NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 16, 2025

Volunteers hold up the foundation of civil society, notes nonprofit watchdog Independent Sector , which maintains an ongoing measure of the average hourly value of volunteer time ($33.49, as of last spring) to nonprofits, many of which depend on volunteers to function.

Civil Society 116

Civil Society Volunteerism Volunteerism Recruitment 116

Philanthropy 2173

JANUARY 9, 2025

Listen to us, we are civil society. Both Wikimedia and the Internet Archive are well-established, cornerstone organizations of civil society. They were at the forefront of our collective conversion to digital civil society. What about offense? percent of voters didn't vote for this coming nightmare.

Civil Society 98

Civil Society Law Governance Foundations 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 29, 2024

By Christopher L. Pallas , Anna Domaradzka , Cristina M. Balboa , Elizabeth Bloodgood , Dipendra KC , Emmanual Kumi & Patricia Mendonça Unequal power relations between researchers from the Global North and South undermine their joint pursuit of knowledge.

Civil Society 105

Civil Society 105

Allison Fine

APRIL 11, 2018

At a JFK airport café one recent afternoon, we ordered our food from a screen. Last year, at the same café, it was a person who took our order. The new screen system was efficient, but it represented a lost opportunity for human interaction, a loss for our common humanity, and lost employment for a human. click title to read more). Permalink

Civil Society 130

Civil Society Food 130

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JULY 24, 2023

s possible threats to civil society and world stability. By Kay Dervishi Lincoln Agnew for The Chronicle Some foundations are betting on the potential of artificial intelligence to solve climate-change problems and develop life-saving drugs. Others are backing nonprofits alarmed by A.I.’s

Civil Society 242

Civil Society Foundations Nonprofits 242

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

APRIL 1, 2024

Civil society no longer has the influence it once did to bridge divides. By Leslie Lenkowsky Keep up with everything happening in The Commons by signing up for our Philanthropy Today newsletter.

Civil Society 196

Civil Society Philanthropy Nonprofits 196

The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Rutzen has worked on the legal framework for civil society, digital rights, and public participation in 100 countries. He previously served on the advisory board of the United Nations Democracy Fund and co-chaired the civil society pillar of the Community of Democracies.

Civil Society 85

Civil Society Nonprofit Administration and Development Urban development Law 85

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 8, 2025

Just as bees are essential pollinators that nurture healthy ecosystem, a strong volunteer base helps maintain a healthy civil society. Just as bees are essential pollinators that nurture a healthy ecosystem, a strong volunteer base helps maintain a healthy civil society. How did that problem happen?

Volunteerism 92

Volunteerism Volunteerism Civil Society Public Policy 92

The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 6, 2024

And, how do these non-traditional digital makers get access to the resources to gather core needs, structure data in ways that serve civil society, and describe and measure impact? Design : Civil society does not often have a chance to make their needs explicit as tools are being developed. How is the data aggregated?

Civil Society 52

Civil Society Technology Production Collaborations 52

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Outside the General Assembly this week, civil-society groups, big philanthropies, and others gather to make their voices heard. AP Photo/Bryan Woolston, File Outside the gates of the United Nations, climate activists march on Madison Avenue while protesting energy policy and the use of fossil fuels.

Civil Society 162

Civil Society Energy Philanthropy 162

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Book Excerpt From Relationality : Connection Is Our Lost Superpower by David Jay Imagine that year after year for decades at a time our capacity for relationship keeps getting better.

Social Entrepreneurship 110

Social Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Civil Society Nonprofit Administration and Development 110

Philanthropy 2173

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The fediverse in relation to the majority of the web is a good analog for civil society and its relationship to the marketplace in phsyical space. There are important lessons to be found in these analyses for thinking about the reality of civil society and democracy today. The Fediverse study is here.

Civil Society 52

Civil Society Governance Public and Social Policy Energy 52

Candid

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Nonprofit workers are at the heart of civil society, and the same compassion and care we bring to our mission must extend to our people. IS is also working to have federal tax credits extended to nonprofits to support benefits like paid family leave, child care, and retirement plans.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Insurance Non-Profits 105

Philanthropy 2173

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

.* Here's my question for nonprofits and foundations and activists and associations - to civil society, basically - how do we trust you and your research? This is a sector-wide issue.

Civil Society 52

Civil Society Governance Culture Associations 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Though these violations continue, over the last 10 to 15 years, we have increasingly seen momentum among rightsholders, their allies, and civil society in advocating for rights-based and community-led conservation. Additionally, social innovators are working to build companies understanding of and support for land tenure.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Finance Collaborations 111

Philanthropy 2173

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The following post is about the chaos that is now Twitter, the growth in the #fediverse, the damage being done in real time to disbursed communities of people and activists, the possibilities of digital civil society coming through to shine, and the need to think carefully and collectively. Digital civil society's moment is now.

Civil Society 52

Civil Society Retail Finance Communication 52

Philanthropy 2173

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

for civil society organizations around the world to use. If your organization already has a policy in place for this - and you've considered the impact of having a mix of bots and people at your events (on both the bots and the people) - feel free to share them so we can all learn. I can still host things on DigitalImpact.IO

Civil Society 52

Civil Society Collaborations Associations 52

Candid

APRIL 9, 2025

Meanwhile, the Center for Effective Philanthropy has highlighted some responses, including publicly opposing specific actions, voicing support for nonprofits and civil society, or reaffirming their commitment to DEI, increasing payout levels, launching grant initiatives, streamlining application processes, and offering unrestricted funding.

Public and Social Policy 102

Public and Social Policy Communication Civil Society Governance 102

Philanthropy 2173

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The speaker series is open to anyone who wishes to engage with critical insights on the intersections and implications of digital dependencies with democratic norms and civil society values and actors. It is structured a as hybrid experience, allowing you to choose whether you’d like to attend in person or join us virtually.

Civil Society 52

Civil Society Values 52

Candid

JULY 20, 2022

To understand how the pandemic impacted the philanthropic sector and civil society organizations around the world, we reached out to local experts who shared their observations and experiences over the past two years. Optimistically, philanthropy and civil society have responded with creativity and flexibility.

Philanthropy 131

Philanthropy Civil Society Disaster Relief Retail 131

Candid

APRIL 1, 2025

A robust disaster response ecosystem requires collaboration across government, business, and civil society. Similarly, in Sudan, we supported Sudanese-led humanitarian efforts focused on mutual aid among those directly affected.

Philanthropy 80

Philanthropy Disaster Relief Civil Society Culture 80

The NonProfit Times

MAY 20, 2024

But also, publishing civil society work with meticulous attention to detail and context, often invisible to others, fosters diversity for future LLMs. Her email is mwebb@techsoup.org The post 5 Ways For Civil Society To Engage With AI appeared first on The NonProfit Times.

Civil Society 59

Civil Society Production Ethics Technology 59

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 20, 2025

Yet for civil society, this restraint feels indistinguishable from abandonment. Some of you are cautious of making public statements, worried political backlash could freeze assets, as has already happened to others. You are understandably careful, not because you want to hoard capital, but because you want to keep it flowing.

Philanthropy 125

Philanthropy Civil Society Health Public and Social Policy 125

Philanthropy 2173

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

We founded the Digital Civil Society Lab at Stanford in 2014 to examine and act on the ways digital dependencies effect civil society. [Photo by Lars Kienle on Unsplash. ALT - picture of red computer cables running from a server].

Civil Society 52

Civil Society Governance Associations Foundations 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 17, 2025

It diminishes civil society overall by shrinking the broad web of collaborations toward big goals that would be otherwise possible. This practice deprives these organizations (many of which are deeply embedded in and experts about the issues in their communities), with critical capacity.

Environmental 104

Environmental Civil Society Philanthropy Participation and motivation 104

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 14, 2025

Together, we can explore countless new ways to support child-centred and youth-led civil society across the region. Kimberly McClain and Rodrigo Barraza, co-directors of the Americas, were interviewed for a blog post about their co-leadership, in which Kim said, Two is most certainly better than one for GFC in the Americas.

Leadership 105

Leadership Civil Society Culture Children 105

Philanthropy 2173

JANUARY 13, 2025

If you'd like to join a zoom-based reading group focused on books about #philanthropy and #civil society than please let me know by commenting here, DM'ing me on Bluesky or Mastodon , emailing me, or filling out this form. Let me know your name, one book you'd want to read, email, and what time zone you're in.

Philanthropy 52

Philanthropy Civil Society Health 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

By Johanna Mair , Josefa Kindt & Sébastien Mena Civil society has attended to social problems for decades while intentionally refraining from overt engagement with politics. But a new field of practice seeks to reinvigorate democracy by emancipating social innovation from this stricture.

Civil Society 130

Civil Society 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 23, 2023

In fact, city leaders often follow the pioneering innovations of civil society organizations. The initiation power of civil society organizations does not end with “small wins.” .” Diffusion between cities does not only happen on the level of city governments. Create synapses for within-city learning.

Civil Society 119

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Construction Governance 119

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

The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 30, 2024

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Civil Society 52

Civil Society Healthcare Ethics Law 52

Philanthropy 2173

MARCH 17, 2020

We all live in digital civil society now. In January, the Digital Civil Society Lab released a report about how this is true, why it matters and what to do about it. In January, the Digital Civil Society Lab released a report about how this is true, why it matters and what to do about it.

Civil Society 40

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Public Policy Governance 40

Philanthropy 2173

APRIL 23, 2020

These days I'm not just writing and teaching about digital civil society, I'm watching as people all around me come to realize they're living it everyday. These are (simultaneously) problems of the fortunate, signs of grief, life-altering though not threatening, and opportunities.

Civil Society 52

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Public Policy Universities 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 6, 2025

Achieving scale, however, also requires them to raise a big tent; they must embrace unlikely partners , avoid the petty fights for territory or credit that often occur between civil society organizations, and avoid time-consuming consensus-building processes (although promising tools for large-group decision-making are emerging).

Nonprofit governance and management 94

Nonprofit governance and management Civil Society Collaborations Public and Social Policy 94

Candid

JUNE 23, 2022

To understand how the pandemic impacted the philanthropic sector and civil society organizations around the world, we reached out to local experts who shared their observations and experiences over the past two years. Brazil’s culture of giving and philanthropy has been growing since the 1980s. billion by the summer of 2020. .

Civil Society 98

Civil Society Philanthropy Collaborations Public and Nonprofit Management 98

Philanthropy 2173

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

It is derived from lessons learned preparing the Integrated Advocacy report and this article on media coverage of civil society and covid. Just as digital practices and public policy shape online expression and assembly, civil society also shape digital practices and policies. They are entwined with each other.

Public Policy 97

Public Policy Civil Society Philanthropy Nonprofits 97

Philanthropy 2173

AUGUST 16, 2021

Civil society suppression.the digital way On August 13, 2021, AlgorithmWatch , a German nonprofit focused on algorithmic accountability, shut down its work on Instagram because Facebook (owner of Instagram) threatened to sue the group for violations of its Terms of Service. All nonprofits and foundations should pay attention to this.

Civil Society 40

Civil Society Advertising Associations Foundations 40