Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 30, 2024

The conversations remain small and overdue, but recent momentum is notable with new organizations , publications, resources, and frameworks exploring how philanthropy can—and, in the eyes of many, should—engage the movement for reparations in the United States. That remains true even if that wealth was donated to promote a public good.

Philanthropy 126

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Advertising Universities 126

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The Black-led organized movement for reparations started in earnest in 1898 when the National Ex-Slave Mutual, Bounty and Pension Association was founded by formerly enslaved people. In 1898, the Association elected Callie House, a Black woman born into slavery, to lead its efforts, a role she dutifully served for 20 years.

Public and Social Policy 102

Public and Social Policy Culture Construction Psychology 102

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 3, 2023

Image credit: RDNE Stock project on pexels.com For centuries, Indigenous children in the United States have endured forceful removal from their families and communities. Yet in 2023, Native American children continue to be removed from their families and extended families, their language, culture, and way of life.

Children 93

Children Public and Social Policy Law Culture 93

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 20, 2023

Even small amounts of lead can lead to severe adverse health effects in children , including issues with learning, brain and nervous system development, hearing and speech, and arrested growth. Exposure to lead during pregnancy can lead to developmental or behavioral problems in children later on.

Curriculum and Teaching 63

Curriculum and Teaching Environmental Children Public and Social Policy 63

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Innovators, company founders, and other tech enthusiasts have long tried to sell the public on the idea that AI will create a path to a brighter future. AJL combines “art and research to illuminate the social implications and harms of AI.”

Public and Social Policy 92

Public and Social Policy Ethics Race and Ethnicity Law 92

Candid

JANUARY 6, 2023

Candid’s Issue Lab provides access to more than 33,000 philanthropic resources, which include reports, studies, surveys, and toolkits that cover a variety of issue areas and are contributed by social sector organizations from around the world. Expanding Equity: Inclusion & Belonging Guidebook , by the W.K.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Culture Health 98

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

Billions of dollars in energy infrastructure and its associated profits are no longer hoarded by a handful of wealthy investors, utility executives, and shareholders; instead, they are deployed for shared prosperity to eliminate the racial wealth divide and to create meaningful, joyous, living-wage work for those formerly excluded from the economy.

Energy 82

Energy Law Governance Public and Social Policy 82

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 19, 2023

It’s about shrinking the state—or its social programs, at least rhetorically. These policies have real-world effects. They argue that the country faces a crisis in capitalism, one that politics rooted in more generous social programs and greater market regulation could correct. But what is meant by neoliberalism?

Public and Social Policy 96

Public and Social Policy Marketing Marketing Governance 96

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The children and grandchildren of Walmart co-founder Sam Walton have long embedded their interests, and, more importantly, their money, among industry groups, policymakers, academics, activists, and NGOs active in the future of food. Now, “it’s hard to even extract their influence from fisheries policy,” Sennott said. There’s more.

Public and Social Policy 114

Public and Social Policy Environmental Public and Nonprofit Management Philanthropy 114

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.” Look into pro-bono services offered by local bar associations or law firms. In the U.S., The answer could be “both.”

Public and Social Policy 81

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Civil society creates a balance between sectors, providing a means for private companies to create social impact, and to improve civilian access to essential needs usually covered by the public sector, like education and health care. I wasn’t the only one experiencing complications with the Ortega-Murillo regime.

Civil Society 102

Civil Society Governance Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 102

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Often portrayed in Western feminist literature as the disempowered, the excluded, and needing rescue, India in fact continues to be reinvented by the heads, hands, and hearts of her women—from farmers, to craftswomen, to political leaders, to social reformers. In India, many large-scale cooperatives have been thriving over time.

Food 107

Food Civil Society Agriculture Public and Social Policy 107

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2023

You, your partner, and your children are greeted by name, maybe even with warm hugs. The resulting public health response is to “close the gap” and aim to level the rates of Black maternal and infant outcomes to match those of the white population. —Audre Lorde (“Poetry Is Not a Luxury”) 1. 8 This was not always the case.

Health 113

Health Healthcare Public and Social Policy Ethics 113

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

And, of course, there are always contingencies with public money. In response to the protests and adverse national publicity, Louisville put into place a civilian review board. The grocery store has over 600 member-owners; we need more. We secured $3.5 million from the city; we need to raise another $3 million.

Food 101

Food Construction Public and Social Policy Governance 101

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

This young person required special education services while coping with ADHD and—like many young people when schools abruptly closed—struggled with the transition to online learning. School closures and online instruction, social isolation, and the death of loved ones have compounded the complex challenges facing young people today.

Health 94

Health Public and Social Policy Culture Law 94

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 9, 2023

This article profiles three organizations from which we hail—the Center for Biological Diversity, Marbleseed (formerly the Midwest Organic Sustainable Education Service), and Wellspring Cooperative—that have grown to focus on addressing the many social, political, economic, and environmental ills that are a direct outcome of capitalism.

Agriculture 77

Agriculture Environmental Food Public and Social Policy 77

Getting Attention

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Coordinator, Digital Content SOS Children’s Villages – USA (Washington, D.C.). Digital Communications Associate National Organization for Women (Washington, D.C.). Director of Communications—Policy The New Teacher Project (Location flexible). Marketing Associate Atlanta Mission (Atlanta, GA).

Public and Social Policy 69

Public and Social Policy Marketing Marketing Public and Nonprofit Management 69

Getting Attention

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Communications Associate , Children’s Defense Fund (Los Angeles, CA). Communications Associate , Sightline Institute (Seattle, WA). Director of Content Partnerships and Public Relations Manager , OPB (Portland, OR). Media Relations Pro—Education Focus , KSA-Plus (Arlington, VA). Washington, D.C.).

Public and Social Policy 70

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Marketing Marketing 70

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

In a moment where housing affordability and justice have become staple concerns in public discourse, understanding the overwhelming toll of housing insecurity on Black women’s health is vital. For all these reasons, the physical and financial risks associated with overturning Roe v. Image Credit: Angelina Sorokin. Home as Health.

Health 90

Health Public and Social Policy Environmental Insurance 90

Getting Attention

JANUARY 11, 2013

Communications Associate , Communications Manager , Online Organizing Intern , Ella Baker Center (San Francisco, CA). Communications Associate , Spirit Rock Meditation Center (Woodacre, CA). Communications Associate , Rasmuson Foundation (Anchorage, AK). Director of Communications , Christian Foundation for Children and Aging.

Curriculum and Teaching 70

Curriculum and Teaching Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Marketing 70

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Identity politics is everywhere—and so are its political critics, from white nationalists and their right-wing apologists to leftists who want to talk about class but not race, gender, or other social identities and differences. When this is the case, what, if anything, is worth salvaging from identity politics?

Construction 92

Construction Public and Social Policy Culture Healthcare 92

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Over time, my secret life began to make public appearances. When my 5 th grade teacher, who knew nothing about me, gave me a bad grade for not speaking loudly enough in what was the most terrifying act of public speaking I had ever done, I got pissed. I wanted to do social justice work but couldn’t figure out how to break in.

Energy 107

Energy Culture Leadership Public and Social Policy 107

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 19, 2024

It also inadvertently contributes to the association between Okinawa's poverty and local people's values and behaviors. Article 14, Section 1 of the Japanese Constitution states, "All citizens are equal under the law and shall not be discriminated against based on race, creed, gender, social status, or lineage."

Public and Social Policy 137

Public and Social Policy Poverty Construction Law 137

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

So, it’s grounded in the human rights framework—the right to bodily autonomy, to have a child, to not have a child, and to parent the children that you have in safe and sustainable communities that are free from state violence and also from injustice. So what does that mean for us? We talk about reproductive justice as deeply intersectional.

Law 85

Law Healthcare Health Public and Social Policy 85

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 16, 2023

And it´s not happenstance who lives in these communities; it’s often the result of structural racism and economic forces like gentrification and displacement that drives those with fewer resources into places with less social and physical infrastructure to support better health. The results reach far beyond Curitiba.

Health 79

Health Public and Social Policy Energy Collaborations 79

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 2, 2023

Furthermore, many people suffer from chronic illnesses or social barriers that prevent them from accessing health care through physician offices and hospitals. A study of 700 children with appendectomies found a text message intervention to answer questions reduced post-op ED visits by over half.

Medical 97

Medical Insurance Health Public and Social Policy 97

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

So today, we are going to talk about a few key strategies to help you educate, engage, and empower your board members to amplify your fundraising activity. And my mission is really to educate and empower nonprofit leaders and their teams with the knowledge and tools to scale their revenue and amplify their impact.

Leadership 60

Leadership Fundraising Fundraising Philanthropy 60

Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

All we’ve been doing is emailing and maybe if we weren’t socially distanced, we would have met each other already. They have children, they’re doing all of this. if you have a give policy in place and they have not given, does not mean that they don’t consider themselves family. But you’re awesome.

Fundraising 118

Fundraising Fundraising Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management 118

Bloomerang

AUGUST 13, 2021

So first you can expand your toolkit by making sure that you have strong gift acceptance policies that are already in place, particularly related to appreciated asset-giving, wealth transfers and bequests. It’s a huge burden on you to try to educate a donor about crypto. Both of those, we view as losers at this point.

Nonprofit governance and management 109

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Nonprofits Technology 109

Bloomerang

AUGUST 13, 2021

So first you can expand your toolkit by making sure that you have strong gift acceptance policies that are already in place, particularly related to appreciated asset-giving, wealth transfers and bequests. It’s a huge burden on you to try to educate a donor about crypto. One of the best things you can do is adapt your donor relations.

Nonprofit governance and management 52

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Nonprofits Technology 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Advocacy and organizing for racially equitable housing policies is a cornerstone of building a just housing system in the United States. COVID-19 has exacerbated this crisis, and the country’s recent racial reckoning has heightened awareness of the need for racially equitable housing policies to support healthier communities.

Public and Social Policy 100

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Poverty Health 100