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Building Community Governance for AI

Stanford Social Innovation Review

But putting unchecked development in the hands of (primarily) male tech executives who espouse a particular Silicon Valley ethos oriented toward profit and dominance above all else, will only intensify threats to our social systems and vulnerable communities. We need a new roadmap.

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10 Ways Funders Can Address Generative AI Now

Stanford Social Innovation Review

At this uncertain time, as the potential use-cases of generative AI begin to become apparent, there are at least 10 things that funders can do to help the existing field of tech-related nonprofits—and society at large—better prepare. Building government (and civil society) capacity to use AI.

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Maybe nonprofit governance aint what it needs to be?

Philanthropy 2173

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. The nonprofit sector ain't what you think it is.

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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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Fight and Build: Envisioning Solidarity Economies as Transformative Politics

NonProfit Quarterly

Two days earlier, about 50 organizers, activists, and educators were 90 miles west, in Springfield, having initial conversations about developing a statewide solidarity economy network. In some locations, solidarity economy is institutionalized and recognized by the state but in others involves civil society and informal practices.

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The 2019 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

Council for Advancement & Support of Education (CASE) / Fort Meyers, FL/ $445. Learn about new and proposed accounting and auditing standards and how they will impact not-for-profit entities and their auditors. USD School of Leadership and Education Sciences / San Diego, CA / TBD. Nonprofit Management. Planned Giving Primer.

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The 2018 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar

EveryAction

Council for Advancement & Support of Education (CASE) / Philadelphia, PA/ $410. Learn about new and proposed accounting and auditing standards and how they will impact not-for-profit entities and their auditors. USD School of Leadership and Education Sciences / San Diego, CA / $250. Nonprofit Management. Finance / @nysscpa.