Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Becoming a Public Benefit Corporation: Express Your Values, Energize Stakeholders, Make the World a Better Place by Michael B. The power of movements is based in the ideas that fuel them, that inspire people to come together and work toward the realization of a shared goal or values.” None of this will change.” Dorff, reviewed by J.

Social Entrepreneurship 128

Social Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Universities Law 128

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 30, 2024

By Claire Dunning In early 1926, Cafritz Construction placed an advertisement in The Washington Post celebrating the speed with which their “Life-time Homes” were selling in the Petworth neighborhood of Washington, DC. Perhaps potential buyers would be swayed by the “superior construction” or the “unusually big lots.” And it worked.

Philanthropy 134

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Advertising Universities 134

Anedot

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

This role requires a strong understanding of immigration law, excellent communication skills, leadership abilities, and a commitment to providing high-quality legal services. Actively role model and create actions and conditions for agency alignment with mission, vision, and values. Essential Functions 1. Provide training to staff.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 52

Nonprofit Administration and Development Law Collaborations Construction 52

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The bill allows these developments to bypass cumbersome rezoning and (provided certain conditions are met) waives applicable California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) laws. For congregations, redevelopment of underutilized properties can unlock value and create measurable social and economic impact, especially in distressed communities.

Community Development 130

Community Development Finance Production Governance 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

ESG is a construct for helping stakeholders understand how an organization manages risks and opportunities around sustainability issues. This becomes a problem because fiduciary law requires that a trustee act solely in the interests of the beneficiary. ESG is a framework. Impact investing is a strategy.

Environmental 140

Environmental Finance Governance Non-Profits 140

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

We are under pressure to meet agreed-upon timelines for site preparation, store design, permitting, and construction. Construction is anticipated to start in the third quarter of 2023. million to date) to develop, construct, and outfit the store. million city award for construction. But we are getting there.

Food 111

Food Construction Public and Social Policy Governance 111

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

For those not familiar with that term, program management includes representing the owner or the nonprofit at every step of the development process from, you know, land acquisition, going through due diligence, design, preconstruction, and the construction to move in phase. . So we’re excited to be with you today.

Construction 115

Construction Management Values Leadership 115

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

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 9, 2023

Second, California’s energy laws and business models are rooted in injustice. Efficiency and Economic Optimization Are Not Our Gods In addition to the red herring of the cost-shift debate, the utility playbook is rife with technocratic economic optimizations prioritizing efficiency as a governing value over equity.

Public and Social Policy 115

Public and Social Policy Energy Environmental Non-Profits 115

Bloomerang

JANUARY 18, 2023

Your mission statement should provide a clear and concise description of your organization’s purpose and its unique value proposition. It constructs an understanding of the needs your target audience have and the competition you will face. Foster a positive and inclusive work culture that values innovation and creativity.

Nonprofit governance and management 122

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Public and Social Policy Collaborations 122

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The designation, awarded to a place for having cultural, scientific, historical, or other significance, protects the location under the law. As NPR reports, “design and construction of the Earthworks show the people during this early era had a clear understanding of geometry, architecture, and solar and lunar alignments and multi-year cycles.”

Culture 128

Culture Construction Law Universities 128

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 24, 2025

3 By law, these must remain anonymous when used. Christophe Weber, Data and trust: the two pillars of value-based healthcare, World Economic Forum, Jan 17, 2024, weforum.org/stories/2024/01/value-based-healthcare-data-trust/. 5 This brings forth other pressing questions, such as: How are AI datasets acquired in the first place?

Race and Ethnicity 72

Race and Ethnicity Healthcare Health Medical 72

Nonprofit Fixer

JANUARY 22, 2025

For example, imagine a nonprofit that focuses much of its efforts on passing an ordinance or law that will significantly change how it reaches its mission. This is probably the most sensitive and time-consuming part of delivering feedbackmaking sure the message you are trying to convey is taken as constructive and not pure criticism.

Nonprofit Management 52

Nonprofit Management Management Leadership Nonprofits 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Researchers recently argued that decades of problem-solving such as aggressive speed limits, seat-belt laws, or measures to reduce alcohol-impaired driving failed to improve many problematic aspects of transportation. US road traffic deaths and injuries remain high and surpass those in most other high-income countries.

Philanthropy 139

Philanthropy Homelessness Psychology Health 139

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

DECEMBER 23, 2010

The script tells us that the IRS need only be concerned about the lesser of the two appraisals to substantiate the value of the gift, although a gentleman’s agreement ignores the inflated appraisals so that the donor can claim a high tax deduction. Then, nonprofit fundraisers will be treated to what amounts to a tale of two donor visits.

Fundraising 175

Fundraising Fundraising Ethics Public and Nonprofit Management 175

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 8, 2024

Today’s nonprofit boards recognize the value of Black and brown leaders who understand dominant cultural norms, are adept at code-switching, and are outcomes-driven and eager for accountability. Governing boards must construct an onboarding plan in partnership with the incoming BIPOC leader. The country’s 33.2 million (9.6

Nonprofit governance and management 124

Nonprofit governance and management Leadership Governance Non-Profits 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

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

To genuinely prioritize biodiversity conservation, companies must reduce the volume of toxic chemicals throughout their entire value chains. Solugen is currently constructing a commercial biomanufacturing facility to scale production—and it is just one of many innovators in this market. Contribute to ecosystem restoration.

Public and Social Policy 135

Public and Social Policy Agriculture Manufacturing Environmental 135

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

It requires that citizens provoke the growth and progression of society through examination of the policies and laws that impact their lives. The model empowers individuals to reflect on their own assumptions, engage in constructive conversations, challenge prejudices, and actively work toward creating more inclusive and equitable spaces.

Civil Society 119

Civil Society Race and Ethnicity Culture Health 119

The Agitator

DECEMBER 4, 2011

Looking for a shorthand way to understand how you can improve donor lifetime value by 130%? Because of an immutable law of science, statistics and logic: “Correlation does not imply causation.” Just don’t try to measure or determine true Commitment by behavior, because, like love, it’s an attitudinal construct. .

Fundraising 74

Fundraising Fundraising Law Construction 74

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 9, 2023

The law was meant to allow landlords to retire from the rental business, not to evict tenants and flip property, but abuses are common. Eviction is a common occurrence in San Francisco due to rising rents and frequent real estate ownership changes. Often, this is done by converting rental housing to condo ownership.

Culture 98

Culture Cultural Diversity Public and Nonprofit Management Community Development 98

Fundraising Leadership

APRIL 12, 2024

Effective emotional understanding and management help team members cohere, be more productive, and feel valued and understood. Karen Natzel, a business therapist, writes in New England Biz Law Update, “It takes awareness and courage to express emotions in a constructive way.

Psychology 77

Psychology Culture Management Construction 77

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

Eminent domain gobbled up many homes, exploited labor, and pushed the start of new jail construction and inflammatory policy–policing. If we allow the powers that be to extract all of the value out of this place, what will have been the point of us making our homes and making our lives here in the first place?

Nonprofit Administration and Development 133

Nonprofit Administration and Development Non-Profits Environmental Urban development 133

The Agitator

MARCH 27, 2018

There’s value in being the media organization for your supporters. And, once someone has donated, there’s still value in providing media to them. Not the politics of the NRA – the construction of identity. You know… someone like you. Look at the case study of the NRA. I covered this a bit back in October. ” And.

Law 40

Law Construction Medical Energy 40

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Systems are not mechanical constructs or impersonal faceless institutions. TRHT’s methodology includes the use of healing circles and cross-sector, cross-community conversations that help repair racial harm through deep listening, uncovering shared values, and lessening power differentials.

Public and Social Policy 140

Public and Social Policy Health Activism Culture 140

iMarketSmart

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

It means some part of one’s identity – one’s people, values, or story – will continue on after death. But to be meaningful, the impact must support one’s people, values, or story. It increases attraction to ways in which one’s identity – rooted in one’s people, values, or history – can live on.[43] 43] A gift in a will can help.

Psychology 52

Psychology Public and Nonprofit Management Public and Social Policy Participation and motivation 52

Anedot

AUGUST 27, 2024

In every sphere of influence, the Director, Individual Giving ensures compliance with relevant ethical guidelines, laws, policies, and procedures, and continually researches and implements best practices. Support the Mission, Vision, and Values of Catholic Charities in the performance of all essential job functions and responsibilities.

Public and Social Policy 40

Public and Social Policy Ethics Leadership Construction 40

iMarketSmart

APRIL 10, 2023

This then permits questions that: Connect the donor’s identity (history, people, and values) with the cause, the charity, or the project [ Original Identity → Challenge ] Define a personally meaningful victory [ Victory → Enhanced Identity ], and Make a challenge that promises the victory [Challenge → Victory ]. What does this look like?

Psychology 52

Psychology Public and Social Policy Environmental Participation and motivation 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 22, 2024

Just a few of The Singing Auctioneer LLC’s valued clients include: Make-A-Wish Foundation, The Salvation Army, Boys & Girls Clubs of America, San Francisco Ballet, San Francisco Zoo, Meals On Wheels, Best Buddies International and many, many more. and Co-founder and Co-President, Chief Auctioneer for MaestroSoft, an Arreva Company.

Fundraising 93

Fundraising Fundraising Energy Associations 93

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Right now, we are living through escalating crises, both within living ecologies and socially constructed systems. Through seeds, she sees a path of “rehydrating” cultural values of reciprocity, care, and collective nourishment—those “original agreements” that affirm a symbiotic relationship among all beings. What images come to mind?

Food 140

Food Culture Agriculture Public and Social Policy 140

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 12, 2023

” By mid-2018, the New Zealand government had signed 73 settlements into law, valuing $2.24 Māori tribes have used the money to rebuild, from constructing schools and launching intra-tribal health care initiatives to restoring land and building infrastructure for businesses.

Governance 98

Governance Health Public and Social Policy Culture 98

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 19, 2025

A limited-equity co-op is one in which the resale value of shares is limited. Not all housing co-ops impose restrictions on resale value. Some only restrict resale value until the first mortgage is paid off, which normally takes 30 to 40 years. In fact, most co-op housing units are sold at the market rate.

Construction 66

Construction Law Governance Finance 66

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

We dont have digital data for a lot of human intelligence, because people werent valuing the people who produce those books, or the people who produce that artit didnt get digitized, didnt get celebrated, didnt receive comments on Reddit or Facebook. And most machine-learning researchers actually value honesty about what theyre building.

Nonprofit governance and management 95

Nonprofit governance and management Technology Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 95

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 13, 2024

Naming gifts provide donors with reputational and market value , what legal scholar William Drennan refers to as “ publicity rights ,” and beneficiary organizations and their constituents with financial and mission-driven value. Ethical egoism posits that fulfilling one’s duty to act out of self-interest is the highest moral calling.

Ethics 122

Ethics Public and Social Policy Universities Philanthropy 122

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

These structures go beyond the physical infrastructure of poles, wires, and pipes to encompass the culture, laws, institutions, and power structures that shape who gets to live today and who gets to live—and even thrive—in the coming decades. We can lead with justice toward a climate-resilient system that values everyone.

Energy 119

Energy Law Governance Public and Social Policy 119

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 122

Public and Social Policy Poverty Children Law 122

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 26, 2023

A young adult explained how Yale’s expansion into the neighborhood was a direct agent of violence, both raising property values and pushing youth into dangerous enemy gang territory. The greater value of campus land is in its nonprofit tax- exempt status, which serves as a financial shelter for profitable research and private investors.

Education 98

Education Education Universities Public and Nonprofit Management 98