In result a system of charitable giving that robs the government of needed taxpayer money. For every dollar given to charity, taxpayers lose between 37-57 cents in tax revenue. Only the richest people in America can avoid taxes through charitable donations but it is just a way for the rich to cheat the system. Essentially nonprofits exist as a tax loophole that benefits only the rich.
Key takeaways: Organizations and companies must evaluate the tradeoffs of becoming a tax-exempt nonprofit or a for-profit business.
Nonprofits represent a wide range of entities, including houses of worship, campus societies, public school foundation boards, chambers of commerce, and non-governmental organizations.
A hybrid business model used successfully by large companies like Tesla has both nonprofit and for-profit arms.
An alternative route, rather than incorporate an entire leg of a business as a nonprofit, is when nonprofits and for-profits choose to work with one another.
The affiliation of a brand and a nonprofit cause ca be a mutually beneficial relationship.
What is non profit: nonprofit organization takes any profits it receives from goods, services, donations, or sponsorships, and cycles them back into the organization to further achieve its mission.
Pros: having a non profit can increase the chance of investments to a non profit, as individuals are more willing to donate to organizations that will help reduce their tax liability. Nonprofits may also collect money from both private abd public grants.
https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2017/4/24/15377056/big-charities-best-charities-evaluation-nonprofit
