Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 13, 2023

Between coordinating busy schedules and deciding on agenda items, it’s often difficult for nonprofit boards to be truly productive. Here’s how board portal software like BoardSite can help your nonprofit’s board be more productive and successful and follow good governance practices.

Production 94

Production Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofits Governance 94

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Research reveals how inter-organizational collaborations for social impact often run into structural or governance issues like power asymmetries or a focus on the wrong metric of success. Working effectively with and across cultures is even more challenging when organizations come together to tackle social and environmental challenges.

Culture 117

Culture Environmental Collaborations Social Enterprise 117

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

We garnered new financial support for our “big bettable” proposals and built our organizations to match that moment: opening offices in new locations, employing larger teams, and expanding relationships with governments in order to serve many more people. And yet, nobody told us that the chargers were missing.

Nonprofit governance and management 123

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Health Finance 123

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 23, 2023

And while governments and private organizations have initiated transitions through a first wave of limited interventions, these market shifts are happening too slowly to reduce emissions at a pace that would limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Not all market-shaping initiatives in global health were successful, of course.

Finance 113

Finance Health Governance Manufacturing 113

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 17, 2022

To achieve this, more businesses need to join with the government and civil society to actively confront inequality, poverty, and climate change together. Most importantly, without farmers producing reliable, high-quality agricultural products, businesses across the apparel, food, and other industrial sectors will quite simply fail.

Agriculture 105

Agriculture Civil Society Poverty Environmental 105

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JULY 16, 2021

To enhance the effectiveness of green marketing, consider hiring professionals that have already collaborated with eco-friendly companies. Make Green Collaborations with Big Industry Players. These could be nonprofits, government initiatives, green communities, etc. . Encourage your Employees to Go Green.

Marketing 140

Marketing Marketing Environmental Participation and motivation 140

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 17, 2021

Whether it’s CRM products and websites for fundraising, outreach, advocacy and event management, or back office infrastructure for day-to-day operations and everything in between, the list of functions and choices is seemingly endless and growing by the day. HAVING tech is not the same as USING and MANAGING tech. . Who’s got your back?

Nonprofit governance and management 144

Nonprofit governance and management Technology Production Nonprofits 144

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Confusion occurs within corporations, too: imagine the regional manager of a bottling plant for a multinational corporation, responsible for reporting on key ESG metrics to one division within its company but also needing to work with innovation and product development teams, from another division, that need to start designing with ESG in mind.

Social Enterprise 136

Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Nonprofit governance and management Governance 136

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 15, 2024

To fill in that gap, we’ve put together a reading list of some of our favorite SSIR articles from over the years, on where leadership has been and where it’s going, all across the social sector: from a practice centered on heroic, charismatic individual leaders to something more communal, collaborative, and cross-sectoral.

Leadership 130

Leadership Nonprofit governance and management Ethics Nonprofit Leadership 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 5, 2023

billion across social, health care, and education in 2021, while government spending in the same areas was approximately 25 times more. billion (about $1 billion) in 2020, while government spending was SGD 36.6 billion (about $1 billion) in 2020, while government spending was SGD 36.6

Public and Social Policy 122

Public and Social Policy Governance Philanthropy Poverty 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

To combat this crisis, governments and international bodies have turned to diverse policy frameworks for biodiversity preservation at national, regional, and global levels. Solugen is currently constructing a commercial biomanufacturing facility to scale production—and it is just one of many innovators in this market.

Public and Social Policy 129

Public and Social Policy Agriculture Manufacturing Environmental 129

Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Gary McGeough from Bristol Organizations Committed Team Players, Capable of Collaborating Effectively I seek individuals who are genuinely passionate about our mission and show a strong belief in our values and goals. That would not have been possible without dedicated, active board members.

Ethics 105

Ethics Nonprofit governance and management Collaborations Children 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 5, 2024

While organizations like the China Disabled Persons’ Federation aim to support the rights and interests of disabled individuals through assistance obtaining welfare subsidies and other services, only the most severely disabled individuals qualify for government financial aid.

Nonprofit governance and management 115

Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 115

Candid

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

But before receiving funds, you need to show you’re legally registered, governed by a board, and have solid financial management policies. In 2023, Candid completed our first external SOC 2 audit, a collaborative effort across our administrative teams. On top of that, there’s a lengthy contract to review and sign.

Culture 105

Culture Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Collaborations 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 31, 2023

For instance, interventions aimed at unlocking labor demand might spur entry of new firms—by catalyzing pioneer firms or attracting foreign direct investment in new industries —or accelerate the productivity and growth of existing firms by limiting regulatory burdens or supporting them on management practices and export facilitation.

Manufacturing 135

Manufacturing Education Education Foundations 135

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 11, 2023

Also, because successful collaborations with local actors benefited all collaborators, one success bred another, creating a chain reaction of more local bricolage that extended the ventures’ duration. As a result, the ventures’ growth was not fast, but steady and durable.

Entrepreneurship 128

Entrepreneurship Collaborations Food Finance 128

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The CLIMA Fund , a collaboration across four public foundations supporting tens of thousands of grassroots groups advancing climate justice solutions, has learned a lot about the diverse and powerful ways grassroots movements create scaled impact. Relationships. Relationships and connectivity are the lifeblood of movement building.

Agriculture 128

Agriculture Public and Social Policy Energy Governance 128

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 18, 2024

The implication is that we need to approach social change not like we are seeking a silver bullet, but rather in search of collaborative principles that allow different people power strategies to coexist and stimulate productive change together. Central Coordination In 2015 and 2016, GetUp! However, GetUp!

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Law Medical 124

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

JANUARY 3, 2023

billion, accounting for 10% of the Gross State Product. With new leadership at each of the organizations, the CEOs of these organizations decided to come together to create better avenues of communication and collaboration. This limits innovation, collaboration, and even potential merger opportunities.

Associations 112

Associations Public Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 112

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

They move at the speed of trust, and trust is built through engagement, collaboration, and pursuing their triple bottom line of people, planet, and profit. In the early days of digital transformation, the primary focus was improving products, processes, and employee relations. The answer is not simple. Cooperatives are unique animals.

Retail 119

Retail Technology Production Agriculture 119

Fundraising Leadership

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Read more in Take The Lead on women in politics That stress and political anxiety can lead to reduced productivity at work, extended absences from work, breakdown of collaboration across teams, and a failure to produce required outcomes and meet deadlines. 5 as government officials prepare to fend off a wave of lies about the outcome.

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Participation and motivation Non-Profits Culture 119

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 29, 2025

And human beings judge the value of AIs work product. Even in the arts, AI is not simply imitating existing styles but collaborating with human artists to enable new forms of creative expression, as seen in Refik Anadols 2023 AI art display at the Museum of Modern Art. Human beings are the source of this data.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Medical Production Technology 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 29, 2024

Creating tools for collaboration and coalition-building : One of the biggest challenges facing the climate movement is aligning initiatives across sectors and making the most out of our collective resources. We find it’s best to start small and build data maturity alongside AI capability.

Public and Social Policy 123

Public and Social Policy Agriculture Law Environmental 123

Candid

MARCH 1, 2023

We then kicked off a conversation with early Demographics via Candid partners Satonya Fair of PEAK Grantmaking , Grant Elliot of Foundant Technologies , Dawn Stone of Center for Nonprofit Management , and Michael Wright of Charles Stewart Mott Foundation to discuss their first-hand experiences collaborating with Candid on this initiative.

Nonprofit governance and management 98

Nonprofit governance and management Technology Production Collaborations 98

Nonprofit Megaphone

MAY 6, 2023

However, running a nonprofit requires a unique set of skills and knowledge, particularly when it comes to governing the organization. To be an effective board member, it’s essential to have a deep understanding of the nonprofit sector and the best practices for governance.

Governance 52

Governance Nonprofit governance and management Ethics Nonprofit governance 52

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Image credit: Photo by Chris LeBoutillier on Unsplash Maya Etienne is co-executive director of Calumet Collaborative , a sustainable economic development organization based in Gary, IN, her home and the city where many of her family and friends still live. Gary is also home to the country’s largest steel mill: US Steel’s Gary Works.

Manufacturing 122

Manufacturing Environmental Health Production 122

Selfish Giving

JUNE 21, 2020

has a corporate partner, Cool Products Co., a portion of the purchase price from sales of a particular product. Cool Products has asked us to promote their sales campaign to our members and donors through email and social media. Question #1 : My organization, Charity Corp.,

Law 147

Law Advertising Public and Social Policy Activism 147

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 27, 2023

While government agencies worldwide face enormous challenges in leveraging their data to deliver services effectively and efficiently, 89 percent of public sector respondents in 2020 said they were unprepared for rapid data growth. Data collaborations, pilots, and one-off projects don’t scale.

Public and Social Policy 110

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 110

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The fervor of the British Raj, and now of transnational corporations and local elites, to shift lands from community ownership to private control of a few (usually) affluent men continues to denigrate women’s status from being equal and prolific members of an agrarian society to dependent wives with limited access to productive resources.

Food 121

Food Civil Society Agriculture Public and Social Policy 121

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

MARCH 3, 2023

This year’s theme, “ All In ”, will examine how the recovery and success of the nonprofit sector is driven by the collective and effective work of the staff, board, stakeholders, clients, community, government, and corporate sector. These small changes build upon each other and can lead to increased productivity and employee engagement.

Public and Social Policy 108

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Public Policy Ethics 108

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 18, 2024

Our analysis of and work in this area has helped refine our understanding of how this approach emerged; how it differs from other approaches, including donor collaboratives; and its benefits and challenges. This fundraising approach differs from donor collaboratives in several respects. Get clear about goals. Consider alternatives.

Fundraising 112

Fundraising Fundraising Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management 112

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 16, 2024

was mindful of these shifts and challenges in 2015, when the Rwandan government asked us to help reform the school subject of entrepreneurship. worked alongside government partners to explore how project-based assessment could support this link, driving the development and implementation of a national comprehensive assessment system.

Curriculum and Teaching 79

Curriculum and Teaching Entrepreneurship Education Education 79

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 16, 2023

It also has an adverse impact on workforce productivity and inflicts economic losses on workers whose health and working conditions are affected by extreme heat. Mayors and city governments are increasingly seen as “doers” rather than “delayers” because they find themselves on the front line of the climate crisis.

Health 91

Health Public and Social Policy Energy Collaborations 91

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 29, 2023

Unfortunately, behavioral health solutions are typically developed by government officials, academic researchers, clinicians, nonprofit leaders, and social service organizations. This biased perspective frequently shows up in our dominant work culture that devalues personal stories, pushback, or opinions that generate productive tension.

Health 108

Health Public and Social Policy Governance Collaborations 108

The Charity CFO

OCTOBER 1, 2024

For example, Apple’s vision statement is, “To make the best products on earth and leave the world better than we found it.” Typically this will drive the conversation as key leaders and members begin to collaborate on the goals for the organization. Typically it’s aspirational and to the point.

Non-Profits 98

Non-Profits Nonprofits Leadership Governance 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 22, 2024

In both markets, products and services are sold across B2B, B2C, or B2G models, and both markets draw on data (and increasingly AI data) to increase efficiency and reduce the costs of established processes. It is therefore imperative to provide them with high-quality products that have documented evidence of positive impact.

Public and Social Policy 71

Public and Social Policy Finance Education Education 71

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Back in 2012, longtime CLT advocate John Emmeus Davis wrote in Shelterforce that collaboration between the land banks and CLTs is, to use the hackneyed phrase, an obvious “win-win.” Local government wins because properties are back in productive use, generating taxes.

Public and Social Policy 113

Public and Social Policy Governance Community Development Agriculture 113