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 190

Civil Society Philanthropy Nonprofits 190

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 154

Civil Society Energy Philanthropy 154

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 59

Civil Society 59

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

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Most obviously, funders working in specific issue areas—climate, health, education, or in my case, democracy—can work to support efforts downstream to prepare government and civil society in their respective sectors to take advantage of the opportunities and mitigate the risks of AI on their specific areas of concern.

Civil Society 122

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 122

Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

In July 2020, Candid published a blog post examining the many surveys inquiring about social sector organizations’ needs in light of COVID-19. Conducted between March and July, these surveys revealed that during the early months of the crisis, nonprofits were concerned about financial stability and challenges related to new working conditions.

Civil Society 75

Civil Society Philanthropy Nonprofit Administration and Development Foundations 75

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 Governance 52

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 Governance 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

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 115

Civil Society Governance Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 115

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Yet to address these problems, we need to zoom in, convening experts, civil society and affected communities to explore sustainable solutions that work in the local context. The telephoto perspective allows us to identify problems. And you need a diverse team to focus on that global-to-local perspective.

Health 244

Health Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Culture 244

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Imagine a civil society in which communities, individuals, and leaders (nonprofit, social movement, philanthropy, business, education, and more) regularly engage in the process of self-examination for the sake of improving our world.

Civil Society 111

Civil Society Race and Ethnicity Culture Health 111

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

We’ve realized that we stand here on behalf of civil society more broadly.” We didn’t want to find ourselves in this position, but we’ve realized that we stand here on behalf of civil society more broadly,” Ahmed told NPQ. Meanwhile, Ahmed says that CCDH is determined to contest the charges brought by X Corp. “We

Civil Society 128

Civil Society Advertising Leadership Governance 128

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 11, 2024

It is earned person by person, moving through large segments of society. American civil society institutions have an important role to play. For leaders of civil society organizations, earning, rebuilding, and maintaining trust is a complicated but doable and essential undertaking to achieve their mission.

Civil Society 141

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Health Governance 141

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 24, 2023

By Noor Noman The Citizens Foundation is transforming how education is delivered in Pakistan, with remarkable outcomes for the country’s underprivileged children.

Civil Society 52

Civil Society Children Education Education 52

Philanthropy 2173

OCTOBER 9, 2020

In so doing, we have enclosed civil society within the bounds of the marketplace and public sector, obliterating any meaningful sense of an independent sector. Digital threats to democracy run much deeper than digitally influenced elections and include the demise of independent civil society.

Civil Society 40

Civil Society Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Universities 40

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 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

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Protecting donor privacy is not just about safeguarding individual rights; it's about upholding the values of a vibrant civil society. Legislation demanding donor disclosure does the opposite, silencing voices, chilling philanthropy, and ultimately weakening the very fabric of a healthy civil society.

Civil Society 89

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Governance 89

Philanthropy 2173

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

For the last decade(s) or so, there has been much attention to the blurring of lines between nonprofits and social businesses. Much of the pressure is self-inflicted by funders and nonprofits looking for sustainable revenue models. The rise of impact investing is part of this story.

Civil Society 40

Civil Society Ethics Values Nonprofit Organizations 40

Philanthropy 2173

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

I want to think about what it means - if anything - for civil society. First, it seems that no one in civil society or the U.S. Yet, as noted in the intro, voices in civil society and philanthropy have been awfully quiet about this "impact" on AI.

Nonprofit governance 87

Nonprofit governance Governance Civil Society Non-Profits 87

Boardsource

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Perhaps more than any other time in recent history, civil society, including governments, nonprofits and the philanthropic sector, is revisiting the fundamental premises that structure its institutions, determine its value and, literally, justify its existence.

Leadership 88

Leadership Civil Society Governance Values 88

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 21, 2023

It has enabled me to work with an incredible group of people here at SSIR , the Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society, and Stanford University. As SSIR celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, and with my retirement, the time is ripe to review our successes of the past and look toward the future.

Civil Society 98

Civil Society Universities Philanthropy Leadership 98

The NonProfit Times

APRIL 23, 2024

When you volunteer, you help hold up the foundation of civil society. The estimates may still understate the full value of volunteer service because they do not consider the many intangible benefits provided by volunteers that cannot be easily quantified.

Civil Society 111

Civil Society Charitable Organizations Values Energy 111

The Agitator

AUGUST 19, 2013

Here’s a sample of such thinking … Charities can’t blame ‘economic climate’ for falls in income , from Civil Society Fundraising in the UK, seconded by our own US pal Jeff Brooks at Future Fundraising Now … charities Don''t Miss these Posts fundraising innovation nonprofit management nonprofits premium'

Civil Society 82

Civil Society Insurance Fundraising Fundraising 82

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 17, 2022

To achieve this, more businesses need to join with the government and civil society to actively confront inequality, poverty, and climate change together. A Tyranny of Tradeoffs. These included farmer field schools, input subsidies for seeds and fertilizers, and certifications.

Agriculture 105

Agriculture Civil Society Poverty Environmental 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Once the cooperative was set up with support from civil society 10 years ago, the collective progress has become visceral. Today, Amul has more than 16 million milk producers and 185,903 dairy cooperative societies making India the world’s largest milk producer.

Food 122

Food Civil Society Agriculture Public and Social Policy 122