Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Three years into this effort, more than 50 schools have joined the movement, all aligned around a commitment to living the values of active citizenship, social justice, and good governance. The integration of these values has led to transformative changes in many nafda schools.

Education 75

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 13, 2023

They might take the shape of a declared commitment to building capabilities of funded partners, a statement of the intent to partner and support locally led organizations, or simply a set of beliefs that govern ways of collaborating. Ultimately partnerships are human relationships, and entities need to expect missteps.

Collaborations 115

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 11, 2024

They warn that strategic philanthropy is dangerous because “it diverts attention from fundamental reforms less palatable to wealthy donors and from the fact that government and corporate behavior are responsible for the ills of society.” We know of no foundation—even the largest—that thinks it replaces government.

Philanthropy 129

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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

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 28, 2023

For example, New York City created the innovative concept of a Voluntary Local Review (VLR), based on the Voluntary National Reviews that nations submit to the UN, in which local and regional governments adopt and track their progress toward the SDGs.

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EveryAction

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

If you loved our 2018 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar get ready for our new, improved, and updated 2019 calendar! We've searched far and wide for the best and brightest nonprofit conferences from all around the country! Nonprofit Management. Nonprofit Technology, and more! Alliance Management Institute (AMI).

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EveryAction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Thousands of nonprofit pros rely on our annual Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar to discover skill-building, strategy-slaying, network-enhancing nonprofit events. We've scoured the nonprofit-sphere for high-quality conferences, both large and small, broad and specialized, here in the U.S. Nonprofit Management.

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EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

In the past year, thousands of nonprofit pros took advantage of our definitive Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar, and we're so excited to share our brand new 2016 list! Nonprofit technology, and more! 2015 - 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar. Alliance Management Institute. Alliance Management Institute.

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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. 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

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. Understanding, and developing guidelines and guardrails for, government use of AI.

Civil Society 128

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Did you know that a handful of billionaires and asset managers have been buying up local newspapers, magazines, and TV stations? Access to news is key to an engaged civil society, and without it, social worlds shrink and become suffused with disinformation and bias.

Public and Nonprofit Management 130

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NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

These laws, purportedly designed as a check on foreign interference, limit civil society organizations and restrict democratic practice by cutting off funding from foundations to movement organizations. A Government of National Unity As a response to the dwindling support, the ANC agreed to form a coalition government.

Philanthropy 82

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Poverty Civil Society 82

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The same goes for skills related to group decision-making, managing internal conflict, or holding one another accountable—the most basic democratic practices. This in turn has enabled a “philanthropic” colonization of the civil society within which people-based politics and social movements had been rooted.

Public and Social Policy 90

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NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Consider Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank (and leader of Bangladesh’s interim government ), who brought the idea for lending to the poor to mainstream banks in the early 1980s.The banks challenged Yunus to prove it could work, and he did —first in one town, then five. Why Employee Ownership So, what is employee ownership?

Public and Social Policy 135

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Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Maybe you relied on your database manager, digital fundraising specialist, or volunteer coordinator. 88% of nonprofits have budgets under $500,000. .” 88% of nonprofits have budgets under $500,000. Yet all of these strategies are fundamentally important if you want to be a successful fundraiser. Why is this important?

Civil Society 108

Civil Society Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 108

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Remote monitoring tools make it easier for people to manage chronic conditions from their homes. Partnerships between governments, the private sector, and civil society are essential to creating an ecosystem where innovation aligns with the broader goal of health equity.

Health 88

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NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

A report issued by the Atlantic Economic Council in February 2024 says the company can survive the net-zero transition, but only with government aid. The moratorium was partially lifted in 2019 by what was then a new provincial government. The company that owns the refinery, Irving Oil, is facing a precarious future.

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NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Image credit: Getty Images on iStock The democratization of social care realigns the roles of state and civil society within a larger framework of social and political transformation. The provincial government agreed to help underwrite worker salaries. The governance model for solidarity co-ops is a multi-stakeholder approach.

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Credit: Photo by Jay Soundo on Unsplash Nonprofits are reeling, with many reporting fear of government reprisal and/or public or private backlash for addressing politically sensitive issues. Fear of government retaliation a widespread concern. Theres been what I call this chilling effect.

Public and Social Policy 87

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 28, 2025

This order is a potential 5-alarm fire for nonprofits and the people and communities they serve. Federal grants make up about a third of nonprofit funding through direct grants, state pass-throughs, and other mechanisms for everything from scientific research to education to arts and culture to critical services for children and families.

Civil Society 142

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

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 16, 2023

The Pennsylvania government is creating a one-stop shop which will pay for all necessary repairs and retrofits, so that you can dramatically improve your house—which will lower your bills and let you stay in your habitable, comfortable home. We need an actor that can come in and actually plan and manage that decline. JB: Absolutely.

Public and Social Policy 86

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Image credit: Sound On on Pexels.com As the Trump administration takes steps to freeze federal funding to untold numbers of nonprofits and NGOs, some organizations that receive federal grants are scrambling to protect themselves by self-censoring. Some nonprofits have chosen self-censorship.

Civil Society 122

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Image Credit: The White House from Washington, DC A coalition of nonprofits suing the White House over an attempted freeze of federal grants and loans says that the administrations subsequent rescinding of the freeze was in fact a bait and switch maneuvermeant to circumvent the court while still enforcing the funding freeze.

Public and Social Policy 106

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 23, 2023

That share ownership comes with two core bundles of rights for shareholders: economic rights, which provide monetary value, and governance rights, which grant control over the enterprise. Over the past 12 months we have conducted interviews with over 60 asset allocators, fund managers, field builders, entrepreneurs, and other practitioners.

Non-Profits 139

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NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 31, 2024

Image: “ The Universe Delivers” by Yvonne Coleman Burney/ www.artbyycolemanburney.com Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2024 issue, “Escaping Corporate Capture.” Corporate capture is visible too in the names adorning the walls of nonprofit university and hospital buildings. Decades ago, Philip K.

Public and Social Policy 131

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 20, 2025

Trump has also declared , It will be the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders, male and female. Many trans people are even learning how to manage HRT independently. Major nonprofits are going to have to come to terms with the fact that Democrats are now also fair game for criticism.

Healthcare 120

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