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The End: A Meditation on Dates, Death Certificates, and the Visceral Events We Call Leaving
Sunrise on Sunsets, Nonprofits and Philanthropy Katya Smyth 4/15/26 Sunrise on Sunsets, Nonprofits and Philanthropy Katya Smyth 4/15/26

The End: A Meditation on Dates, Death Certificates, and the Visceral Events We Call Leaving

What I learned about endings, leaving, and death dates from my mother dying and a nonprofit closing.

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Closure + Hot Takes = Trouble
Nonprofits and Philanthropy Katya Smyth 2/12/26 Nonprofits and Philanthropy Katya Smyth 2/12/26

Closure + Hot Takes = Trouble

Taking on nine of the big red herrings, oversimplifications, and obstinacy that just don’t belong in the closure conversation.

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Civil Society Under Pressure: A Transatlantic Conversation
Nonprofits and Philanthropy Katya Smyth 2/4/26 Nonprofits and Philanthropy Katya Smyth 2/4/26

Civil Society Under Pressure: A Transatlantic Conversation

What can the UK learn from how US nonprofits prepared (or didn’t) for the political meltdown we’re facing?

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Don’t Just Think. Do.
Nonprofits and Philanthropy Katya Smyth 1/30/26 Nonprofits and Philanthropy Katya Smyth 1/30/26

Don’t Just Think. Do.

An easy one-pager guide for funders getting “closure-comfortable.”

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wellleaving: (noun) The practice of ending institutional relationships in ways that build trust, shift power, and foster wellbeing.