NonProfit Leadership Alliance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Yet to address these problems, we need to zoom in, convening experts, civil society and affected communities to explore sustainable solutions that work in the local context. The telephoto perspective allows us to identify problems. And you need a diverse team to focus on that global-to-local perspective. Did you enjoy this story?

Health 239

Health Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Civil Society 239

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Smallholder farmers produce at least a third of the global food supply. To achieve this, more businesses need to join with the government and civil society to actively confront inequality, poverty, and climate change together. Though these farms are small, typically under two hectares, their cumulative impact is large.

Agriculture 105

Agriculture Civil Society Poverty Environmental 105

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Donors and governments may shift their dollars…to focusing on necessities like food, water, energy, and healthcare. Unless we act aggressively to curb emissions, climate change will continue to put pressure on our insurance system and society at large. Pressures on Civil Society Financial experts warn of cascading impacts.

Insurance 129

Insurance Civil Society Healthcare Energy 129

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 29, 2023

For example, quickly getting on the ground to distribute food, conduct rescue operations, and fundraise, the Oath Keepers showed up in full force in 2017: when Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico, Hurricane Irma hit Florida, and Hurricane Harvey hit Texas.

Governance 134

Governance Disaster Relief Law Civil Society 134

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 118

Poverty Public and Social Policy Civil Society Healthcare 118

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Similarly, practices of involving children in household work, such as gutting fish or other animals, preparing food, and carrying wood, have been shown by research to foster responsibility and social responsiveness. As Mayancha and Mezzenzana write , “Danger or failure is a normal part of the learning process.”

Children 138

Children Civil Society Culture Health 138

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 1, 2023

And certainly, civil society organizations are fundamental to monitoring and educating the public about how the US government is spending our tax dollars. Earlier this month, Al Jazeera reported that “Western donors are cutting Arab civil society groups off financially for criticizing Israel’s atrocities in Gaza.”

Public and Social Policy 145

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Philanthropy Universities 145

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

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. Together, they address food security challenges related to climate change, land tenure, and agriculture productivity that smallholder farmers face.

Civil Society 98

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Food 98

The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Masisak’s tenure saw the creation of the TechSoup Marketplace, which now includes more than150 corporate partners, has delivered billions of dollars’ worth of technology resources to millions of civil society organizations worldwide, and is supported by a one-of-a-kind international network of capacity-building organizations.

Leadership 52

Leadership Civil Society Technology Food 52

Jeff Brooks

AUGUST 20, 2024

I want to assist local communities in the achievement of food security. Use my donation to improve infrastructure, bolster civil society, and encourage community-based economic development, Accurate, I suppose. Here’s an offer as some organizations might put it: Yes!

Civil Society 62

Civil Society Fundraising Fundraising Food 62

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

This means that those employees “lived in households that could not afford the basics of housing, child care, food, transportation, health care, a smart phone plan, or taxes” (6). 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 91

Health Civil Society Governance Public Policy 91

Nonprofit Fixer

APRIL 22, 2024

Like, ‘We’ll help you, you’re poor, you need money, but we don’t actually trust you to buy food because we just think you’re going to buy beer or hot Cheetos.’” - Vu Le, Nonprofit AF ( source ) “All of our goals must be measurable. They want to truly solve or tackle a social problem.”-

Nonprofit Leadership 111

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Fundraising Fundraising 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 25, 2023

In retrospect, we can see with a borderless threat like COVID-19, collaboration was stymied across and within countries: Lacking clearly defined and owned targets, country responses often failed to meaningfully engage civil society.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Manufacturing Health Finance 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 15, 2023

Moreover, some debtors may be concerned that debt-for-climate swaps will have negative social or economic impacts, such as displacing people from certain occupations, undermining food security or industrial development, or encouraging more borrowing or environmental degradation in anticipation of future swaps.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Environmental Governance Civil Society 98

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

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 State funding?

Civil Society 142

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

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 4, 2023

Isabelle Leighton: I love that you’re starting with a nice and easy question, not like my favorite food or anything! 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. Movement leaders were asking for it.

Philanthropy 105

Philanthropy Race and Ethnicity Recruitment Foundations 105

Philanthropy 2173

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

He's clear in the article that he's talking about global systems - food crises, inflation, and displacement. Here's the key point he made: " We are on the path to systems failure, he says, and the timescale is three to five years." Alliance article is paywalled) In some cases, I think his timeline is too generous.

Children 40

Children Insurance Universities Healthcare 40

iMarketSmart

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The gift: The form and reason for exchange in archaic societies. Reciprocal altruism in Yanomamö food exchange. Civil Society. (A recent English translation is Mauss, M. Routledge.). [23] 23] Hames, R. Chagnon, & W. Irons (Eds.), Adaptation and human behavior: An anthropological perspective (pp. Routledge.

Fundraising 52

Fundraising Fundraising Public and Nonprofit Management Management 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Stanford Social Innovation Review ’s 2022 Nonprofit Management Institute (NMI) will focus on opportunities to bridge the divides that exist in society. The conference will explore the role of civil society organizations in finding common ground, ways to facilitate collaboration, combatting disinformation, and other topics.

Civil Society 111

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The United States is home to more gig firms than anywhere in the world, with apps for food delivery, dog walking, haircuts, babysitters, warehouse temp workers, and much more. And that made all the difference. But the tradeoff has never been fair and the platforms increasingly seek to have it both ways.

Public and Social Policy 145

Public and Social Policy Law Civil Society Governance 145

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 13, 2025

The volunteers who delivered food quickly became more than simple couriers. What started as emergency food relief turned into something morereal human connection. Seventy-five percent of the people HandsOn New Orleans served were aging in place (staying in their homes and communities), and 35 percent had no personal support at all.

Public and Nonprofit Management 60

Public and Nonprofit Management Food Health Foundations 60

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

But many of the same things that make workplace surveillance such a daunting threat also reveal its vulnerabilities, and where workers and civil society might fight back. The Workers Justice Project and Los Deliveristas have been fighting for a minimum wage for app-based food delivery workers in New York City.

Public and Social Policy 141

Public and Social Policy Law Technology Retail 141

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 11, 2025

The Systemic Climate Action Collaborative is bringing civil society, philanthropy, and public and private institutions to align climate ambitions, pool resources, and share knowledge. Funders need to move beyond traditional issue-based grantmaking to support work that addresses multiple intersecting challenges simultaneously.

Agriculture 69

Agriculture Environmental Civil Society Collaborations 69

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

Non Profitvote

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Could a food pantry be designated as supporting terrorism if a single patron, unknown to the nonprofit, had loose familial ties to an international drug cartel? 9495 itself, receiving 54 fewer yays during that second vote on November 21, following substantial pushback from many constituents, civil society groups, and nonprofits.

Civil Society 96

Civil Society Law Nonprofits Finance 96

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 28, 2025

Been helped by a food bank or a church in your local communityor know someone who was? Did you or your kids spend time at a Boys & Girls Club or another youth-serving organization when growing up? These are the kind of nonprofits that are embedded in the fabric of every community. Have you visited an art museum? Most likely a nonprofit.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 124

Nonprofit Administration and Development Charitable Organizations Philanthropy Homelessness 124

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 12, 2023

SSIR ’s 2023 Data on Purpose conference, Making Tech Work for Workers , will happen online May 2-3 and feature many of the worker organizations leading the movement to build a more just and equitable economy in conversation with some of the sharpest minds in academia, civil society, and the public and private sectors. by Chana R.

Public and Social Policy 80

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Public and Nonprofit Management Technology 80

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 10, 2025

Although a court later ordered the Food and Drug Administration and CDC to restore materials, the Trump administration added anti-trans disclaimers to the webpages. The long-term consequences are the mental health repercussions this is going to have on LGBTQ+ individuals no longer seeing material that fits their lives and identity.

Nonprofit governance and management 121

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits 121

Candid

MARCH 16, 2022

While many funders will choose to support the Ukrainian people and refugees, some may wish to support Russians facing economic collapse and food insecurity. Namely: Russia’s civil society has been under assault for decades.

Non-Profits 105

Non-Profits Civil Society Foundations Law 105

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

When I worked at a food bank, we asked mommy bloggers and food bloggers to share our content across social media. Leverage your influencers to boost trust. People often respond better when someone else toots your horn. They don’t have to be household-name celebrities. Now is the time to re-evaluate your primary fundraising strategies.

Civil Society 109

Civil Society Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 109

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

In fact, the Global South is where some of the most stunning, large-scale success stories in alternative ownership have played out, particularly in the agri-food sector. Meanwhile, one of Indias top consumer food brands, Amul, belongs to the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF).

Governance 71

Governance Public and Social Policy Production Finance 71

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 9, 2024

We can spend our days without appreciating the supply chains that enable our well-being, or the natural world on which we all depend; markets do not require us to know who produced the food we eat or where our trash goes; consumption happens on the surface while production is hidden from view.”

Public and Social Policy 136

Public and Social Policy Construction Law Civil Society 136

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Well-known examples include home care agency CHCA and fair trade food and beverage company Equal Exchange. The retailer Publix and the food company King Arthur Baking Company are both owned by ESOPs. providing renewable energy or healthy food). Steward ownership models are designed to protect the mission of a company.

Non-Profits 139

Non-Profits Nonprofit governance and management Finance Governance 139