Philanthropy 2173

APRIL 23, 2020

These days I'm not just writing and teaching about digital civil society, I'm watching as people all around me come to realize they're living it everyday. Some foundations are getting into the act. These are (simultaneously) problems of the fortunate, signs of grief, life-altering though not threatening, and opportunities.

Civil Society 52

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Public Policy Governance 52

Candid

JULY 20, 2022

To understand how the pandemic impacted the philanthropic sector and civil society organizations around the world, we reached out to local experts who shared their observations and experiences over the past two years. Optimistically, philanthropy and civil society have responded with creativity and flexibility.

Philanthropy 131

Philanthropy Civil Society Disaster Relief Governance 131

Candid

JUNE 23, 2022

To understand how the pandemic impacted the philanthropic sector and civil society organizations around the world, we reached out to local experts who shared their observations and experiences over the past two years. Community foundations, family foundations, and other private foundations make up a smaller portion of the sector. .

Civil Society 98

Civil Society Philanthropy Collaborations Public and Nonprofit Management 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 23, 2023

In fact, city leaders often follow the pioneering innovations of civil society organizations. The initiation power of civil society organizations does not end with “small wins.” .” Diffusion between cities does not only happen on the level of city governments.

Civil Society 90

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Construction Governance 90

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. This might include: 1.

Civil Society 85

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 85

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. It is crucial to pause and consider the extent of these influences, which often go unnoticed.

Civil Society 109

Civil Society Race and Ethnicity Health Culture 109

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 24, 2024

A market innovation like creating a sustainable seafood market is unlikely to create enduring systems change without building strong relationships with civil society. The Garfield Foundation offers a different example of how networks with capacity achieve systems change that evades individual groups.

Civil Society 92

Civil Society Energy Collaborations Leadership 92

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

We’ve realized that we stand here on behalf of civil society more broadly.” Last week, the Guardian reported that a recent X Corp blog post accused the European Climate Foundation of aiding CCDH in its alleged violations. And that is why such an array of civil society bodies have come out in the last few days to back us.” “If

Civil Society 129

Civil Society Leadership Advertising Governance 129

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 11, 2024

It is earned person by person, moving through large segments of society. American civil society institutions have an important role to play. For leaders of civil society organizations, earning, rebuilding, and maintaining trust is a complicated but doable and essential undertaking to achieve their mission.

Civil Society 116

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Health Governance 116

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Lior Ipp of the Roddenberry Foundation examines the bias of scale and makes the case for funding more small, locally led organizations working on systemic issues. Nonprofit and foundation leaders explore the movement working toward reparations. So what should philanthropic leaders do differently to confront these problems?

Civil Society 127

Civil Society Philanthropy Foundations Nonprofit Capacity 127

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Stanford Social Innovation Review ’s 2022 Nonprofit Management Institute (NMI) will focus on opportunities to bridge the divides that exist in society. The conference will explore the role of civil society organizations in finding common ground, ways to facilitate collaboration, combatting disinformation, and other topics.

Civil Society 86

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 86

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

As the Nicaraguan government tightened its grip on authoritarian rule, it was threatened by civil society organizations who possess the power to hold them accountable, receiving funds they do not control and investing those funds in services that preserve human rights, protect democracy, and empower individuals.

Civil Society 88

Civil Society Governance Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 88

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 11, 2023

Yet, despite this consensus, the Rainforest Foundation Norway showed, in 2021 , that efforts to recognize Indigenous land rights and support their forest conservation were getting less than 1 percent of all climate financing, with the vast majority of funding going to international organizations or development contractors.

Civil Society 96

Civil Society Environmental Governance Public and Social Policy 96

Philanthropy 2173

MAY 11, 2023

Where are the experiments, innovations, regulatory reconsiderations, imaginaries, and alternatives in philanthropy and civil society that make use of (but don't venerate) our current capacities (for almost instant global communication, for example) and that pursue a vision of human thriving on a climate-damaged planet?

Philanthropy 59

Philanthropy Civil Society Agriculture Energy 59

Candid

JANUARY 21, 2022

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and London-based Wellcome have pledged an additional $150 million each to the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) to help end the COVID-19 pandemic and prevent future pandemics. January 20, 2022. Lilly Endowment commits $20 million to preserve Black churches. January 20, 2022.

Civil Society 52

Civil Society Manufacturing Community Development Governance 52

Philanthropy 2173

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Does your nonprofit or foundation wants to lose it? At the Digital Civil Society Lab , we often suggest to foundations and nonprofits that they think of their digital vendors (software, hardware, cloud, apps, mobile phones, email, etc) like landlords. Can you pay two, three, ten times more for it?

Civil Society 40

Civil Society Foundations Nonprofits Technology 40

Candid

JULY 2, 2021

The Bill & Melinda Gates , Ford , and Open Society foundations have announced commitments of $2.1 The commitment includes $650 million to expand the foundation's support for women's empowerment collectives and efforts to strengthen the care economy, improve women's financial inclusion, and reduce barriers to paid work; and $1.4

Civil Society 91

Civil Society Governance Health Leadership 91

Candid

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Gates Foundation awards $35 million PRI for anti-viral therapeutics. September 16, 2021 UK-based Exscientia , an AI-driven pharmatech company, has announced a $35 million program-related investment from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop anti-viral therapeutics against coronavirus and other viruses with pandemic potential.

Civil Society 52

Civil Society Foundations Governance Nonprofits 52

Philanthropy 2173

OCTOBER 27, 2020

Alt Headline: Thoughts on Non-public digital infrastructure for civil society. For decades the sector has relied on analysis of of tax forms, survey data, and foundation reporting to see big trends in giving - these trends and data are useful to practitioners in the sector, researchers, and policy makers.

Civil Society 40

Civil Society Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 40

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 12, 2023

” As a frequent participant in funder calls and donor working groups, our team at the Roddenberry Foundation has seen this “systems change fatigue” up close and personal. As a collaborative effort with multiple funding partners , we have regular conversations with foundations from across the globe.

Civil Society 87

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Food 87

Candid

MARCH 16, 2022

It was original published on the Council on Foundations' website. . Over the last two weeks, the Council on Foundations has received scores of questions from the field about how to help the Ukrainian people during the ongoing Russian invasion, including during our recent webinar with the State Department.

Non-Profits 105

Non-Profits Civil Society Foundations Law 105

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Yet to address these problems, we need to zoom in, convening experts, civil society and affected communities to explore sustainable solutions that work in the local context. Adaptability is the final pillar of the foundation: the synthesis of collaboration, respect, and a commitment to learning.

Health 92

Health Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Culture 92

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 18, 2024

In trying to ensure that the rapid growth of technology is something that will benefit workers and societies as much as entrepreneurs and executives, there’s a role for all of us: employers and workers, academics and governments, as well as investors committed to seeing the technology they fund be used to increase the common good.

Curriculum and Teaching 86

Curriculum and Teaching Healthcare Civil Society Technology 86

NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 9, 2016

What is it about the prospect of funding from the largest foundations that lights up the eyes of the most hardened nonprofit staffer? My sister-in-law’s brother’s cousin knows someone at the Gates Foundation. A mega-grant from a mega-foundation always seems like the answer to your prayers, right? the program staffer asks.

Foundations 34

Foundations Civil Society Leadership Technology 34

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

When contemplating migration that can deliver massive income gains to low-income households and benefits to both sending and receiving economies—but must maintain public support in a difficult political climate—public, private, and civil society actors all play important roles in a complex system’s effective functioning.

Public and Social Policy 120

Public and Social Policy Finance Recruitment Poverty 120

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 4, 2023

I went to a Muslim foundation philanthropy event in Dearborn, recently. 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. We’re feeling the need to raise awareness within our”—let’s say—“corporation” or “foundation.

Philanthropy 95

Philanthropy Race and Ethnicity Recruitment Foundations 95

EveryAction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Participants will acquire a foundational understanding of this increasingly important component of fundraising strategy and will be able to identify and distinguish between the most common planned giving vehicles. Northern California Grantmakers and Silicon Valley Community Foundation / San Francisco, CA / $350. Planned Giving Primer.

Nonprofit governance and management 77

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Public and Social Policy Associations 77

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

This research, conducted in partnership with the Arymax Foundation and SEFORIS (a multidisciplinary program funded by the European Commission to investigate the potential of social entrepreneurship in Europe and worldwide), enabled us to identify how the field of social entrepreneurship reflects the country’s social inequalities.

Social Entrepreneurship 98

Social Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Social Enterprise Social Enterprise 98

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2023

Independent Sector is a broad cross-sectoral national membership organization that includes nonprofits, private foundations, and corporate giving programs with a mission to strengthen civil society. AW: Independent Sector is deeply committed to a civil society that promotes equity and justice.

Civil Society 91

Civil Society Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Social Policy Leadership 91

EveryAction

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Participants will acquire a foundational understanding of this increasingly important component of fundraising strategy and will be able to identify and distinguish between the most common planned giving vehicles. Northern California Grantmakers and Silicon Valley Community Foundation / Redwood City, CA / $350. Planned Giving Primer.

Nonprofit governance and management 105

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Associations Finance 105

Candid

MARCH 13, 2023

Building a “unified platform” is a goal Candid has been working towards since Foundation Center and GuideStar joined forces in February 2019. We also committed to developing a new generation of tools designed to champion the causes, organizations, and knowledge that power civil society worldwide. What is a unified platform?

Civil Society 98

Civil Society Production Foundations Universities 98

iMarketSmart

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Identification as a challenge in key account management: Conceptual foundations and a qualitative study. Civil Society. Journal of Personal Selling & Sales Management, 38 (1), 92-122. [20] 20] Peters, L., S., & Pardo, C. Industrial Marketing Management, 90 , 300-313. [21] 21] Sargeant, A., & Shang, J. 32] Pudelek, J.

Fundraising 52

Fundraising Fundraising Public and Nonprofit Management Management 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Making more robust use of open 990 data requires that nonprofits, foundations, researchers, and the IRS and federal government alike commit to sustained action. This makes it difficult for foundations and nonprofits seeking to respond to changing needs in the field to get the information they need. A Key to New Insights and Practices.

Public and Social Policy 95

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 95

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 13, 2023

For foundations and individuals who are reluctant to develop a national presence in the places where they are funding activities, creating an effective constellation of local organizations is especially difficult. Although this is one way to measure results, it failed to meaningfully build new capabilities in locally led actors.

Collaborations 77

Collaborations Organizational Development Civil Society Nonprofit governance and management 77

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 17, 2022

All sectors have a role to play in achieving climate justice, but it’s fair to say that compared to government and civil society, business is late in addressing the challenge and is in fact frequently called out as part of the problem. Why Climate Justice Matters to Business.

Civil Society 71

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Energy 71

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 90

Civil Society Governance Law Taxation 90

Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

Amber Grant Foundation. Foundation for Women. Kellogg Foundation. The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation. 100 Women Charitable Foundation. Chicago Foundation for Women. The California Wellness Foundation. Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. The Patrina Foundation. Boulware Foundation.

Health 82

Health Foundations Entrepreneurship Education 82