Candid

JUNE 23, 2022

To understand how the pandemic impacted the philanthropic sector and civil society organizations around the world, we reached out to local experts who shared their observations and experiences over the past two years. COVID-19 placed unparalleled pressure on the country’s health systems, economy, and the well-being of Brazilians.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 15, 2024

We could not, however, find an overview of how nonprofits are using AI for impact. We wanted to understand exactly what was happening in the emerging “AI-powered nonprofit” space. As such, this series focuses on how AI-powered nonprofits are transforming the climate, health care, and education sectors. More on that later.

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Image credit: “Neurons of the Mind’s Eye” by Martine Mooijenkind Editors’ note: This article is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s winter 2023 issue, “Love as Social Order: How Do We Build a World Based in Love?” Racial literacy empowers civil society leaders to be more empathetic, responsive, and effective in their roles.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 11, 2024

It erodes a high-functioning pluralistic democracy , compromises public health, and makes it impossible to solve collective problems like climate change. It is earned person by person, moving through large segments of society. American civil society institutions have an important role to play. Trust doesn’t just happen.

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MARCH 17, 2020

Governments expanding their surveillance capabilities under the guise of public health, but neatly omitting any plans to "turn it off" when situations change. We all live in digital civil society now. In January, the Digital Civil Society Lab released a report about how this is true, why it matters and what to do about it.

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NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Image credit: Damir Khabirov on iStock More than one out of five nonprofit workers cannot afford basic living expenses where they live—and the statistics are even worse for nonprofit workers of color, women, and people with disabilities. More than one out of five nonprofit workers cannot afford basic living expenses. “We

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 13, 2020

The marketing team of the international nonprofit, Water.org , was quick to evaluate their social content plans as the COVID-19 pandemic spread on and offline in early 2020. We must remember the world is dealing with a global health pandemic and important social conversations. Water.org’s Senior Content Creator, Moree Lambeth explains.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

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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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

By incorporating this data, underrepresented populations are more likely to have their views on a variety of issues, such as the environment, health and human rights incorporated into policymaking. Within the framework, citizen participation in data capture is ranked by the amount of agency given along a five-point participation ladder.

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Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Written by Kevin Dean, President & CEO, Tennessee Nonprofit Network The lifeblood of many nonprofits is the generosity of individual donors. Legislation requiring nonprofits to disclose donor lists to legislators, for any reason, poses a significant threat to this trust and, consequently, the health of the entire nonprofit sector.

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The Agitator

AUGUST 19, 2013

These optimists appear to believe that financially struggling households will continue to give just as much as they always have … they’ll just eat less, or forgo paying next month’s electric bill or health insurance premium. Somehow, lower disposable incomes will be overcome by clever social networking tactics.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Nonprofit and foundation leaders explore the movement working toward reparations. 8 Steps Nonprofits Can Take to Adopt AI Responsibly by Beth Kanter, Allison Fine & Philip Deng This is a must-read for anyone in the social sector grappling with how, when, or if to use AI in their organization. Honorable Mentions: 11.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Once the cooperative was set up with support from civil society 10 years ago, the collective progress has become visceral. Women are seeing an increase in income and are able to send their children to school, access health care, acquire more land, and diversify their earnings through other small businesses.

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Nonprofit Fixer

APRIL 22, 2024

As a nonprofit leader, the day-to-day can start to feel like a slog. So, I invite you to take a step back and reconnect with your purpose with 40 inspiring quotes for nonprofit leaders. Motivational Quotes for Nonprofit Leaders These quotes are especially good if you’re having one of those tough days.

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NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Image credit:Rayson Tan on Unsplash Below is a transcript, edited for length and clarity, of “Escaping Corporate Capture: Nonprofit Survival in a For-Profit World,” hosted by Opus 40 in Saugerties, NY, on July 26, 2024. Moderating the conversation are Caroline Crumpacker of Ultra Advising and Steve Dubb of Nonprofit Quarterly.

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NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2023

Independent Sector is a broad cross-sectoral national membership organization that includes nonprofits, private foundations, and corporate giving programs with a mission to strengthen civil society. SD: What does the Nonprofit Stakeholders Engaging and Advancing Together (Nonprofit SEAT) Act do?

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The social sector is using big data to enhance nonprofit transparency and knowledge more than ever before, and the opening of the Form 990 has made an essential contribution. Making more robust use of open 990 data requires that nonprofits, foundations, researchers, and the IRS and federal government alike commit to sustained action.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

This aligns with other research showing that nonprofits further their missions more effectively and efficiently by investing in external networks and tapping into resources outside their direct control. This networking led to the inclusion of civil society, businesses, and local organizations to enhance equity in the plans.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 13, 2023

Re-conceptualize risk and invest in local evidence-building capacity Over the last decade, the nonprofit sector has made leaps in understanding about the behavioral sciences , impact measurement , systems thinking , design thinking , and a host of other complex concepts that can be applied to social problems.

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The Agitator

JULY 14, 2018

We know that trust in nonprofits is waning. Unfortunately, the Commission’s report shrouds legitimate concerns about the levels of trust in nonprofits with poor methods, hyperbolic headlines, and hidden agendas. But this one comes with a hidden agenda against nonprofits. Poor methods. Barely) hidden agendas.

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iMarketSmart

JUNE 19, 2023

Showing that you care: The evolution of health altruism. Social roles, prestige, and health risk. Civil Society. Nonprofit Quarterly. Medical Hypotheses, 70 (4), 724-742. [10] 10] Sugiyama, L. S., & Sugiyama, M. Human Nature, 14 (2), 165-190. 11] Pudelek, J. 2014, July 10). link] [12] Levine, N. 2013, July 25).

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NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The NPQ team brings you some of our favorite Health Justice articles from 2024. In these articles, we offer powerful practices to restore health and wellbeing within organizations, weigh in on civil societys role in the struggle over reproductive rights, and tease out critical nuances in the relationship between technology and health.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Nonprofits as service providers. I'll work the health part out for myself (with lots of community and professional support). Don't overlook the billionaires who used the student loan industry to rip-off hundreds of thousands of people now working back rooms to protect their own golden geese. Electoral politics, campaign finance.

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iMarketSmart

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

I once received a call from a newly hired legacy giving manager at a major health-related charity. Nonprofit fundraising metrics: 26 essential KPIs to track. Outstanding fundraising practice: How do nonprofits substantively increase their income? Civil Society. First, focus on the long term. Metrics can help.

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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.

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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.

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Candid

APRIL 15, 2021

Reprinted from the Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies. In our continuing effort to track the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic on nonprofit employment, this report documents our estimates of COVID-induced nonprofit job losses through March 2021, as reflected in the March BLS Employment Situation Report.

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Candid

MAY 17, 2021

Reprinted from the Johns Hopkins Center for Civil Society Studies. In our continuing effort to track the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic on nonprofit employment, this report documents our estimates of COVID-induced nonprofit job losses through April 2021, as reflected in the April BLS Employment Situation Report.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 11, 2024

Voter education and mobilization are important to the health of our democracy and are often effective ways to increase voter turnout. Many elected officials, nonprofit organizations, researchers, and foundations are collaborating to reform this underlying incentive system in both blue and red states across the country.

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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.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

Historically for female entrepreneurs, the Amber Grant can now be awarded to female-led nonprofit organizations with vision and passion. They fund nonprofit organizations that support Education, Family, and Health & Wellness. They fund organizations and programs in economic security, freedom from violence, and health.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 23, 2024

SSIR is a nonprofit media organization that is entirely funded from subscriptions, events, webinars, and donations. Closing the Racial Diversity Gap in Medicine by Allison Torres Burtka* A growing body of research shows a positive correlation between the racial diversity of doctors and health outcomes for underserved communities.

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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. Subsequently, the health minister agreed to give the clinic a special status, encouraging the launch of more “super-nurse” clinics across Quebec.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Were in a period of polycrisis, yet the business world, government, and civil society persist in their siloed approaches to solving it. Accelerating global challengesfrom political instability and division to climate-related natural disasters and inequalityare roiling nations around the world.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2013

Each January Nonprofit Tech 2.0 selects 31 new “ Favorite Nonprofits ” to be featured in the Nonprofit Tech 2.0 Nonprofits in previous years were chosen primarily because they excelled at social media. MomsRising is a nonprofit grassroots movement working to build a more family-friendly America. amfAR :: @ amfAR.

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The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

By Stephen Jackson From supporting a local museum to responding to climate change to aiding people in the midst of a health crisis, nonprofit staff turn time and attention to a variety of issues, working on them in creative and hyperlocal ways. Fact-checking is not enough.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 13, 2024

Today, nonprofit fundraising and especially large capital campaigns emphasize naming opportunities to attract seven-, eight-, and nine-figure donations from high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs). In response, I returned to school to study fundraising and nonprofit sector leadership and their relationship to normative ethics.

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