NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 29, 2023

But experts warn that unless civil society takes a stronger stance in curbing local militia groups’ power, compounding water, food, and energy crises have the potential to allow these groups to thrive in the vacuum left by an ineffective civil response.

Governance 127

Governance Disaster Relief Law Civil Society 127

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 11, 2023

For example, another recent study on African conservation funding practices finds that 92 percent of African civil society organizations struggle to access sufficient core funding, 71 percent of them identified short-term project structures as a key barrier, and 52 percent find existing proposal and reporting requirements to be a barrier.

Civil Society 101

Civil Society Environmental Governance Public and Social Policy 101

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 18, 2024

coordinated with other organizations, working closely with the Human Rights Law Center , large professional NGOs, and civil society organizations whose strengths lay in advocacy, and unions that were known for their powerful organizing. Rather than acting alone, GetUp!

Public and Social Policy 107

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Law Medical 107

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 25, 2023

It is crucial, however, that the renewed energy of organized labor is channeled in the right way. Neither the tech industry nor other large corporations will undertake a huge course correction without strong pressure from others in society.

Public and Social Policy 128

Public and Social Policy Technology Civil Society Production 128

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 15, 2023

In the simplest terms, a debtor nation will agree to stop making payments to the lender and to, instead, channel that money into local climate projects such as renewable energy or energy efficiency initiatives. Particular efforts should be made to address and assuage the political and logistic concerns of lenders and borrowers.

Public and Social Policy 79

Public and Social Policy Environmental Governance Civil Society 79

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

A study on the working conditions in Kenya’s gig economy , for example, was written by two African researchers, who not only surveyed hundreds of gig workers but also involved civil society and policy makers during a multi-stakeholder dialogue and a panel discussion in Nairobi. Create time and resource buffers.

Entrepreneurship 71

Entrepreneurship Public and Social Policy Civil Society Collaborations 71

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Even the transition to renewable energy is threatened by a shortage of some 7 million workers needed to do things like install solar panels on roofs. The workers who could solve these problems remain on their side of the global tracks.

Public and Social Policy 125

Public and Social Policy Finance Recruitment Poverty 125

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 25, 2023

In retrospect, we can see with a borderless threat like COVID-19, collaboration was stymied across and within countries: Lacking clearly defined and owned targets, country responses often failed to meaningfully engage civil society. For example, COVAX’s anchor organizations—Gavi, WHO and UNICEF—fought over turf.

Public and Social Policy 81

Public and Social Policy Manufacturing Health Finance 81

Getting Attention

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Visual storytelling has the power to move public policy, incite or halt wars, and alter the course of civil society and this high-energy panel will showcase the impact of visual content to powerfully advance issues, causes and organizational impact. Say it in Pixels: Visual Storytelling in the 21st centur y.

Civil Society 66

Civil Society Communication Public Policy Production 66

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. Efficiency gains from the digitization of service delivery have also significantly reduced energy consumption and methane emissions. A Tyranny of Tradeoffs. million a day.

Agriculture 92

Agriculture Civil Society Poverty Environmental 92

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 17, 2022

All sectors have a role to play in achieving climate justice, but it’s fair to say that compared to government and civil society, business is late in addressing the challenge and is in fact frequently called out as part of the problem. Why Climate Justice Matters to Business. Sharing burdens and benefits fairly.

Civil Society 74

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Energy 74

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 8, 2023

Image Credit: Jorm Sangsorn on istock.com Worldwide, civil society—from NGOs to grassroots activist groups to social movements to unions—is being undermined by global conflict, suppressive governments, the erosion of democratic institutions, and the spread of disinformation. And it’s more difficult than it sounds.”

Civil Society 99

Civil Society Governance Law Taxation 99

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 12, 2022

There are many examples of leaders countering this myth, like the Fellows in the Civil Society Fellowship. As leaders practice self-awareness and moral courage, opportunities and incentives must be created to channel energy into empowering others to see change in the long run.

Leadership 106

Leadership Civil Society Collaborations Universities 106

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 26, 2023

Civil society and humanitarian organizations are attuned to the reality that these streams of people generate massive amounts of data that can, for instance, help channel aid to the neediest, predict disease outbreaks, and much more. Today, the term social license is defined in multiple ways.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Governance Ethics 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 18, 2023

They know that young people, who represent the future of the country, must be protagonists in this process because their energy, ideas, and fresh perspectives are essential to imagining and building a peaceful country.

Public and Social Policy 93

Public and Social Policy Governance Civil Society Public Policy 93

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 16, 2023

You can’t build a base to transform the economy with just a few renewable energy companies, some very smart people working in policy schools, and some well-meaning politicians. Energy insecurity levels between rural areas and inner-city Philadelphia are identical. That’s very crucial for the kind of coalition we’re trying to build.

Public and Social Policy 81

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Public and Nonprofit Management Energy 81

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 23, 2023

providing renewable energy or healthy food). Investors should partner with these groups by asking civil society how their frameworks and ideas can inform an investment portfolio, working with philanthropy to pair investment capital with infrastructure support, and advocating for favorable regulations and public investment into AOEs.

Nonprofit governance and management 131

Nonprofit governance and management Non-Profits Finance Governance 131

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

And a lot of our role here at Groundswell is about ensuring that those new folks with interest and fervor around RJ know where to put their time, money, and energy. We put out a call to philanthropy earlier this year around investing in the infrastructure that already exists, to that end.

Law 93

Law Healthcare Health Public and Social Policy 93

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

Using stark statistics and bold imperatives, he shows that the pursuit of happiness means nothing in an economy where just three people own more wealth than the 165 million people that make up the bottom half of US society. Sanders also explains how unprecedented energy in the streets compounded a sense of urgency on Capitol Hill.

Public and Social Policy 110

Public and Social Policy Governance Civil Society Healthcare 110

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Vincent Bevins: The book takes as its starting point something for which I think there’s ample evidence: there is quite a lot of energy and desire around the world to change the global system that we inhabit. If the question is not of desire, energy, or will, then perhaps the question is about tactics.

Governance 119

Governance Civil Society Homelessness Energy 119