Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 28, 2023

The activities of these cities demonstrate the relevance of the SDGs in the United States and their utility as a platform from which scalable multidisciplinary solutions on a wide range of issues might grow. This allows for data-driven decision-making by local governments as they deliver key services to their residents.

Collaborations 105

Collaborations Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 105

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

But where did they come from, and why are they still a central part of economic policy today? This series— Ending Work Requirements — based on a report by the Maven Collaborative, the Center for Social Policy, and Ife Finch Floyd, will explore the truth behind work requirements.

Public and Social Policy 120

Public and Social Policy Poverty Governance Insurance 120

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 27, 2023

Baker believed that the chapters needed to be activated, and she set about transforming them into semiautonomous direct-action units that spontaneously mobilized around local and state issues of concern. Baker began training local leaders—Rosa Parks, among them—to be activists.

Nonprofit governance and management 111

Nonprofit governance and management Leadership Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management 111

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 2, 2023

A tax credit is a suitable policy tool to encourage the socially responsible operation of for-profit long-term care facilities. It does so at a public cost that is lower than with tax-exempt nonprofits, which are exempt from corporate income tax on all mission-related activity. Journal of European Social Policy 22 (4): 377–91.

Public and Social Policy 108

Public and Social Policy Non-Profits Finance Nonprofit governance and management 108

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 8, 2024

There is even a political tendency at the time called Solidarism which proposes that solidarity is the solution to problems arising from the Industrial Revolution—and puts forward social policies and ideas about the role of the state. People everywhere are attempting to support one another, and they face an active assault.

Public and Social Policy 121

Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Poverty Sociology 121

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 15, 2023

Earlier this year, I had to chance to talk with Quart about her new book, her description of contemporary US social policy as having created a “dystopian social safety net,” and her thoughts about how to build a US society that is centered on mutual caring and economic justice. Interview has been edited for length and clarity.

Public and Social Policy 114

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Volunteerism Volunteerism 114

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Balancing Immediate Needs and Long-Term Solutions Baby bonds highlight a fundamental tension in social policy: addressing immediate needs versus investing in long-term solutions. Use Restrictions: Most baby bond programs limit the use of funds to specific wealth-building activities.

Public and Social Policy 94

Public and Social Policy Poverty Children Universities 94

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

One example is human activity causing climate change and contributing to poor health outcomes (e.g. Governments and their policies in far off places can affect food supply or the spread of disease at home and can go further to impact elections, social policy, and even violent conflicts with loss of life.

Health 130

Health Public and Social Policy Entrepreneurship Food 130

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 20, 2023

Community activists and nonprofit leaders sought to move the sector from providing individual services to strengthening communities by allying nonprofit organizations with similar struggles and missions to engage in policy advocacy. 18 But this kind of political activity is exactly what the nonprofit designation discourages.

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Poverty Governance 124

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Organizing for justice is an insecure activity. How can recognizing shared insecurity spur social change and create a strategy to redefine security? We could design social policies to enhance people’s security: Make housing a human right, not a commodity, so that we can live in a space instead of in a speculative asset.

Manufacturing 144

Manufacturing Public and Social Policy Psychology Poverty 144