NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 29, 2023

Image Credit: Josiah S on istock.com Founded in March 2009, the Oath Keepers are an anti-government far-right militia group comprising former law enforcement, first responders, and former military who pledge to defend the United States against government tyranny at all costs.

Governance 122

Governance Disaster Relief Law Civil Society 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

” Before the cooperative, women were selling pineapples at a much lower price and were stuck in a cycle of poverty. Once the cooperative was set up with support from civil society 10 years ago, the collective progress has become visceral. The name literally translates to “lift one another up.”

Food 109

Food Civil Society Agriculture Public and Social Policy 109

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. We believe these links would create alternative ways for promoting social enterprises in this layer of society.

Social Entrepreneurship 114

Social Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Social Enterprise Social Enterprise 114

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 17, 2022

As the United Nations highlights, eradicating poverty is the greatest global challenge and an absolute requirement for sustainable development. To achieve this, more businesses need to join with the government and civil society to actively confront inequality, poverty, and climate change together. Earning $1.30

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 28, 2023

For example, New York City created the innovative concept of a Voluntary Local Review (VLR), based on the Voluntary National Reviews that nations submit to the UN, in which local and regional governments adopt and track their progress toward the SDGs.

Collaborations 97

Collaborations Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 97

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. Suboptimal” early childhood development is seen as contributing to poverty in communities.

Children 132

Children Civil Society Culture Health 132