Remove Civil Society Remove Law Remove Universities
article thumbnail

The Next 4 Years: Tapping Into Nonprofit Expertise

The NonProfit Times

She teams with and coordinates with other environmental nonprofits to use every law on the books to battle climate change and polluters. Ambassador to the United Nations Douglas Rutzen President & CEO International Center for Not-for-Profit Law Rutzen has quietly put out political fires in back rooms around the world.

article thumbnail

10 Ways Funders Can Address Generative AI Now

Stanford Social Innovation Review

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.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

ACTION ALERT - TAKE ACTION TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE ACT!

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

Under current law, more than 90% of taxpayers don’t itemize, meaning less than 10% of taxpayers have a tax incentive to increase their donations to important causes. Small charitable gifts increased after the enactment of the temporary universal charitable deduction. million more taxpayers participated.

article thumbnail

Why Reparations Can Counter the Legacy of a 50-Year “War on Drugs”

NonProfit Quarterly

This record acts as a form of permanent punishment, limiting our ability to participate in civil society through a complex web of laws in Illinois that punish people with criminal records, often indefinitely. These restrictions force many people and especially Black people into the informal economy to survive.

article thumbnail

Why Organizers Need Mobilizers and Mobilizers Need Organizers

Stanford Social Innovation Review

As Brazilian movement scholar Rodrigo Nunes, argues in his recent book about movements like Occupy and the Arab Spring, there is not one universally correct answer to the question of how we make change. The Hong Kong protests erupted in response to an Extradition Bill that threatened Hong Kong’s rule of law.

article thumbnail

Unlocking the Potential of Open 990 Data

Stanford Social Innovation Review

But the release of landmark research in 2013, combined with a concerted campaign by the Aspen Institute and partners such as Candid and the nonprofit research centers at the Urban Institute, Indiana University and Johns Hopkins University, made a strong case for greater transparency and efficiency.