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. On some platforms, workers face automatic penalties for canceling jobs over reasons protected by law in traditional employment. And that made all the difference.

Public and Social Policy 145

Public and Social Policy Law Civil Society Governance 145

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 6, 2023

Today’s high-tech surveillance technologies are exploiting the same loopholes in our labor laws that date back generations. 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.

Public and Social Policy 141

Public and Social Policy Law Technology Retail 141

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. Russia has made it nearly impossible for its nonprofit sector to receive funds from abroad.

Non-Profits 105

Non-Profits Civil Society Foundations Law 105

Philanthropy 2173

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

He's clear in the article that he's talking about global systems - food crises, inflation, and displacement. Private money speaks; public access, equitable service, equal rights before the law - nice concepts, not reality. Alliance article is paywalled) In some cases, I think his timeline is too generous.

Children 40

Children Insurance Universities Healthcare 40

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 9, 2024

And these two experiences—digging into democratic political theory, and spending time learning how to organize, how to get people to a meeting, how to strategize, and how to navigate the media and also the arenas of law-making and policy—all this made me see that solidarity was an important concept. But they work together as part of a whole.

Public and Social Policy 136

Public and Social Policy Construction Law Civil Society 136

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. Law firms have revoked job offers from law students who publicly support Palestine.

Public and Social Policy 145

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Philanthropy Universities 145

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 31, 2024

More and more of society has been converted into commodities—that is, items that can be bought or sold. But the corporate form, per se, is not the problem—the corporation is just a creature of law that limits individual liability. 24 Additionally, as Quart has pointed out, not just failure but also success is seen as “self-made.”

Public and Social Policy 133

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

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

Non Profitvote

DECEMBER 6, 2024

One Law, Two Motives Introduced to the House by Rep. This bill is currently being held in the Senate and could be signed into law if the House were to pass an identical bill. 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?

Civil Society 96

Civil Society Law Nonprofits Finance 96

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 10, 2025

Transgender activist and journalist Erin Reed reported that the domestic violence support organization Futures Without Violence, The Victim Rights Law Center, and The Boys & Girls Club of America have also eliminated references to gender identity and trans issues from online materials.

Nonprofit governance and management 124

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits 124