Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 20, 2023

By Phil Buchanan , Alyse d’Amico & Leaha Wynn Organizational performance depends on thoughtful policies and practices with respect to employees and culture. Often, culture is simply neglected. We have come to believe in six people and culture approaches that in many respects go against the grain.

Culture 111

Culture Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management Participation and motivation 111

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

Pam Moore

MARCH 8, 2018

It’s everything from your privacy policy, social media policy to the amount of spam email you send. You may find them listening more than talking when it comes to social media. They don’t guess what to post or pin as they engage in social with confidence and pride. Your brand is what you say, do and think.

Non-Profits 167

Non-Profits Culture Values Marketing 167

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 18, 2024

Because these approaches also come with cultural differences and operate along different time scales, it can be hard for organizations to mobilize and organize at the same time. knew that changing government policy towards asylum-seekers would require more than quick and large protests. However, GetUp!

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Law Medical 124

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

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

MARCH 3, 2023

The Conference + Catalyst are presented by Momentum Nonprofit Partners in partnership with the Institute for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership, Department of Public and Nonprofit Administration. Our speakers Xavier Ramey is the CEO of Justice Informed, a social impact consulting firm based in Chicago, IL.

Public and Social Policy 108

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Companies can also create goals for their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategies that both improve the well-being of suppliers in the near term and lay a foundation for them to minimize their environmental footprints in the future. To be both a business and societal success, the company must rethink its design.

Health 122

Health Public and Social Policy Environmental Governance 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. These policies hold a clear expectation for global corporations to engage in and promote biodiversity conservation and restoration.

Public and Social Policy 135

Public and Social Policy Agriculture Manufacturing Environmental 135

Candid

JUNE 3, 2024

What public policies are needed to address the unmet needs of our constituents? What gaps exist in government data collection on LGBTQ+ aging that is leading to gaps in policy protections and services? Analyzing data to ensure program impact and effectiveness With an annual budget of $21.8

Public and Social Policy 115

Public and Social Policy Public Policy Social Enterprise Social Enterprise 115

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

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

It calls for AI that is designed explicitly to dismantle systemic inequities and address the social ills caused by historical and present-day injustices. For those impacted by AIcommunities, workers, everyday peoplesuch policies serve as essential protective barriers. Workers deserve to benefit from the productivity gains AI offers.

Public and Social Policy 58

Public and Social Policy Health Environmental Ethics 58

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 21, 2024

New futures-oriented organizations and associations, along with future-focused production studios , are emerging almost daily, and some foundations are hiring futurists in residence to inform their work. The word “future” is popping up in conference titles and think pieces. This is not surprising.

Public and Social Policy 137

Public and Social Policy Technology Governance Activism 137

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 123

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Non-Profits 123

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Business publications once celebrated how the internet helps artisans thrive. Social media got harder for micro-businesses, too: linking to one’s website on a Facebook post without high levels of interaction by others to drive its overall reach often algorithmically condemns the post to a ghosted dustbin.

Public and Social Policy 133

Public and Social Policy Participation and motivation Non-Profits Manufacturing 133

Candid

OCTOBER 9, 2024

By listening to diverse voices and identifying inclusive implementation practices, nonprofits can help make sure AI serves the needs of all communities and is used ethically and equitably to address social issues. Develop an AI policy The first step is to create a policy that guides, rather than restricts, AI use.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Ethics Psychology Nonprofits 98

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

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Getting our housing system to work better for all—especially for families of color who have long experienced discrimination and bias—will require a long-term concerted endeavor with coordinated efforts from a broad host of public, private, and community actors. A Collaborative Approach to Housing Justice.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Foundations 126

Candid

APRIL 11, 2024

Skeptical because Candid is a nonprofit that describes its work ethic and culture as similar to that of the tech sector, which could mean either mission-driven with an innovative mindset, or appropriating the rhetoric of social movements while engaging in extractive practices. They built a public API and released a public data set.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Ethics Collaborations Philanthropy 98

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Dismantling barriers to food access requires clear strategies and methodologies that inform funding, drive policy, and guide community-based initiatives. As in other cities, in Camden, dedicated community-based organizations are working to close these gaps through nutrition education, food assistance programs, and social services.

Food 143

Food Agriculture Poverty Public and Social Policy 143

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Throughout my 35-year career as an optometrist turned social entrepreneur, I have practiced continual self-renewal in pursuit of a world where equitable access to eyeglasses is universal, especially for the poorest and most remote communities. Compassionate capitalism and public-private partnerships held the key to jumpstarting our impact.

Public and Social Policy 135

Public and Social Policy Health Energy Leadership 135

Bloomerang

AUGUST 11, 2021

Studies have found that organizations that embrace a JEDI approach report improved impact, innovation, productivity, and increases in their bottom line. What is your organization’s public reputation around JEDI? or issued a press release in response to a specific injustice or social issue?

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits Culture 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 8, 2023

Scott Momaday During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the global shutdown sparked an unexpected return to and reinvigoration of Indigenous culture in Peru. Fund and support the unique knowledge, cultures, and practices that shape community leadership. The greatest tragedy that can befall us is to go unimagined.”

Leadership 122

Leadership Poverty Culture Public and Social Policy 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

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 21, 2022

As a former Windows on the World worker and a co-founder of ROC who witnessed the restaurant’s opening (2005) and closing (2020), I believe it is important to assess what worked, what did not, and what can be learned from the experience that might inform future co-op and social enterprise efforts. The Original Vision and Purpose of Colors.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Non-Profits 105

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

According to a Harvard University social scientist , 200 Black people die every day who would not have died if their health experiences matched those of White Americans. Culturally responsive programs respect and incorporate the diverse backgrounds of participants, enhancing the relevance and impact of the learning experience.

Health 102

Health Education Education Healthcare 102

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 Quarterly

APRIL 19, 2023

It’s about shrinking the state—or its social programs, at least rhetorically. These policies have real-world effects. They argue that the country faces a crisis in capitalism, one that politics rooted in more generous social programs and greater market regulation could correct. But what is meant by neoliberalism?

Public and Social Policy 110

Public and Social Policy Marketing Marketing Governance 110

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 9, 2023

Even in workspaces dedicated to holistic health and fighting injustice, productivity and urgency loom large. Chronic illnesses, deep fatigue, hypervigilance, limited emotional bandwidth, and mental health stress—all are well-known phenomena to many who work on social change.

Health 103

Health Public and Social Policy Healthcare Medical 103

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 29, 2023

Furthermore, schedule changes and social isolation heightened uncertainty and anxiety. To create an effective program or policy, it’s crucial to actually talk to those with behavioral health challenges and understand their specific perspectives. Many people lost loved ones and went through significant grief.

Health 109

Health Public and Social Policy Governance Collaborations 109

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 11, 2023

Within that construct is the commodification of racialized identities that allows predominantly White institutions and individuals to extract social and economic value from the exploitation of others’ racial identities. Chenchule’ is an ancient and intricate CHamoru system of social reciprocity.

Public and Social Policy 144

Public and Social Policy Non-Profits Law Values 144

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. Acknowledging that climate change is a new driver of migration will be key to a more committed and meaningful policy discourse and response.

Agriculture 103

Agriculture Public and Social Policy Governance Construction 103

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 7, 2021

The CEO or executive director (ED) is the visionary and the public “face” of the organization. By giving their time, talents, and resources, they demonstrate in a public way that the organization is vital to the community and deserves support. A spreadsheet that tracks the board’s agreed upon give and get policy.

Public and Social Policy 120

Public and Social Policy Recruitment Nonprofits Philanthropy 120

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 5, 2022

I share my story here as an unfolding of these energies, followed by an inquiry into how we might use this ancestral knowledge to build healthier organizational and movement cultures. Was it American culture teaching her bad values? Over time, my secret life began to make public appearances. What a shame. What can you do?”

Energy 121

Energy Culture Public and Social Policy Food 121

Candid

APRIL 10, 2024

A recent Salesforce survey found that more than a quarter of respondents are using AI tools at work, more than half of whom are using AI that is not approved by their organizations, including in the social sector. Our grants auto-coding system is used to code most of the grants data that goes into Candid products.

Ethics 52

Ethics Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Philanthropy 52

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Image credit: Brandon on Unsplash The murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police three and a half years ago ignited a months-long period of mass social mobilization and intense public engagement. Those compounded impacts are starkly apparent.

Finance 79

Finance Culture Foundations Public and Social Policy 79

Nonprofit Fixer

JANUARY 24, 2023

I earned my master’s degree in public administration and I coach and train nonprofit executives through my firm, Mind the Gap Consulting. Some employers simply change their requirements about what hours employees are expected to be productive and/or available to managers and coworkers. I don’t need you at peak productivity right now.

Public and Nonprofit Management 98

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Production Public and Social Policy 98

The Charity CFO

APRIL 22, 2024

Burnout can cause decreased productivity and high turnover rates in staff. This can also have cultural impacts within your organization such as low morale and high cynicism among employees. Consider these four strategies to improve your workplace culture and reduce burnout in your nonprofit employees.

Public and Nonprofit Management 52

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Social Policy Culture 52