Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

As the Nicaraguan government tightened its grip on authoritarian rule, it was threatened by civil society organizations who possess the power to hold them accountable, receiving funds they do not control and investing those funds in services that preserve human rights, protect democracy, and empower individuals.

Civil Society 106

Civil Society Governance Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 106

Philanthropy 2173

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

We founded the Digital Civil Society Lab at Stanford in 2014 to examine and act on the ways digital dependencies effect civil society. How does a global exoskeleton of corporatized infrastructure and government/corporate data surveillance change how people take collective action? Today, not so much.

Civil Society 52

Civil Society Governance Associations Foundations 52

The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Secretary of Health and Human Service Nancy Brown Chief Executive Officer American Heart Association Under Brown’s leadership as CEO since 2008, the AHA has become a global authority on cardiovascular and brain health as well as overall well-being. She was a member of the American Economic Association’s Executive Committee.

Civil Society 85

Civil Society Nonprofit Administration and Development Urban development Law 85

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Below are the reasons why we must continue talking about donor privacy: Privacy Protects Individual Liberty: At its core, donor privacy embodies the fundamental right to freedom of association and expression. Protecting donor privacy is not just about safeguarding individual rights; it's about upholding the values of a vibrant civil society.

Civil Society 89

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Governance 89

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Imagine a civil society in which communities, individuals, and leaders (nonprofit, social movement, philanthropy, business, education, and more) regularly engage in the process of self-examination for the sake of improving our world.

Civil Society 114

Civil Society Race and Ethnicity Culture Health 114

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 11, 2023

Twenty-five percent of the entire Amazon Basin is on legally recognized Indigenous Territories, which are generally better protected than even government parks and reserves. Even less support has reached rightsholder women , despite the essential role of women in forest management and their exclusion from many governance structures.

Civil Society 114

Civil Society Environmental Public and Social Policy Governance 114

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Once the cooperative was set up with support from civil society 10 years ago, the collective progress has become visceral. Today, Amul has more than 16 million milk producers and 185,903 dairy cooperative societies making India the world’s largest milk producer.

Food 114

Food Civil Society Agriculture Public and Social Policy 114

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 17, 2022

To achieve this, more businesses need to join with the government and civil society to actively confront inequality, poverty, and climate change together. A Tyranny of Tradeoffs. However, in recent years, there have been attempts to break this cycle. Dialing In on Procurement.

Agriculture 100

Agriculture Civil Society Poverty Environmental 100

Candid

JULY 2, 2021

The Bill & Melinda Gates , Ford , and Open Society foundations have announced commitments of $2.1 The Generation Equality Forum's organizers estimate that the three-day convening will generate a total of $40 billion in new investments, including $17 billion in government commitments.

Civil Society 90

Civil Society Health Governance Leadership 90

Philanthropy 2173

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Photo by Bioscience Image Library by Fayette Reynolds on Unsplash The connective tissue of American civil society—the associations, clubs, congregations, and other spaces where people gather and experience collective life—has deteriorated significantly in recent decades, diminishing community resilience and jeopardizing the health of our democracy.

Civil Society 52

Civil Society Universities Governance Philanthropy 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 27, 2025

But the sector needs a more compelling, ethical model for a brokerage that uses decentralized governance, transparency, and inclusivity. DAOs are commonly associated with blockchain and cryptocurrency communities, but the decentralized governance approach of a DAO can be applied in other contexts.

Health 79

Health Technology Healthcare Nonprofit governance and management 79

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 15, 2023

Governments representing deeply indebted nations are often unable to invest in health care, education, and other services, which, in turn, threatens their very political survival. For instance, some governments may perceive the imposition of environmental commitments as an infringement on their sovereignty.

Public and Social Policy 86

Public and Social Policy Environmental Governance Civil Society 86

EveryAction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

It also offers an interactive opportunity to discuss key forms and governing documents(Form 1023 and Forms 990 and 990-PF.). 14th Annual Nonprofit Governance Symposium. 14th Annual Nonprofit Governance Symposium. Governing well is one of the most profound ways to help our communities. Associations. Jan 25 - 27.

Nonprofit governance and management 77

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Public and Social Policy Associations 77

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Human capital is positively associated with creativity and value creation. In our research, less affluent social entrepreneurs’ psychological capital suffers and is associated with a lower level of perceived satisfaction. The organization works intensively with social entrepreneurs to show its potential for disruptive innovation.

Social Entrepreneurship 119

Social Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Social Enterprise Social Enterprise 119

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

When contemplating migration that can deliver massive income gains to low-income households and benefits to both sending and receiving economies—but must maintain public support in a difficult political climate—public, private, and civil society actors all play important roles in a complex system’s effective functioning.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Finance Recruitment Poverty 132

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Stanford Social Innovation Review ’s 2022 Nonprofit Management Institute (NMI) will focus on opportunities to bridge the divides that exist in society. The conference will explore the role of civil society organizations in finding common ground, ways to facilitate collaboration, combatting disinformation, and other topics.

Civil Society 103

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 103

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 24, 2024

A market innovation like creating a sustainable seafood market is unlikely to create enduring systems change without building strong relationships with civil society. The Garfield Foundation offers a different example of how networks with capacity achieve systems change that evades individual groups.

Civil Society 109

Civil Society Energy Collaborations Leadership 109

EveryAction

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The 36th Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute will feature nationally recognized experts from private foundations, public charities, law, finance, and government discussing the latest tax, legislative and governance issues affecting nonprofit organizations. 15th Annual Nonprofit Governance Symposium. Associations.

Nonprofit governance and management 105

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Associations Finance 105

Candid

APRIL 15, 2021

Reprinted from the Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies. BLS monthly revisions result from additional reports received from businesses and government agencies since the last published estimates and from the recalculation of seasonal factors. 48 (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies, June 2020).

Civil Society 105

Civil Society Education Education Activism 105

Candid

MAY 17, 2021

Reprinted from the Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies. percent of all workers in nonprofit religious, grantmaking, and civic associations; 6.3 48 (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies, June 2020). percent of workers in nonprofit social service institutions; and 3.5

Civil Society 87

Civil Society Education Education Health 87

EveryAction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

We gather more than 800 board members, chief executives, staff, and nonprofit professionals for two days to discuss the newest thinking and best practices in nonprofit governance. Association of Advancement Services Professionals (AASP) / Chicago, IL / $400. Grant Professionals Association / Atlanta, GA / $840. Associations.

Nonprofit governance and management 102

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Finance Nonprofit Administration and Development 102

EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

12th Annual Nonprofit Governance Symposium. 12th Annual Nonprofit Governance Symposium. We have gathered an outstanding group of field experts to teach how to build and sustain this kind of governance. Governance / @usdsoles. Governance. American Marketing Association / Scottsdale, AZ / $1,000. Leadership.

Nonprofit governance and management 71

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Public and Social Policy Philanthropy 71

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 28, 2025

The unprecedented move, whose legality has already been challenged, could affect trillions of dollars in federal aid to thousands of programs, and threatens to have a catastrophic impact on the US nonprofit sectorand civil society at largeif the funds are successfully halted. That State funding?

Civil Society 142

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Law Public and Nonprofit Management 142

Philanthropy 2173

MARCH 27, 2020

I've been arguing for several years now that civil society is dependent on digital systems, which are not neutral, designed with civil society in mind, or inately democratizing. This is the entire premise of the Digital Civil Society Lab. That's another way of saying civil society is digital civil society.

Civil Society 40

Civil Society Governance Activism Associations 40

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 13, 2024

The intellectual most associated with classical utilitarianism (also known as consequentialism) is the 18th-century British philosopher and legal scholar Jeremy Bentham. and Cambodian governments to repatriate over 30 ancient Khmer sculptures in their possession after a years-long investigation into looted artifacts from the country.

Ethics 120

Ethics Public and Social Policy Universities Philanthropy 120

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 26, 2023

Civil society and humanitarian organizations are attuned to the reality that these streams of people generate massive amounts of data that can, for instance, help channel aid to the neediest, predict disease outbreaks, and much more.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Governance Ethics 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 17, 2024

It’s time to work shoulder-to-shoulder with civil society and government to do the big, urgent work that no sector can accomplish alone, to adopt entirely new systems of operating that enable all people to thrive and reach their full potential and protect our natural environment.

Public and Social Policy 110

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Governance Public Policy 110

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 30, 2023

We spoke with more than 80 people, representing workers, scholars, unions, the private sector, civil society, philanthropies, and multilateral agencies. Companies must consider the consequences of these technologies throughout their tech procurement, deployment, and governance processes—in partnership with their workforces.

Race and Ethnicity 144

Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy Civil Society Governance 144

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 28, 2025

Many worry that legislation similar to a bill passed last year by the House, which would have allowed the government to easily revoke the nonprofit status of organizations it opposes under thepretense of fighting terrorism, will be introduced again in 2025. Johnsons presidential administration, quipped more than 40 years ago. Its American.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 89

Nonprofit Administration and Development Charitable Organizations Philanthropy Homelessness 89

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Solidarity economies are most often associated with ethical, cooperative economic practices, like local currencies, community land trusts, community gardens, fair trade, and cooperatives. These practices and their associated values—cooperation, sustainability, justice, interdependence, autonomy—make possible a transformative vision.

Non-Profits 105

Non-Profits Universities Collaborations Civil Society 105

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

These laws, purportedly designed as a check on foreign interference, limit civil society organizations and restrict democratic practice by cutting off funding from foundations to movement organizations. A Government of National Unity As a response to the dwindling support, the ANC agreed to form a coalition government.

Philanthropy 70

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Poverty Civil Society 70

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

As philosopher Elizabeth Anderson argues in Private Government , people now live most of the time within private authoritarian bureaucracies or firms in which they own nothing, have no authority, and constantly must resist incursions in their private life. is interdependent with the obligations that go with membership in the polity.

Public and Social Policy 76

Public and Social Policy Universities Governance Civil Society 76

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

The coalition is raising alarms over the potentialand already realimpact the proposed funding freeze could have on hundreds of billions of dollars that flow to work undertaken, often on behalf of government, by nonprofits across the US. The administrations subsequent rescinding of the freeze was in fact a bait and switch.

Public and Social Policy 65

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits 65

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Consider Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank (and leader of Bangladesh’s interim government ), who brought the idea for lending to the poor to mainstream banks in the early 1980s.The banks challenged Yunus to prove it could work, and he did —first in one town, then five. Why Employee Ownership So, what is employee ownership?

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Finance Non-Profits 124

Candid

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Energy Foundation through Keecha Harris and Associates. How funders can help civil society prepare for climate-related shocks Support organizing groups and build climate connectivity Just as voter data drives outreach efforts, climate data must become similarly accessible and meaningful.

Civil Society 98

Civil Society Governance Philanthropy Energy 98

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Image credit: Getty Images on iStock The democratization of social care realigns the roles of state and civil society within a larger framework of social and political transformation. The provincial government agreed to help underwrite worker salaries. The governance model for solidarity co-ops is a multi-stakeholder approach.

Public and Social Policy 85

Public and Social Policy Healthcare Nonprofit governance and management Health 85

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Who owns an enterprise, and what rights are associated with that ownership, determines a large part of who controls and benefits from the economy. That share ownership comes with two core bundles of rights for shareholders: economic rights, which provide monetary value, and governance rights, which grant control over the enterprise.

Non-Profits 138

Non-Profits Nonprofit governance and management Finance Governance 138