Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 29, 2024

The nonprofit runs a suite of products that help people, companies, and policy makers make smarter decisions about how to slash emissions and optimize energy sources. In today’s AI hype, it’s imperative to remember that advancements in impact will come at the intersection of a variety of innovative technologies.

Public and Social Policy 137

Public and Social Policy Agriculture Law Environmental 137

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 10, 2025

We are forming collectives that enable our sisters and brothers to gain access to reproductive and gender-affirming care if and when their tribal governments (though legally sovereign nations) are located in states that have imposed legal restrictions on such services.

Technology 93

Technology Health Nonprofit Administration and Development Universities 93

NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 7, 2023

Last year's 2022 fellows reported a 52% increase in their board governance knowledge and skills after completing the program. This program is an opportunity to immerse myself in comprehensive board governance training, allowing me to be more impactful while doing so in a nonprofit board setting.”

Nonprofit governance and management 244

Nonprofit governance and management Participation and motivation Public and Nonprofit Management Race and Ethnicity 244

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Tangled titles disproportionately affect Black and Brown families due to inequitable access to legal services and persistent discrimination that has broken many families’ trust in the systems governing property ownership. Tangled titles arise when a property owner passes their home or land down to multiple heirs without a clear title.

Law 122

Law Insurance Philanthropy Community Development 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 18, 2024

The implication is that we need to approach social change not like we are seeking a silver bullet, but rather in search of collaborative principles that allow different people power strategies to coexist and stimulate productive change together. Central Coordination In 2015 and 2016, GetUp!, However, GetUp! Rather than acting alone, GetUp!

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Law Medical 124

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Confusion occurs within corporations, too: imagine the regional manager of a bottling plant for a multinational corporation, responsible for reporting on key ESG metrics to one division within its company but also needing to work with innovation and product development teams, from another division, that need to start designing with ESG in mind.

Social Enterprise 137

Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Nonprofit governance and management Governance 137

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Policymakers and advocates say: Government must expedite the redevelopment of underutilized church property for affordable housing. This unaffordability has broad national implications because it limits labor mobility, productivity, and economic growth. Churches should partner with developers and repurpose these properties.

Community Development 128

Community Development Finance Production Governance 128

Bloomerang

APRIL 29, 2021

It is no wonder some boards are finding it difficult to be productive due to this bickering, eye-rolling, microaggressions, bias, silence, or absence. We should dust off those by-laws, pull out the board score card to self-evaluate our performance and bring in outside help to get our houses or in this case, our boards in order. .

Nonprofit governance and management 114

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Culture Nonprofits 114

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

JULY 8, 2023

Sherry Rout, our new Director of Government Relations and Public Policy, will be a key player in mobilizing nonprofits across the state We’re excited to welcome Sherry Rout, our new Director of Government Relations and Public Policy! What’s one thing people might not know about you? I am an avid tent camper!

Public Policy 64

Public Policy Governance Political Science Law 64

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 3, 2023

A third tactic that dollar stores use, one familiar to students of the Walmart business model, is to squeeze suppliers by leveraging “their power as major buyers to coerce suppliers into providing them with special package sizes and lower prices, while charging independent grocers more and restricting the products available to them” (12).

Retail 133

Retail Food Law Governance 133

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 18, 2023

Image Credit: Markus Spiske on unsplash.com As the impacts of climate change become more severe and pervasive, young people and environmental groups are increasingly turning to the courts as a means of indicting governments and corporations for their role in exacerbating the problem. Legal action is not a new tactic for environmentalists.

Governance 109

Governance Law Culture Environmental 109

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 28, 2021

Finding that perfect balance of power and productivity is one of the most common challenges that nonprofit leaders face. . The board governance model is one of four primary nonprofit governance models. Unhealthy leadership cultures are often evidenced by one of two polarized governance styles: micromanagement or rubberstamping.

Management 111

Management Nonprofit governance and management Governance Leadership 111

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JANUARY 25, 2024

Key Legal Issues in Influencer Marketing (+Related Laws & Some Legal Tips) Social media is powerful. Understand the laws governing this digital marketing strategy. In return, your hired influencer receives payments, free products, and/or benefits. billion active users worldwide, these channels can be very influential.

Law 52

Law Public and Social Policy Marketing Marketing 52

Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2021

In the early 2000s, Google gained broader traction and then took off to become what it is today as it became accessible to people beyond government and businesses. The public demands it, and because of it, governments are responding. . Perhaps privacy is dead. General Data Protection Regulation.

Public and Social Policy 140

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Law 140

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 17, 2023

After decades of neglect, federal and state governments are making substantial investments to combat the wildfire crisis. After decades of neglect, federal and state governments are making substantial investments to combat the wildfire crisis. On a shoestring budget, CHIPS helps Indigenous Californians get into forest restoration work.

Public and Social Policy 116

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Environmental 116

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 7, 2024

T]he federal government has largely left each state on its own to compete against other states for jobs and tax revenues. 7 Instead, the federal government has largely left each state on its own to compete against other states for jobs and tax revenues. He’d grown impatient with his father-in-law and boss, Felix Fantus.

Public and Social Policy 134

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 134

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 22, 2023

trillion (4)—nearly three times the value of the annual gross domestic product of the United States. The S is for social (fair treatment for workers and related practices), and the G is for governance (this includes things like gender and racial diversity on company boards). Scale, in short, is a long way off.

Nonprofit governance and management 119

Nonprofit governance and management Non-Profits Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management 119

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

JANUARY 3, 2023

billion, accounting for 10% of the Gross State Product. Substantively, nonprofits are governed by state laws on tax-exempt status, giving incentives, regulation, employment standards, contracting, and more. Nonprofits need to engage at the state level to ensure those laws are fair and appropriate.

Associations 112

Associations Public Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 112

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 2, 2024

The leaders of a nonprofit community garden want to help residents move up the value chain by selling food products from their homes, but state law restricts food production to commercial kitchens or farms. Changing the law will require lobbying strategies, connections to policy makers, and legal expertise.

Collaborations 132

Collaborations Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management 132

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. Solugen is currently constructing a commercial biomanufacturing facility to scale production—and it is just one of many innovators in this market.

Public and Social Policy 135

Public and Social Policy Agriculture Manufacturing Environmental 135

Nonprofit Megaphone

MAY 6, 2023

However, running a nonprofit requires a unique set of skills and knowledge, particularly when it comes to governing the organization. To be an effective board member, it’s essential to have a deep understanding of the nonprofit sector and the best practices for governance.

Governance 52

Governance Nonprofit governance and management Ethics Nonprofit governance 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

For centuries, the economy has gone through periods of rapid technological advancement that changes the nature of work—usually leading to increased productivity; sometimes displacing jobs, at least temporarily; but often ultimately replacing those lost jobs with something new.

Technology 94

Technology Law Non-Profits Governance 94

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

It has been very common for governments to request AI models that can identify fraud in a public benefits systemfor instance, in the applications they receive for childcare benefits or unemployment benefits. Its just about efficiency and productivity without thinking about what the broader goal of it all is.

Nonprofit governance and management 64

Nonprofit governance and management Technology Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 64

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 18, 2023

To help address increasing numbers of dropout students, the Japanese government created a new law on educational opportunities, which came into effect in 2016. The law stipulates that national and local governments are responsible for securing educational opportunities outside of school as a measure against truancy.

Children 98

Children Law Governance Education 98

Bloomerang

JUNE 26, 2023

How to sell merchandise with ease through dropshipping Through the art of dropshipping, an organization can design and create products for individuals to purchase without having to stock and sell the products themselves. Think of Amazon, where you simply go online and purchase the product and it arrives at your door. Here’s how!

Production 97

Production Law Fundraising Fundraising 97

The Kindful Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Bylaws are the main governing document of your nonprofit and will act as a guide and decision-making tool for the board of directors. Two committee types include: 1) standing committees like governance, development, finance and executive committees and 2) ad hoc committees. Create your bylaws. Bylaws specify board rules and practices.

Nonprofit governance and management 105

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Law Governance 105

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The report mentions how, in many states across the country, incarcerated people are paid little or nothing for their work while their labor is used to produce many of the foods and products we consume. That hasn’t become law, but that’s the momentum that’s happening around that issue.

Public and Social Policy 127

Public and Social Policy Poverty Law Education 127

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 5, 2024

percent of the population, China has enacted more than 60 laws and regulations aimed at safeguarding the rights of individuals with disabilities, encompassing those with visual, auditory, linguistic, physical, intellectual, psychological, and multiple disabilities. China is no exception to this global issue.

Nonprofit governance and management 119

Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management Technology 119

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

MARCH 3, 2023

This year’s theme, “ All In ”, will examine how the recovery and success of the nonprofit sector is driven by the collective and effective work of the staff, board, stakeholders, clients, community, government, and corporate sector. These small changes build upon each other and can lead to increased productivity and employee engagement.

Public and Social Policy 108

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

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 23, 2023

In] 36 states, federal law continues to permit subminimum wages for workers with disabilities. By law, they are allowed to pay lower than the minimum wage. For instance, if a worker with disabilities is deemed only half as productive as a nondisabled worker, then the nonprofit is entitled to pay half the standard wage rate.

Race and Ethnicity 135

Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit governance and management Law Education 135

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 16, 2023

Our interactions with technology are shaped and intermediated by the people who design them, the decisions made on how to deploy them, and the human-created rules that govern them. Inclusion and equity across every level of tech design, deployment, and governance is crucial. Consider, for example, approaches to ensuring voting access.

Technology 120

Technology Public and Social Policy Governance Leadership 120

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Although the most popular accounting software products- like QuickBooks and SAP- handle the needs of businesses in many industries, nonprofits have a unique business model and accounting standards and require different features and functionality from accounting software. by donors, grantors, governing boards, or by law.???.

Nonprofit governance and management 118

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Non-Profits Nonprofits 118

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

In 2021, the Government Accountability Office estimated that 54 percent of all public school districts required updates of at least two major systems, including HVAC systems, roofing, and structural integrity. Indeed, the entire system is in dire need of an overhaul.

Public and Social Policy 145

Public and Social Policy Education Education Environmental 145

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Help the organization by researching and compiling information on government grants that may be available. This can include large Fortune 500 companies or even local law firms, smaller companies, business-to-business suppliers, or retailers. Check your state laws to make sure you are in compliance. Canvas door-to-door.

Fundraising 134

Fundraising Fundraising Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 134

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 16, 2023

What standards of government safety and regulation have been imposed so far, and what do miners hope will change? The proposed rule has now wound its way through the relevant government agencies and recently made it into the Federal Register. There is now a public comment period, after which the government will work to finalize it.

Health 93

Health Governance Law Construction 93

Getting Attention

MARCH 9, 2015

Associate Product Manager Wikimedia Foundation (San Francisco, CA). Digital Production Associate Revolution Messaging (Washington, DC). Director of Product Marketing Playworks (Oakland, CA). Investigative Journalist & Marketing/ Communications Specialist Better Government Association (Chicago, IL).

Communication 65

Communication Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Associations 65

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 16, 2023

It also has an adverse impact on workforce productivity and inflicts economic losses on workers whose health and working conditions are affected by extreme heat. Mayors and city governments are increasingly seen as “doers” rather than “delayers” because they find themselves on the front line of the climate crisis.

Health 98

Health Public and Social Policy Energy Collaborations 98