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UK Charity Crash: are there just too many non-profits?
It's crunch time. Who deserves a parachute? Also: Why do we distrust charities? - A historical take. Plus, Superman, Foucault, vampires.
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Alex Evans
Queering civil society: a London Pride special
What can we learn from an LGBT history of love, care, and activism?
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Alex Evans
Beyond charity: a glimpse of a socialist future
We need to move past institutions, towards an ethic of abundance, love and care.
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Alex Evans
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Growing philanthropy? Or shrinking state?
We may be missing the point about UK philanthropy. And why ideology is not just about ‘bad people’.
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Charities: Is it time to quit?
No! Remember what it's all for. Plus: Why charities are like Eurovision. Also: seizing the means of fishy production.
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Alex Evans
Is it time to retire trustees?
New research on charity trustees shows things aren't changing much. But does the model itself prevent change? Plus, Labour's crossroads: how can they…
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Alex Evans
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'Engines of social progress'? Charities, politics, and The Establishment
In most countries, the price of nonprofit status is depoliticisation. But should it be that way? Plus, Anti-trans meanies. And Pope Francis: the least…
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Alex Evans
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Barely Civil Society
Barely Civil Society
Society. Politics. Charity. Reclaiming charities, nonprofits and philanthropy for real social change.
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