{"id":72195,"date":"2026-05-11T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idronline.org\/?post_type=article&#038;p=72195"},"modified":"2026-05-11T11:41:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T06:11:18","slug":"the-plasticity-of-the-social-sector-nonprofit-humour","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/idronline.org\/kn-in\/article\/humour\/the-plasticity-of-the-social-sector-nonprofit-humour\/","title":{"rendered":"The plasticity of the social sector"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><p>Every year, the social sector gathers in air-conditioned rooms to solve problems that exist outside them.&nbsp;We send invites, book hotels, order bottled water, and declare urgent action. The plastic bottles, to their credit, are the only ones in the room who fully grasp the irony.&nbsp;And unlike the delegates, they did not need a travel grant to be there.&nbsp;<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 1366px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4-768x510.webp\"><source media=\"(max-width: 1540px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4.webp\"><source media=\"(max-width: 2000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4.webp\" alt=\"a digital illustration of two plastic bottles on a table in a conference venue talking to each other--nonprofit humour\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/figure><p><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 1366px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5-768x510.webp\"><source media=\"(max-width: 1540px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5.webp\"><source media=\"(max-width: 2000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/idronline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5.webp\" alt=\"two plastic bottles in a conference venue talking to each other, with one asking the other if it's not feeling cold; the other responds, &quot;Last week&rsquo;s &lsquo;Ban Plastics&rsquo; conference gave me the chills. 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