Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 13, 2024

In response, I returned to school to study fundraising and nonprofit sector leadership and their relationship to normative ethics. Law professor John Eason notes that present-day social justice movements often call for renouncing past namings for slave owners, white supremacists, or anti-Semites.

Ethics 122

Ethics Public and Social Policy Universities Philanthropy 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 9, 2024

The collection and strategic use of internal data on the racial composition of the workforce, particularly concerning leadership positions, can assist organizations in promoting equity. Black individuals in leadership positions are a significant indicator of equity.

Public and Social Policy 78

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Law Poverty 78

iMarketSmart

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Using lots of metrics isn’t leadership. One study examined charity leadership views of seven fundraising metrics.[24] 24] The least useful for justifying a budget increase from leadership was this: “Predicted improvements in donors’ feelings of satisfaction with or commitment to the organization.”. Civil Society.

Fundraising 52

Fundraising Fundraising Public and Nonprofit Management Management 52

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 8, 2025

The onslaught of executive orders; revenue and funding freezes; and investigations against universities,law firms, and businesses demonstrate a pattern of attacks foundations may see next: attacking individual institutions to silence a sector and forcing concessions that seek to limit our freedoms. Intimidation dressed up as transparency.

Philanthropy 137

Philanthropy Civil Society Foundations Law 137

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

That requires addressing high levels of corruption, a lack of rule of law, weak civil service capacity, poor public service delivery, and a lack of both transparency and accountability. World Justice Project (WJP) works around the world to advance the rule of law. All are problems that philanthropy can and should help address.

Public and Social Policy 130

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Governance Poverty 130

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.

Civil Society 116

Civil Society Governance Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 116

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Most obviously, funders working in specific issue areas—climate, health, education, or in my case, democracy—can work to support efforts downstream to prepare government and civil society in their respective sectors to take advantage of the opportunities and mitigate the risks of AI on their specific areas of concern.

Civil Society 127

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 127

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. Build broad buy-in across institutions through shared learning and leadership. Capacity was at the forefront of its founders’ minds when CGRE began.

Civil Society 132

Civil Society Energy Collaborations Leadership 132

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 17, 2022

All sectors have a role to play in achieving climate justice, but it’s fair to say that compared to government and civil society, business is late in addressing the challenge and is in fact frequently called out as part of the problem. Why Climate Justice Matters to Business.

Public and Social Policy 109

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Race and Ethnicity Energy 109

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 30, 2023

Western media coverage has largely been focused on hijab and the veiling laws. Increasing fuel prices, crackdowns on reformist media, and discrimination against women being appointed in certain leadership and judicial positions are just some of the grievances that came to a head in these protests.

Public and Social Policy 122

Public and Social Policy Governance Civil Society Law 122

Philanthropy 2173

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Not if the population is being lead to radicalization and violence, but after this has taken leadership hold across several countries and being terrorized as a citizen is sanctioned state practice (again, familiar to many for centuries) within nominal democracies. The future of systems failure is the present (and past, for many).

Children 40

Children Insurance Universities Healthcare 40

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

You can have all the laws on the books, but if you don’t have a base of people to protect them, if you don’t actually address the root causes of why injustice is occurring, then it doesn’t matter—those laws will be overturned eventually. Our grantees and others are part of how to maintain access for people.

Law 98

Law Healthcare Health Public and Social Policy 98

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. 25 This encourages heroic notions of individualized leadership at the top. Empowering workers.

Public and Social Policy 133

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

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Image Credit: photos by Mohammed Ibrahim on Unsplash, Anzhela Bets on Unsplash , Henry Wilkins via VOA, and Steve Sandford via VOA “Civil society is being tested like never before by a series of multiple and accelerating crises” (4). Threats to US Civil Society These threats to civil society include the United States.

Civil Society 130

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Law Environmental 130

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Last week, ACLU senior policy counsel Kia Hamadanchy told NPQ that “the fear is that this is the sort of thing that a Trump administration could weaponize against civil society broadly—not just organizations that might be involved in protests regarding the conflict in Gaza, but civil society writ large.”

Civil Society 145

Civil Society Nonprofits Law Philanthropy 145

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

MG: There is an interdependence between our political structures and our civil society structures. MG: I think of organizing as a form of leadership. Leadership…is accepting responsibility or enabling others to achieve shared purpose under conditions of uncertainty.” Organizing is a form of leadership in that spirit.

Culture 119

Culture Energy Governance Leadership 119

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 13, 2025

Orbns track record underscores how constitutional amendments and censorship laws can be used to marginalize LGBTQ+ people and silence dissentand Project 2025 is a roadmap for US politics that aims to curtail civil liberties further.

Civil Society 126

Civil Society Law Nonprofit Administration and Development Governance 126

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 1, 2025

IDP advises leveraging local laws and regulations to create a protective framework for immigrant communities. I think this kind of change can happen, Mark says, referring to how other states may be able to create similar laws. Operating in the Digital Age For organizations operating in the digital age, securing data is imperative.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 102

Nonprofit Administration and Development Governance Collaborations Law 102

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The decision, facing countless nonprofits, of whether and/or how to take preemptive action to protect themselves in the wake of recent developments is not one that an organization should take lightly, says Gene Takagi, principal attorney for the Neo Law Group, and a board member of NPQ.

Civil Society 124

Civil Society Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management 124

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The crippling polarization of Congress; the antidemocratic rhetoric and actions of the far right to undermine voting, education, and academic freedoms, among other aspects of civil society ; and, of course, the dark chapter of the January 6, 2020, attacks on the US Capitol—all arguably represent threats to American democracy itself.

Civil Society 101

Civil Society Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Social Policy Governance 101

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The nonprofits also point out the discriminatory nature of the executive orders, asserting that the Trump administration is using the power and resources for the federal government to launch a full-scale assault on diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, not only within federal agencies, but throughout the private sector in contravention of (..)

Nonprofits 116

Nonprofits Governance Poverty Health 116

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

According to the 2024 guidelines, proposals may include but are not limited to efforts and programs, including: Capacity-building activitiessuch as leadership and professional development, transition planning, and emergency preparednessfor organizations with a mission to serve historically underserved groups and communities.

Race and Ethnicity 119

Race and Ethnicity Law Nonprofits Governance 119

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 13, 2025

Muslim Advocates , a civil rights organization whichfought Trumps first Muslim ban in the courts, is poised to put its legal defense muscle to work once again; and the Asian Law Caucus is leading the way as part of the legal team challenging Trumps order to halt birthright citizenship.

Philanthropy 95

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Law Governance 95