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.

Entrepreneurship 71

Entrepreneurship Public and Social Policy Civil Society Collaborations 71

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Using market mechanisms, many social entrepreneurs have followed the example of Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank to set up enterprises with a main objective of tackling social or environmental issues. The organization works intensively with social entrepreneurs to show its potential for disruptive innovation.

Social Entrepreneurship 114

Social Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Social Enterprise Social Enterprise 114

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. Constant downward pressure on price and inequitable distribution of value results in high social and environmental costs for farmers that consumers and investors rarely see.

Agriculture 100

Agriculture Civil Society Poverty Environmental 100

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Its roots lie in the environmental justice movement in the United States, where, in the 1990s, activists called out the disproportionate impact of pollutants on Black communities in North Carolina. It has also highlighted human and environmental interconnectedness and galvanized large-scale, rapid collective action to respond and recover.

Civil Society 86

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Energy 86

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 4, 2023

We were able to recruit 29 foundations to sign on to this pledge to increase their funding to at least 30 percent to BIPOC-led environmental justice movements. CS: Well, it’s really interesting, because NPQ is, I think, the only media organization in civil society that’s not focused exclusively on philanthropy.

Philanthropy 93

Philanthropy Race and Ethnicity Recruitment Foundations 93

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 28, 2023

Their experiences show how the interdependencies of the SDGs come to life at the local level: Ending homelessness requires addressing issues of poverty, mental and physical health, quality employment, environmental justice, and climate change—in addition to safe and affordable housing.

Collaborations 97

Collaborations Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 97

Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

This foundation focuses on Civil Society, Education, Environment and the Flint Area.The Foundation seeks to fulfill its mission of supporting efforts that promote a just, equitable, and sustainable society. Areas served: California. Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. Areas served: US with a focus on the Great Lakes region.

Health 79

Health Entrepreneurship Foundations Education 79

EveryAction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The Net Impact Conference is the premier gathering of students and professionals who are committed to making a lasting social and environmental impact now and for a lifetime. Net Impact / Philadelphia, PA / $509. Join us November 3-5 in Philadelphia, a city where revolutions are made, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

Nonprofit governance and management 102

Nonprofit governance and management Finance Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 102

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 23, 2023

These volunteers—numbering nationwide in the tens of thousands—represent a form of civil resistance and autonomy, seeking to protect the ancestral way of life and Indigenous territory from violence and environmental destruction. According to reports , Guard members happened at one point to come across a tortoise.

Children 130

Children Civil Society Culture Health 130

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Access to news is key to an engaged civil society, and without it, social worlds shrink and become suffused with disinformation and bias. Even though union revenue is much less than corporations in general, Bohner explain, their budgets are “substantially bigger than those of environmental, human rights, and political organizations.”

Public and Nonprofit Management 117

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Civil Society Foundations 117

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 13, 2024

Under his watch, the company was fined $18 million in 2009 for environmental pollution in Rhode Island where Brown is located. As American political philosopher Michael Sandel laments , “Do we want a society where everything is up for sale? The younger of two sons, George Lindemann, Jr.,

Ethics 111

Ethics Public and Social Policy Universities Philanthropy 111

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2022

In some locations, solidarity economy is institutionalized and recognized by the state but in others involves civil society and informal practices. The Dakota Access Pipeline, Environmental Injustice, and U.S. For some, the phrase indicates economic reform and for others radical transformation. Walsh, C and Mignolo, W.

Non-Profits 105

Non-Profits Universities Collaborations Civil Society 105

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 16, 2023

This was a moment of reckoning within the climate movement: environmental justice advocates were rightfully mad at the ultimate outcomes done behind closed doors at the last minute, and other folks who are far more focused on carbon reduction were lauding the bill. It’s all carrots, very few sticks.

Public and Social Policy 75

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Public and Nonprofit Management Energy 75