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10 Ways Funders Can Address Generative AI Now

Stanford Social Innovation Review

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.

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Can Cities Be the Source of Scalable Innovations?

Stanford Social Innovation Review

From Experimentation to Diffusion of Urban Innovations The innovative role of dynamic cities has been referred to as government by experiment. Experimentation is particularly important for climate governance, where cities have developed new ideas at an impressive rate.

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Philanthropy during COVID-19 in India

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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.

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Reading List: Bridging Divides to Create Social Change

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Stanford Social Innovation Review ’s 2022 Nonprofit Management Institute (NMI) will focus on opportunities to bridge the divides that exist in society. How do we encourage greater cooperation and collaboration in what can feel like an increasingly divisive world? September 13, 2022 at 9:05 a.m. September 13, 2022 at 12:10 p.m.

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When to Call It Quits

Stanford Social Innovation Review

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.

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Using ‘Purple Glasses’ to Achieve Gender Equity in Mexico

Stanford Social Innovation Review

This involves collaborating with women leaders in business and academia around the world, which extends the impact of our work locally and creates valuable professional relationships and partnerships. Innovation thus becomes a powerful tool driven by the intellectual participation of women from diverse contexts.

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How Organizations Build Trust

Stanford Social Innovation Review

This is not a theory but a fact, affirmed by leading experts like the Edelman Trust Barometer , Gallup , and General Social Survey by NORC at the University of Chicago. Trust in institutions is necessary to create and improve the social contracts that govern democracy and allow communities and the nation to strike sustainable civic bargains.