Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Anu Malipatil and Lucy Brainard of Overdeck Family Foundation explain why trust-based philanthropy and strategic capacity building are compatible, and they share their experiences helping organizations become more cost-effective, sustainable, and scalable. So what should philanthropic leaders do differently to confront these problems?

Civil Society 136

Civil Society Philanthropy Foundations Nonprofit Capacity 136

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 21, 2023

All organizations benefit from occasional changes in leadership that bring in new ideas and skills. It has enabled me to work with an incredible group of people here at SSIR , the Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society, and Stanford University. It has been a privilege to help lead SSIR the past 17 years.

Civil Society 98

Civil Society Universities Philanthropy Leadership 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 11, 2023

For example, another recent study on African conservation funding practices finds that 92 percent of African civil society organizations struggle to access sufficient core funding, 71 percent of them identified short-term project structures as a key barrier, and 52 percent find existing proposal and reporting requirements to be a barrier.

Civil Society 119

Civil Society Environmental Public and Social Policy Governance 119

Philanthropy 2173

OCTOBER 9, 2020

In so doing, we have enclosed civil society within the bounds of the marketplace and public sector, obliterating any meaningful sense of an independent sector. Digital threats to democracy run much deeper than digitally influenced elections and include the demise of independent civil society.

Civil Society 40

Civil Society Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Universities 40

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

We do think that anybody that dedicates their life in civil society should be able to take care of their monthly financial needs… Twenty-two percent of 13.9 Watkins and Hoopes both emphasized that the nonprofit sector must take leadership on this issue.

Poverty 119

Poverty Public and Social Policy Civil Society Healthcare 119

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. We were all in the community and affordable housing space, and we came together to create frameworks for leadership.

Civil Society 98

Civil Society Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Social Policy Leadership 98

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

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Philanthropy must facilitate the rapid spread of solutions by investing in networks. In my more than 20 years in philanthropy, I’ve observed five essential network features that drive exponential climate solutions. Similar coalitions launched in Brazil supporting Brazilian states and cities to take up the mantle of climate leadership.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Energy Nonprofit Administration and Development Collaborations 132

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

I think sometimes, when we talk about nonprofits and philanthropy, we get caught up in financial structures. I think that one of the unique aspects of this, we just brought an additional element, philanthropy. Are we saying philanthropy is separate from nonprofits? And I feel we must have more interaction.

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Law Governance Nonprofits 124

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 13, 2023

With a growing realization of philanthropy’s power to shape social change agendas—and an aim to make better use of philanthropic funds and better address structural causes of inequity—these practices rebalance power and place decision-making authority closer to the nexus of change.

Collaborations 115

Collaborations Organizational Development Civil Society Nonprofit governance and management 115

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The figures for nonprofit leadership resembled the overall workforce in some ways and differed in others. The findings suggest nonprofits are playing a diminished role in some facets of civil society, namely lobbying government and working with government on policies. percent of the workforce (9).

Health 82

Health Civil Society Governance Public Policy 82

iMarketSmart

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Another questions, “If philanthropy is all about relationships, then why do metrics only measure money?”[3]. Using lots of metrics isn’t leadership. One study examined charity leadership views of seven fundraising metrics.[24] Most fundraising managers felt this wasn’t even “slightly important” to leadership. DonorSearch.

Fundraising 52

Fundraising Fundraising Public and Nonprofit Management Management 52

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.

Children 40

Children Insurance Universities Healthcare 40

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 11, 2024

By Jodi Nelson & Fay Twersky The cover story in SSIR ’s most recent issue, “ Where Strategic Philanthropy Went Wrong ,” reminded us of Mark Twain’s response to a rumor about his death published in the New York Journal in 1897. This is not our experience with strategic philanthropy. million deaths in lower-income countries.

Philanthropy 129

Philanthropy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Governance 129

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. In philanthropy, “responsive” and “strategic” approaches are often understood to be at odds, even mutually exclusive.

Civil Society 133

Civil Society Energy Collaborations Leadership 133

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

To date, most funders investing in artificial intelligence—including McGovern, Schmidt Futures, and Open Philanthropy—have focused primarily on understanding AI’s potential risks, or supporting AI’s positive impacts on society, in the longer-term. Building government (and civil society) capacity to use AI.

Civil Society 128

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 128

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. The framework consists of a three-by-seven axis.

Public and Social Policy 110

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Race and Ethnicity Energy 110

Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

The mission of this foundation is to encourage women’s involvement in philanthropy and make a significant difference in the Southern San Francisco community. Their funding priorities focus on the following areas of interest: financial literacy, workforce development, micro finance, entrepreneurship, leadership skills, and formal education.

Health 98

Health Entrepreneurship Foundations Education 98

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 4, 2023

This is an experience that a lot of people who have been participating in philanthropy for decades are unaware of— the lived experiences of people of color with wealth and the type of philanthropy that they have contributed over decades. It looks different. It’s not institutional. And a lot of it is just not visible. CS: Really?

Philanthropy 105

Philanthropy Race and Ethnicity Recruitment Foundations 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

By Tim Hanstad To build an equitable and sustainable society, the social sector cannot take the place of the government, as Mark Kramer and Steve Phillips recently observed ; “Only government has the capacity to address social and environmental problems on a national scale. All are problems that philanthropy can and should help address.

Public and Social Policy 130

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Governance Poverty 130

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 28, 2025

Image Credit: Katt Yukawa on Unsplash Editors Note: This article was republished with permission from the Center for Effective Philanthropy. A recent report from the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at the University of Indiana notes that the proportion of U.S. Donors Down, Dollars Down?

Nonprofit Administration and Development 119

Nonprofit Administration and Development Charitable Organizations Philanthropy Homelessness 119

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. Do lead naming gifts actually stimulate high-level philanthropy from other donors and is that what motivates HNWIs to make such charitable contributions?

Ethics 122

Ethics Public and Social Policy Universities Philanthropy 122

Fundraising Leadership

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

In today’s climate, it is a tremendously undervalued tool for depolarization,” says Asha Curran, CEO of GivingTuesday, a unique model of funding and community-based philanthropy in 85 countries, raising an estimated total of $7-10 billion over the last 10 years. “ GivingTuesday was my entry point into philanthropy.

Civil Society 94

Civil Society Philanthropy Leadership Culture 94

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

To support South African democracy, philanthropy faces two challenges. The other is that global philanthropy itself is under threat as South African “populist” opposition advocates for so-called “ foreign agent laws.” Does Western philanthropy make a positive difference? Where is philanthropy?

Philanthropy 95

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Poverty Civil Society 95

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

This year’s Frontiers of Social Innovation convening, “ The Role of Social Innovation in Democracy ,” will gather international leaders from nonprofit organizations, philanthropy, academia, research, business, and government to debate and discuss the role that social innovation plays in creating a more just and democratic society.

Civil Society 111

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Sociology 111

Candid

JUNE 11, 2024

Second, as a constituency-led collaborative fund, we act as champions for our communities within philanthropy—driving resources directly and effectively to grassroots organizations on the frontlines of change. In other words, we’ve been practicing trust-based philanthropy long before the phrase was coined.

Collaborations 98

Collaborations Civil Society Philanthropy Health 98

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

It is far easier to mobilize individuals to send emails or to show up at a rally than it is to develop the leadership, organization, and constituency needed to…build power over the long haul. 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 103

Public and Social Policy Universities Civil Society Governance 103

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. Earlier this month, Al Jazeera reported that “Western donors are cutting Arab civil society groups off financially for criticizing Israel’s atrocities in Gaza.”

Public and Social Policy 145

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Philanthropy Universities 145

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Similar efforts to advance these ideas continue today driven by individual enterprises, philanthropy, and government. Social movements and political leadership often assist with success and effectively reset the rules of the game. Here are a few ideas for what could be done: Consider the potential for AOEs (e.g.,

Governance 71

Governance Public and Social Policy Production Finance 71

Candid

DECEMBER 17, 2024

How funders can help civil society prepare for climate-related shocks Support organizing groups and build climate connectivity Just as voter data drives outreach efforts, climate data must become similarly accessible and meaningful. The early design work was supported by Schmidt Futures and U.S.

Civil Society 98

Civil Society Governance Philanthropy Energy 98

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 18, 2025

Image Credit: Getty Images on Unsplash An attempted across-the-board federal funding freeze by the Trump administration, affecting thousands of US nonprofits, has been halted by court orders for now. The ongoing battle over critical federal funding has highlighted the interdependence of the federal government and the nonprofit sector.

Governance 76

Governance Manufacturing Health Retail 76

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The leadership and organizing of our grantee partners for the last couple of decades have paved that way for new folks to be welcomed into and introduced to and educated around what needs to happen. We put out a call to philanthropy earlier this year around investing in the infrastructure that already exists, to that end.

Law 98

Law Healthcare Health Public and Social Policy 98

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 25, 2025

But in Mexico such groups receive no government assistance, while the countrys civil society sector has a fraction of the wealth and power of its counterpart to the north. The US philanthropic sector is 100 to 200 times larger than Mexicos, according to Harvard Kennedy Schools Global Philanthropy Report.

Civil Society 53

Civil Society Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Governance 53

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 1, 2025

But, according to Mark, philanthropy must begin to see immigration as an issue of importance to society as a whole, not a niche issue revolving around one beleaguered population. What were seeing from our own staffjust weeks into the new administration, is that this work has a human toll.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 59

Nonprofit Administration and Development Governance Collaborations Law 59

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 31, 2024

10 As nonprofits attempt to solve social problems, they must solicit both government funding and private funding from philanthropy and, occasionally, even from corporations. 25 This encourages heroic notions of individualized leadership at the top. Empowering workers. 29 The consequences of this wave have been significant.

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 19, 2024

MG: There is an interdependence between our political structures and our civil society structures. The other part of it is a boom in philanthropy. 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.”

Culture 119

Culture Energy Governance Leadership 119

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

“We all oppose terrorism and organizations that actually materially support terrorism should not enjoy tax-exempt status but that’s not what this bill is about,” said Scanlon. Other organizations have joined the call for opposition to the bill.

Civil Society 145

Civil Society Nonprofits Law Philanthropy 145