NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 24, 2023

That changed when a team from Reimagining the Civic Commons decided to reinvigorate public spaces in Akron’s systemically disinvested neighborhoods, including Summit Lake. Moving at the Speed of Trust Employing deep listening, engaging in meetings, and building one-on-one relationships with neighbors…helped inform public space design.

Public and Social Policy 141

Public and Social Policy Construction Community Development Governance 141

Candid

JANUARY 2, 2025

Candids Issue Lab is an open-access library dedicated to collecting, preserving, and sharing reports, case studies, surveys, and toolkits published by social sector organizations. Futures Philanthropy: Anticipation for the Common Good by Philanthropy Europe Association (Philea) and Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Children Philanthropy Energy 52

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JANUARY 24, 2017

Will the way an arts organization approaches its communications work vary significantly from a social service agency? Barely 50% of philanthropy or grantmaking nonprofits feel the same way (right side of the graph). The differences are even more pronounced with the other two goals in the chart.

Public and Social Policy 142

Public and Social Policy Public Policy Food Philanthropy 142

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

For decades, nonprofits, governments, philanthropies, and corporations have been dogged by how to measure social impact. The social sector has figured out how to do the first one well. They also draw from public reference datasets, such as the Human Genome Diversity Project , HapMap , and the 1000 Genomes Project.

Public and Social Policy 115

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Health 115

Candid

JANUARY 2, 2024

Candid’s Issue Lab is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and sharing social sector knowledge. Here we highlight some of the most popular publications from 2023.  The Philanthropy Transformation Initiative Report , by WINGS  This report reminds us that the original meaning of “philanthropy” is a love of humanity.

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Education Education 119

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 13, 2024

Naming gifts provide donors with reputational and market value , what legal scholar William Drennan refers to as “ publicity rights ,” and beneficiary organizations and their constituents with financial and mission-driven value. Ethical egoism posits that fulfilling one’s duty to act out of self-interest is the highest moral calling.

Ethics 122

Ethics Public and Social Policy Universities Philanthropy 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 27, 2023

Social progress, on the other hand, shows a very different picture. What explains this massive split between the corporate and the social sectors? Some refer to this as the “ data divide ”—the increasing gap between the use of data to maximize profit and the use of data to solve social problems.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 111

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 25, 2023

Thanks to prison privatization, corporations, many of whom, like CoreCivic , are publicly listed companies, have a perverse incentive to boost their stock prices and keep prisons full by lobbying for policies like harsher policing, longer sentencing, and incarceration for non-violent crimes.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Non-Profits 126

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Now, they’re expanding their philanthropy to news organizations that report on food, agriculture, and the environment and, in turn, amplifying the family’s other efforts. Journalism is welcoming the new infusion of philanthropy. Notably, Walton family journalism philanthropy is focused in overlapping areas. There’s more.

Public and Social Policy 137

Public and Social Policy Environmental Public and Nonprofit Management Philanthropy 137

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

In recent years, social justice leaders have consistently called for a systems change approach to redressing the root causes of social problems, rather than only mitigating their symptoms. After all, social justice is by nature utopian. Public awareness: to change the perception of a group at a societal or cultural level.

Public and Social Policy 122

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Education Education 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

While immigration policies have prioritized high levels of education or family ties—and the political conversation tends to presume a basic scarcity of jobs—critical jobs in construction, agriculture, hospitality, and the care economy, including elderly care, cannot be automated.

Public and Social Policy 144

Public and Social Policy Finance Recruitment Poverty 144

The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

According to The Generosity Commission, they instead are complex actions that go straight to the core of civil society and democracy, which includes declining trust of institutions and neighbors and social isolation. The report examines why the rates of both the number of donors and volunteering have plummeted for the past decade or more.

Civil Society 110

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Volunteerism Volunteerism 110

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

MARCH 3, 2023

The Conference + Catalyst are presented by Momentum Nonprofit Partners in partnership with the Institute for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership, Department of Public and Nonprofit Administration. Our speakers Xavier Ramey is the CEO of Justice Informed, a social impact consulting firm based in Chicago, IL.

Public and Social Policy 108

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Public Policy Ethics 108

Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2021

Nonprofit professionals working in this sector of philanthropy cite a strong belief in their organization’s mission and daily activities as critical to continuing to make an impact, even in challenging times. This desire to help others is also expressed in the philanthropy of those practicing Islam. Pandemic Impact.

Philanthropy 124

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Leadership 124

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.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Culture Health 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 30, 2023

Indeed, these digital technologies would enable people to transcend the geographic boundaries that constrained their ability to pursue the lives they valued, enabling them to acquire more social, economic, and political power. However, current reality is miles apart from that vision.

Race and Ethnicity 145

Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy Civil Society Technology 145

Philanthropy 2173

MAY 9, 2023

The whole social enterprise movement is an example of blurring lines between philanthropy and business. The whole social enterprise movement is an example of blurring lines between philanthropy and business. prizes or matching grants) or direct government involvement in supporting specific companies the way investors do.

Public and Social Policy 72

Public and Social Policy Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Public Policy 72

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Often, the very same nonprofit that is advocating for social justice policy may pay its own workers poverty-level wages. Nelson Colón of the Puerto Rico Community Foundation, and Clara Miller, president emerita of the Heron Foundation—come from philanthropy. The reality is more complicated.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty 132

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Below are the reasons why we must continue talking about donor privacy: Privacy Protects Individual Liberty: At its core, donor privacy embodies the fundamental right to freedom of association and expression. Donors should have the freedom to support causes they believe in without fear of retribution, harassment, or social pressure.

Civil Society 89

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Nonprofits 89

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Book cover by Oxford University Press In his new book People, Power, Change, author-activist Marshall Ganz writes about the art and science of organizing and social change. Effective public voice arising from commitment to common purpose—a political process—has become rare indeed. Public voice grows quite faint.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Universities Sociology Civil Society 105

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 16, 2023

People with disabilities are leading policy change, technology development, and workplace evolution. As funders at the Ford Foundation and Borealis Philanthropy, we seek to leverage our positions to advocate for greater support and funding for disabled leaders. But space needs to be made. Hands need to reach out.

Technology 122

Technology Public and Social Policy Governance Leadership 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 11, 2023

Public funding agencies, such as the Global Environment Facility and USAID, are also expressing their own intentions to get more climate and biodiversity funding to local, community-level, and Indigenous organizations. These changes are possible for both public and private funders.

Civil Society 119

Civil Society Environmental Public and Social Policy Governance 119

Getting Attention

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Assistant Director of Communications and Communications Specialist , National Association of Community Health Centers (Bethesda, MD). Book Launch Intern , Public Relations Intern and Social Media and Blog Intern , Kiva (San Francisco, CA). Junior Interactive Designer , Association of Junior Leagues International.

Public and Social Policy 68

Public and Social Policy Marketing Marketing Public and Nonprofit Management 68

Getting Attention

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

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). Johnson Center for Philanthropy, Grand Valley State University (Grand Rapids, MI).

Marketing 69

Marketing Marketing Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management 69

Getting Attention

JANUARY 4, 2013

Health Policy Technical Writer/Editor , Futures Group (Washington, D.C.). Marketing Account Manager for Rural Teen Campaign , Rescue Social Change Group (telecommute within VT). National Public Affairs and Communication Advisor and Marketing Consultant II , NeighborWorks America (Washington, D.C.).

Public and Social Policy 71

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Marketing Marketing 71

NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Social media. Social media strategies. Social Good Tech Week. Social Good Tech Week ’s official date is yet to be determined, but it will be held in the spring of next year in San Francisco. Last year’s Social Good Tech Week covered topics ranging from big data and health technology to entrepreneurship and social media.

Public and Social Policy 77

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Entrepreneurship Public Policy 77

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 111

Food Construction Public and Social Policy Governance 111

Candid

APRIL 10, 2024

A recent Salesforce survey found that more than a quarter of respondents are using AI tools at work, more than half of whom are using AI that is not approved by their organizations, including in the social sector. Similarly, we saw evidence that the model was associating “People of Latin American descent” with “Incarcerated people.”

Ethics 52

Ethics Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Philanthropy 52

Candid

AUGUST 26, 2024

Every day, social sector organizations publish reports, case studies, surveys, toolkits, and more to share the knowledge they’ve gained through the work they do. Data Science, AI and Data Philanthropy in Foundations: On the Path to Maturity by Philanthropy Europe Association (Philea) and Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Energy Children Collaborations 52

iMarketSmart

AUGUST 8, 2022

It is at one extreme of the ego-social axis. The hero story can be made acceptable for a low-ego, high-social orientation. He is often a public figure. For those on the ego side of the ego-social axis, this is great.[1] 1] Such public recognition is welcome. It feels more social. It feels more social.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Psychology Foundations 52

Care2

JULY 10, 2008

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Public and Social Policy 34

Public and Social Policy Fundraising Fundraising Technology 34

iMarketSmart

JUNE 20, 2022

This can happen with natural disasters or social and political events.[14] Public Administration Review, 80 (2), 294-304. [11] 2016) The impact of policy change threat on financial contributions to interest groups. Terrorism and philanthropy: the effect of terror attacks on the scope of giving by individuals and households.

Participation and motivation 52

Participation and motivation Altruism and Helping Public and Social Policy Psychology 52

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

This is one of my absolute favorite topics in philanthropy, this idea of engaging board members as fundraising ambassadors. We’ll start with a few key trends in philanthropy that will ground our conversation. And this is according to a 2020 report The Role of Volunteering In Philanthropy by Fidelity Charitable.

Leadership 64

Leadership Fundraising Fundraising Philanthropy 64

Bloomerang

JUNE 19, 2021

But use the chat to connect with one another and just, you know, really engage in and be social while we’re here. Sarah is in a semi-public place, because she’s at a hotel for a conference. So I saw social media. It might be something that we cover during the session. So just about our goals. I see engagement.

Recruitment 59

Recruitment Leadership Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management 59

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 8, 2023

Up to this point, legislation for most worker co-ops was not a priority; federal policy wasn’t even a pipe dream. Public policy wasn’t really a part of our culture. Why Prioritize Public Policy and Advocacy? 6 Engaging in public policy advocacy is not without its dangers. Until it was.

Public Policy 98

Public Policy Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 98

iMarketSmart

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Another questions, “If philanthropy is all about relationships, then why do metrics only measure money?”[3]. Now, suppose we’re managing a group of social media “influencers.” The social media manager then shares the best metrics for managing “writers” and their “output.” This social/sharing world has different rules.

Fundraising 52

Fundraising Fundraising Public and Nonprofit Management Management 52

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

This article introduces a new NPQ series titled Community-Driven Philanthropy. In this series, movement leaders explore what’s possible if philanthropy adopts a reparative model—one which supports the leadership of BIPOC communities, not just by writing grants, but by shifting assets and control over resources to frontline communities.

Philanthropy 132

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Agriculture Culture 132