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 140

Public and Social Policy Construction Community Development Governance 140

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 101

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 101

Selfish Giving

APRIL 13, 2022

These days I'm writing a lot of case studies for partnership teams that are eager to use "social proof" to recruit more corporate partners. That case study you have on your retail partner will work great with other retailers. Or could you earn a donation whenever a policy is purchased? It's a wicked smahht strategy.

Retail 130

Retail Insurance Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management 130

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 87

Energy Law Governance Public and Social Policy 87

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 98

Public and Social Policy Ethics Race and Ethnicity Law 98

Fundraising Leadership

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

Read more in Take The Lead on women in philanthropy GivingTuesday was co-founded in 2012 by Asha Curran, when she was Chief Innovation Officer and director of the Belfer Center for Innovation & Social Impact at 92nd Street Y. If you have access to a well-known name, or even a local celebrity, the association can go a long way.

Philanthropy 65

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Collaborations Retail 65

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

While voting, lobbying, and all types of policy work are important forms of democratic participation, collective bargaining across multiple channels inserts much-needed democratic practice into our economic system. 4 This structural power exists in addition to associational power, the power in numbers noted above.

Public and Social Policy 91

Public and Social Policy Participation and motivation Food Universities 91