Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

As the Nicaraguan government tightened its grip on authoritarian rule, it was threatened by civil society organizations who possess the power to hold them accountable, receiving funds they do not control and investing those funds in services that preserve human rights, protect democracy, and empower individuals.

Civil Society 93

Civil Society Governance Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 93

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 11, 2023

Yet, despite this consensus, the Rainforest Foundation Norway showed, in 2021 , that efforts to recognize Indigenous land rights and support their forest conservation were getting less than 1 percent of all climate financing, with the vast majority of funding going to international organizations or development contractors.

Civil Society 101

Civil Society Environmental Governance Public and Social Policy 101

Candid

JULY 2, 2021

The Bill & Melinda Gates , Ford , and Open Society foundations have announced commitments of $2.1 The commitment includes $650 million to expand the foundation's support for women's empowerment collectives and efforts to strengthen the care economy, improve women's financial inclusion, and reduce barriers to paid work; and $1.4

Civil Society 91

Civil Society Governance Health Leadership 91

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

When contemplating migration that can deliver massive income gains to low-income households and benefits to both sending and receiving economies—but must maintain public support in a difficult political climate—public, private, and civil society actors all play important roles in a complex system’s effective functioning.

Public and Social Policy 125

Public and Social Policy Finance Recruitment Poverty 125

EveryAction

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Participants will acquire a foundational understanding of this increasingly important component of fundraising strategy and will be able to identify and distinguish between the most common planned giving vehicles. Northern California Grantmakers and Silicon Valley Community Foundation / Redwood City, CA / $350. Associations.

Nonprofit governance and management 105

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Associations Finance 105

EveryAction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Participants will acquire a foundational understanding of this increasingly important component of fundraising strategy and will be able to identify and distinguish between the most common planned giving vehicles. Northern California Grantmakers and Silicon Valley Community Foundation / San Francisco, CA / $350. Planned Giving Primer.

Nonprofit governance and management 77

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Public and Social Policy Associations 77

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

This research, conducted in partnership with the Arymax Foundation and SEFORIS (a multidisciplinary program funded by the European Commission to investigate the potential of social entrepreneurship in Europe and worldwide), enabled us to identify how the field of social entrepreneurship reflects the country’s social inequalities.

Social Entrepreneurship 103

Social Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Social Enterprise Social Enterprise 103

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 4, 2023

I went to a Muslim foundation philanthropy event in Dearborn, recently. We were able to recruit 29 foundations to sign on to this pledge to increase their funding to at least 30 percent to BIPOC-led environmental justice movements. We’re feeling the need to raise awareness within our”—let’s say—“corporation” or “foundation.

Philanthropy 95

Philanthropy Race and Ethnicity Recruitment Foundations 95

iMarketSmart

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Association of Fundraising Professionals. Identification as a challenge in key account management: Conceptual foundations and a qualitative study. Civil Society. Value creation and firm sales performance: The mediating roles of strategic account management and relationship perception. 9] Levis, Bill (February 5, 2015).

Fundraising 52

Fundraising Fundraising Public and Nonprofit Management Management 52

EveryAction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The WHAT IF Conference is for anyone who supports nonprofit organizations, especially staff and board members, volunteers, donors, foundations and corporate funders. Association of Advancement Services Professionals (AASP) / Chicago, IL / $400. Grant Professionals Association / Atlanta, GA / $840. 10/24/2016. AASP Summit 2016.

Nonprofit governance and management 102

Nonprofit governance and management Finance Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 102

EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

The 33rd Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute features leading nationally recognized experts from private foundations, public charities, law, finance and government to discuss the latest tax, legislative and governance issues affecting nonprofit organizations. American Marketing Association / Scottsdale, AZ / $1,000. Associations.

Nonprofit governance and management 71

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Public and Social Policy Philanthropy 71

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 12, 2022

There are many examples of leaders countering this myth, like the Fellows in the Civil Society Fellowship. They start by moving clients away from thinking of racism as something associated with personal bigotry and bias toward an understanding that is historical, cultural, and structural. Love People to Shove Systems.

Leadership 106

Leadership Civil Society Collaborations Universities 106

Philanthropy 2173

MARCH 27, 2020

I've been arguing for several years now that civil society is dependent on digital systems, which are not neutral, designed with civil society in mind, or inately democratizing. This is the entire premise of the Digital Civil Society Lab. That's another way of saying civil society is digital civil society.

Civil Society 40

Civil Society Governance Activism Associations 40

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 26, 2023

Civil society and humanitarian organizations are attuned to the reality that these streams of people generate massive amounts of data that can, for instance, help channel aid to the neediest, predict disease outbreaks, and much more.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Governance Ethics 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 13, 2024

The intellectual most associated with classical utilitarianism (also known as consequentialism) is the 18th-century British philosopher and legal scholar Jeremy Bentham. Feeney contributed to over 1,000 public-sector buildings on five continents, yet none bear his name nor that of his foundations.

Ethics 111

Ethics Public and Social Policy Universities Philanthropy 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 30, 2023

How Tech Moves Fast and Breaks Workers In 2021, IT for Change, with support from the Ford Foundation, undertook a major study of the digitization of the economy to try to understand how the internet has affected work and workers’ rights.

Race and Ethnicity 141

Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy Civil Society Governance 141

Philanthropy 2173

MARCH 20, 2020

The second was that said recession would reveal the fragility of our built institutions, including nonprofits and foundations. Buried in this crisis is the opportunity to re-examine what we need from civil society and philanthropy and how we get it. One was that the year would bring a global recession.

Civil Society 40

Civil Society Philanthropy Public Policy Law 40

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Solidarity economies are most often associated with ethical, cooperative economic practices, like local currencies, community land trusts, community gardens, fair trade, and cooperatives. These practices and their associated values—cooperation, sustainability, justice, interdependence, autonomy—make possible a transformative vision.

Non-Profits 107

Non-Profits Universities Collaborations Civil Society 107

Philanthropy 2173

MARCH 29, 2023

Photo by Viktor Talashuk on Unsplash Civil society organizations are on the front lines of advocating for or against the most divisive issues in the United States. The links are almost entirely to civil society organizations fighting to protect the rights to free expression, free assembly, voting, reproduction, and work.

Civil Society 59

Civil Society Law Education Education 59

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Who owns an enterprise, and what rights are associated with that ownership, determines a large part of who controls and benefits from the economy. The clothing manufacturer and retailer Patagonia is now controlled by a PPT, while Newman’s Own is foundation-owned. providing renewable energy or healthy food).

Nonprofit governance and management 131

Nonprofit governance and management Non-Profits Finance Governance 131

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Quanita Toffie: To underscore what Naa already shared around reproductive justice being not just about choice, it’s also about access—so, being able to afford to have an abortion, afford the cost associated with traveling hundreds of miles to the nearest clinic, and so on—there is no choice when there is no access for our communities.

Law 89

Law Healthcare Health Public and Social Policy 89

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 16, 2023

Can you expand on what this means, both as a messaging strategy and a foundation for movement efforts? The Social Democratic Party, which is associated with social housing policy, has won every single fair election in the last 100 years—because its signature policy initiative is literally tangible. It’s a good phrase.

Public and Social Policy 76

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Public and Nonprofit Management Energy 76

Philanthropy 2173

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

I strongly suggest both foundations, their associations, and their media stop "both-sidesing" this and call out the threats to the sector that are coming from their own. It's part of a sustained campaign against perceived liberal or left(ish) civil society. One source of attack is the Republican Party. Yup, crickets.

Civil Society 91

Civil Society Universities Philanthropy Foundations 91