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 109

Civil Society Environmental Governance Public and Social Policy 109

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

This means that those employees “lived in households that could not afford the basics of housing, child care, food, transportation, health care, a smart phone plan, or taxes” (6). The findings suggest nonprofits are playing a diminished role in some facets of civil society, namely lobbying government and working with government on policies.

Health 62

Health Civil Society Governance Public Policy 62

Nonprofit Fixer

APRIL 22, 2024

Like, ‘We’ll help you, you’re poor, you need money, but we don’t actually trust you to buy food because we just think you’re going to buy beer or hot Cheetos.’” - Vu Le, Nonprofit AF ( source ) “All of our goals must be measurable. They want to truly solve or tackle a social problem.”-

Nonprofit Leadership 111

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Fundraising Fundraising 111

Candid

MARCH 16, 2022

While many funders will choose to support the Ukrainian people and refugees, some may wish to support Russians facing economic collapse and food insecurity. Namely: Russia’s civil society has been under assault for decades.

Non-Profits 105

Non-Profits Civil Society Foundations Law 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 15, 2023

Moreover, some debtors may be concerned that debt-for-climate swaps will have negative social or economic impacts, such as displacing people from certain occupations, undermining food security or industrial development, or encouraging more borrowing or environmental degradation in anticipation of future swaps.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Environmental Governance Civil Society 98

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

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.

Public and Social Policy 101

Public and Social Policy Manufacturing Health Finance 101

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Smallholder farmers produce at least a third of the global food supply. To achieve this, more businesses need to join with the government and civil society to actively confront inequality, poverty, and climate change together. Though these farms are small, typically under two hectares, their cumulative impact is large.

Agriculture 101

Agriculture Civil Society Poverty Environmental 101

Philanthropy 2173

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

He's clear in the article that he's talking about global systems - food crises, inflation, and displacement. Here's the key point he made: " We are on the path to systems failure, he says, and the timescale is three to five years." Alliance article is paywalled) In some cases, I think his timeline is too generous.

Children 40

Children Insurance Healthcare Universities 40

iMarketSmart

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The gift: The form and reason for exchange in archaic societies. Reciprocal altruism in Yanomamö food exchange. Civil Society. (A recent English translation is Mauss, M. Routledge.). [23] 23] Hames, R. Chagnon, & W. Irons (Eds.), Adaptation and human behavior: An anthropological perspective (pp. Routledge.

Fundraising 52

Fundraising Fundraising Public and Nonprofit Management Management 52

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 4, 2023

Isabelle Leighton: I love that you’re starting with a nice and easy question, not like my favorite food or anything! 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. Movement leaders were asking for it.

Philanthropy 94

Philanthropy Race and Ethnicity Recruitment Foundations 94

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The United States is home to more gig firms than anywhere in the world, with apps for food delivery, dog walking, haircuts, babysitters, warehouse temp workers, and much more. And that made all the difference. But the tradeoff has never been fair and the platforms increasingly seek to have it both ways.

Public and Social Policy 145

Public and Social Policy Law Civil Society Governance 145

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 89

Civil Society Governance Law Taxation 89

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Similarly, practices of involving children in household work, such as gutting fish or other animals, preparing food, and carrying wood, have been shown by research to foster responsibility and social responsiveness. As Mayancha and Mezzenzana write , “Danger or failure is a normal part of the learning process.”

Children 130

Children Civil Society Culture Health 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

But many of the same things that make workplace surveillance such a daunting threat also reveal its vulnerabilities, and where workers and civil society might fight back. The Workers Justice Project and Los Deliveristas have been fighting for a minimum wage for app-based food delivery workers in New York City.

Public and Social Policy 139

Public and Social Policy Law Technology Civil Society 139

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 12, 2023

SSIR ’s 2023 Data on Purpose conference, Making Tech Work for Workers , will happen online May 2-3 and feature many of the worker organizations leading the movement to build a more just and equitable economy in conversation with some of the sharpest minds in academia, civil society, and the public and private sectors. by Chana R.

Public and Social Policy 63

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Public and Nonprofit Management Technology 63

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 9, 2024

We can spend our days without appreciating the supply chains that enable our well-being, or the natural world on which we all depend; markets do not require us to know who produced the food we eat or where our trash goes; consumption happens on the surface while production is hidden from view.”

Public and Social Policy 73

Public and Social Policy Construction Law Civil Society 73

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 1, 2023

And certainly, civil society organizations are fundamental to monitoring and educating the public about how the US government is spending our tax dollars. Earlier this month, Al Jazeera reported that “Western donors are cutting Arab civil society groups off financially for criticizing Israel’s atrocities in Gaza.”

Public and Social Policy 145

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Philanthropy Law 145

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Well-known examples include home care agency CHCA and fair trade food and beverage company Equal Exchange. The retailer Publix and the food company King Arthur Baking Company are both owned by ESOPs. providing renewable energy or healthy food). Steward ownership models are designed to protect the mission of a company.

Nonprofit governance and management 135

Nonprofit governance and management Non-Profits Finance Governance 135