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The Promise and the Power of Social Cooperatives

NonProfit Quarterly

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. Interestingly, in 2018 Pandora decided to forego all contracting with public entities.

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Corporate Power That Benefits All of Us

Stanford Social Innovation Review

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. Our culture is shaped by businesses.

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Using ‘Purple Glasses’ to Achieve Gender Equity in Mexico

Stanford Social Innovation Review

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.

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Equity in Employment: A Vital Step Toward Dismantling Structural Racism in Brazil

Stanford Social Innovation Review

And over the past decade, public policy—by way of the Lei de Cotas (the “Quotas Law”), which establishes university quotas for Black and Indigenous students and people who studied in public schools—has made higher education more accessible to racialized and poor people.

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Corporate Capture—Can We Find a Way Out?

NonProfit Quarterly

Corporate capture is evident not just in regulatory agencies but also in elections, the halls of government, the media, music, art, and any other cultural sites corporate elites can get their hands on. 7 And it is true that a rising authoritarian tide threatens civil liberties and democratic institutions like Congress.

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Many things old are new again

Philanthropy 2173

But all the signs were there - connectivity, familiarity with direct giving (due to crowdfunding), cultural traditions of mutual aid that never went away, they only stopped being seen by the formal "counters" of philanthropy. Consider policy ideas to boost giving that started from where a lot of it happens - online - and build from there.

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Preparing for a Second Trump Term by Learning from Hungary’s Playbook

NonProfit Quarterly

At the same time, Hungary removed gender studies from its list of accredited academic programs and replaced it with Economics of Family Policy and Public Policies for Human Development. Underground culture, bars, and clubs, Renkin said. Hungarian police have also targeted safe spaces for the LGBTQ+ community.