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Donors grow more generous when they support nonprofits facing hostile environments abroad

  • Written by Andrew Heiss, Assistant Professor of Public and Nonprofit Management, Georgia State University
imageHungarian protesters hold glowing cellphones aloft at a 2017 protest against tough laws targeting foreign-backed nonprofit organizations and universities. STR/AFP via Getty Images

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