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Caffeinated reflections from a restless, pragmatic, optimistic American social impact consultant in Central and Eastern Europe
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[BE4SI] CEE Regional Roundup - May 2026 edition
Nonprofit, philanthropy, and civil society news + notes from Czechia, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia
May 26
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Ryan Turner
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The Impact Translation Gap: The bridge that has a toll (3/3)
There is a language that has become, for better or worse, the working tongue of global social impact. If only it were simple, plain, and clear.
May 25
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Ryan Turner
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The Impact Translation Gap: What it costs and who carries the burden (2/3)
The cost of working across sectors rarely announces itself. But it has a pattern, a direction, and a way out — once you know what you're working with.
May 23
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Ryan Turner
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The Impact Translation Gap: Abstraction or actual reality? (1/3)
Whether it’s Oakland, CA or Ostrava, Czechia, I’ve been in many different rooms, with conference tables of various shapes and sizes, surrounded by…
May 21
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Ryan Turner
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NGO Leadership Update
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[BE4SI] NGO Leadership Update (15-16 March 2026)
Our regular update on civil society, philanthropy, leadership/management, fundraising, governance, impact measurement, etc.
Mar 16
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Ryan Turner
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[BE4SI] NGO Leadership Update (28-29 January 2026)
Our regular update on civil society, philanthropy, leadership/management, fundraising, governance, impact measurement, etc.
Jan 28
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Ryan Turner
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[BE4SI] Social Impact Leadership update (22-23 December 2025)
Our update on civil society, philanthropy, NGO leadership/management, and fundraising
Dec 23, 2025
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BE4SI Social Impact Leadership newsletter: (24-25 November 2025)
Our update on civil society, philanthropy, NGO leadership/management, and fundraising
Nov 24, 2025
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Ryan Turner
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[BE4SI] NGO Leadership Update (25-26 April 2026)
Our regular update on civil society, nonprofit leadership/management, philanthropy, fundraising, governance, impact measurement, etc.
Apr 25
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Ryan Turner
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CEE Regional Roundup
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[BE4SI] CEE Regional Roundup - April 2026 edition
Nonprofit news + notes from Czechia, Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary
Apr 16
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Ryan Turner
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[BE4SI] CEE Regional Roundup - March 2026 edition
Nonprofit news + notes from Czechia, Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary
Mar 9
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Ryan Turner
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CEE Regional Roundup (2-3 February 2026)
Our regular dispatch featuring news of note from Czechia, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia. What's worth watching for civil society in Central and Eastern…
Feb 2
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Ryan Turner
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CEE Regional Roundup (January 2026 Supplement)
A special edition of our social impact dispatch from Central and Eastern Europe focuses on key legislative, regulatory, and policy happenings that mark…
Jan 8
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Ryan Turner
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[BE4SI] CEE Regional Roundup - May 2026 edition
Nonprofit, philanthropy, and civil society news + notes from Czechia, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia
May 26
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Ryan Turner
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Substacks Worth Reading
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What we're Substacking (April 2026)
Who and what we're reading lately on Substack for social impact, philanthropy, civil society, nonprofits/NGOs, social change (and what not)
Apr 17
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Ryan Turner
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What we're Substacking (March 2026)
Who and what we're reading lately on Substack for social impact, philanthropy, civil society, nonprofits/NGOs, social change (and what not)
Mar 24
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Ryan Turner
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What we're Substacking (February 2026)
Who and what we're reading lately on Substack regarding social impact, philanthropy, civil society, nonprofits/NGOs, social change (and what not)
Feb 4
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Ryan Turner
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What we're Substacking (October 2025)
Who and what we're reading lately on Substack regarding social impact, philanthropy, civil society, and social change.
Oct 31, 2025
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Ryan Turner
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[BE4SI] What we're Substacking (May 2026)
Who and what we're reading lately on Substack for social impact, philanthropy, civil society, nonprofits/NGOs, social change (and what not)
May 7
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Ryan Turner
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FOCUS: Women and the CEE NGO Sector
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Women in the NGO Sector: Visegrad Region Extensions (2026)
What those who care about women and NGOs must do more of— and better.
Mar 29
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Ryan Turner
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Women in the Slovak NGO Sector (2026)
Civic work under pressure in a hostile environment
Mar 27
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Ryan Turner
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Women in the Hungarian NGO Sector (2026)
More women in charge, with less freedom to lead
Mar 19
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Ryan Turner
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Women in the Polish NGO Sector (2026)
Professional power versus institutional authority
Mar 11
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Ryan Turner
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Women in the Czech NGO Sector (2026)
Scale, structure, and the gap between labor and authority
Mar 3
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Ryan Turner
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Central and Eastern European Black Histories
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Recapping a Black CEE history
The case for support of Black History Month from the second smallest continent, during the shortest month of the year (and all year long).
Feb 27
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Ryan Turner
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CEE Black History Resources: Part 4
For Black History Month 2026, we’re exploring the intersection of black histories with Central and Eastern Europe through at series of essays and…
Feb 26
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Ryan Turner
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What this Black CEE History Month Taught Me
For Black History Month 2026, we’re exploring the intersection of black histories with Central and Eastern Europe through at series of essays and…
Feb 23
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Ryan Turner
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Many paths to CEE Black histories
For Black History Month 2026, we’re exploring the intersection of black histories with Central and Eastern Europe through at series of essays and…
Feb 21
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Ryan Turner
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Central and Eastern European History: It’s a Black Thing Too
For Black History Month 2026, we’re exploring the intersection of black histories with Central and Eastern Europe through at series of essays and…
Feb 19
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Ryan Turner
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Essays
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Dry Spells: A Substack Note Experiment
A philosophical and professional pivot caught in real-time, using the act of writing to light the way through a transition I had previously resisted.
May 19
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Ryan Turner
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Why I did not "do academia"
I had the means, motive, opportunity and intent. But extending my nonprofit technology professional pathway into academia was not where I wanted to go.
May 1
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Ryan Turner
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Million kilometre refractions
It's International Women's Day 2026. As an imperfect advocate, ally, and advisor to social impact women in Central and Eastern Europe, how can I be…
Mar 8
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Ryan Turner
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What gets lost when you lose count
At year's end, I'm floating a different metric for the year that was my 2025.
Dec 26, 2025
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Ryan Turner
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Díky. Když je dáváš, dej je tam, kde mají být.
Když každý rok přijde řeč na Thanksgiving, mám v sobě pořád rozpor.
Nov 27, 2025
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Ryan Turner
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