NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 24, 2023

That changed when a team from Reimagining the Civic Commons decided to reinvigorate public spaces in Akron’s systemically disinvested neighborhoods, including Summit Lake. Moving at the Speed of Trust Employing deep listening, engaging in meetings, and building one-on-one relationships with neighbors…helped inform public space design.

Public and Social Policy 139

Public and Social Policy Construction Community Development Governance 139

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Failures to Act Let’s begin with a statement of the obvious: philanthropy alone will not solve the climate crisis. Advancing climate justice requires, as does most social change, pressure from social movements from below. The survey responses make this cognitive dissonance clear. That remains unclear. In short, the $40.51

Philanthropy 107

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Universities 107

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

This number is somewhat deceptive since it includes large public companies where the only employee benefit is stock ownership. Building a Broad Coalition Colorado has harnessed and engaged a broad coalition of support from the business community, professional service providers, policymakers, banking, philanthropy, and community organizers.

Public and Social Policy 95

Public and Social Policy Finance Governance Culture 95

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 14, 2024

Data from the National Center for Education Statistics tells us that as of 2021, public school students in the U.S. How Has Education Philanthropy Responded? For the past four years, the Schott Foundation for Public Education has worked with Candid to measure the grantmaking priorities of those in K-12 education philanthropy.

Education 81

Education Education Philanthropy Foundations 81

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 12, 2023

I was a senior program officer with the trust at that point, and was new to philanthropy and fairly new to housing. Although new to both housing and philanthropy, I knew that where and how we live is integral to our health, education, and economic mobility. The problem is bigger than any one issue. Good and Hard Lessons Learned.

Philanthropy 100

Philanthropy Homelessness Public and Social Policy Foundations 100

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 119

Public and Social Policy Sociology Health Medical 119

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 5, 2023

Public institution spending dwarfs private philanthropy in most countries in the world. In the United States , private philanthropy totaled $176.7 billion across social, health care, and education in 2021, while government spending in the same areas was approximately 25 times more. By Kevin Tan & Nadia Ahmad Samdin.

Public and Social Policy 104

Public and Social Policy Governance Philanthropy Poverty 104

Candid

JANUARY 2, 2024

Candid’s Issue Lab is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and sharing social sector knowledge. Here we highlight some of the most popular publications from 2023.  The Philanthropy Transformation Initiative Report , by WINGS  This report reminds us that the original meaning of “philanthropy” is a love of humanity.

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Education Education 119

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." Lots of press. AI for disasters!)

Public and Social Policy 59

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

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 11, 2023

We remember—before the news channels reported it—the video of Brother George Floyd being murdered by police, recorded by seventeen-year-old Darnella Frazier, circulating within our social media channels. Our community, past and present, had paved the way for our power to be rooted in, multiply, and inspire a movement for new philanthropy.

Philanthropy 86

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Culture Foundations 86

Fundraising Leadership

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

GivingTuesday highlights the ways women’s philanthropy is changing. according to Philanthropy Women. “ according to Philanthropy Women. “ philanthropy #GivingTuesday ” Why the disparity? More women give. But women give less. That needs to change. “ More women give. “ More women give.

Philanthropy 65

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Collaborations Retail 65

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 107

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

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.

Public and Social Policy 107

Public and Social Policy Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Non-Profits 107

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 103

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 103

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Now, they’re expanding their philanthropy to news organizations that report on food, agriculture, and the environment and, in turn, amplifying the family’s other efforts. Journalism is welcoming the new infusion of philanthropy. Notably, Walton family journalism philanthropy is focused in overlapping areas. There’s more.

Public and Social Policy 115

Public and Social Policy Environmental Public and Nonprofit Management Philanthropy 115

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Stanford Social Innovation Review ’s 2022 Nonprofit Management Institute (NMI) will focus on opportunities to bridge the divides that exist in society. How Can Philanthropy Help Rehabilitate US Democracy? Deep Listening Is Necessary for Social Change. Social Justice Organizations at a Crossroads. By SSIR Editors.

Civil Society 99

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 99

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The stories range from the role of public libraries in climate justice to how the climate crisis is changing mental healthcare—and that’s to name a few. Please consider making a donation to NPQ today to help us continue to publish thought-provoking content that promotes civic engagement and social justice.

Public and Social Policy 67

Public and Social Policy Healthcare Environmental Energy 67

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

But networks are not only key to speed and scale in the technology sector; the same is true for ambitious climate policy. Philanthropy must facilitate the rapid spread of solutions by investing in networks. In my more than 20 years in philanthropy, I’ve observed five essential network features that drive exponential climate solutions.

Public and Social Policy 117

Public and Social Policy Energy Nonprofit Administration and Development Collaborations 117

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

While immigration policies have prioritized high levels of education or family ties—and the political conversation tends to presume a basic scarcity of jobs—critical jobs in construction, agriculture, hospitality, and the care economy, including elderly care, cannot be automated.

Public and Social Policy 135

Public and Social Policy Finance Recruitment Poverty 135

Selfish Giving

MARCH 31, 2010

Whether it is cause marketing, social media, philanthropy, public speaking or SEO, they are all experts in their respective areas. It just screams “amateur&# to me and someone who doesn’t get the purpose of social media. Twitter is by my far my favorite social media tool. They have something to teach.

Public and Social Policy 257

Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Marketing Marketing 257

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. Candid has established AI policies for staff, one of which is that AI outputs must be verified for truth and accuracy.

Ethics 52

Ethics Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Culture 52

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 97

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 97

Candid

APRIL 11, 2024

Skeptical because Candid is a nonprofit that describes its work ethic and culture as similar to that of the tech sector, which could mean either mission-driven with an innovative mindset, or appropriating the rhetoric of social movements while engaging in extractive practices. They built a public API and released a public data set.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Ethics Collaborations Culture 98

Candid

MAY 8, 2024

Three key factors include a lack of strong work-family policies, occupational segregation, and gender discrimination. Challenging gender norms The United States remains the only industrialized economy without a national paid leave policy that would enable employees to take time off from work to care for loved ones without sacrificing income.

Race and Ethnicity 64

Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy Construction Medical 64

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

He is an award-winning social strategist, noted public speaker, & conflict mediator. The Conference + Catalyst are presented by Momentum Nonprofit Partners in partnership with the Institute for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership, Department of Public and Nonprofit Administration.

Public and Social Policy 89

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

As a result, donors have been compelled to revisit and revise some long-standing practices that have kept philanthropy from delivering on its full promise to people and communities. There are areas of concern—none more prominent than the massive backlash against progress on social justice issues.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Foundations Activism 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

But this modern reality comes with an inconvenient truth: Our public institutions are not equipped with the updated skills they need to effectively tackle the world’s ever-escalating challenges—not by a long shot. Consider the climate crisis. There’s good reason for that, as these skills are foundational to the work of a well-run city.

Nonprofit governance and management 135

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development Governance 135

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Review by Maribel Morey The coauthors of For-Profit Philanthropy recommend policies to reestablish the public’s trust in philanthropy—but did it ever exist?

Philanthropy 80

Philanthropy 80

Candid

MAY 9, 2024

While the debate around the politics of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and social impact investing goes on, the fact remains that there is a yawning racial wealth gap in the United States. economy creates immediate and long-term economic and social challenges that affect all Americans.

Public and Social Policy 93

Public and Social Policy Foundations Governance Collaborations 93

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Donors should have the freedom to support causes they believe in without fear of retribution, harassment, or social pressure. A Shield Against Harassment and Discrimination: Public disclosure of donor lists can expose individuals to unwelcome attention, threats, and even discrimination.

Civil Society 89

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Governance 89

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 7, 2023

By Julia Coffman As an advocacy strategy consultant and evaluator for the last two decades, I’ve supported many foundations in thinking about what it takes to win a particular policy or system change. Changing the way policies and systems are structured, run, and resourced can obviously be transformational.

Public and Social Policy 95

Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Foundations Children 95

Philanthropy 2173

MAY 9, 2023

The whole social enterprise movement is an example of blurring lines between philanthropy and business. The whole social enterprise movement is an example of blurring lines between philanthropy and business. prizes or matching grants) or direct government involvement in supporting specific companies the way investors do.

Public and Social Policy 72

Public and Social Policy Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Public Policy 72

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 6, 2024

To change peoples’ material reality, however, means rehauling the entire operating system of our democracy, not just tinkering with its policies. Historically, for example, Black public health leaders in Pittsburgh created Freedom House Ambulance Services after being neglected by police-staffed ambulances.

Public and Social Policy 93

Public and Social Policy Governance Nonprofit Administration and Development Poverty 93

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 4, 2020

With these methods, your nonprofit can advocate for general philanthropy and altruism. Once supporters choose a charity to fundraise for, they can share their fundraiser with friends and family on social media to rally around their cause. Many charities are dedicated to causes that are impacted by public policy.

Public and Social Policy 123

Public and Social Policy Altruism and Helping Public Policy Participation and motivation 123

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

MARCH 3, 2023

The Conference + Catalyst are presented by Momentum Nonprofit Partners in partnership with the Institute for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership, Department of Public and Nonprofit Administration. Our speakers Xavier Ramey is the CEO of Justice Informed, a social impact consulting firm based in Chicago, IL.

Public and Social Policy 108

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

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 108

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Education Education 108

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 24, 2023

By Tia Martinez In seeking to improve the health outcomes of people in underserved communities, philanthropy’s results have, in general, been disappointing: Socioeconomic and racial injustices run so deep in these communities that strong barriers to change extend well beyond the health care system. Community grantees knew better.

Public and Social Policy 89

Public and Social Policy Health Collaborations Foundations 89