Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 6, 2024

A third of the people in this country, nearly 100 million, live below 200 percent of the federal poverty level , where the loss of income from even a short-term illness can be insurmountable. To change peoples’ material reality, however, means rehauling the entire operating system of our democracy, not just tinkering with its policies.

Public and Social Policy 100

Public and Social Policy Governance Nonprofit Administration and Development Poverty 100

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

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The Water Alliance is changing that question to, “How can utilities, communities, and policy makers work together to create an environment in which shutoffs for low-income families are not necessary?”. Guided by the alliance, the teams gathered data that would inform policy changes for water utilities. For García, this was troubling.

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Collaborations Universities 119

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 101

Health Public and Social Policy Environmental Culture 101

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 26, 2024

Image credit: DOERS on istockphoto.com Studies of climate change impacts “have largely focused on physical health,” according to a policy brief issued in summer 2022 by the World Health Organization (WHO). They may lose their homes. The Most Vulnerable The report found the “unequal burdens” of children are also deepened by climate change.

Health 82

Health Agriculture Children Public and Social Policy 82

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 20, 2022

In that time, ESG integration has been enshrined in thousands of pension fund and asset manager ESG policies, while regulations such as the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) now require the practice of financial market participants. Revisit ESG and responsible investment policies and beliefs. Work with governments.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Finance Governance Participation and motivation 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

If families reflect deeply in this moment on their philanthropic purpose, pace, power, and practices, and carefully choose their future path in this rapidly changing world, they will not only expand their impact but can fundamentally change the norms of our entire sector and help catalyze broader social transformation. Many already are.

Philanthropy 127

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Collaborations 127

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 name literally translates to “lift one another up.”

Food 115

Food Civil Society Agriculture Public and Social Policy 115

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 105

Public and Social Policy Children Education Education 105

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 20, 2023

Image Credit: Jon Tyson on unpsplash.com In 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its final strategy to reduce lead exposure. One of the stated goals of that report was to “identify communities with high lead exposures and improve their health outcomes.” No amount of lead is safe in the blood.

Curriculum and Teaching 59

Curriculum and Teaching Children Environmental Public and Social Policy 59

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Just this fall, in an interactive session designed to kick off October’s National Economics Education Month, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell praised economics educators for helping the Fed conduct monetary policy by teaching economics. During his remarks, Powell referred to economics as “the science of public policy.”

Education 80

Education Education Curriculum and Teaching Public and Social Policy 80

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

This includes building transnational activism that links anti-war, anti-militarism, and anti-nuclear work with the efforts of those campaigning for economic justice, environmental protection, open borders and migrant rights, anti-racism and anti-fascism, equality, and police and prison abolition. This history is important.

Construction 78

Construction Environmental Public and Social Policy Activism 78

iMarketSmart

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

For example, death reminders make people more protective of their social group – and more resistant to outside groups.[5] 5] Group opinions and social “norms” become more powerful.[6] 6] People become more interested in social prestige,[7] fame,[8] a positive life story,[9] personal heroism,[10] or putting their name on something.[11]

Psychology 52

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

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 28, 2023

Their experiences show how the interdependencies of the SDGs come to life at the local level: Ending homelessness requires addressing issues of poverty, mental and physical health, quality employment, environmental justice, and climate change—in addition to safe and affordable housing.

Collaborations 96

Collaborations Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 96

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The report is just one of many clarion calls to act urgently, not just on climate change but also on climate justice: the process of finding solutions to climate change that also address social inequities due to gender, race, ethnicity, geography, income, and other factors. Why Climate Justice Matters to Business.

Public and Social Policy 87

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Race and Ethnicity Energy 87

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 11, 2024

They find evidence of strategic philanthropy’s failure in the country’s growing social challenges and argue it should be replaced by “empowerment philanthropy,” a combination of unconditional cash transfers, voter education and mobilization, and collective impact tactics that give people agency to help themselves.

Philanthropy 108

Philanthropy Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public and Social Policy 108

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 3, 2024

It’s made recent and notable strides in advancing climate policies and innovations, but in a dramatic shift, Europeans are starting to vote against them. The Fall of Green Policies Historically, Europe has been one of the world’s top polluters. A mere five years later, those gains were lost.

Public and Social Policy 108

Public and Social Policy Energy Law Food 108

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 101

Leadership Public and Social Policy Non-Profits Culture 101

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The long and continued practice of racist housing practices and policies in the United States means that Black people, Indigenous people, and people of color are the most likely to have insecure access to safe and affordable housing, to be unhoused— and to live in places that are disproportionately vulnerable to the effects of climate change.

Public and Social Policy 99

Public and Social Policy Energy Manufacturing Environmental 99

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

By Tim Hanstad To build an equitable and sustainable society, the social sector cannot take the place of the government, as Mark Kramer and Steve Phillips recently observed ; “Only government has the capacity to address social and environmental problems on a national scale.

Public and Social Policy 116

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Governance Poverty 116

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 5, 2024

7 Although women and girls experience the greatest impacts of climate change, national climate policies rarely consider their unique needs. 15 UNICEF also underscores that climate change impacts adolescent girls by limiting their access to vital social services, which further entrenches cycles of poverty and vulnerability.

Public and Social Policy 110

Public and Social Policy Environmental Education Education 110

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 27, 2023

This lack of rural access (RA) particularly impacts young girls and women living in poverty, who are often left behind when it comes to education, health-care services, and opportunities to generate income. Without access, these communities become isolated and, as a result, experience reduced economic, educational, and social opportunities.

Public and Social Policy 122

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Non-Profits Health 122

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 13, 2024

Co-produced with the Movement for Black Lives (M4BL), this series examines the many ways that M4BL and its allies are seeking to address the economic policy challenges that lie at the intersection of the struggle for racial and economic justice. These racist stories then shape our policies for years and years.

Public and Social Policy 99

Public and Social Policy Poverty Children Law 99

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Often, the very same nonprofit that is advocating for social justice policy may pay its own workers poverty-level wages. Another piece of this painting would look like a landscape of advocacy and policy change institutions that prioritize racial and economic justice to level the playing field.

Public and Social Policy 118

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

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 9, 2023

This article profiles three organizations from which we hail—the Center for Biological Diversity, Marbleseed (formerly the Midwest Organic Sustainable Education Service), and Wellspring Cooperative—that have grown to focus on addressing the many social, political, economic, and environmental ills that are a direct outcome of capitalism.

Agriculture 73

Agriculture Environmental Food Public and Social Policy 73

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 6, 2023

Image Credit: RDNE Stock project on pexels.com What is social housing? But to make it more than just a slogan, you need policies and institutions to make that right into a reality. Not so long ago, social housing was rarely discussed in the United States. But that hasn’t stopped movements from pushing.

Public and Social Policy 107

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 107

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Judith Bell: We have been a social justice funder, really, since our inception 75 years ago. If you're changing the rules, you're changing systems, and you're changing policies. described as “the beloved community” and that the policies and practices and funding and budgets would reflect that.

Public and Social Policy 90

Public and Social Policy Health Foundations Philanthropy 90

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

7 Legislators and regulators often allocate public dollars for clean energy technologies through partial incentives, rebates, or tax incentives. The result is that public funding will largely benefit wealthier households. 8 This system of publicly regulated monopoly utilities is still with us today.

Energy 88

Energy Law Governance Public and Social Policy 88

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 20, 2023

But I always had a sense of those organizations when I worked there, an internal critique of what kind of social change were we really bringing about. And we knew that poverty and racism were deeply entrenched, and that takes more than three years. And why did we rely on private ones to solve what felt like public problems?

Public and Social Policy 90

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public and Nonprofit Management 90

EveryAction

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Lambda Legal Lambda Legal is the oldest and largest national legal organization whose mission is to achieve full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work. Southern Poverty Law Center. Make the Road New York.

Public and Social Policy 76

Public and Social Policy Law Education Education 76

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 2, 2023

This article is, with publisher permission, adapted from a more extensive journal article, “ A Tax Credit Proposal for Profit Moderation and Social Mission Maximization in Long-Term Residential Care Businesses ” published last year by Nonprofit Policy Forum. Fortunately, existing policy tools can address this.

Public and Social Policy 80

Public and Social Policy Non-Profits Finance Nonprofit governance and management 80

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Saujani has taken up the charge to socialize young girls to take risks and learn to program — two skills they need to move society forward. This concept spans various aspects of life, from economic independence and political representation to education and social justice. Why is Women Empowerment Important?

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Education Education Health 98

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 4, 2024

2 It has been edited for publication here. The growth of these efforts required more access to nonextractive investment capital, creating a demand for public banks and democratic loan funds across the country.” With more local resources, child care became free, along with public school–provided breakfasts and lunches.” “How

Public and Social Policy 109

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Taxation 109

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 13, 2023

And this tyranny has now spread to the federal level, as substantial public investment is now set to go toward large-scale renewable energy projects across the country. Well, the California Public Utilities Commission approved a settlement worked out by Governor Newsom and PG&E behind closed doors.

Energy 81

Energy Construction Environmental Governance 81

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Johanna Bozuwa, the executive director of the Climate and Community Project, details how the corporate capture of climate policy has impeded the public’s ability to respond effectively to the climate crisis. 5 Tenants are confronting [corporate] capture by organizing toward a world in which housing is guaranteed as a public good.

Public and Social Policy 122

Public and Social Policy Universities Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management 122