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Segregation Helped Build Fortunes. What Does Philanthropy Owe Now?

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Claire Dunning In early 1926, Cafritz Construction placed an advertisement in The Washington Post celebrating the speed with which their “Life-time Homes” were selling in the Petworth neighborhood of Washington, DC. This particular advertisement included a list of reasons why Cafritz homes were so popular.

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The Social Impact Investment Mirage

Stanford Social Innovation Review

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.

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Why Artisans Are Building an Alternative to Etsy

NonProfit Quarterly

Business publications once celebrated how the internet helps artisans thrive. Social media got harder for micro-businesses, too: linking to one’s website on a Facebook post without high levels of interaction by others to drive its overall reach often algorithmically condemns the post to a ghosted dustbin.

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10 Ways Funders Can Address Generative AI Now

Stanford Social Innovation Review

A 2020 report from Stanford Law School and NYU School of Law researchers documented that nearly half of the 142 federal agencies surveyed had already experimented with AI applications, including to adjudicate disability benefits and communicate with the public. The future is now. The Executive Branch has already done a lot.

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Walmart Heirs Bet Big on Journalism

NonProfit Quarterly

It’s not just digital news nonprofits that benefit from their giving; the Waltons also give to legacy newspapers, websites, magazines, radio stations, and trade journals covering such subjects as agriculture, water policy, fisheries, conservation, and climate. There’s more.

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3 Powerful Virtual Fundraising Ideas for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

On the other hand, global processes like collaboration against climate change, protests against social inequality and racism (#BlackLivesMatter), or social movement against sexual harassment and abuse (#metoo) have brought nonprofits even more prominence. Non-for-profit organizations, despite what their name suggests, can make money.

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How Human is Your Brand? Here are 13 Characteristics of Human Brands

Pam Moore

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. You may find them listening more than talking when it comes to social media. Talk like humans.