Philanthropy 2173

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

It is derived from lessons learned preparing the Integrated Advocacy report and this article on media coverage of civil society and covid. In our times, most acts of expression (or mere communication) and gathering are dependent on information exchanged digitally. They are entwined with each other.

Public Policy 97

Public Policy Civil Society Philanthropy Governance 97

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 23, 2023

Municipal ID programs like Chicago’s CityKey learned from early failures of a similar effort in New York City that ran the danger of handing the Federal Government a list of undocumented immigrants, in part thanks to NYC’s active communication of “lessons learned.” Create synapses for within-city learning.

Civil Society 119

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Construction Governance 119

Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

Organizations identify funding, policy, and communication as the top ways they want funders to support their work. A report from Native Americans in Philanthropy advises philanthropy to maximize general operating support and diversify investment vehicles to meet today’s shifting demands.

Civil Society 68

Civil Society Philanthropy Nonprofit Administration and Development Foundations 68

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 is your organization, your communication team, your lawyers, evaluators, program and constituent services staff preparing to distinguish and tell truths from lies?

Civil Society 52

Civil Society Governance Associations Foundations 52

Philanthropy 2173

MAY 11, 2023

And then there's this (which I reprinted with permission in the Blueprint 2022 ) [link] My question is are there examples of philanthropy that are clearly rooted in a sense of transition from one state to another? There are funds named for transitions - or at least there is the Just Transitions Fund - but are there others?

Philanthropy 59

Philanthropy Civil Society Agriculture Energy 59

Philanthropy 2173

OCTOBER 9, 2020

In so doing, we have enclosed civil society within the bounds of the marketplace and public sector, obliterating any meaningful sense of an independent sector. In so doing, we have enclosed civil society within the bounds of the marketplace and public sector, obliterating any meaningful sense of an independent sector.

Civil Society 40

Civil Society Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Universities 40

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Others urge us to move forward with new ideas for communicating social change, using AI for social good, and supporting more and better migration. Thank you to the SSIR community for sharing your ideas and your responses to this years top stories. Several articles on this list offer a re-examination of popular philanthropic practices.

Civil Society 92

Civil Society Philanthropy Universities Values 92

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 11, 2023

For example, another recent study on African conservation funding practices finds that 92 percent of African civil society organizations struggle to access sufficient core funding, 71 percent of them identified short-term project structures as a key barrier, and 52 percent find existing proposal and reporting requirements to be a barrier.

Civil Society 119

Civil Society Environmental Public and Social Policy Governance 119

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 13, 2019

By Rafia Khader , Program Manager at the Lake Institute on Faith & Giving and Managing Editor of the Journal of Muslim Philanthropy & Civil Society. It is this idea that propels the work of Lake Institute on Faith & Giving at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.

Civil Society 102

Civil Society Fundraising Fundraising Poverty 102

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Philanthropy must facilitate the rapid spread of solutions by investing in networks. In my more than 20 years in philanthropy, I’ve observed five essential network features that drive exponential climate solutions. This networking led to the inclusion of civil society, businesses, and local organizations to enhance equity in the plans.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Energy Nonprofit Administration and Development Collaborations 132

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 144

Public and Social Policy Finance Recruitment Poverty 144

NonProfit Hub

JULY 25, 2019

While fundraising communications are often counterintuitive to people outside of the field, the reality is that it most of its best practices are grounded in time-tested techniques and principles of classical rhetoric ? Pre-Suade” Before You Persuade. Spencer graduated from The King’s College in New York City with a B.A.

Civil Society 68

Civil Society Fundraising Fundraising Psychology 68

iMarketSmart

JUNE 19, 2023

6] See previous article: The Power of Heroic Philanthropy: Understanding Donor Motivations [7] Tooby, J., & Cosmides, L. Personal communication. Civil Society. Proceedings of the British Academy, 88 , 119-144. [5] Friendship and the banker’s paradox: Other pathways to the evolution of adaptations for altruism.

Altruism and Helping 52

Altruism and Helping Insurance Psychology Law 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

To date, most funders investing in artificial intelligence—including McGovern, Schmidt Futures, and Open Philanthropy—have focused primarily on understanding AI’s potential risks, or supporting AI’s positive impacts on society, in the longer-term. Building government (and civil society) capacity to use AI.

Civil Society 128

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

Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

i, New York City, Northeastern Pennsylvania, San Francisco, and Israel (plus surrounding rural communities of listed cities). The mission of this foundation is to encourage women’s involvement in philanthropy and make a significant difference in the Southern San Francisco community. 100 Women Charitable Foundation.

Health 98

Health Entrepreneurship Foundations Education 98

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 4, 2023

This is an experience that a lot of people who have been participating in philanthropy for decades are unaware of— the lived experiences of people of color with wealth and the type of philanthropy that they have contributed over decades. It looks different. It’s not institutional. And a lot of it is just not visible. CS: Really?

Philanthropy 105

Philanthropy Race and Ethnicity Recruitment Foundations 105

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 28, 2025

Image Credit: Katt Yukawa on Unsplash Editors Note: This article was republished with permission from the Center for Effective Philanthropy. A recent report from the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at the University of Indiana notes that the proportion of U.S. Donors Down, Dollars Down?

Nonprofit Administration and Development 119

Nonprofit Administration and Development Charitable Organizations Philanthropy Homelessness 119

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 13, 2024

Do lead naming gifts actually stimulate high-level philanthropy from other donors and is that what motivates HNWIs to make such charitable contributions? My research finds otherwise and implicates current legal constructs and fundraising practices that continue to privilege the self-interests of donors over beneficiaries and society.

Ethics 122

Ethics Public and Social Policy Universities Philanthropy 122

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

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

We put out a call to philanthropy earlier this year around investing in the infrastructure that already exists, to that end. And I think it’s a racial justice issue and a racial equity issue within philanthropy around which organizations get imbued with funders’ trust. There’s an imbalance here.

Law 98

Law Healthcare Health Public and Social Policy 98

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 1, 2025

Mark notes that securing communications and protecting against government surveillance are necessary steps to ensure organizational resilience and protect sensitive data. Operating in the Digital Age For organizations operating in the digital age, securing data is imperative.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 81

Nonprofit Administration and Development Governance Collaborations Law 81

Philanthropy 2173

MARCH 29, 2023

Photo by Viktor Talashuk on Unsplash Civil society organizations are on the front lines of advocating for or against the most divisive issues in the United States. The links are almost entirely to civil society organizations fighting to protect the rights to free expression, free assembly, voting, reproduction, and work.

Civil Society 59

Civil Society Law Education Education 59

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

MG: There is an interdependence between our political structures and our civil society structures. The other part of it is a boom in philanthropy. If there aren’t mechanisms for decision-making, communication, and legitimacy within the organization, then they fight each other. How has that harmed democratic practice?

Culture 119

Culture Energy Governance Leadership 119