Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 17, 2022

According to the 2022 United Nations climate change report, 40 percent of the world’s population is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, meaning their physical and mental health is already affected by climate-related diseases and extreme natural events. Why Climate Justice Matters to Business.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Race and Ethnicity Energy 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 28, 2023

Trends across multiple indicators linked to SDG targets, such as maternal mortality, overdose and suicide rates, and proficiency in reading and math, suggest that the future health and well-being of American youth, women, and minority racial and ethnic groups are particularly at risk.

Collaborations 106

Collaborations Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 106

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 11, 2024

Many foundations are supporting grassroots and national environmental organizations to ensure that a fair share of the $394 billion in federal Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) tax incentives and grant dollars flows to communities who may be unaware they are eligible or lack the staffing or expertise to access it.

Philanthropy 129

Philanthropy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Governance 129

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 1, 2024

People were afraid that employers and health insurance companies would use the data from genome mapping to discriminate, and they demanded a public policy response. The HGP showed us that completing the genome map was just the beginning of large-scale advances in medicine, agriculture, energy, and environmental conservation.

Collaborations 108

Collaborations Public and Social Policy Ethics Public Policy 108

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 11, 2025

The good news is that there is demonstrable demand for seeding new forms of holistic problem-solving across previously siloed efforts in democracy protection, public health, climate action, social justice, and peace and security. Securing the Future What might the decades ahead look like if we do all these things soon and well?

Agriculture 69

Agriculture Environmental Civil Society Collaborations 69

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. All of this depresses economic activity and increases poverty.

Public and Social Policy 130

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Governance Poverty 130

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. Transparency and data access.

Civil Society 129

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 129

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 23, 2023

These volunteers—numbering nationwide in the tens of thousands—represent a form of civil resistance and autonomy, seeking to protect the ancestral way of life and Indigenous territory from violence and environmental destruction. According to reports , Guard members happened at one point to come across a tortoise.

Children 138

Children Civil Society Culture Health 138

Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

This funder invests in and strengthens the capacity of women-led movements to advance meaningful social, cultural, and economic change in women’s lives, specifically across three areas: Economic Justice, Safety, and Women’s Health. They fund nonprofit organizations that support Education, Family, and Health & Wellness.

Health 98

Health Entrepreneurship Foundations Education 98

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 131

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Governance Public Policy 131

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 13, 2024

Under his watch, the company was fined $18 million in 2009 for environmental pollution in Rhode Island where Brown is located. As American political philosopher Michael Sandel laments , “Do we want a society where everything is up for sale? The younger of two sons, George Lindemann, Jr.,

Ethics 122

Ethics Public and Social Policy Universities Philanthropy 122

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 4, 2023

We were able to recruit 29 foundations to sign on to this pledge to increase their funding to at least 30 percent to BIPOC-led environmental justice movements. CS: Well, it’s really interesting, because NPQ is, I think, the only media organization in civil society that’s not focused exclusively on philanthropy.

Philanthropy 105

Philanthropy Race and Ethnicity Recruitment Foundations 105

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 28, 2025

The unprecedented move, whose legality has already been challenged, could affect trillions of dollars in federal aid to thousands of programs, and threatens to have a catastrophic impact on the US nonprofit sectorand civil society at largeif the funds are successfully halted. That contractor doing environmental restoration?

Civil Society 142

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Law 142

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 16, 2023

This was a moment of reckoning within the climate movement: environmental justice advocates were rightfully mad at the ultimate outcomes done behind closed doors at the last minute, and other folks who are far more focused on carbon reduction were lauding the bill. It’s all carrots, very few sticks.

Public and Social Policy 96

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Public and Nonprofit Management Energy 96

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 31, 2024

46 The path beyond the current status quo will be paved with brave commitments to democratic and distributive models at every level of civil society. The path beyond the current status quo will be paved with brave commitments to democratic and distributive models at every level of civil society.

Public and Social Policy 133

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 133

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 10, 2025

In January 2025, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) suspended federal funding for foreign aid; diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives; and environmental programs under Trumps anti-DEI executive order. The deleted content includes resources on LGBTQ+ youth, sexual health, contraception, and gender-affirming care.

Nonprofit governance and management 124

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits 124