Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

While it’s never the intended outcome of those initiating “stop energy” efforts (a term first coined by Dave Winer to describe a common experience in technology development), initiatives that only organize around the “stop” often end with that stage. Seven years later, social movements for the most part have proven this theory to be right.

Public and Social Policy 116

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Social Enterprise Social Enterprise 116

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

We attribute this failure, largely, to sociological hurdles. Without existing rapport among users, the technology platform alone could not compel coordination of funding. The Commons experiment underscored the cultural barriers within the field of philanthropy that hamper the prospect for coordination within the sector.

Philanthropy 116

Philanthropy Collaborations Sociology Foundations 116

Fundraising Coach

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Keep the following tips in mind to leverage your internal culture, software solutions , and training resources to help your team learn from its mistakes and move forward productively. Make risk-taking a normal part of your team’s culture. Surveys have shown that adults in the U.S. overwhelmingly prefer playing it safe to taking risks.

Sociology 59

Sociology Collaborations Nonprofits Culture 59

Fundraising Leadership

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Didn’t we invent psychology, sociology, and anthropology because we are obsessed with understanding who we are and why we behave as we do? The second wasn’t fully accomplished: to understand how gender dimorphism, in which too often women are dominated or considered of lesser value, became the cultural norm. Come on, admit it.

Leadership 52

Leadership Sociology Culture Children 52

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Cohen, assistant professor of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley, coauthor of A Planet to Win , and founding codirector of the progressive climate policy think tank Climate and Community Project, stressed the pragmatic tenor of climate demands today. isn’t a democracy.”. The full quote is “Ever Ever failed. Fail again.

Public and Social Policy 110

Public and Social Policy Environmental Energy Governance 110