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Honest Brokers, Technology, and Health Justice: What Are We Learning?

NonProfit Quarterly

But the sector needs a more compelling, ethical model for a brokerage that uses decentralized governance, transparency, and inclusivity. On the other hand, the brokers have faced ethical dilemmas and difficulties staying impartial while finding confidential information related to political strategies.

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Powerful, Not Powerless: Emerging Approaches to Massive Action

Stanford Social Innovation Review

For example, millions of Americans boycotted Bud Light beer in protest of its association with transgender influencers, dethroning it from its position as the countrys top beer and resulting in a 28 percent reduction in sales and purchase incidence. These massive actions are not anomalies.

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Developing Responsible AI Policy For Civil Society

The NonProfit Times

By Shaista Keating and Chloe Mankin The rapid evolution and widespread adoption of artificial intelligence technologies (AI) offer both opportunities and challenges to civil society, particularly concerning responsible and ethical usage. Foundational efforts in these areas are underway.

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Philanthropy Must Stand, Deliver, and Listen

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Make the case for civil society, and for philanthropy’s place within it. One means of responding to the current political situation in a way that addresses the contemporary crises of “social connection, isolation, and community” is through a defense, and an affirmative promotion of, civil society.

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On the Front Lines: How Campus Organizing Can Inform Movements Today

NonProfit Quarterly

Karma Chávez, a University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) professor who works with the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) and the Faculty & Staff for Justice in Palestine Network (FSJP), has been an active participant in efforts to preserve diversity, equity, and inclusion in Texas higher education.

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What’s in a Name? The Ethics of Building Naming Gifts

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Over that time, I have witnessed an increased emphasis on naming opportunities for buildings and a decreased emphasis on ethical practice in capital fundraising where naming gifts often serve as marketing or reputation enhancing vehicles for donors that overshadow sincere charitable intent. This idea may not be as exaggerated as it sounds.

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5 Ways For Civil Society To Engage With AI

The NonProfit Times

Engaging with AI thoughtfully is part of what makes it better for the sector, and while there exist major factors around ethics, disclosure, and responsible use, AI presents the nonprofit sector with an opportunity to leverage powerful digital tools in service of enhancing the capacity to do good in the world.