NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 9, 2023

Image Credit: Daniel Mingook Kim on unsplash.com Two major problems confront California’s energy policy. Second, California’s energy laws and business models are rooted in injustice. These two major problems are perfectly illustrated in the passage of Net Energy Metering 3.0, This policy decision was complicated.

Public and Social Policy 115

Public and Social Policy Energy Environmental Non-Profits 115

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 23, 2023

What little optimism remains to tackle such complex challenges is mostly placed in supranational schemes, such as the COP climate change conferences, or transformational national policy, such as the Green New Deal in the US. ” Scaling up social innovation takes time, but there are also varying ways it can be done.

Civil Society 119

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Construction Governance 119

Candid

JANUARY 2, 2025

Candids Issue Lab is an open-access library dedicated to collecting, preserving, and sharing reports, case studies, surveys, and toolkits published by social sector organizations. This report serves as a practical guide for two critical disciplines in one publication: futures and foresight.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Children Philanthropy Energy 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 25, 2023

AI technology is relatively new, but the impacts of previous high-impact innovations like the power loom, steam engines, electricity, and digital computers shed ample light on what could happen next. The consequences of any technology depend on who gets to make pivotal decisions about how the technology develops.

Public and Social Policy 142

Public and Social Policy Technology Production Civil Society 142

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

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 29, 2024

Fast Forward’s research of how APNs are using AI to fight climate change found a vast range of use cases, including decarbonizing supply chains, tracking pollution, predicting disasters, optimizing sustainable farming practices, protecting biodiversity, and equipping policy makers with better data.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Agriculture Law Environmental 132

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 23, 2023

By Dai Ellis & Oliver Sabot Snatched from the jaws of defeat, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will hasten the transition of key markets—for energy, vehicles, cement, and more—toward “greener” technologies. The policy-setting, financial, and regulatory powers of governments will be absolutely critical.

Finance 115

Finance Health Manufacturing Governance 115

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.

Public and Social Policy 144

Public and Social Policy Finance Recruitment Poverty 144

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 24, 2024

In recent years, the textile and apparel industry has shifted business practices from making quality goods in sustainable numbers to ultra-fast fashion typified by overproduction, high waste, environmental degradation, and low social standards. As we will see, this optimism proved misguided when brands failed to live up to their hype.

Environmental 126

Environmental Public and Social Policy Production Retail 126

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 27, 2023

She arrived tired with less energy for her studies, and her grades and attendance suffered. After receiving a bicycle, her commute was reduced to 45 minutes each way and she has more time and energy to devote to her studies. She’d spend over two hours each way, every day, across hilly terrain to attend school.

Public and Social Policy 130

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Non-Profits Health 130

Getting Attention

JANUARY 25, 2013

Communications and Technology Manager , Association of Small Foundations (Washington DC). Editor/Publications Manager , Migration Policy Institute (Washington DC). Public Affairs Manager , Southern Poverty Law Center (Montgomery, AL). Social Media Intern , JBFCS (New York, NY). New Opportunities.

Public and Social Policy 69

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Marketing 69

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 16, 2023

And it´s not happenstance who lives in these communities; it’s often the result of structural racism and economic forces like gentrification and displacement that drives those with fewer resources into places with less social and physical infrastructure to support better health.

Health 96

Health Public and Social Policy Energy Collaborations 96

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 4, 2024

1 Boston’s Green New Deal and PowerCorpsBOS Investing in the climate future of youth and young adults is the way Trinh Nguyen, chief of worker empowerment, and Mariama White-Hammond, chief of environment, energy, and open space, saw the way forward to investing in Boston’s Green New Deal.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 115

Nonprofit Administration and Development Environmental Energy Nonprofit governance and management 115

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 15, 2023

Moreover, developing countries typically lack key technologies and financial resources that could help them become more resilient to climate change and its impacts. For debtors, there may be political resistance, a lack of public support, or concerns about unintended consequences or trade-offs.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Environmental Governance Civil Society 98

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 14, 2023

While many foundations screen their endowment investments based on environmental, social, and governance factors, only a few optimize their investment strategies for mission impact. Financial guarantees are a powerful tool, yet they are underutilized in the social sector. One confounding challenge is low field awareness.

Community Development 109

Community Development Finance Energy Nonprofit governance and management 109

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Peter Hardstaff, WWF-New Zealand climate change spokesperson said: "This report is a useful addition to the growing body of evidence demonstrating the potential benefits of more sustainable economic development for New Zealand. "Particularly

Environmental 64

Environmental Governance Energy Technology 64

MNA Association

OCTOBER 16, 2024

We also know that partnering with government and the public sector is critical to advance our missions and build thriving communities. Nonprofit leaders play an important role in shaping public policy. As you may have noticed, it is campaign season here in Montana, with the general election less than 1 month away.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Non-Profits Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofits 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 31, 2023

By Gulsanna Mamediieva Prior to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, technology was already a growing part of the Ukrainian economy and was central to the government’s vision to reimagine the way citizens and businesses interact with the state in the digital era: paperless, cashless, and without bureaucracy.

Governance 80

Governance Medical Technology Participation and motivation 80

NonProfit Hub

JULY 3, 2020

When you reinforce your mission and publicly support the policies that impact your cause, it provides an additional platform to discuss your organization with potential supporters. You may ask them to stop something in their policies that is actively harming your mission or to incorporate a new policy that would help.

Public and Social Policy 90

Public and Social Policy Fundraising Fundraising Public and Nonprofit Management 90

Candid

OCTOBER 15, 2021

Based on aggregated survey and research data from multiple sources in four categories—financial resources, human capital, governance and trust, and public policy and advocacy—the second edition of the Health of the U.S. Technology platform designed to streamline ESG reporting launched. October 12, 2021. Read more. .

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Public Policy Governance Environmental 52

Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

JANUARY 23, 2023

The doors to my signature training program, Social Media for Social Good Academy , are open – but for a limited time only! For Nonprofits Who Want to Turn Social Media Followers Into Donors, Supporters, and Advocates. Who’s it for? What do you get at the end? What does it really take?

Public and Nonprofit Management 64

Public and Nonprofit Management Public and Social Policy Management Participation and motivation 64

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Current rural civic infrastructure often operates under a default scarcity mentality because it was designed for a different demographic, social, economic, and technological context, and is no longer fit for purpose. All of that said: people in East Texas know that this will be a long lift, and we must be persistent.

Entrepreneurship 126

Entrepreneurship Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations 126

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 26, 2023

As policy makers struggle to respond to the unfolding human catastrophe, they have increasingly turned to the possibilities offered by technology, and data in particular. Yet as is so often the case with technology, the potential for good is accompanied by certain risks. What Is a Social License?

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Ethics Governance 52

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. Create time and resource buffers.

Entrepreneurship 81

Entrepreneurship Public and Social Policy Civil Society Collaborations 81

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Unlike public clouds, which are shared among multiple users, private clouds offer a more tailored and secure environment. Private clouds offer a unique blend of the scalability and efficiency of public clouds with the control and security of on-premises infrastructure.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Energy Management 52

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

While voting, lobbying, and all types of policy work are important forms of democratic participation, collective bargaining across multiple channels inserts much-needed democratic practice into our economic system. Both aim to socialize the risks of operating a business while limiting the profitable rewards among a select few.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Participation and motivation Food Universities 105

Care2

MARCH 13, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" It’s a revolution full of energy, innovation and hope. Sounds fun right?

Governance 31

Governance Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofit Administration and Development 31

Care2

APRIL 20, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Will it work to kill clean energy?" Remember Saddam Husseins WMDs?"

Public and Social Policy 28

Public and Social Policy Fundraising Fundraising Energy 28

Nonprofit Fixer

JULY 23, 2020

Remember, we started our nonprofits to solve problems, not to spend all our energy proving our worth and asking “how high” when funders tell us to jump. Policy and structural change are powerful, but take longer. It’s incredibly rare and difficult for an organization to reach its mission with no paid staff, lists, or technology.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits Nonprofit governance and management 52

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

I love the energy that you bring to these and we have the energy in the chat box too, so that brings a smile to my face as well. . It’s a process to help bring multiple people together to set priorities and focus those energies and resources and identify common goals, right? Julie, how’s it going? You doing okay?

Nonprofit governance and management 110

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Culture Management 110

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Enhance the organization’s standing with the general public. So we want people who are respected community leaders, strong communicators, people who will generate energy and momentum, and credibility and trust in the work that you’re doing. The CEO’s energy he felt a connection to. The first is advocate.

Leadership 64

Leadership Fundraising Fundraising Philanthropy 64

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

Everyone has the energy they need to survive and thrive. Our homes can withstand the bitter cold and extreme heat, and no one gets sick or dies prematurely for lack of affordable energy. Reshaping the Way We Live in the Midst of Climate Crisis.”

Energy 119

Energy Law Governance Public and Social Policy 119

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 29, 2025

Thats why, in public policy circles, we must nurture and reward innovation in as well as from AI. As has been the case with technological progress generally since the founding of the United States, that means protecting all aspects of creative human work now manifesting itself through AI.

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Medical Production Technology 119

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Will the province adapt by diversifying its energy sector and building a green economy? Public pressure in Quebec and Prince Edward Island has led to legislated bans on future extraction projects. This broader analysis of energy impact is sometimes referred to as “ life cycle assessment ”).

Energy 109

Energy Public and Social Policy Governance Civil Society 109

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 24, 2025

And while technology can provide tools that can be very helpful to achieving our evolving healthcare and related social needs, human connection remains the pivotal key to healthcare as well as our overall health and wellbeing. 1 We live in a world of increasing social fragmentation, trauma, and stress.

Health 87

Health Public and Social Policy Medical Public and Nonprofit Management 87

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

2 Despite these risk disparities, there is a significant underrepresentation of individuals from these communities in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—fields that design and use tools to understand, predict, and mitigate the impacts of climate change. degrees Fahrenheit (or about 1.36 degrees Fahrenheit (1.30

Race and Ethnicity 111

Race and Ethnicity Environmental Education Education 111