The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

It provides a way of thinking about building policies, procedures, and structures in online spaces. This can engender public cynicism and directly impact those organizations trying to support their community members. It also means steering clear of those platforms that do not provide adequate protection for their community members.

Associations 52

Associations Public and Social Policy Civil Society Public and Nonprofit Management 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

But networks are not only key to speed and scale in the technology sector; the same is true for ambitious climate policy. That’s because each network member can tackle a piece of the puzzle, while maintaining relationships that allow coordination, collaboration, and troubleshooting.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Energy Nonprofit Administration and Development Collaborations 132

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The social sector is using big data to enhance nonprofit transparency and knowledge more than ever before, and the opening of the Form 990 has made an essential contribution. Yet despite these breakthroughs, the social sector has only begun to scratch the surface of open 990 data’s capabilities.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 126

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 18, 2023

They aspire to be the vanguard—titans behind the policies, reforms, and decisions that will build our collective tomorrow. The answer is not simple, but we need spaces for dialogue and collaboration. Young people must be seen not only as beneficiaries, but as key partners in the design of policies and programs.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Governance Civil Society Public Policy 132

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 11, 2023

Public funding agencies, such as the Global Environment Facility and USAID, are also expressing their own intentions to get more climate and biodiversity funding to local, community-level, and Indigenous organizations. These changes are possible for both public and private funders.

Civil Society 119

Civil Society Environmental Public and Social Policy Governance 119

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Often portrayed in Western feminist literature as the disempowered, the excluded, and needing rescue, India in fact continues to be reinvented by the heads, hands, and hearts of her women—from farmers, to craftswomen, to political leaders, to social reformers. The world’s largest cooperative dairy is also in India.

Food 122

Food Civil Society Agriculture Public and Social Policy 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 18, 2024

The implication is that we need to approach social change not like we are seeking a silver bullet, but rather in search of collaborative principles that allow different people power strategies to coexist and stimulate productive change together. Building on this capacity for “ snap rallies , ” GetUp! However, GetUp!

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Law Medical 124

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 30, 2023

The world wide web was a game changer; people could now collaboratively build and create the world they desired. Indeed, these digital technologies would enable people to transcend the geographic boundaries that constrained their ability to pursue the lives they valued, enabling them to acquire more social, economic, and political power.

Race and Ethnicity 145

Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy Civil Society Governance 145

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 7, 2024

Gender Inequity in Latin America Gender inequalities have deep and complex roots in economic, social, and political structures around the world. These entrenched social norms deeply impact women’s lives and opportunities. Innovation thus becomes a powerful tool driven by the intellectual participation of women from diverse contexts.

Nonprofit governance and management 126

Nonprofit governance and management Collaborations Participation and motivation Public and Social Policy 126

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 13, 2024

Naming gifts provide donors with reputational and market value , what legal scholar William Drennan refers to as “ publicity rights ,” and beneficiary organizations and their constituents with financial and mission-driven value. Advocates are utilizing care ethics to shape policies around gifts designed for public impact.

Ethics 122

Ethics Public and Social Policy Universities Philanthropy 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 12, 2023

The most pernicious one is the narrative regarding small, locally led organizations and our low expectations of them (which is not exclusive to the social change space). As a collaborative effort with multiple funding partners , we have regular conversations with foundations from across the globe.

Civil Society 98

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Food 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 15, 2023

With all this in mind, academics and policy makers have called for the international community to prioritize debt-for-climate swaps, an initiative through which a nation’s debt is forgiven in exchange for investment in climate change adaptation and mitigation, thereby addressing both crises at once.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Environmental Governance Civil Society 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 9, 2024

By Guibson Trindade , Débora Montibeler & Paula Jancso Fabiani Silvio Almeida, Brazil’s human rights minister and a well-known intellectual prior to taking office, writes in his book Racismo Estrutural , “Institutions are racist because society is racist.” Yet Brazil has seen growing racial awareness in recent years.

Public and Social Policy 78

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Law Poverty 78

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

A study on the working conditions in Kenya’s gig economy , for example, was written by two African researchers, who not only surveyed hundreds of gig workers but also involved civil society and policy makers during a multi-stakeholder dialogue and a panel discussion in Nairobi.

Entrepreneurship 81

Entrepreneurship Public and Social Policy Civil Society Collaborations 81

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 26, 2023

As policy makers struggle to respond to the unfolding human catastrophe, they have increasingly turned to the possibilities offered by technology, and data in particular. It applies to various regions, populations, and fields, ranging from public health and education to urban mobility. What Is a Social License?

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Ethics Governance 52

The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 15, 2024

By Shaista Keating and Chloe Mankin The rapid evolution and widespread adoption of artificial intelligence technologies (AI) offer both opportunities and challenges to civil society, particularly concerning responsible and ethical usage. Foundational efforts in these areas are underway. UNICEF has developed guidelines for AI use.

Civil Society 105

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Ethics Public and Nonprofit Management 105

The NonProfit Times

AUGUST 22, 2024

It provides a way of thinking about building policies, procedures, and structures in online spaces. This can engender public cynicism and directly impact those organizations trying to support their community members. It also means steering clear of those platforms that do not provide adequate protection for their community members.

Associations 52

Associations Public and Social Policy Civil Society Public and Nonprofit Management 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

By Tim Hanstad To build an equitable and sustainable society, the social sector cannot take the place of the government, as Mark Kramer and Steve Phillips recently observed ; “Only government has the capacity to address social and environmental problems on a national scale.

Public and Social Policy 130

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Governance Poverty 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 4, 2024

But putting unchecked development in the hands of (primarily) male tech executives who espouse a particular Silicon Valley ethos oriented toward profit and dominance above all else, will only intensify threats to our social systems and vulnerable communities. We need a new roadmap.

Governance 142

Governance Civil Society Public and Social Policy Ethics 142

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 1, 2024

But by “weaponizing” this technology, we’ve made it much harder to regulate, as it has undoubtedly led to policies aimed at stockpiling resources to achieve national supremacy over the tech. In fact, many of the ideas around what AI can achieve has been influenced by the notion that it’s as powerful as a nuclear weapon.

Collaborations 108

Collaborations Public and Social Policy Ethics Public Policy 108

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 28, 2023

A renowned leader on environmental issues—winning the Green Capital Award in 2015—Bristol is also marked by historic social and racial disparity: A 2017 report by the Runnymede Trust, a racial equality research group, ranked Bristol as one of the most unequal cities in the country.

Collaborations 105

Collaborations Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 105

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. How do we encourage greater cooperation and collaboration in what can feel like an increasingly divisive world? Deep Listening Is Necessary for Social Change.

Civil Society 111

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

At this uncertain time, as the potential use-cases of generative AI begin to become apparent, there are at least 10 things that funders can do to help the existing field of tech-related nonprofits—and society at large—better prepare. Building government (and civil society) capacity to use AI. The future is now.

Civil Society 128

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 128

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 116

Civil Society Governance Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 116

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The report is just one of many clarion calls to act urgently, not just on climate change but also on climate justice: the process of finding solutions to climate change that also address social inequities due to gender, race, ethnicity, geography, income, and other factors. Why Climate Justice Matters to Business.

Public and Social Policy 110

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Race and Ethnicity Energy 110

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 25, 2023

By Trevor Zimmer In May, the COVID-19 national public health emergency officially ended. As the world emerges from this period of death, economic displacement, and social reordering, it will take years to fully understand how the pandemic impacted households, communities, and countries.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Manufacturing Health Finance 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

For blue-collar trades, workers were subjected to numerous mandatory new health screenings, from temperature checks to social distancing sensors, while still frequently lacking real protections against the pandemic. The Australian Rail, Tram and Bus Union has fought national proposals to mandate recording in all Australian public transport.

Public and Social Policy 141

Public and Social Policy Technology Law Retail 141

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 11, 2024

This is not a theory but a fact, affirmed by leading experts like the Edelman Trust Barometer , Gallup , and General Social Survey by NORC at the University of Chicago. It erodes a high-functioning pluralistic democracy , compromises public health, and makes it impossible to solve collective problems like climate change.

Civil Society 142

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Health Governance 142

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

My peers and I in the CHIC networkalong with many other social innovators and supporters like the Skoll Foundationhave been driving toward systemic change on this issue, from different angles, for decades. Skoll has observed that successful social movements often share a special sauce that elevates their effectiveness: a system orchestrator.

Health 132

Health Public and Social Policy Civil Society Finance 132

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 9, 2024

And what would it take for us to realize solidarity in our relationships, our communities, our social movements, and our governments? Rather it’s the product of considerable effort, organizing, and a willingness to reimagine just about every facet of a social structure that rewards the few while sowing division among the many.

Public and Social Policy 136

Public and Social Policy Construction Law Civil Society 136

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 11, 2024

They find evidence of strategic philanthropy’s failure in the country’s growing social challenges and argue it should be replaced by “empowerment philanthropy,” a combination of unconditional cash transfers, voter education and mobilization, and collective impact tactics that give people agency to help themselves.

Philanthropy 129

Philanthropy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Governance 129

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Even where there is overall economic growth, continued concentration of ownership prevents ordinary working people, and marginalized communities in particular, from reaping the benefits of their contributions, reinforcing power imbalances and social inequalities.

Governance 70

Governance Public and Social Policy Production Finance 70

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 21, 2025

Khalil acted as a negotiator and spokesperson during protests at the university that advocated for Palestinian human rights and divestment from companies tied to Israeli occupation policies. Civic engagement is any action you take to participate in and improve your community, influence public decisions, or shape a more inclusive society.

Public and Social Policy 87

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Volunteerism Volunteerism 87

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

Covering everything from the causes of economic hardship to the need for socialized systems to the logjams of the legislative process and the struggle for a more equitable world, It’s OK To Be Angry About Capitalism delivers a necessary message to the American people: capitalism is the problem, and building a working-class movement is the solution.

Public and Social Policy 116

Public and Social Policy Governance Civil Society Energy 116