
This Is How Democracies Erode
By Efrain Escobedo President & CEO, Center for Nonprofit Management Just over a decade ago, I watched as governments in Nicaragua and Venezuela began dismantling the infrastructure of civil society.
Sharing insights and updates to inform, elevate, and empower the social impact sector.

By Efrain Escobedo President & CEO, Center for Nonprofit Management Just over a decade ago, I watched as governments in Nicaragua and Venezuela began dismantling the infrastructure of civil society.

Recent federal immigration enforcement across LA communities and escalating military presence are alarming and having chilling effects on millions of immigrants. In this existential moment, the nonprofit sector must unify in the preservation of the caring and inclusive Los Angeles we all strive for.

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