Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 13, 2024

Over that time, I have witnessed an increased emphasis on naming opportunities for buildings and a decreased emphasis on ethical practice in capital fundraising where naming gifts often serve as marketing or reputation enhancing vehicles for donors that overshadow sincere charitable intent.

Ethics 122

Ethics Public and Social Policy Universities Philanthropy 122

Philanthropy 2173

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

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. The AI world - especially that which professes some commitment to "ethics", "safety," "responsibility" or "trustworthiness"* - is ripe with hybrids, not trusts.

Nonprofit governance 87

Nonprofit governance Governance Civil Society Non-Profits 87

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

To date, most funders investing in artificial intelligence—including McGovern, Schmidt Futures, and Open Philanthropy—have focused primarily on understanding AI’s potential risks, or supporting AI’s positive impacts on society, in the longer-term. Building government (and civil society) capacity to use AI.

Civil Society 128

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 128

Philanthropy 2173

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

It's one of failing business models, new alternatives, a failure of professional ethics and practice to provide distinguishing value, an explosion of choices that consumers don't differentiate between, and a collapse of trust. It's not a pretty story. link] [link] [link] [link] [link] [link]

Civil Society 40

Civil Society Ethics Values Nonprofit Organizations 40

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Imagine a civil society in which communities, individuals, and leaders (nonprofit, social movement, philanthropy, business, education, and more) regularly engage in the process of self-examination for the sake of improving our world. The six components are as follows: Figure 1: Racial Literacy Development Model.

Civil Society 108

Civil Society Race and Ethnicity Health Culture 108

Philanthropy 2173

MARCH 5, 2020

Original post Since we started the Digital Civil Society Lab I’ve been invited to countless conferences, workshops, and philanthropic or corporate launches of “some kind of tech” for “some kind of good.” What commercial applications call externalities, civil society and the public sector exist to address.

Civil Society 59

Civil Society Ethics Participation and motivation Universities 59