Civil Society, Environmental and Nonprofit governance and management

Powerful, Not Powerless: Emerging Approaches to Massive Action

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 6, 2025

Autocratic governments, nihilistic oligarchs, escalating climate impacts, dynamic pandemics, menacing technologies, rampant misinformationall of these forces and more conspire to leave Americans and people around the world feeling less safe, more uncertain, and more frightened about the future.

Nonprofit governance and management

Nonprofit governance and management Civil Society Collaborations Public and Social Policy

Three Whys, Three Times (Blog)

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 23, 2025

Arts & Culture Cities Civic Engagement Economic Development Education Energy Environment Food Health Human Rights Security Social Services Water & Sanitation Sectors Government, Nonprofit, Business, etc. Business Foundations Government Nonprofits & NGOs Social Enterprise Solutions Advocacy, Funding, Leadership, etc.

Participation and motivation

Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Health Public and Social Policy

Education Transformation Against All Odds

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Three years into this effort, more than 50 schools have joined the movement, all aligned around a commitment to living the values of active citizenship, social justice, and good governance. The integration of these values has led to transformative changes in many nafda schools.

Education

Education Education Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management

Webinars

Stop Budget Burnout: A Better Way to Grow Your Nonprofit in 2026

Interactive Webinar: Recurring Giving Events That Keep on Giving

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Federal Funding Freeze Could Decimate Nonprofits

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 28, 2025

This order is a potential 5-alarm fire for nonprofits and the people and communities they serve. Federal grants make up about a third of nonprofit funding through direct grants, state pass-throughs, and other mechanisms for everything from scientific research to education to arts and culture to critical services for children and families.

Civil Society

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Law

LGBTQ+ and Disability Rights Organizations Are Resisting Trump’s Nonprofit Crackdown

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 10, 2025

Photo by Ehimetalor Akhere Unuabona on Unsplash Since Donald Trumps inauguration, his administration has escalated efforts against marginalized communities and the nonprofits that serve them. While a federal judge blocked the order and the OMB later withdrew its memo, the disruption has already destabilized nonprofit operations nationwide.

Nonprofit governance and management

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits

Building Blocks of a Public Policy Agenda for Volunteerism

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 12, 2025

These policies…offer a framework to protect volunteers, protect nonprofits, and…enable the creation of more nonprofit volunteer opportunities. But just as environmental policy can protect bees, public policy can support volunteers. Ensure volunteers don’t replace union government workers.

Public Policy

Public Policy Volunteerism Volunteerism Public and Nonprofit Management

Critical Coalitions

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 22, 2025

Arts & Culture Cities Civic Engagement Economic Development Education Energy Environment Food Health Human Rights Security Social Services Water & Sanitation Sectors Government, Nonprofit, Business, etc. Business Foundations Government Nonprofits & NGOs Social Enterprise Solutions Advocacy, Funding, Leadership, etc.

Public and Social Policy

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance

Navigating DEI Challenges: Strategic Advice for Nonprofits to Meet the Moment

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 25, 2025

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Nonprofit Administration and Development

Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy

Providence Nonprofits Reeling from Funding Cuts and Threats (And, Organizations—What You Can Do!)

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 17, 2025

Theyre all nonprofits. To say that many nonprofits would cease to exist without [federal] funding is putting it mildly. Recent executive orders by the Trump administration are touching off fear and uncertainty among nonprofits in Providence and other cities across the country. And theyre under attack.

Nonprofit Administration and Development

Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Social Enterprise

Navigating DEI Challenges: Strategic Advice for Purpose-Driven Organizations to Meet the Moment

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 25, 2025

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Nonprofit Administration and Development

Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy

A Free Press Needs a New Kind of Journalism

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Did you know that a handful of billionaires and asset managers have been buying up local newspapers, magazines, and TV stations? Access to news is key to an engaged civil society, and without it, social worlds shrink and become suffused with disinformation and bias.

Public and Nonprofit Management

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Civil Society Foundations

10 Ways Funders Can Address Generative AI Now

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

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. Understanding, and developing guidelines and guardrails for, government use of AI.

Civil Society

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance

Building a Green, Equitable Economy: A Conversation with Steve Dubb, Rithika Ramamurthy, Johanna Bozuwa, and Daniel Aldana Cohen

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. JB: Absolutely.

Public and Social Policy

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Public and Nonprofit Management Energy

Local Collaboration Can Drive Global Progress on the SDGs

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

Collaborations Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance

How to Advance a Just Energy Transition in Oil-Dominated New Brunswick

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

A report issued by the Atlantic Economic Council in February 2024 says the company can survive the net-zero transition, but only with government aid. The moratorium was partially lifted in 2019 by what was then a new provincial government. The company that owns the refinery, Irving Oil, is facing a precarious future.

Energy

Energy Public and Social Policy Governance Sociology

Strategic Philanthropy Is Alive and Well

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 11, 2024

They warn that strategic philanthropy is dangerous because “it diverts attention from fundamental reforms less palatable to wealthy donors and from the fact that government and corporate behavior are responsible for the ills of society.” We know of no foundation—even the largest—that thinks it replaces government.

Philanthropy

Philanthropy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Governance

Corporate Capture—Can We Find a Way Out?

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 31, 2024

Image: “ The Universe Delivers” by Yvonne Coleman Burney/ www.artbyycolemanburney.com Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2024 issue, “Escaping Corporate Capture.” Corporate capture is visible too in the names adorning the walls of nonprofit university and hospital buildings. Decades ago, Philip K.

Public and Social Policy

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development

Nonprofits Self-Censoring in Wake of Trump Actions

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Image credit: Sound On on Pexels.com As the Trump administration takes steps to freeze federal funding to untold numbers of nonprofits and NGOs, some organizations that receive federal grants are scrambling to protect themselves by self-censoring. Some nonprofits have chosen self-censorship.

Civil Society

Civil Society Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management

Nonprofit Leadership Zone

Powerful, Not Powerless: Emerging Approaches to Massive Action

Three Whys, Three Times (Blog)

Webinars

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Education Transformation Against All Odds

Webinars

Federal Funding Freeze Could Decimate Nonprofits

LGBTQ+ and Disability Rights Organizations Are Resisting Trump’s Nonprofit Crackdown

Building Blocks of a Public Policy Agenda for Volunteerism

Critical Coalitions

Navigating DEI Challenges: Strategic Advice for Nonprofits to Meet the Moment

Providence Nonprofits Reeling from Funding Cuts and Threats (And, Organizations—What You Can Do!)

Navigating DEI Challenges: Strategic Advice for Purpose-Driven Organizations to Meet the Moment

A Free Press Needs a New Kind of Journalism

10 Ways Funders Can Address Generative AI Now

Building a Green, Equitable Economy: A Conversation with Steve Dubb, Rithika Ramamurthy, Johanna Bozuwa, and Daniel Aldana Cohen

Local Collaboration Can Drive Global Progress on the SDGs

How to Advance a Just Energy Transition in Oil-Dominated New Brunswick

Strategic Philanthropy Is Alive and Well

Corporate Capture—Can We Find a Way Out?

Nonprofits Self-Censoring in Wake of Trump Actions

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