NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 8, 2025

In this series, The Unexpected Value of Volunteers, Masaoka takes on the underappreciated topic of volunteerism, provides some unexpected ideas, and points the way toward a public policy agenda on volunteerism. Those volunteers generated labor valued at $167.2 Thats the equivalent of 2.5 million people who earned $873.1

Volunteerism 78

Volunteerism Volunteerism Civil Society Public Policy 78

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. Once a research grant demonstrated the model’s effectiveness, the clinic’s value became more widely understood.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Healthcare Nonprofit governance and management Health 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 17, 2024

If this disregard for people and our planet is fraying the fabric of our society and our democracy, it’s more than a moral issue: it is a historic opportunity for corporations to re-envision their purpose, their guardrails, and the value they deliver to all stakeholders—workers, customers, communities, shareholders, and our planet alike.

Public and Social Policy 128

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Governance Public Policy 128

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. That is how we deeply institutionalize values around giving, collective values around giving. What do we do to get there?

Civil Society 98

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

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. And where is the African value system of this constitution and the rule of law?…If

Philanthropy 92

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Poverty Civil Society 92

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Young people must be seen not only as beneficiaries, but as key partners in the design of policies and programs. This involves opening spaces for participation at the highest levels of decision-making, offering training and resources, and above all, listening to and valuing young people’s perspectives.

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Governance Civil Society Public Policy 124

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 7, 2024

The effort involved training senior executives, both women and men, on how to be mentors, as well as working with the mentees to ensure that both groups strengthened their development and valued mutual learning during the mentoring sessions. The pandemic increased caregiving demands among women, underscoring gender inequity.

Nonprofit governance and management 126

Nonprofit governance and management Collaborations Participation and motivation Public and Social Policy 126