Squeezed: Pressure in 2025 for Nonprofits (NP2025 1 of 3)
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Squeezed: Pressure in 2025 for Nonprofits (NP2025 1 of 3)

ByPiAdmin

Squeezed from All Sides: Why 2025 Is a Pivotal Year for Nonprofits (NP2025 1 of 3) Nonprofits are facing a perfect storm in 2025. Federal and state funding are under pressure, individual donations are softening, volunteers are harder to find, and staffing shortages are widespread. The economic outlook remains uncertain, and political shifts—especially at the federal level—are introducing new challenges for organizations that provide critical services. According to the latest reports, the number of individual…

Sustainability Consulting Services
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Happy Earth Day 55: Perpetual Sustainability Book

ByPiAdmin

April 22, 2025 marks the 55th Earth Day. That’s 55 years since millions first took to the streets in 1970 to demand a cleaner, more just, and more sustainable future. But this year, we don’t just mark the day—we recommit to the journey. From Sustainability to Regeneration Sustainability was the starting point. But sustaining broken systems is no longer enough. We need to regenerate—our ecosystems, our communities, and our approach to progress. That’s the heart…

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USA, The OverConsumer of Paradise

ByBizMan

Despite comprising just 4.3% of the global population, the U.S. accounts for a staggering 32% of worldwide personal consumption. This statistic highlights the significant economic weight of American consumers, who drive demand both at home and abroad. However, it also underscores a profound social responsibility: as a dominant force in global consumption, U.S. consumers have the power to influence market trends, sustainability practices, and social equity. The choices made by American shoppers not only shape…

Innovative Countries — Global Innovation Index
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Innovative Countries — Global Innovation Index

BySustainMe

This is a great summary of innovation by country from Visual Capitalist. See the Global Innovation Index (GII) map here:https://www.visualcapitalist.com/most-innovative-countries-2022/ First Published on IntellZine.com. Note the sustainability implications from innovation, and the lack of innovation. We, at Strategic Business Planning Company, www.SBP.com, are always interesting in all aspects of innovation. Sometimes we hear from a layperson or an executive that the most innovative country in the work is …   Israel and Ireland were mentioned in…

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Misery Index (and Pain Index)

ByBizMan

The Misery Index hasn’t been talked about much since the 1970s when unemployment was really high and inflation was double digit. The argument is that high unemployment is painful, and high inflation is painful, so when you add the two together you get a good measure of the misery throughout the economy. Both presidents Ford and Carter had average Misery indexes of 16, but Carter when out of office in 1980 leaving a Misery Index…

OZ, by any other Name, could be a Profitable Opportunity!
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OZ, by any other Name, could be a Profitable Opportunity!

ByBizMan

Opportunity Zones present a hidden opportunity for Real Estate (RE) investment that should be widely utilized across the US. Why not? (View Interactive HUD Map here.) There’s a spectacular investment tool that was associated with tax cuts of 2017 by the Trump administration. Along with the massive tax cuts, there was a non-partisan tax break to funnel private investments into underdeveloped communities around the nation. It took a couple years for the census tracts in…