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How Nonprofits Can Help Free Culture and Benefit from the Public Domain

NonProfit Quarterly

Meanwhile, embracing the public domain offers various benefits to the nonprofit sector and aligns with values of transparency and accessibilityembracing the public domain will help cultivate the nonprofit ethos of sharing and assistance, not exclusion and profit.

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When to Call It Quits

Stanford Social Innovation Review

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.

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10 Ways Funders Can Address Generative AI Now

Stanford Social Innovation Review

To date, most funders investing in artificial intelligence—including McGovern, Schmidt Futures, and Open Philanthropy—have focused primarily on understanding AI’s potential risks, or supporting AI’s positive impacts on society, in the longer-term. Building government (and civil society) capacity to use AI. This might include: 1.

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Guidance for making grants to support Ukraine

Candid

It was original published on the Council on Foundations' website. . Over the last two weeks, the Council on Foundations has received scores of questions from the field about how to help the Ukrainian people during the ongoing Russian invasion, including during our recent webinar with the State Department.

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Starting With the State

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Increasing transparency and accountability with multi-stakeholder frameworks: Moving the needle on improving governance is more likely when stakeholders from civil society and the business sector join. Without investing in good governance, all of our other investments are built on sand.

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How Can We Make Employee Ownership the Norm Rather Than the Exception?

NonProfit Quarterly

People joined from more than 15 countries, representing business, government, and civil society. It’s different from traditional ownership structures because company profit, usually paid as dividends to shareholders, is available to employees. Employee-owned businesses are more profitable and productive.

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Building Community Governance for AI

Stanford Social Innovation Review

But putting unchecked development in the hands of (primarily) male tech executives who espouse a particular Silicon Valley ethos oriented toward profit and dominance above all else, will only intensify threats to our social systems and vulnerable communities. We need a new roadmap.