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

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JANUARY 29, 2018

Since 2014, he has been responsible for marketing and communications at Trans Europe Halles (TEH), the European network of cultural centres initiated by civil society. TEH has been at the forefront of re-purposing Europe’s industrial buildings for arts, culture and activism since 1983. – Get up. to 2:00 p.m.

Communication 107

Communication Civil Society Public and Nonprofit Management Non-Profits 107

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 Quarterly

MARCH 14, 2025

To make art is to borrow from others, from culture, but under current law, all expressive worksfrom books to blog postsautomatically receive copyright protection. The Copyright Trap The idea of copyright is usually framed as protection: Copyright laws protect creators from having their work stolen or manipulated.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 26, 2023

This is the frustrating reality that organizations in the philanthropic sector face every day,” writes, Christian Seelos, codirector of the Global Innovation for Impact Lab at Stanford University’s Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society. Nonprofit and foundation leaders explore the movement working toward reparations.

Civil Society 136

Civil Society Philanthropy Foundations Nonprofit Capacity 136

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 122

Food Civil Society Agriculture Public and Social Policy 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 18, 2024

Because these approaches also come with cultural differences and operate along different time scales, it can be hard for organizations to mobilize and organize at the same time. Instead, a culture developed that when parts of the movement disagreed, they would offer and pursue alternative strategies as a response.

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Law Medical 124

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Image Credit: Dall-E by openAI My middle kid, a fifth grader, is big into Lauren Tarshiss I Survived series. Its historical fiction writ small, where kid charactersabout the age of the seriess average readersfind themselves smack in the midst of some of the worst real events humanity has ever faced.

Governance 109

Governance Civil Society Values Culture 109

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 23, 2024

To accelerate the promulgation of the nafda values, the nafda support team, in collaboration with the pioneering principals and local pedagogical and cultural experts, developed a board game, called Aal Seha, that challenges student teams to respond to scenario-based questions involving choices related to the three values.

Education 75

Education Education Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management 75

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 7, 2024

And although we belong to different generations, we share a culture and experiences as Mexican women. Purple Glasses to Innovate All Women Coo aims to transform these cultural dynamics and remove common barriers to gender equity. Our observation and understanding of gender inequalities derive from this unique intersection of knowledge.

Nonprofit governance and management 126

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 15, 2024

This especially matters for nonprofits that work across communities, cultures, contexts—and even species. Nonprofits and civil society belong at the forefront of AI. We’re seeing AI for translation deployed across sectors, unlocking opportunities all over the globe. And it’s more than just translating language.

Curriculum and Teaching 144

Curriculum and Teaching Health Education Education 144

Candid

JANUARY 21, 2022

Co-founded in 2017 by Wellcome and the Gates Foundation with commitments of $100 million each, CEPI works with vaccine developers, manufacturers, governments, philanthropies, civil society, and global health organizations to find solutions to diseases. Lilly Endowment commits $20 million to preserve Black churches. January 20, 2022.

Civil Society 52

Civil Society Manufacturing Community Development Governance 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 12, 2022

There are many examples of leaders countering this myth, like the Fellows in the Civil Society Fellowship. They start by moving clients away from thinking of racism as something associated with personal bigotry and bias toward an understanding that is historical, cultural, and structural.

Leadership 116

Leadership Civil Society Collaborations Universities 116

The NonProfit Times

JUNE 3, 2024

As such, they often miss out on benefits such as tailored medical care, sustainable resource use and culture and language preservation. Funders who are willing to take an active role in how their contributions are allocated can influence these communities access to and use of data repositories.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Medical Ethics 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 9, 2024

Changes like these have impacted culture, including increased Black representation in highly popular TV soap operas and marketing campaigns. Based on these results, businesses generally work to shift their organizational culture by refining institutional practices and policies related to diversity and racial equity.

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

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Our vision extended beyond the nonprofit sector to examine how corporations have captured our politics, large swathes of the economy, our nonprofits, our culture, our ideas, even our dreams. Rithika Ramamurthy and I asked the authors, including Alissa Quart, who is here today, to examine corporate capture and how to organize against it.

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Law Governance Nonprofits 124

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

It has already linked a number of actors from civil society and the private sector to promote changes that come from the poor communities themselves. The organization works intensively with social entrepreneurs to show its potential for disruptive innovation.

Social Entrepreneurship 128

Social Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Social Enterprise Social Enterprise 128

iMarketSmart

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

This is true across human cultures. 30] Metrics can be part of an empowered, participatory, learning culture. Civil Society. Focusing on short-term or immediate payback violates those rules. Whenever a relationship becomes “strictly contingent” or transactional, giving stops. Metrics aren’t perfect. Can metrics help?

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Fundraising Fundraising Public and Nonprofit Management Management 52