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.

Collaborations 106

Collaborations Public and Social Policy Ethics Public Policy 106

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 18, 2023

They aspire to be the vanguard—titans behind the policies, reforms, and decisions that will build our collective tomorrow. Young people must be seen not only as beneficiaries, but as key partners in the design of policies and programs. Young people are not satisfied by simply being heard.

Public and Social Policy 120

Public and Social Policy Governance Civil Society Public Policy 120

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. They also show that protecting labor rights is foundational to protecting human and civil rights as well. By Christina J.

Public and Social Policy 143

Public and Social Policy Governance Civil Society Technology 143

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 17, 2024

It’s time to work shoulder-to-shoulder with civil society and government to do the big, urgent work that no sector can accomplish alone, to adopt entirely new systems of operating that enable all people to thrive and reach their full potential and protect our natural environment. But they never have. America runs on business.

Public and Social Policy 125

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Governance Public Policy 125

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Within the social sector, nonprofit organizations and philanthropists are facing demands for greater inclusion, power-sharing, and more democratic governance. Eric Nee, editor in chief of Stanford Social Innovation Review , will moderate what is sure to be an inspiring and spirited discussion. Subscribe to SSIR here.)

Civil Society 109

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Sociology 109

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

These laws, purportedly designed as a check on foreign interference, limit civil society organizations and restrict democratic practice by cutting off funding from foundations to movement organizations. Philanthropy often supports neoliberal policies that reinforce the market power of elites—and perpetuate poverty.

Philanthropy 85

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Poverty Civil Society 85

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Image credit: Getty Images on iStock The democratization of social care realigns the roles of state and civil society within a larger framework of social and political transformation. The SABSA healthcare cooperative is one of over 11,000 enterprises in the province of Quebec’s distinctive social economy. “We

Public and Social Policy 103

Public and Social Policy Healthcare Nonprofit governance and management Health 103

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 31, 2024

And, over time, the for-profit corporation has occupied more and more social space; its tentacles reach into politics , our economy , our daily life , and—perhaps most insidiously—our culture and ideas. 7 And it is true that a rising authoritarian tide threatens civil liberties and democratic institutions like Congress.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 132

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

Covering everything from the causes of economic hardship to the need for socialized systems to the logjams of the legislative process and the struggle for a more equitable world, It’s OK To Be Angry About Capitalism delivers a necessary message to the American people: capitalism is the problem, and building a working-class movement is the solution.

Public and Social Policy 113

Public and Social Policy Governance Civil Society Energy 113

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Image Credit: Photo by Pavel Danilyuk on Pexels Social movements and political parties are accountable to the same politics, but elections are majoritarian. Or parse which Project 2025 policy ideas a Donald Trump administration—a phrase I had hoped never to utter again after 2020—might pursue. Civil society can be powerful.

Civil Society 80

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Healthcare Public Policy 80