NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 25, 2023

Thanks to prison privatization, corporations, many of whom, like CoreCivic , are publicly listed companies, have a perverse incentive to boost their stock prices and keep prisons full by lobbying for policies like harsher policing, longer sentencing, and incarceration for non-violent crimes.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Non-Profits 126

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 27, 2023

Social progress, on the other hand, shows a very different picture. What explains this massive split between the corporate and the social sectors? In other words, companies are benefiting from a culture of using data to make decisions. The public sector isn’t much different.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Three years into this effort, more than 50 schools have joined the movement, all aligned around a commitment to living the values of active citizenship, social justice, and good governance. Public schools, which serve about 40 percent of Lebanons 1.1 million students, have been particularly affected.

Education 75

Education Education Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management 75

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Life expectancy can differ up to 30 years in the US between different zip codes in the same state, indicating the significance of socioeconomic, environmental, and social factors in driving health outcomes. There are communities like hers all over America. We call these factors the Systemic Drivers of Health. Image by the authors.

Health 130

Health Public and Social Policy Entrepreneurship Food 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 12, 2023

By Jess Daggers , Alex Hannant & Jason Jay In the face of complex social and environmental challenges, our best efforts often only address a symptom, rather than root causes, even as unintended consequences create new problems. Investors who think about social change tend to be rooted in a linear, reductionist form of logic.

Finance 135

Finance Public and Social Policy Environmental Food 135

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 4, 2023

Community-based organizations and local governments are starting to recognize where such individuals may fall through the cracks and are creating policies and networks for more inclusive disaster response and recovery. At the same time, these policies siphoned resources away from their communities.

Disaster Relief 136

Disaster Relief Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Insurance 136

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

By Rajat Panwar , Theresa Lieb , Sarah Federman & Matthew Betts The landscape of corporate environmental responsibility is evolving beyond a focus on climate issues to more holistically account for nature-related risks, such as biodiversity loss. Cultivate biodiversity-friendly organizational cultures.

Public and Social Policy 135

Public and Social Policy Agriculture Manufacturing Environmental 135

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 3, 2023

By Stephan Manning & Yeşim Uygur Addressing entrenched social problems in local communities like inequality, violence, or environmental degradation is as much about changing local cultures and mindsets as it is about reworking the socioeconomic structures around them. Indeed, they can play a vital role in community change.

Leadership 98

Leadership Public and Social Policy Environmental Culture 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

They were also more likely to live in units that were overcrowded or contaminated by lead, asbestos, and other environmental hazards within high-poverty, low-opportunity communities. Households of color were significantly more likely to be evicted, foreclosed upon, or displaced from their homes by gentrification.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Foundations 126

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

MAY 30, 2023

Aruta & Kelly Davis A convergence is happening between the climate and mental health movements, and social impact practitioners need to pay attention. Many others are feeling distress as they process the realities of widespread environmental and biodiversity loss. By Lian Zeitz , John Jamir Benzon R.

Health 105

Health Public and Social Policy Environmental Culture 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 11, 2023

Public funding agencies, such as the Global Environment Facility and USAID, are also expressing their own intentions to get more climate and biodiversity funding to local, community-level, and Indigenous organizations. These changes are possible for both public and private funders.

Civil Society 119

Civil Society Environmental Public and Social Policy Governance 119

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The trauma we carry affects the way we look at the world and ourselves, and therefore plays a role in determining the future course of social systems. Seeing trauma through a systems lens can inform strategies for social change in a multitude of ways.

Public and Social Policy 140

Public and Social Policy Health Activism Culture 140

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 26, 2024

The town partnered with the gallery on the program, which included environmental-themed events lasting through October 2023. The Art and the Science Behind It A study from 2023 found that “using art to convey environmental data eased political perceptions about climate change,” according to Hyperallergic.

Environmental 125

Environmental Culture Energy Universities 125

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 15, 2024

Research Is Advancing Maternal Mental Healthcare In April of 2024, a seminal public health journal, Health Affairs, issued a special edition on perinatal mental health and wellbeing and conducted a related briefing. At its extreme, the mental strife some mothers encounter can lead to substance use disorder, suicide, and infanticide.

Health 120

Health Healthcare Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy 120

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 8, 2022

But the Center aspires to do more—to advance economic empowerment in an environmentally sustainable way. Dismantling barriers to food access requires clear strategies and methodologies that inform funding, drive policy, and guide community-based initiatives. Food pantry work is important. Advancing urban agriculture in Camden.

Food 145

Food Agriculture Poverty Public and Social Policy 145

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 20, 2023

The organization’s latest report , Nurturing All Children in Nature , highlights the importance of nature-based learning environments and how this establishes values of environmental stewardship from an early age. Other barriers, such as budget constraints, educational policies, and inequity in urban planning, come into play here too.

Public and Social Policy 73

Public and Social Policy Children Environmental Philanthropy 73

Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

For organizations with other funding priorities, check out these specific areas: Education , Arts & Culture , Environmental Conservation , and Youth Programs. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation funds a wide array of programs to help build a national culture of health. The Meadows Foundation. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

Health 122

Health Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy Healthcare 122

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 19, 2023

Private equity—that is, investor groups that operate outside of the stock market, thus being largely shielded from public investor scrutiny—plays a leading role. The community also benefits as public and community institutions keep earnings in their local economies rather than passing profits to investors.

Health 126

Health Healthcare Medical Insurance 126

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 14, 2024

Data from the National Center for Education Statistics tells us that as of 2021, public school students in the U.S. For the past four years, the Schott Foundation for Public Education has worked with Candid to measure the grantmaking priorities of those in K-12 education philanthropy. It’s possible. The bad news? It’s up to us.

Education 119

Education Education Philanthropy Foundations 119

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 12, 2024

“Land Back as a movement, as a political and legal movement by Tribal nations across Turtle Island, has focused on the return of things that have been taken from us through colonial policies. These are things that were purposely taken from us through colonial policies and forced assimilation—that sort of thing.

Nonprofit governance and management 105

Nonprofit governance and management Culture Governance Public and Social Policy 105

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 3, 2024

Lesley-Ann Noel is using her design skills to tackle real-world problems like homelessness and environmental sustainability. Her approach addresses social problems, while also making design more inclusive and responsive to social change. I focus on social issues. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Children Education Education 126

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 4, 2023

The village’s centuries-old pottery culture may soon vanish, along with the island itself, as the Brahmaputra River is eroding the clay that the potters, known as kumars , use. Salmora Village is another community on Majuli Island where people are facing climate migration.

Agriculture 105

Agriculture Public and Social Policy Governance Construction 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Often portrayed in Western feminist literature as the disempowered, the excluded, and needing rescue, India in fact continues to be reinvented by the heads, hands, and hearts of her women—from farmers, to craftswomen, to political leaders, to social reformers. The world’s largest cooperative dairy is also in India.

Food 122

Food Civil Society Agriculture Public and Social Policy 122

NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Social media. Social media strategies. Corporate culture. Social Good Tech Week. Social Good Tech Week ’s official date is yet to be determined, but it will be held in the spring of next year in San Francisco. Follow Social Good Tech Week on Twitter. Like Social Good Tech Week on Facebook. Innovation.

Public and Social Policy 77

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Entrepreneurship Public Policy 77

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

A study on the working conditions in Kenya’s gig economy , for example, was written by two African researchers, who not only surveyed hundreds of gig workers but also involved civil society and policy makers during a multi-stakeholder dialogue and a panel discussion in Nairobi. A third challenge is navigating linguistic ambiguity.

Entrepreneurship 81

Entrepreneurship Public and Social Policy Civil Society Collaborations 81

The NonProfit Times

JUNE 3, 2024

As such, they often miss out on benefits such as tailored medical care, sustainable resource use and culture and language preservation. What is your plan for public disclosure of data collected? Marginalized and underserved communities have not traditionally had access to data resources that could benefit them.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Medical Ethics 52

Anedot

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Establish and maintain community partnerships in the areas of; employment, volunteerism, social engagement, education, vocational training, or any other areas of interest to the individuals served or that would enhance BI services. Can aim for excellence in all job tasks while showing grace under pressure. ADP/HRIS experience preferred.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Insurance Volunteerism Volunteerism 52

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JANUARY 27, 2022

These huge organizations, apart from making big profits by advertising and selling their product, these companies also work on social and environmental issues that are occurring in the world. Nowadays, marketing is considered to be the court of social, environmental, public, and global concerns.

Marketing 52

Marketing Marketing Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy 52

Bloomerang

MAY 21, 2021

My firm guides leaders and organizations in strategic plans and governance processes that deepens social change, racial justice, stakeholder engagement and community strength. Those are the human services organizations, environmental organizations, organizations focused on justice, hospitals, health organizations.

Nonprofit governance and management 128

Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofits Energy Public and Nonprofit Management 128

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

4 Frontline communities—those experiencing the consequences of climate change “first and worst”—are inordinately burdened by the extremes of our changing climate, leading to an exacerbated threat to health, public safety, and economic stability. My YBCL] award has helped take my work to the next level.

Environmental 130

Environmental Public and Social Policy Health Leadership 130

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

This work we’re doing in food culture is ultimately healing work. Rowen White, Mohawk seedkeeper, writer, culture worker. Right now, we are living through escalating crises, both within living ecologies and socially constructed systems. Stated otherwise, we need to transform our food culture. food is life.

Food 140

Food Culture Agriculture Public and Social Policy 140

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 29, 2025

However, the two candidates nominations will force the directors to take a public stand as to whether labor can pursue getting seats at the table. But Margaret Poydock, a senior policy analyst at the Economic Policy Institute , expresses skepticism. They need to have worker representation on the board, she tells NPQ.

Retail 136

Retail Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management 136

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 17, 2023

Image Credit: Adam Wilson on unsplash.com This is the f ifth article from A Green New Deal on the Ground , a series produced with Climate and Community Project, a progressive climate policy think tank developing cutting-edge research at the climate and inequality nexus. However, the task of managing forests is as vast as the West itself.

Public and Social Policy 118

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Environmental 118

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

We are living through a syndemic—a time of multiple crises causing seismic economic, political, environmental, technological, and social shifts, which are long from being settled. In 2016, six women of color in the Colorado organizing and social justice movement ecosystem came together and formed Transformative Leadership for Change.

Leadership 111

Leadership Public and Social Policy Non-Profits Culture 111

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

We’ll also talk about the role of education, healthcare , development aid, and advocacy and policy efforts in managing population growth and encouraging sustainable practices. The Impact of Population Growth Population growth can strain our resources, degrade the environment , and trigger social challenges.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Healthcare Cultural Diversity Environmental 52

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 27, 2023

In today’s tumultuous climate—global political turmoil; emboldened White supremacists; mass gun violence; environmental degradation; pandemics; lack of access to quality, affordable healthcare; and counting—we need leadership that can grapple with the challenges. People still want to maintain culture and camaraderie.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Recruitment Culture 111