Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

And if collective action is the fundamental fuel that powers social innovation, the accelerants below enable it to spread and drive impact at exponential speed. This funding has supported advocacy, legal aid, strategic analysis, policy development, community and forest conservation activities, and more.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Finance Collaborations 111

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 16, 2024

It reaches into healthcare, finance, justice, education, and public policy, promising to streamline and elevate. Nonprofit leaders dedicated to social justice know that AIs power to shape lives will further entrench the biases weve fought for generations to dismantle if left unchallenged.

Ethics 98

Ethics Public and Social Policy Technology Finance 98

Candid

AUGUST 7, 2024

Discussing budgets and policy was uncomfortable for the partner—and not something her nonprofit typically does. Despite working in diverse geographies and issue areas—from environmental justice to workforce development, arts education to grief support—these nonprofits share similar concerns about the risk of engaging in policy advocacy.

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Education Education Nonprofits 119

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 22, 2025

And they write all of that in their investment policy statement, for example. Andthey intentionally engage in work that centers three main values: redistribution, rematriation , and reparations. Andthey intentionally engage in work that centers three main values: redistribution, rematriation , and reparations.

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Culture Philanthropy Finance 119

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 29, 2025

And human beings judge the value of AIs work product. Thats why, in public policy circles, we must nurture and reward innovation in as well as from AI. We need policies that support a robust system of IP rights in order to develop successful AI models. Human beings are the source of this data.

Public and Social Policy 121

Public and Social Policy Medical Production Technology 121

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JULY 2, 2024

Established nonprofit organizations play a vital role in addressing social issues, driving positive change, and enriching communities. Reviewal of Values, Mission, and Beliefs Core values, mission, and beliefs serve as the foundation of every nonprofit organization.

Public and Social Policy 209

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Culture 209

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 16, 2023

The federal government officially ended the public health emergency on May 11, 2023. Even before the PHE status was lifted, some states had already entered the Medicaid “unwinding period,” ending the pandemic-specific policies that allowed continuous coverage for those enrolled.

Health 143

Health Public and Social Policy Healthcare Nonprofit Administration and Development 143

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Vital Strategies, the New York-based public health nonprofit I’ve led for the past two decades, employs nearly 400 people in 16 countries. At Vital Strategies, we consider our global diversity to be our strength, and a powerful asset in our mission to reimagine public health for everyone.

Health 242

Health Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Civil Society 242

Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2025

Nonprofits are no strangers to uncertaintywhether from economic downturns, environmental disasters, shifting donor priorities, or changes in government policy. When supporters commit to giving regularly, they become more engaged with your mission, increasing their lifetime value to your organization.

Public and Social Policy 118

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

Fundraising Leadership

JUNE 28, 2024

It’s about far more than public displays on social media, recruiting initiatives, one and done anti-bias and anti-harassment trainings.” It also bans policies or programs with ‘diversity, equity, and inclusion’ in their names,” reports the global law firm, Skadden. A study conducted shortly after the U.S.

Leadership 124

Leadership Public and Social Policy Law Public Policy 124

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 27, 2025

Image Credit: anuwat Sikham on iStock In healthcare and social services, amid an aging population and an increased demand for care, there is a growing need for neutralor at least quasi-neutral honest brokers who can build trust and balance the conflicts of competing parties. Theyre usually not part of the organizational team.

Health 109

Health Technology Healthcare Nonprofit governance and management 109

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 2, 2024

By Theodore Lechterman & Johanna Mair The field of social entrepreneurship often takes its normative foundations for granted. Social enterprises seek to address social problems using business strategies. Understanding how social innovation directly affects people’s lives is essential.

Social Entrepreneurship 130

Social Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Social Enterprise Social Enterprise 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 2, 2024

By Karl Haushalter & Paul Steinberg A local public health official has been tasked with increasing vaccine use in an underserved community. Changing the law will require lobbying strategies, connections to policy makers, and legal expertise. Sometimes these social boundaries are academic disciplines.

Collaborations 132

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 15, 2023

By Tiffany Manuel & Dana Bourland What if government, the philanthropic sector, and community advocates could pull a policy lever and advance housing, climate, and racial justice all at once? Public comment ended in April 2023, and HUD will likely release the final rule sometime later this year. But we’re not there quite yet.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Environmental Finance Governance 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 5, 2024

In our 2022 SSIR article, “ What Everyone Can Learn From Leaders of Color ,” we documented the assets and skills that leaders of color bring, because of their identity, that make them highly effective leaders and critical to social change. Lastly, ensuring durable movements also means valuing rest and wellness for leaders themselves.

Philanthropy 111

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Leadership Collaborations 111

Pam Moore

JUNE 2, 2017

Do you have social media, digital marketing and branding problems? We have been working the past year on a game changing online social media training academy and member community to help solve your biggest problems and challenges related to social media marketing, digital marketing, and branding. Still need more information?

Manufacturing 167

Manufacturing Advertising Marketing Marketing 167

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

APRIL 28, 2024

To help you grow into a modern leader, we’ll explore these common nonprofit management skills you can (and should) develop at your own organization: Marketing Fundraising Public Speaking Interpersonal Communications Relationship-Building Strategic Planning Delegation Budget Allocation Problem-Solving Before training your team, invest in yourself.

Nonprofit Management 238

Nonprofit Management Management Public and Nonprofit Management Public and Social Policy 238

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Three years into this effort, more than 50 schools have joined the movement, all aligned around a commitment to living the values of active citizenship, social justice, and good governance. The integration of these values has led to transformative changes in many nafda schools. million students, have been particularly affected.

Education 75

Education Education Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management 75

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

AUGUST 7, 2009

Neither is communications or public relations. Reality 2: There is no such thing as the general public. The general public includes everyone, from children to seniors, rich and poor, incarcerated and homeless. Smart nonprofits are now using social media tools to create those same cozy feelings online.

Marketing 218

Marketing Marketing Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management 218

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 5, 2023

Public institution spending dwarfs private philanthropy in most countries in the world. billion across social, health care, and education in 2021, while government spending in the same areas was approximately 25 times more. Unfortunately, the success of this transfer process is hit-and-miss and thus slows social innovation.

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Governance Philanthropy Poverty 124

Anedot

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Located in beautiful Novato/Marin County/CA, our workplace culture is driven by our five values: teamwork and collaboration, equity, excellence, integrity, and learning and continuous improvement. Hybrid schedule possible in accordance with NMCS policy and manager approval. Schedule Mondays – Fridays.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Non-Profits Collaborations 52

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 111

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 29, 2023

By Lisa Nutter & Tim Freudlich The simple physics equation, momentum = mass x velocity, tells us that momentum is a value we can control. With community-based leaders as a full part of the equation, is it possible to generate enough mass and velocity to equal the momentum needed to solve entrenched social and economic problems?

Nonprofit governance and management 119

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Community Development 119

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

MAY 23, 2024

It’s essential to communicate the value of these investments to stakeholders to shift the narrative and recognize that strategic overhead spending is crucial for achieving long-term mission impact. It’s time for the sector to unite in educating the public and funders on the importance of building capacity. What is the Overhead Myth?

Public and Social Policy 234

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 234

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Image credit: Drazen Zigic on istock.com Work requirements—or requiring people to find employment in order to access public benefits—force people to prove that they deserve a social safety net. But where did they come from, and why are they still a central part of economic policy today? So, what keeps them alive today?

Public and Social Policy 125

Public and Social Policy Poverty Governance Insurance 125

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

It calls for AI that is designed explicitly to dismantle systemic inequities and address the social ills caused by historical and present-day injustices. For those impacted by AIcommunities, workers, everyday peoplesuch policies serve as essential protective barriers. Workers deserve to benefit from the productivity gains AI offers.

Public and Social Policy 70

Public and Social Policy Health Environmental Ethics 70

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 22, 2023

Image Credit: Anders Norrback Bornholm on unsplash.com In a report published last year for Just Futures , an investment advisory firm that seeks to encourage “values-based investing,” Anand Jahi indicates that the amount of money invested on Wall Street totals $71.4 Specially, US SIF counted in its $17.1-trillion

Nonprofit governance and management 121

Nonprofit governance and management Non-Profits Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management 121

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

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 122

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Education Education 122

Pam Moore

MARCH 8, 2018

It’s whether you talk about yourself all day on Facebook or if you offer real value. 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.

Non-Profits 167

Non-Profits Culture Values Marketing 167

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Image Credit: Jacob Culp on Unsplash Headlines about which cities have the most or least affordable housing markets often oversimplify the issue; the reality is that cities have a range of residential types with a range of social and economic implications for the people who live there. This point seems obvious but is worth stating explicitly.

Construction 72

Construction Public and Social Policy Finance Poverty 72

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 2, 2024

Image credit: Miriam Alonso on pexels.com Loneliness is “the most human of feelings,” Jeremy Nobel, faculty at the Harvard Chan School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School, said on the podcast Harvard Thinking. How many seasonal celebrations were deferred, and social connections interrupted or never even made?

Public and Social Policy 134

Public and Social Policy Sociology Health Medical 134

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 25, 2023

Thanks to prison privatization, corporations, many of whom, like CoreCivic , are publicly listed companies, have a perverse incentive to boost their stock prices and keep prisons full by lobbying for policies like harsher policing, longer sentencing, and incarceration for non-violent crimes.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Non-Profits 126

Pam Moore

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Smart and savvy marketers know the days of throwing social spaghetti at the wall and hoping it sticks are over and done. The social web is getting noisier by the minute. Here is what this blog post and episode #242 of the Social Zoom Factor Podcast will provide to you: . 2018 content marketing trends, statistics and predictions.

Marketing 167

Marketing Marketing Public and Social Policy Values 167

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Businesses—in their myriad roles as employers, suppliers, and investors—need to lean into end-to-end sustainability by taking actions that improve not only the environment but also livelihoods, particularly among vulnerable communities in their value chains. Companies can also look beyond their own walls for innovative ideas.

Health 122

Health Public and Social Policy Environmental Governance 122

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 9, 2023

Image Credit: Daniel Mingook Kim on unsplash.com Two major problems confront California’s energy policy. Net energy metering is a policy that compensates households with solar panels for the extra energy they give back to the grid and, in turn, helps lower their utility bills. This policy decision was complicated.

Public and Social Policy 117

Public and Social Policy Energy Environmental Non-Profits 117

Blue Avocado

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Alternatively, the board might set a policy that permits one signature for small checks below a certain amount, say $50, in order to help discourage checks from being signed in advance. If the donation is other than cash, describe the property but do not indicate a value.

Public and Nonprofit Management 82

Public and Nonprofit Management Finance Public and Social Policy Management 82