NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 28, 2025

First, I would suggest that we desperately need a campaign to help educate Americans about the value of the nonprofit sector. Whats a Donor (or Concerned Citizen) to Do? What, then, should major donors and foundations do?I I dont have the answers, but I have ideas.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 116

Nonprofit Administration and Development Charitable Organizations Philanthropy Homelessness 116

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 8, 2025

I can see how good social and emotional learning could really promote philanthropy long term, said Tish Jennings, a professor of education at the University of Virginia. Ascertaining the breadth and quality of philanthropy education is difficult, partly due to terminology. Education provision also varies between states and districts.

Children 60

Children Philanthropy Education Education 60

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 23, 2023

This type of thinking among largely WEIRD (Western, educated, industrial, rich, democratic) communities often starts from the assumption that a large percentage of children in the Global South are at risk of inadequate cognitive development. Hundreds of billions of dollars are dedicated to early childhood development programs worldwide.

Children 138

Children Civil Society Culture Health 138

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 15, 2024

Three goals that stand out with especially strong potential to be transformed by AI are SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-Being), SDG 4 (Quality Education), and SDG 13 (Climate Action). As such, this series focuses on how AI-powered nonprofits are transforming the climate, health care, and education sectors. Joy Education exemplifies this.

Curriculum and Teaching 144

Curriculum and Teaching Health Education Education 144

Philanthropy 2173

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

I want to think about what it means - if anything - for civil society. First, it seems that no one in civil society or the U.S. Yet, as noted in the intro, voices in civil society and philanthropy have been awfully quiet about this "impact" on AI. The nonprofit sector ain't what you think it is.

Nonprofit governance 87

Nonprofit governance Governance Civil Society Non-Profits 87

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

This is instead an exercise in liberating the constructs of creativity from being the prerogative of the Western, masculine, or the allegedly educated, while reclaiming what rural women of India have championed for thousands of years. This is a lesson for other cooperative initiatives to prioritize building resilience into their operations.

Food 122

Food Civil Society Agriculture Public and Social Policy 122

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2013

10×10 is global action campaign with a film as its centerpiece.Their message is simply this: Educate girls and you can change the world. Girls Education International :: @ GirlsED. Girls Education International strives to expand and support educational opportunities for women and girls in remote regions of the developing world.

Poverty 111

Poverty Civil Society Medical Education 111

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. Besides perpetual food insecurity, many are unable to access or cover basic health services, housing, transportation, water and sanitation, or education. Invest in Women.

Agriculture 105

Agriculture Civil Society Poverty Environmental 105

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

We do think that anybody that dedicates their life in civil society should be able to take care of their monthly financial needs… Twenty-two percent of 13.9 The findings should concern all who care about a healthy—and just—nonprofit sector, notes Independent Sector president and CEO Akilah Watkins.

Poverty 119

Poverty Public and Social Policy Civil Society Healthcare 119

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 19, 2025

Through Elandrias work at Highlander, we did a lot of collaboration with many folks on the education team at Highlander in particular. As Elandria and I moved to Peoples Hub, the kind of commitment to popular education that is also deeply held at Highlander had a new life. Another is tandas or savings circles .Its

Governance 70

Governance Education Education Values 70

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 26, 2023

How We Achieve a Multiracial Democracy by Angela Glover Blackwell “What is more threatening to authoritarian leaders than an educated, informed citizenry?” The authors, all experienced pros on nonprofits and technology, share advice centered on these objectives: Use care, do no harm, and stay human-centered. Honorable Mentions: 11.

Civil Society 136

Civil Society Philanthropy Foundations Nonprofit Capacity 136

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 14, 2025

First, organizations should put all their existing material under Creative Commons or similar licenses, including reports, educational material, and research. Embracing the Public Domain Nonprofits can take a few simple steps to embrace the public domain.

Culture 82

Culture Law Altruism and Helping Non-Profits 82

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Much of the workforce today, from blue-collar workers in factories to electricians, plumbers, educators, and health care providers, depends on problem-solving and real-time decision-making. Neither the tech industry nor other large corporations will undertake a huge course correction without strong pressure from others in society.

Public and Social Policy 142

Public and Social Policy Technology Production Civil Society 142

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 128

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Governance Public Policy 128

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 13, 2024

The nonprofit sector has the opportunity to make a difference, and it’s not too late to start trying, said experts in a recent webinar hosted by the National Council of Nonprofits in partnership with Nonprofit VOTE , which works to educate and encourage nonprofits to include voter engagement in their work.

Education 119

Education Education Nonprofits Activism 119

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Were in a period of polycrisis, yet the business world, government, and civil society persist in their siloed approaches to solving it. Accelerating global challengesfrom political instability and division to climate-related natural disasters and inequalityare roiling nations around the world. So, whats the next step?

Governance 78

Governance Philanthropy Collaborations Finance 78

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

This record acts as a form of permanent punishment, limiting our ability to participate in civil society through a complex web of laws in Illinois that punish people with criminal records, often indefinitely. Household income is a strong indicator of several other social outcomes, including educational attainment and health.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Law Psychology Poverty 132

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. After giving to mosques, the second highest category of giving is toward domestic poverty alleviation and education. This is comparable with other faith groups in the U.S.

Civil Society 107

Civil Society Fundraising Fundraising Poverty 107

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 7, 2024

The majority of these students are women and the first in their families to access higher education. Some women offered specific recommendations for supportive services, such as talks on sexual education and violence prevention for young people. The home visits also highlighted how geography increased their vulnerability.

Nonprofit governance and management 126

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

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Access to news is key to an engaged civil society, and without it, social worlds shrink and become suffused with disinformation and bias. What about a national AFL-CIO cable TV station which could educate working people about what’s going on in our society and give them information they never get on commercial TV?”

Public and Nonprofit Management 135

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Civil Society Foundations 135

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2023

Independent Sector is a broad cross-sectoral national membership organization that includes nonprofits, private foundations, and corporate giving programs with a mission to strengthen civil society. We were getting calls from other sectors: education called us, arts called us, philanthropy called us. We don’t have a CEO Circle.

Civil Society 98

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Leadership 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 12, 2023

The organizations are improving water and sanitation access, education quality, food security, and health equity, and a large majority take systems change approaches to their work. Since then, we’ve awarded grants to hundreds of organizations with budgets of less than $500,000 in dozens of countries.

Civil Society 98

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Food 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

First, the social sector needs to promote educational resources that inspire and instruct novice practitioners on how to incorporate open data into their solutions to complex social problems. Suggestions for Action. Nonprofits, foundations, researchers, and the IRS all have roles to play.

Public and Social Policy 126

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

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 2, 2024

People joined from more than 15 countries, representing business, government, and civil society. This money can make a transformative difference to working families—for example, to pay for education or as a home down payment. Why Employee Ownership So, what is employee ownership?

Public and Social Policy 138

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Finance Non-Profits 138

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The nonprofit sector continues to see greater educational attainment levels among its workforce than “any other sector,” the report notes. The findings suggest nonprofits are playing a diminished role in some facets of civil society, namely lobbying government and working with government on policies.

Health 79

Health Civil Society Governance Public Policy 79

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

While immigration policies have prioritized high levels of education or family ties—and the political conversation tends to presume a basic scarcity of jobs—critical jobs in construction, agriculture, hospitality, and the care economy, including elderly care, cannot be automated.

Public and Social Policy 144

Public and Social Policy Finance Recruitment Poverty 144

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

In the case of poorer communities, there is a large gap in the formal education of entrepreneurs, whose schooling is usually of inferior quality and more limited overall, with business management concepts and knowledge also less accessible. To develop this human capital is not easy, because there is a structural gap in education.

Social Entrepreneurship 128

Social Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Social Enterprise Social Enterprise 128

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

At the same time, within this austerity framework, nonprofits increasingly fill holes in sectors ranging from education to healthcare to journalism to social services that we depend on the most and that have been receiving less and less government support. There’s also the kind of “emotional labor” involved in courting individual donors. “In

Public and Social Policy 123

Public and Social Policy Law Governance Nonprofits 123

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 9, 2024

Indeed, one of the most pernicious expressions of structural racism in Brazilian society is workplace inequity. Despite improved educational opportunities and widespread efforts to broaden diversity and inclusion, workplace inequities persist. And while unemployment plagues 11.3 Wages reflect the same disparity.

Public and Social Policy 78

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Law Poverty 78

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Two days earlier, about 50 organizers, activists, and educators were 90 miles west, in Springfield, having initial conversations about developing a statewide solidarity economy network. In some locations, solidarity economy is institutionalized and recognized by the state but in others involves civil society and informal practices.

Non-Profits 116

Non-Profits Universities Collaborations Ethics 116

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. Her email is skeating@techsoup.org. Chloe Mankin is program management specialist at TechSoup.

Civil Society 105

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 13, 2024

For the past three decades, I have guided museums, nonprofit arts organizations, and higher education institutions in planning, programming, fundraising for, and promoting new or renovated cultural facilities that fulfill mission imperatives. Or are there certain moral and civic goods that markets do not honor and money cannot buy?”

Ethics 122

Ethics Public and Social Policy Universities Philanthropy 122

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. Particular efforts should be made to address and assuage the political and logistic concerns of lenders and borrowers.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Environmental Governance Civil Society 98

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. This need is not specific to migrants alone.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Ethics Governance 52

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

JANUARY 8, 2022

I was slightly scared, but I stepped up to assume my responsibility as a productive member of a civilized society. We should be providing the communities we serve access to, education about , and motivation for voting. Isn’t being a part of a democracy a part of living a vibrant life?

Public Policy 59

Public Policy Civil Society Participation and motivation Nonprofits 59

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 8, 2025

Nonprofits promote economic opportunity, invest in education, foster healthy communities, support scientific research, and protect the rights of vulnerable people. Enlist messengers from business leaders to educators who will amplify the message that supporting charitable work is not a partisan concern. Strength flows from solidarity.

Philanthropy 137

Philanthropy Civil Society Foundations Law 137

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