Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 29, 2023

In the realm of social change, community-based leaders are skilled at influencing and using momentum to advance local solutions but often lack all the financial resources they need to push those solutions to their full potential. In its wake, momentum for change seemed to build.

Nonprofit governance and management 117

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Community Development 117

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

MARCH 31, 2016

Recently, we explored why it’s important to create a reporter-friendly online newsroom on your organization’s website to help ensure that you’re putting your best foot forward to journalists who might be interested in covering your nonprofit. The public — and reporters — use these pages as the gateway to the tax forms.

Public and Social Policy 149

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 149

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

mid-south nonprofit conference announces keynote speaker Xavier Ramey, one of the most respected voices in the DEI space, will deliver the keynote address for the 2023 Mid-South Nonprofit Conference. He is an award-winning social strategist, noted public speaker, & conflict mediator. Register here

Public and Social Policy 89

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management 89

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

MARCH 3, 2023

The Mid-South Nonprofit Conference + Catalyst Awards will offer a keynote address + 12 breakout sessions The Mid-South Nonprofit Conference returns for its 5th year and aims to address barriers, solutions, and best practices within the nonprofit sector.

Public and Social Policy 108

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 27, 2023

Social progress, on the other hand, shows a very different picture. What explains this massive split between the corporate and the social sectors? Some refer to this as the “ data divide ”—the increasing gap between the use of data to maximize profit and the use of data to solve social problems.

Public and Social Policy 110

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 110

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The social sector is using big data to enhance nonprofit transparency and knowledge more than ever before, and the opening of the Form 990 has made an essential contribution. Johnson Center for Philanthropy, which points to dozens of breakthroughs where open Form 990 data enabled new insights and practices.

Public and Social Policy 120

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 120

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

In recent years, social justice leaders have consistently called for a systems change approach to redressing the root causes of social problems, rather than only mitigating their symptoms. After all, social justice is by nature utopian. Public awareness: to change the perception of a group at a societal or cultural level.

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Education Education 119

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 22, 2023

By comparison, the $75 million (33) that Jahi indicates is invested in social justice is roughly one millionth as much. One sign of this is the rapid growth of what is variably called “socially responsible investment” or “impact investment.” But the phrase, “impact investing,” implies pursuing some positive social benefit.

Nonprofit governance and management 122

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

The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

According to The Generosity Commission, they instead are complex actions that go straight to the core of civil society and democracy, which includes declining trust of institutions and neighbors and social isolation. The report examines why the rates of both the number of donors and volunteering have plummeted for the past decade or more.

Civil Society 110

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Volunteerism Volunteerism 110

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 30, 2019

By Paul Lamb , Principal at Man On A Mission Consulting , has over 25 years of experience in business, nonprofit management, technology, and public policy. But what exactly is blockchain it and how is it relevant for nonprofits? Relevant Use Cases for Nonprofits. Blockchain Simplified.

Technology 98

Technology Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Homelessness 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

To date, most funders investing in artificial intelligence—including McGovern, Schmidt Futures, and Open Philanthropy—have focused primarily on understanding AI’s potential risks, or supporting AI’s positive impacts on society, in the longer-term. The future is now. Due this summer, it is now several months behind.

Civil Society 107

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 107

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Rather, philanthropies should prefer to fund meta-issues—i.e., If you invest significantly in social and behavioral science research, you might find innumerable ways to improve on the existing status quo of donations. Perhaps some of your favored policies are indeed good ideas (e.g., By Stuart Buck & Anna Harvey.

Psychology 129

Psychology Public and Social Policy Public Policy Philanthropy 129

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Over the past two centuries, economists, policy makers, and researchers have aspired to “harden” social science. This is particularly important in social impact, where we need evidence to make decisions related to policy, funding, and programs, so we can solve intractable problems. million studies.

Public and Social Policy 110

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Universities Governance 110

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 14, 2023

By Akilah Watkins The Supreme Court’s June decision on affirmative action at US colleges and universities has raised profound concerns for the nonprofit sector. Nonprofit leadership and boards are growing more diverse. While trust in nonprofits has declined, more than half of Americans still trust us to do what’s right.

Nonprofit governance and management 124

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Ethics Foundations 124

Getting Attention

JANUARY 4, 2013

Please post your nonprofit marketing position here for full-time or part-time staff, consulting or internship opportunities. Affiliate Email Marketing Manager , ACLU (New York, NY). Communications and Outreach Manager , Salvation Army (Alexandria, VA). Communications Project Manager , Energy Trust of Oregon, Inc.

Public and Social Policy 71

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Marketing Marketing 71

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Life expectancy can differ up to 30 years in the US between different zip codes in the same state, indicating the significance of socioeconomic, environmental, and social factors in driving health outcomes. There are communities like hers all over America. We call these factors the Systemic Drivers of Health. Image by the authors.

Health 120

Health Public and Social Policy Entrepreneurship Food 120

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 7, 2021

How to build an engaged nonprofit board . The CEO or executive director (ED) is the visionary and the public “face” of the organization. By giving their time, talents, and resources, they demonstrate in a public way that the organization is vital to the community and deserves support. This is where board members come into play.

Public and Social Policy 122

Public and Social Policy Recruitment Nonprofits Philanthropy 122

The Agitator

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

Please read this opinion piece — Calling All Boomers: Don’t Start More Nonprofits — by Mark Rosenman, recently published in the Chronicle of Philanthropy. Mark is responding to a study claiming that 12 million Boomers want to start their own nonprofit or socially oriented business over the next decade.

Public and Social Policy 85

Public and Social Policy Nonprofits Poverty Philanthropy 85

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 18, 2024

By Valerie Conn & Sofia Michelakis Over the past few years, more and more funders with free-standing, endowed, or well-resourced private philanthropies have reached out to us asking us for help connecting them to potential co-funders.

Fundraising 102

Fundraising Fundraising Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management 102

Getting Attention

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Post YOUR open nonprofit marketing and communications positions here. Communications and Brand Manager National Dance Institute (New York, NY). Digital Marketing Manager The Society of St. Director of Communications—Policy The New Teacher Project (Location flexible). Managing Writer Idealware (Location flexible).

Marketing 69

Marketing Marketing Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management 69

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

AUGUST 10, 2022

Before I worked in the nonprofit sector– of which more than half of my tenure here has been remote– I was a bartender. In a world of new COVID variants, monkeypox, and honestly, the social-anxiety that many of us have accrued after being solo for two-ish years, things are just not going to be the same.

Children 141

Children Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Culture 141

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 29, 2024

But what about the nonprofit sector? Such a foundational change will require a concurrent shift in nonprofit institutions, which have evolved alongside the government and market-based economy in the United States. As a nonprofit sector, the first crucial step toward accelerating our progress toward this future is aiming for it.

Nonprofit governance and management 115

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Governance Nonprofits 115

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Exhaustion and exasperation often lead to a sense of: “Not another thing to manage.” The needs and aspirations of local rural communities should always be at the forefront, but those of us engaged in place-based rural development know that we cannot load additional responsibilities onto civic infrastructures that already struggle to keep pace.

Entrepreneurship 126

Entrepreneurship Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations 126

Philanthropy 2173

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

I've been to the conferences and workshops, read the listservs, talked to the researchers and read some of the research, played with the public tools. The Blueprint 2024 lays out my thoughts on nonprofits, philanthropy and AI for 2024. Years 3 - 5: AI nonprofits and philanthropy will be "things." AI for disasters!)

Public and Social Policy 59

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 59

EveryAction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

If you loved our 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar get ready for our new, improved, and updated 2018 calendar! We've searched far and wide for the best and brightest nonprofit conferences from all around the country! Nonprofit Management. Nonprofit Technology, and more! Alliance Management Institute (AMI).

Nonprofit governance and management 77

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Public and Social Policy Associations 77

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Dismantling barriers to food access requires clear strategies and methodologies that inform funding, drive policy, and guide community-based initiatives. As in other cities, in Camden, dedicated community-based organizations are working to close these gaps through nutrition education, food assistance programs, and social services.

Food 145

Food Agriculture Poverty Public and Social Policy 145

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Funders for Housing and Opportunity is a collaborative of 13 philanthropies, including JPMorgan Chase, where we collectively pool $4 million in grant funds annually and work across three focus areas: elevating what works, influencing policy, and changing the narrative about housing.

Nonprofit governance and management 108

Nonprofit governance and management Collaborations Governance Leadership 108

NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Jack Karako is a guest contributor for Nonprofit Hub. Jack has been a major gifts fundraiser and senior organizational executive working with or consulting to nonprofit and advocacy organizations. __. As a nonprofit professional, it is in your best interest to take advantage of all of the resources at your disposal. Innovation.

Public and Social Policy 70

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Entrepreneurship Public Policy 70

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Decades of discriminatory housing, transportation, and land-use policy combined with economic disinvestment have resulted in communities that are residentially segregated by income, race, ethnicity, language, and immigration status. When housing is unaffordable, it leaves little money left over to buy healthy foods and critical medicines.

Health 104

Health Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Philanthropy 104

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. There is, however, a way for nonprofits to gain greater access to “flexible” capital and for foundations to generate a financial return.

Community Development 111

Community Development Finance Energy Nonprofit governance and management 111

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2023

Independent Sector is a broad cross-sectoral national membership organization that includes nonprofits, private foundations, and corporate giving programs with a mission to strengthen civil society. SD: What does the Nonprofit Stakeholders Engaging and Advancing Together (Nonprofit SEAT) Act do? We are really excited about this.

Civil Society 98

Civil Society Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Social Policy Leadership 98

Candid

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

More recently, Lawrence Mishel and Jori Kandra from the Economic Policy Institute placed the 2020 figure at 351:1. When compared to their counterparts outside of philanthropy, CEO salaries at grantmaking organizations appear to be much closer to parity with their average staff member. those on the S&P 500). How do U.S.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Foundations Public and Nonprofit Management Philanthropy 105

Candid

APRIL 10, 2024

A recent Salesforce survey found that more than a quarter of respondents are using AI tools at work, more than half of whom are using AI that is not approved by their organizations, including in the social sector. Even in cases where subject matter experts carefully manage data, biases can creep in. AI often amplifies those biases.

Ethics 52

Ethics Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Philanthropy 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 20, 2023

By Phil Buchanan , Alyse d’Amico & Leaha Wynn Organizational performance depends on thoughtful policies and practices with respect to employees and culture. We publicize our salaries in job listings, of course. Yet this, too, remains a common practice at nonprofits, foundations, and companies.

Culture 109

Culture Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management Participation and motivation 109

Lets Talk Nonprofit

AUGUST 2, 2017

And savvy nonprofits are using Guidestar to tell their organization's story. Guidestar , it's an online database with public information about every single IRS-registered nonprofit in the United States. Everyone can use it view information and learn more about specific nonprofits. FIRST THINGS FIRST. WHAT IS GUIDESTAR?

Public and Nonprofit Management 52

Public and Nonprofit Management Public and Social Policy Foundations Nonprofits 52

The NonProfit Times

JUNE 3, 2024

The council also considered regulatory and policy concerns, such as the need to advance research that promotes social good weighed against data protection laws such as the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulations or California’s Consumer Privacy Act. What is your plan for public disclosure of data collected?

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Medical Ethics 52

Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

In addition to being super active in her San Francisco nonprofit community, she also does a lot, including teaching a CFRE class. But first what I want to do is just ask Steven to launch a poll to gauge where you are right now with regard to feelings about promoting legacy giving in your nonprofit. And is just all over the place.

Public and Social Policy 133

Public and Social Policy Insurance Values Psychology 133