Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 15, 2024

It can be hard for us to see how new technologies will ultimately be used. Three goals that stand out with especially strong potential to be transformed by AI are SDG 3 (Good Health and Well-Being), SDG 4 (Quality Education), and SDG 13 (Climate Action). Nonprofits and civil society belong at the forefront of AI.

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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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Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 17, 2022

To achieve this, more businesses need to join with the government and civil society to actively confront inequality, poverty, and climate change together. Besides perpetual food insecurity, many are unable to access or cover basic health services, housing, transportation, water and sanitation, or education. Earning $1.30

Agriculture 106

Agriculture Civil Society Poverty Environmental 106

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The authors, all experienced pros on nonprofits and technology, share advice centered on these objectives: Use care, do no harm, and stay human-centered. The Case for Mental Health in Our Social Change Worlds by Daisy Rosales & Kelly Davis SSIR is constantly seeking new contributors and story ideas. Honorable Mentions: 11.

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Civil Society Philanthropy Foundations Nonprofit Capacity 136

Candid

JULY 2, 2021

Announced at the Generation Equality Forum convened by UN Women and co-hosted by the governments of Mexico and France, the Gates Foundation's commitment will focus on three areas: women's economic empowerment, health and family planning, and leadership.

Civil Society 91

Civil Society Health Governance Leadership 91

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 25, 2023

By Trevor Zimmer In May, the COVID-19 national public health emergency officially ended. But the COVID-19 pandemic will not be the last novel infectious disease in our lifetimes, and climate change will be a threat to human and planetary health without equal.

Public and Social Policy 106

Public and Social Policy Manufacturing Health Finance 106

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 15, 2023

Moreover, developing countries typically lack key technologies and financial resources that could help them become more resilient to climate change and its impacts. Governments representing deeply indebted nations are often unable to invest in health care, education, and other services, which, in turn, threatens their very political survival.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Environmental Governance Civil Society 98

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.

Health 112

Health Civil Society Technology Nonprofits 112

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

It’s in handheld scanners used by everyone from warehouse workers to retail clerks to hospital nurses checking into a patient’s room as well as the phone-based apps home health aides must log into and out of with every client they visit. And that makes sense, historically.

Public and Social Policy 141

Public and Social Policy Law Technology Non-Profits 141

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 24, 2024

A market innovation like creating a sustainable seafood market is unlikely to create enduring systems change without building strong relationships with civil society. It’s less about which policy has changed, which again can be reversed, but whether or not you have that robust infrastructure. They can choose clear interventions (e.g.,

Civil Society 133

Civil Society Energy Collaborations Leadership 133

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 17, 2022

According to the 2022 United Nations climate change report, 40 percent of the world’s population is highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, meaning their physical and mental health is already affected by climate-related diseases and extreme natural events. Why Climate Justice Matters to Business.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Race and Ethnicity Energy 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Google solved the problem with networks : By engineering connections among hundreds of thousands of computers, Google radically expanded what their search technology could do. But networks are not only key to speed and scale in the technology sector; the same is true for ambitious climate policy. But 2023 also saw great progress.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Energy Nonprofit Administration and Development Collaborations 132

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 1, 2024

But by “weaponizing” this technology, we’ve made it much harder to regulate, as it has undoubtedly led to policies aimed at stockpiling resources to achieve national supremacy over the tech. In fact, many of the ideas around what AI can achieve has been influenced by the notion that it’s as powerful as a nuclear weapon.

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Collaborations Public and Social Policy Ethics Public Policy 108

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 18, 2024

Instead, they can lean into the uniquely human elements of their job in ways that require emotional and contextual assessment and insight that technology cannot replicate. We’ve seen this same scenario play out with other technological leaps forward, time and time again. Nearly one in five home healthcare aides lives in poverty.

Curriculum and Teaching 122

Curriculum and Teaching Healthcare Technology Civil Society 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Others, like the Ford, MacArthur, and Hewlett Foundations, and Omidyar Network, have focused on building the capacity to address the risks and opportunities posed by a wide range of technologies, including, but not limited to, artificial intelligence. Building government (and civil society) capacity to use AI. The future is now.

Civil Society 129

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 129

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 11, 2025

The good news is that there is demonstrable demand for seeding new forms of holistic problem-solving across previously siloed efforts in democracy protection, public health, climate action, social justice, and peace and security. Securing the Future What might the decades ahead look like if we do all these things soon and well?

Agriculture 69

Agriculture Environmental Civil Society Collaborations 69

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

When contemplating migration that can deliver massive income gains to low-income households and benefits to both sending and receiving economies—but must maintain public support in a difficult political climate—public, private, and civil society actors all play important roles in a complex system’s effective functioning.

Public and Social Policy 144

Public and Social Policy Finance Recruitment Poverty 144

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

These cases, on opposite sides of the globe, illustrate with painful clarity how the irresponsible use of artificial intelligence can harm both workers and the public, and how unregulated technology in the workplace also hurts communities. How can investors make sure new workplace technologies are a force for good?

Public and Social Policy 143

Public and Social Policy Governance Civil Society Technology 143

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. Here’s how The Atlantic Council puts it: “Rooted in the U.S. Fact-checking is not enough.

Associations 52

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2013

The National Marine Life Center forcus on rehabilitating stranded sea turtles, seals, dolphins, porpoises & whales while advancing scientific knowledge and education in marine wildlife health & conservation. Partners In Health :: @ PIH. National MS Society :: @ MSSociety. amfAR :: @ amfAR.

Poverty 111

Poverty Civil Society Medical Education 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 13, 2024

The virtuous donor has a clear conscience about building naming gifts and attendant rights if they are offered with principled intentions, exemplify a life marked by honor, and provide balanced benefits both to society and self. As American political philosopher Michael Sandel laments , “Do we want a society where everything is up for sale?

Ethics 122

Ethics Public and Social Policy Universities Philanthropy 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 26, 2023

As policy makers struggle to respond to the unfolding human catastrophe, they have increasingly turned to the possibilities offered by technology, and data in particular. Yet as is so often the case with technology, the potential for good is accompanied by certain risks. This need is not specific to migrants alone.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Ethics Governance 52

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 16, 2024

In our era of rapid healthcare transformation, technological innovations have brought many promising breakthroughs. As the world trends on the edge of a healthcare revolution, we now confront a critical issue: the inadvertent widening of health inequities by these very innovations. Phone screen from SleepScore app. 37 percent.

Health 97

Health Technology Healthcare Civil Society 97

The NonProfit Times

AUGUST 22, 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. Here’s how The Atlantic Council puts it: “Rooted in the U.S. Fact-checking is not enough.

Associations 52

Associations Public and Social Policy Civil Society Public and Nonprofit Management 52