Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

To combat this crisis, governments and international bodies have turned to diverse policy frameworks for biodiversity preservation at national, regional, and global levels. Engaging in ecosystem restoration activities is a direct means for companies to address prior harm inflicted upon ecosystems. Contribute to ecosystem restoration.

Public and Social Policy 115

Public and Social Policy Agriculture Manufacturing Environmental 115

Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Starting a nonprofit requires a decent amount of time and energy. Consider whether your community has a wide range of potential giving sources willing to help out, including individual donors , corporate sponsors, foundations, and government agencies. Look into relevant laws regarding starting a nonprofit in your community.

Public and Social Policy 81

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Charitable Organizations 81

NonProfit Hub

APRIL 18, 2024

Drawbacks of Corporate Sponsorships While great for driving support and increasing visibility, corporate sponsorships also have their challenges: Sponsorships are usually tied to an event or program with production value and require a significant investment of time and energy. Of course, this is subject to tax laws.

Charitable Contribution 57

Charitable Contribution Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Values 57

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 8, 2023

In June, Rhode Island’s attorney general announced a civil lawsuit against Pioneer Investments, accusing the landlord of failing to comply with a slew of state health and safety laws—a virtually unprecedented move, organizers say, and a major victory for the group.

Psychology 79

Psychology Health Law Energy 79

Nonprofit Megaphone

OCTOBER 31, 2022

As they wait for their forever homes, adoptable pets at Best Friends enjoy playtime, training, and activities that enrich their lives. We work with communities and governments to tackle the root causes of bonobo endangerment. Solar Sister supports local women in Africa to create clean energy businesses. Environmental.

Children 105

Children Environmental Agriculture Nonprofits 105

The Kindful Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Do you have the time and energy to run it? Bylaws are the main governing document of your nonprofit and will act as a guide and decision-making tool for the board of directors. Two committee types include: 1) standing committees like governance, development, finance and executive committees and 2) ad hoc committees.

Nonprofit governance and management 105

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Law Governance 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 16, 2023

Mayors and city governments are increasingly seen as “doers” rather than “delayers” because they find themselves on the front line of the climate crisis. That is, in part, because leaders are closer to the community and there is baked-in accountability at the local level; failure to act can lead to being voted out.

Health 85

Health Public and Social Policy Energy Collaborations 85

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Food changes into blood, blood into cells, cells change into energy which changes up into life. In the process, we empower ourselves to transform the systems that govern our world. Editors’ note: This article is from the fall 2022 issue of the Nonprofit Quarterly, “The Face of Climate Change.” food is life.

Food 137

Food Culture Agriculture Health 137

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Trauma is an invisible unhealed wound caused by an overwhelming event, series of events, or enduring conditions that remains active in our bodies, our psyches, and our ways of relating to others. It’s everywhere. During a traumatic incident, part of the brain called the amygdala takes over, producing involuntary, reactive responses.

Public and Social Policy 136

Public and Social Policy Health Activism Culture 136

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 17, 2022

All sectors have a role to play in achieving climate justice, but it’s fair to say that compared to government and civil society, business is late in addressing the challenge and is in fact frequently called out as part of the problem. The tech company Meta, for example, powers its US data centers with 100 percent renewable energy.

Civil Society 89

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Energy 89

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 26, 2023

7 This means that in 2020, the year of the so-called racial reckoning, “one of the largest financial [government] bailouts since the Great Depression” actually served to further the racial wealth gap. 29 In the world of work, it means actively challenging the “gig economy.” Our campaigns are centered around racial economic justice.

Non-Profits 93

Non-Profits Public and Nonprofit Management Finance Nonprofit governance and management 93

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 17, 2023

After decades of neglect, federal and state governments are making substantial investments to combat the wildfire crisis. After decades of neglect, federal and state governments are making substantial investments to combat the wildfire crisis.

Public and Social Policy 86

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Environmental 86

Nonprofit Fixer

JULY 31, 2023

Trust me when I say that setting goals for your activities and your outcomes will get you much further than just aiming for the moon. Using a calendar for fundraising can help you carve up a better division of labor across the organization and make sure you aren’t packing all your activities in the same few months.

Fundraising 52

Fundraising Fundraising Nonprofit governance and management Law 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

Everyone has the energy they need to survive and thrive. Our homes can withstand the bitter cold and extreme heat, and no one gets sick or dies prematurely for lack of affordable energy. Moreover, a significant proportion of utility governing boards comprises utility workers and frontline community members.

Energy 84

Energy Law Governance Public and Social Policy 84

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Of course, philanthropy’s role in reparations is not to replace the federal government in providing the scale of redress and racial healing the nation needs. In addition, the Bush Foundation actively involved its board for years in its equity journey to better understand how to serve the region.

Philanthropy 144

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Culture Foundations 144

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

So it’s kind of like a Band-Aid fix every few years on the strategic planning process to make up for a marketing process that we really should be incorporating into our daily set of activities. . Good governance includes decision-making plus oversight, right? Your fundraising activities start working. .

Nonprofit governance and management 92

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Food Activism 92

Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

And I would argue that engagement is probably where 75% or 80% of your communication’s energy should be investment. I often think of engagement as crossing over all of these areas, from fundraising to your programs to, you know, community-based advocacy, government relations. Who could you engage with?

Public and Nonprofit Management 121

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Communication Public and Social Policy 121

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 1, 2023

In the words of Kamau Franklin, an organizer with the Atlanta-based collective Community Movement Builders : “This is an arrest which is meant to, again, criminalize the movement, chill dissent, stop organizing, and stop activism from happening to stop ‘cop city’.” First, consider the government.

Public and Social Policy 82

Public and Social Policy Activism Leadership Philanthropy 82

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 8, 2023

Image Credit: Jorm Sangsorn on istock.com Worldwide, civil society—from NGOs to grassroots activist groups to social movements to unions—is being undermined by global conflict, suppressive governments, the erosion of democratic institutions, and the spread of disinformation.

Civil Society 85

Civil Society Governance Law Taxation 85

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2023

Large mainstream environmental organizations are active participants in the process of hyper-concentrating grants. million to environmental law, $75.5 million to environmental law, $75.5 million went to 163 organizations for issues related to Indigenous rights, governance, and development. Over 340 grants totaling $56.2

Environmental 87

Environmental Foundations Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management 87

Candid

APRIL 21, 2021

Widespread activism, growing recognition of systemic racism and inequality, and societal weariness with gun violence have converged to create an opportunity to take a hard look at policing and take action to address its failures. it was next to impossible in many other countries.

Philanthropy 75

Philanthropy Law Foundations Construction 75

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

As Sarita Gupta and I note in our book The Future We Need , a healthy democracy is a system in which all people have various pathways to consult, confer with, and collectively govern themselves. 37 We’ve seen Toys “R” Us workers push back against financiers to force their way into corporate governance in 2019.

Public and Social Policy 89

Public and Social Policy Participation and motivation Food Universities 89

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 13, 2023

Image Credit: Effi on istock There are two very different (and antagonistic) renewable energy models: the utility-centered, centralized energy model—the existing dominant one—and the community-centered, decentralized energy model—what energy justice advocates have been pushing for.

Energy 87

Energy Construction Environmental Governance 87

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 27, 2023

Nearly all have faced power struggles from within that they didn’t anticipate and can’t seem to get beyond without considerable time and energy that would otherwise be spent on the job they believed they were hired to perform. Faced with unprecedented pressure to prove its loyalty to the government or perish, it chose collective preservation.

Leadership 94

Leadership Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management 94

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 22, 2023

BIPOC organizers envisioned how EJ could live and thrive in government planning to meet climate goals. Mostly, we had to turn the White heads of agencies and governments to look at the California we knew: over 50 percent people of color. But then they had to convene the EJAC to advise them (as written in the AB 32 law). (Ha!)

Environmental 83

Environmental Public and Social Policy Energy Law 83

Nonprofit Fixer

JULY 23, 2020

Remember, we started our nonprofits to solve problems, not to spend all our energy proving our worth and asking “how high” when funders tell us to jump. Then look at your mixture of programs and other activities. Is your organization complying with laws like Sarbanes-Oxley, IRS lobbying and election rules, and other best practices?

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits Nonprofit governance and management 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 9, 2024

And what would it take for us to realize solidarity in our relationships, our communities, our social movements, and our governments? And it goes back to ancient Roman law, where the word solidarity—obligato in solidum—meant collective obligations.” What does it mean, practically speaking, to be “in solidarity” with a cause?

Public and Social Policy 102

Public and Social Policy Construction Law Civil Society 102

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 9, 2023

The Center works with a combination of science, law, activism, and creative media to protect the lands, waters, and climate that people, wildlife, and all types of communities and ecosystems need to survive. This means actively working toward food and agricultural systemic change.

Agriculture 78

Agriculture Environmental Food Public and Social Policy 78

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 19, 2023

Can this movement energy coalesce into a cohesive vision? 4 We see, too, movement energy in the organizing at Amazon, at the over 200 Starbucks branches that have unionized, in the new vigor behind the pursuit of worker cooperatives and community land trusts. Can this movement energy coalesce into a cohesive vision?

Public and Social Policy 73

Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 73

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Image Credit: Dim Hou on unsplash.com The cultural sector is actively seeking alternatives to business-as-usual. In this series, queer, trans, and BIPOC artists and cultural bearers reflect upon the unique role that culture has played and can play in activating and enacting structural change—and in building a solidarity economy.

Technology 107

Technology Culture Manufacturing Insurance 107

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 30, 2023

In particular, we are racing to substitute one energy-generating technology (combustion) and the natural resources on which it depends for others while ignoring ecological and social consequences. Take nickel, a key component of EV batteries as it increases energy storage and mileage per charge. history,” awarding more than $13.8

Manufacturing 94

Manufacturing Environmental Energy Governance 94

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 8, 2023

Image Credit: Yuet Lam-Tsang In August 2018, the first legislation explicitly naming worker-owned cooperatives—the Main Street Employee Ownership Act—became United States federal law. Up to this point, legislation for most worker co-ops was not a priority; federal policy wasn’t even a pipe dream.

Public Policy 73

Public Policy Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 73