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 144

Public and Social Policy Finance Recruitment Poverty 144

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

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 5, 2024

Deepak Bhargava: My motivation for taking the job is believing that we are at a pivotal point in the country’s history and that many of the gains that social movements have won over many decades are in jeopardy. That is the strategy for social change that philanthropy should get behind. What made you want to come to JPB?

Philanthropy 102

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Ethics 102

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 12, 2023

For many, the Trump-era immigration policy of family separation marked one of the darkest points for US policies in recent decades. The end of that policy was widely hailed as a victory for civil and human rights. More than one-half of all Black children are investigated by child welfare authorities.

Public and Social Policy 130

Public and Social Policy Children Collaborations Poverty 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 26, 2023

As a physician and public health professional, these formative traditional values and beliefs have guided my personal journey toward promoting equity. Traditionally, Indigenous Peoples lived in a “real economy” based on trade and actual value—there was no currency or cash (an artificial proxy for value).

Health 98

Health Poverty Public and Social Policy Culture 98

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Often, the very same nonprofit that is advocating for social justice policy may pay its own workers poverty-level wages. Another piece of this painting would look like a landscape of advocacy and policy change institutions that prioritize racial and economic justice to level the playing field.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 18, 2023

They aspire to be the vanguard—titans behind the policies, reforms, and decisions that will build our collective tomorrow. Young people must be seen not only as beneficiaries, but as key partners in the design of policies and programs. Young people are not satisfied by simply being heard.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Governance Civil Society Public Policy 132

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Black women hold diverse and nuanced socioeconomic and political identities, and as such, our policies targeting racial and gender inequality must be flexible and adaptable. This is a core tenet of racially just policies and programs. They currently live in public housing, and the pathway to homeownership is filled with barriers.

Public and Social Policy 89

Public and Social Policy Poverty Children Homelessness 89

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 24, 2023

The new benefit reached some 60 million children (including 26 million children previously ineligible for the full benefit) and was widely credited with cutting child poverty in the United States by nearly half—overnight. The relatively small cash infusions, the researchers found, served to significantly reduce household hunger.

Public and Social Policy 81

Public and Social Policy Poverty Children Universities 81

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 6, 2024

Co-produced with the Movement for Black Lives (M4BL), this series will examine the many ways that M4BL and its allies are seeking to address the economic policy challenges that lie at the intersection of the struggle for racial and economic justice. She also serves as part of the Shared Leadership Team at ONE DC. Housing is core to that.

Public and Social Policy 86

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Values Education 86

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 20, 2023

But I always had a sense of those organizations when I worked there, an internal critique of what kind of social change were we really bringing about. And we knew that poverty and racism were deeply entrenched, and that takes more than three years. And why did we rely on private ones to solve what felt like public problems?

Public and Social Policy 87

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public and Nonprofit Management 87

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

For a long time, the conventional wisdom was that grantmaking should rely on professional staff to make expert decisions, reflecting philanthropy’s move from a values-based tradition to a more technocratic bent. Those values aren’t just a “vibe.” We’ve also been passionate critics of traditional (especially institutional) philanthropy.

Philanthropy 112

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Governance 112

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

They were also more likely to live in units that were overcrowded or contaminated by lead, asbestos, and other environmental hazards within high-poverty, low-opportunity communities. FHO has endured because it has delivered value, not only to its grantees and the field but to its member organizations.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Foundations 126

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

One impactful innovation in building political power has been integrated voter engagement (IVE), a strategy in which grassroots organizing groups combine their on-going, multi-year policy campaigns with cyclical, high-intensity electoral campaigns. Building a new narrative for social change is a complex and long-term endeavor.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Governance Foundations Non-Profits 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 3, 2023

By Stephan Manning & Yeşim Uygur Addressing entrenched social problems in local communities like inequality, violence, or environmental degradation is as much about changing local cultures and mindsets as it is about reworking the socioeconomic structures around them. However, artists and artistic projects have the power to do much more.

Leadership 98

Leadership Public and Social Policy Environmental Culture 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 28, 2023

Their experiences show how the interdependencies of the SDGs come to life at the local level: Ending homelessness requires addressing issues of poverty, mental and physical health, quality employment, environmental justice, and climate change—in addition to safe and affordable housing.

Collaborations 105

Collaborations Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 105

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 8, 2024

Truth to Power is a regular series of conversations with writers about the promises and pitfalls of movements for social justice. It arises in moments of social tumult, like the one in which we’re living. These concepts seem as if they have contradictory meanings, but they fit together because social cohesion requires social change.

Public and Social Policy 89

Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Poverty Sociology 89

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

7 Legislators and regulators often allocate public dollars for clean energy technologies through partial incentives, rebates, or tax incentives. The result is that public funding will largely benefit wealthier households. We can lead with justice toward a climate-resilient system that values everyone.

Energy 80

Energy Law Governance Public and Social Policy 80

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 30, 2023

Aruta & Kelly Davis A convergence is happening between the climate and mental health movements, and social impact practitioners need to pay attention. Yet, all individuals in social impact face a similar challenge, whether addressing things like housing, health care, or poverty. By Lian Zeitz , John Jamir Benzon R.

Health 105

Health Public and Social Policy Environmental Culture 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 8, 2023

The group leading the effort is SAGE Development Authority , a public power authority owned by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, which gained international recognition for its leadership in the non-violent protest against the Dakota Access Pipeline. “For our people and me, this project is a prayer,” says Joseph McNeil, Jr.,

Leadership 122

Leadership Culture Poverty Public and Social Policy 122

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Mississippi has a rich culture, but for generations, its Black communities have experienced health inequities intertwined with discrimination, poverty, and racial exclusion. In 2000, Congress created the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) to address these issues. Advancing Food Justice in the Delta: The Central Role of Black Co-ops.

Food 107

Food Agriculture Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 107

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 2, 2023

This article is, with publisher permission, adapted from a more extensive journal article, “ A Tax Credit Proposal for Profit Moderation and Social Mission Maximization in Long-Term Residential Care Businesses ” published last year by Nonprofit Policy Forum. Fortunately, existing policy tools can address this.

Public and Social Policy 75

Public and Social Policy Non-Profits Finance Nonprofit governance and management 75

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The Water Alliance is changing that question to, “How can utilities, communities, and policy makers work together to create an environment in which shutoffs for low-income families are not necessary?”. Guided by the alliance, the teams gathered data that would inform policy changes for water utilities. For García, this was troubling.

Public and Social Policy 116

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Collaborations Universities 116

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. Census figures confirm that Camden is a poor city (with a poverty rate of 33.6 However, persistent poverty plagues the city’s residents. A Camden community vision emerges.

Food 125

Food Agriculture Poverty Public and Social Policy 125

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The trauma we carry affects the way we look at the world and ourselves, and therefore plays a role in determining the future course of social systems. Seeing trauma through a systems lens can inform strategies for social change in a multitude of ways.

Public and Social Policy 140

Public and Social Policy Health Activism Culture 140

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Movement towards value-based care, however, as well as reckonings around the root causes of healthcare inequities, like structural racism and economic injustice, have created demand for more equity-oriented conversations. We’re not talking about the lack of funding for our public health system. There were major fractures that we saw.

Health 79

Health Public and Social Policy Healthcare Finance 79

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The report is just one of many clarion calls to act urgently, not just on climate change but also on climate justice: the process of finding solutions to climate change that also address social inequities due to gender, race, ethnicity, geography, income, and other factors. Why Climate Justice Matters to Business.

Civil Society 110

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Energy 110

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The long and continued practice of racist housing practices and policies in the United States means that Black people, Indigenous people, and people of color are the most likely to have insecure access to safe and affordable housing, to be unhoused— and to live in places that are disproportionately vulnerable to the effects of climate change.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Energy Manufacturing Environmental 111

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 15, 2023

Earlier this year, I had to chance to talk with Quart about her new book, her description of contemporary US social policy as having created a “dystopian social safety net,” and her thoughts about how to build a US society that is centered on mutual caring and economic justice. EHRP is part of the dystopian social safety net.

Public and Social Policy 82

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Volunteerism Volunteerism 82

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

We are living through a syndemic—a time of multiple crises causing seismic economic, political, environmental, technological, and social shifts, which are long from being settled. In 2016, six women of color in the Colorado organizing and social justice movement ecosystem came together and formed Transformative Leadership for Change.

Leadership 96

Leadership Public and Social Policy Non-Profits Culture 96

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 16, 2023

People with disabilities are leading policy change, technology development, and workplace evolution. People of color, immigrants, women, LGBTQIA people, and people with disabilities all experience social inequities that extend to technology and are less likely to be in the room when technology is developed. But space needs to be made.

Technology 110

Technology Public and Social Policy Governance Leadership 110

Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

the IRS defines nonprofits as “Organizations that are organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, testing for public safety, literary, educational or other specified purposes.” Examples CARE Mission statement: CARE works around the globe to save lives, defeat poverty, and achieve social justice.

Public and Social Policy 83

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Charitable Organizations 83

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Just this fall, in an interactive session designed to kick off October’s National Economics Education Month, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell praised economics educators for helping the Fed conduct monetary policy by teaching economics. During his remarks, Powell referred to economics as “the science of public policy.”

Education 72

Education Education Curriculum and Teaching Public and Social Policy 72

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

If families reflect deeply in this moment on their philanthropic purpose, pace, power, and practices, and carefully choose their future path in this rapidly changing world, they will not only expand their impact but can fundamentally change the norms of our entire sector and help catalyze broader social transformation. Many already are.

Philanthropy 131

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Collaborations 131

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

People affected by poverty, people of color, immigrants, folks who are two-spirit and LGBTQ+, and people who live in tribal and rural communities have struggled to access abortion care long before this Supreme Court decision came down. Invest in the Agency and Power of Those Most Impacted by Reproductive Oppression.

Health 111

Health Philanthropy Governance Insurance 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Judith Bell: We have been a social justice funder, really, since our inception 75 years ago. If you're changing the rules, you're changing systems, and you're changing policies. described as “the beloved community” and that the policies and practices and funding and budgets would reflect that.

Public and Social Policy 90

Public and Social Policy Health Foundations Philanthropy 90

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 19, 2023

“RULER OF THE EARTH” BY YUET-LAM TSANG Editors’ note: This article is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2023 issue, “Movement Economies: Making Our Vision a Collective Reality.” How do social movements come to make the language of economic systems change their own? We think it can. We think it can.

Public and Social Policy 68

Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 68