Civil Society, Non-Profits and Public and Social Policy

Strengthening communities by supporting the nonprofit workforce

Candid

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

For many nonprofit workers—especially those who work in social assistance, the arts, or the religious sector—wages just can’t keep up with rising costs. In 2022, 48% owned their homes, only 4% had any investment income, 25% were covered by public health insurance, and 10% had no coverage at all.

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When to Call It Quits

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 2018 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

The purpose of the conference is to expose future social sector leaders to a vibrant learning experience that promotes best practices, innovative thinking and awareness of the full scope of the sector. Learn about new and proposed accounting and auditing standards and how they will impact not-for-profit entities and their auditors.

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

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The Long Shadow of Workplace Surveillance

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Any non-mandated break, including going to the bathroom, is counted as “time off task,” which is also tracked by managers. This is not simply an invasive business practice, but an operating principle to control workers and optimize for profits. And that makes sense, historically.

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The 2019 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

The purpose of the conference is to expose future social sector leaders to a vibrant learning experience that promotes best practices, innovative thinking and awareness of the full scope of the sector. Learn about new and proposed accounting and auditing standards and how they will impact not-for-profit entities and their auditors.

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The 2016 - 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The Digital Media and Learning Conference is meant to be an inclusive, international and annual gathering of scholars and practitioners in the field, focused on fostering interdisciplinary and participatory dialogue and linking theory, empirical study, policy, and practice. Convene with thought leaders in social change from around the world.

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The 2016 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

The Alliance Management Institute (AMI) is the only national conference expressly designed to prepare 400+ college students for a career in the social sector. Learn about new and proposed accounting and auditing standards and how they will impact not-for-profit entities and their auditors. Leadership / #AMI16 / @NPL_Alliance.

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Starting With the State

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.

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10 Ways Funders Can Address Generative AI Now

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.

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Building Community Governance for AI

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 4, 2024

But putting unchecked development in the hands of (primarily) male tech executives who espouse a particular Silicon Valley ethos oriented toward profit and dominance above all else, will only intensify threats to our social systems and vulnerable communities. We need a new roadmap.

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Building Union Power to Rein in the AI Boss

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Colclough & Kate Lappin In 2018 in the Netherlands, the public learned that Dutch tax authorities had for years been using an AI-driven system to incorrectly accuse people of committing child welfare fraud. Later investigation found the AI system had systematically discriminated against non-white Dutch citizens. By Christina J.

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How Can We Make Employee Ownership the Norm Rather Than the Exception?

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 2, 2024

People joined from more than 15 countries, representing business, government, and civil society. It’s different from traditional ownership structures because company profit, usually paid as dividends to shareholders, is available to employees. Employee-owned businesses are more profitable and productive.

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Reimagining Business Ownership in the Global South

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Even where there is overall economic growth, continued concentration of ownership prevents ordinary working people, and marginalized communities in particular, from reaping the benefits of their contributions, reinforcing power imbalances and social inequalities. million dairy farmers who own the business.

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Investing in Enterprises That Work for Everyone

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Meanwhile, even mission-oriented enterprises struggle to achieve net positive impacts since the logic of shareholder primacy always encourages them to maximize profit at the expense of everything and everyone else. Fortunately, there is a rich body of work which does just that: alternative ownership enterprises.

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The Long Shadow of Workplace Surveillance

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Starting With the State

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How Can We Make Employee Ownership the Norm Rather Than the Exception?

Reimagining Business Ownership in the Global South

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