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Collaboration Across Social Boundaries: A Practical Guide

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Karl Haushalter & Paul Steinberg A local public health official has been tasked with increasing vaccine use in an underserved community. Changing the law will require lobbying strategies, connections to policy makers, and legal expertise. Sometimes these social boundaries are academic disciplines.

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Developing Responsible AI Policy For Civil Society

The NonProfit Times

As AI becomes increasingly prevalent, CSO leaders must establish robust policy frameworks that prioritize the interests of their beneficiaries and communities while upholding principles of equity, inclusivity, and social justice. Policy frameworks provide a necessary structure to mitigate these risks and ensure ethical AI deployment.

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Get to Know Our Public Policy Intern, Adiza Hamda!

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

Welcome Adiza Hamda, our new Public Policy Intern We’re excited to welcome Adiza Hamda our new public policy intern for Tennessee Nonprofit Network! Her long-term goal is to contribute her skills and knowledge towards ameliorating pervasive social challenges and improving the quality of life of the human race.

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A Historical Model for AI Regulation and Collaboration

Stanford Social Innovation Review

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.

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From Band-Aids to Blueprint: How Nonprofits Can Engineer Systems Change through Advocacy and Public Policy

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

By Andrea Hill, Chief program Officer, Tennessee Nonprofit Network Nonprofits are the cornerstones of our communities, tackling complex challenges from education and healthcare to environmental protection and social justice. And yes, the crux of systems change is built on advocacy and public policy.

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The Societal Role of Social Entrepreneurship

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Theodore Lechterman & Johanna Mair The field of social entrepreneurship often takes its normative foundations for granted. Social enterprises seek to address social problems using business strategies. Understanding how social innovation directly affects people’s lives is essential.

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??How Community-Based Public Space Can Build Civic Trust: Lessons from Akron

NonProfit Quarterly

That changed when a team from Reimagining the Civic Commons decided to reinvigorate public spaces in Akron’s systemically disinvested neighborhoods, including Summit Lake. Moving at the Speed of Trust Employing deep listening, engaging in meetings, and building one-on-one relationships with neighbors…helped inform public space design.