Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The people making economic decisions today—in government, on Wall Street, in corporate boardrooms, and indeed in Silicon Valley—overwhelmingly look the same as they have since their creation, with virtually no racial, gender, or economic diversity.

Technology 94

Technology Law Non-Profits Governance 94

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Coined in 2004, ESG emerged as a joint effort by the UN, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and the Swiss Government to support the financial industry’s consideration of ESG issues in mainstream investment decision-making (although its roots exist in the socially responsible movement, or SRI). ESG is a framework.

Environmental 140

Environmental Finance Governance Law 140

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 11, 2022

In order to move the debate around ESG from combative to constructive, we need a shared language through which different stakeholders can express what they want out of the movement (and thus , to be able to understand what others want out of it). ESG for Regulation: Helping governments make and monitor policies, compliance, and laws.

Social Enterprise 137

Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Nonprofit governance and management Governance 137

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 8, 2024

But when the (often white) leaders had funder relationships that could allow them to write their own checks, governing boards didn’t ask too many questions. Research from the National Women’s Law Center found that women of color earn less than 70 cents for every dollar earned by a white, non-Hispanic male.

Nonprofit governance and management 124

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Leadership Non-Profits 124

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 21, 2023

How do we organize to put Joy’s Law, and more broadly collective intelligence, to work?” Again, governments are not businesses, and universities are not automobile manufacturers. How does our recruiting need to change if we are drawing more on others in the ecosystem? Do we know how to put together really diverse teams?

Social Entrepreneurship 128

Social Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Universities Law 128

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 16, 2023

What standards of government safety and regulation have been imposed so far, and what do miners hope will change? The proposed rule has now wound its way through the relevant government agencies and recently made it into the Federal Register. There is now a public comment period, after which the government will work to finalize it.

Health 71

Health Governance Law Construction 71

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 135

Public and Social Policy Agriculture Manufacturing Environmental 135

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The Racial Literacy Development Model is an action-oriented process toward eradicating one’s own racial bias with the goal of changing systems governed by racism and inequality. It requires that citizens provoke the growth and progression of society through examination of the policies and laws that impact their lives.

Civil Society 114

Civil Society Race and Ethnicity Culture Health 114

Bloomerang

JANUARY 18, 2023

Government funding and donor support. It constructs an understanding of the needs your target audience have and the competition you will face. To ensure that your nonprofit organization meets all legal compliances and regulations, you should: Research the specific laws and regulations that apply to your organization and its activities.

Nonprofit governance and management 96

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Public and Social Policy Collaborations 96

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2023

And yet the federal government underfunds communities of color when it comes to water infrastructure, according to a recent report from the Community Water Center , a California advocacy group. Construction crews broke ground in May, and the well is slated for completion in May 2024.

Agriculture 79

Agriculture Nonprofit Administration and Development Construction Universities 79

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Leaders of this campaign have recognized that as demands to demilitarize the police and redirect funds gain traction across the United States, the government needs to reimagine its approach to “national security.” 20 But just as these systems were deliberately constructed, they can be deliberately deconstructed. Working Beyond Hope.

Construction 85

Construction Environmental Public and Social Policy Activism 85

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

We looked at spending across the social impact sector; including government , global and domestic philanthropy, and S-themed ESG assets under management; and found that globally we are spending an extraordinary amount of money—roughly $72 trillion annually—making social spending the world’s largest financial market.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Universities Governance 111

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 9, 2023

Second, California’s energy laws and business models are rooted in injustice. The economic benefits they provide continually miss the communities that need these benefits the most because governments have structurally excluded them in the past. Basing decisions on short-term horizons is what got us in this climate mess to begin with.

Public and Social Policy 91

Public and Social Policy Energy Environmental Non-Profits 91

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

In 2021, the Government Accountability Office estimated that 54 percent of all public school districts required updates of at least two major systems, including HVAC systems, roofing, and structural integrity. Indeed, the entire system is in dire need of an overhaul.

Public and Social Policy 131

Public and Social Policy Education Education Environmental 131

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 6, 2022

It’s been this way for centuries , beginning with the displacement of Native People in the 1800s and continuing with the use of eminent domain laws to take desirable land away from thriving Black communities. schools, hospitals) in BIPOC neighborhoods makes living there more difficult. Being intentional is key.

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Leadership 119

NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 27, 2017

During this time, we saw policies such as child labor laws, suffrage for women and prohibition. The two developed a system of fundraising that had never been seen before: setting a time limit on their campaign for constructing a new building in Washington D.C., This gave them greater voice in the government.

Nonprofit Organizations 60

Nonprofit Organizations Nonprofit Organizations Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management 60

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

Since the reinvigoration of the #StopCopCity movement in January 2023, 1 following the murder of a forest defender affectionately known as Tortuguita, 2 Atlanta police and the local government have been adamant about depicting Defend the Atlanta Forest protesters and activists as “outside agitators.” 3 There’s a history in that phrase.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 115

Nonprofit Administration and Development Non-Profits Environmental Urban development 115

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Policymakers and advocates say: Government must expedite the redevelopment of underutilized church property for affordable housing. The bill allows these developments to bypass cumbersome rezoning and (provided certain conditions are met) waives applicable California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) laws.

Community Development 123

Community Development Finance Production Governance 123

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 7, 2024

T]he federal government has largely left each state on its own to compete against other states for jobs and tax revenues. 7 Instead, the federal government has largely left each state on its own to compete against other states for jobs and tax revenues. He’d grown impatient with his father-in-law and boss, Felix Fantus.

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 124

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

While immigration policies have prioritized high levels of education or family ties—and the political conversation tends to presume a basic scarcity of jobs—critical jobs in construction, agriculture, hospitality, and the care economy, including elderly care, cannot be automated. They may fund “safe migration,” but not to the Global North.

Public and Social Policy 144

Public and Social Policy Finance Recruitment Poverty 144

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 12, 2023

Hundreds of us gathered to acknowledge how the Crown—as New Zealand’s government is still known colloquially today, as the successor to British colonial rule—unlawfully confiscated the Ngāti Maru (a Māori tribe) land more than 150 years ago. . This meaning was fitting for the event. billion. .”

Governance 98

Governance Health Public and Social Policy Culture 98

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 17, 2023

After decades of neglect, federal and state governments are making substantial investments to combat the wildfire crisis. After decades of neglect, federal and state governments are making substantial investments to combat the wildfire crisis.

Public and Social Policy 95

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Environmental 95

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Many participants instantly recognized the examples of systemic trauma we provided, especially among system actors in positions of power such as government institutions. Systems are not mechanical constructs or impersonal faceless institutions. Systems carry trauma because they are relational.

Public and Social Policy 140

Public and Social Policy Health Activism Culture 140

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 12, 2023

But at the EconCon conference held in Washington, DC, in June, hosted by the Omidyar Network and a dozen nonprofit think tanks, speakers offered a far broader definition of public power— namely, the power of government to act on behalf of the public. Why focus on “public power”? But the power of industrial policy extends further.

Public and Social Policy 82

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management Insurance 82

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

Moreover, a significant proportion of utility governing boards comprises utility workers and frontline community members. Although established in a more progressive era, when the public interest held more sway, microeconomic and market values have since come to dominate utility governance.

Energy 93

Energy Law Governance Public and Social Policy 93

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.

Public and Social Policy 129

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Governance Poverty 129

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Fortunately, community land trust (CLT) homeownership appears more successful than most government programs for first-time, low-income homebuyers—both due to demonstrated increased housing stability for residents and a participatory board model that includes both resident and nonresident community representation.

Public and Social Policy 120

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 120

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 13, 2024

My research finds otherwise and implicates current legal constructs and fundraising practices that continue to privilege the self-interests of donors over beneficiaries and society. Do lead naming gifts actually stimulate high-level philanthropy from other donors and is that what motivates HNWIs to make such charitable contributions?

Ethics 122

Ethics Public and Social Policy Universities Philanthropy 122

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 8, 2023

The Stop Cop City movement was formed in reaction to a proposal to destroy Weelaunee forest to build a privately operated law enforcement training facility. Elected officials and law enforcement have responded with legislation and politically motivated prosecutions with the goal of eroding public and philanthropic trust in social movements.

Law 105

Law Philanthropy Governance Construction 105

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 6, 2024

The past few years have seen a flurry of workers organizing across the country, from Starbucks and Amazon workers to new forms of cooperative ownership and governance sharing. In California alone , tens of thousands of workers in restaurants and hotels, construction, farms, warehouses, and more are not paid their full wages.

Construction 122

Construction Medical Law Governance 122

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

JUNE 5, 2023

The FY 23-24 budget includes a 5% raise for state workers, a three-month grocery tax holiday, $250 million for the state’s Rainy Day Fund, $300 million for the state’s pension plan, $110 million in TennCare reserves for rural hospitals facing closure, and close to $1 billion construction and maintenance of technical colleges.

Nonprofit governance and management 59

Nonprofit governance and management Law Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 59

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

JUNE 5, 2023

The FY 23-24 budget includes a 5% raise for state workers, a three-month grocery tax holiday, $250 million for the state’s Rainy Day Fund, $300 million for the state’s pension plan, $110 million in TennCare reserves for rural hospitals facing closure, and close to $1 billion construction and maintenance of technical colleges.

Nonprofit governance and management 52

Nonprofit governance and management Law Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 52

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 29, 2023

1 This citizen activism prompted government action to honor the sacrifice. Often, groups of residents would come together to cooperatively seek and share work in sectors like construction and housecleaning or to market locally produced goods. Government support was required. 2 Self-sufficiency enterprises predated the crisis.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Governance 105

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Right now, we are living through escalating crises, both within living ecologies and socially constructed systems. In the process, we empower ourselves to transform the systems that govern our world. Imagine that we joyfully nourish each other, that we all know we belong, and that we recognize and as kin. What images come to mind?

Food 139

Food Culture Agriculture Health 139

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The practices rely on dynamics of collective care and social reproduction that are not primarily compelled by subjugation to the law of value within the capitalist system. However, for this base to realize any dimension of this potential, its constituent forces and the practices in which they are engaging must be linked programmatically.

Public and Social Policy 135

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Production 135

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 13, 2024

The false belief that a person can leverage hard work and talent to pull themselves and their family out of poverty should they only try is a pervasive story that has shaped our culture and laws. Nowhere is this more evident than in the construction and decimation of the social safety net.

Public and Social Policy 106

Public and Social Policy Poverty Children Law 106

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 26, 2023

11 Under the cover of “educational purposes,” research that has the potential to generate millions in patent revenues—let alone the revenues from construction or health services—benefits from the reduced overhead of sitting on property-tax-exempt campus land. The development buzzards currently circling include Wexford.)

Education 87

Education Education Universities Public and Nonprofit Management 87