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Safe At Work: How To Lead During Election Season With Fairness and Civility

Fundraising Leadership

election2024 ” The mission of civility during this time applies to private companies, non-profits (that are legally mandated to be non-partisan), as well as larger public companies with an extensive employee base and perhaps a distanced hierarchy of ownership. Decreasing political anxiety at work is the goal.

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Small Firms Are Still a Big Missed Opportunity in Development Philanthropy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

A clear opportunity exists for philanthropic capital to unlock this kind of private and public sector capital, through targeted investments. Generating connections between SMEs and large firms in emerging economies results in productivity benefits for those small firms and a potential 10 percent lift to GDP. Where to Invest?

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The Social Impact Investment Mirage

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Last year, our social impact startup hit a milestone that eludes 96 percent of female founders: we hit one million dollars in revenue. We know that for social entrepreneurs trying to solve global challenges, the system is rigged. Underneath every accomplishment lies a profoundly broken funding landscape for social innovation.

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What Would a Social Justice Investment Ecosystem Look Like?

NonProfit Quarterly

trillion (4)—nearly three times the value of the annual gross domestic product of the United States. By comparison, the $75 million (33) that Jahi indicates is invested in social justice is roughly one millionth as much. On the other hand, plenty of “public equity” (stock-based) funds also have “impact” in their name.

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Building Union Power to Rein in the AI Boss

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Colclough & Kate Lappin In 2018 in the Netherlands, the public learned that Dutch tax authorities had for years been using an AI-driven system to incorrectly accuse people of committing child welfare fraud. Later investigation found the AI system had systematically discriminated against non-white Dutch citizens. By Christina J.

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How Human is Your Brand? Here are 13 Characteristics of Human Brands

Pam Moore

It’s everything from your privacy policy, social media policy to the amount of spam email you send. They care about their needs, wants, problems, desires and offering them real value, not just non-sense marketing tactics. You may find them listening more than talking when it comes to social media. Talk like humans.

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How to Align Assets with Mission: Small Steps That Nonprofits Can Take

NonProfit Quarterly

Many in the nonprofit sector look at their income statements (also known as the “profit and loss” report), but unless you’re a chief financial officer or perform a similar role, you may spend far less time looking at your organization’s overall financial position. Together, these smaller nonprofits have an estimated $22.1