Philanthropy 2173

AUGUST 16, 2021

Civil society suppression.the digital way On August 13, 2021, AlgorithmWatch , a German nonprofit focused on algorithmic accountability, shut down its work on Instagram because Facebook (owner of Instagram) threatened to sue the group for violations of its Terms of Service. All nonprofits and foundations should pay attention to this.

Civil Society 40

Civil Society Advertising Associations Foundations 40

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 100

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 100

Philanthropy 2173

OCTOBER 9, 2020

In so doing, we have enclosed civil society within the bounds of the marketplace and public sector, obliterating any meaningful sense of an independent sector. In so doing, we have enclosed civil society within the bounds of the marketplace and public sector, obliterating any meaningful sense of an independent sector.

Civil Society 40

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

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 4, 2023

This is an experience that a lot of people who have been participating in philanthropy for decades are unaware of— the lived experiences of people of color with wealth and the type of philanthropy that they have contributed over decades. It looks different. It’s not institutional. And a lot of it is just not visible. CS: Really?

Philanthropy 96

Philanthropy Race and Ethnicity Recruitment Foundations 96

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 129

Civil Society Philanthropy Foundations Nonprofit Capacity 129

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

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 105

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Construction Governance 105

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 108

Civil Society Energy Collaborations Leadership 108

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 112

Civil Society Race and Ethnicity Culture Health 112

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 101

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 101

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 108

Civil Society Environmental Governance Public and Social Policy 108

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 12, 2023

By Lior Ipp If you’ve been working in philanthropy for longer than a week, you’ve probably come across a report, analysis, or opinion piece about systems change. As a collaborative effort with multiple funding partners , we have regular conversations with foundations from across the globe. It’s everywhere.

Civil Society 97

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Food 97

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

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

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

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

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 137

Public and Social Policy Finance Recruitment Poverty 137

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. Philanthropy Southwest / Austin, TX / $125. Planned Giving Primer. Planned Giving Primer. Fundraising & Grants.

Nonprofit governance and management 77

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

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. Philanthropy Southwest / Austin, TX / $675. Conference on Diverse Philanthropy and Leadership. Jan 16 - 19.

Nonprofit governance and management 105

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Associations Finance 105

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. We were getting calls from other sectors: education called us, arts called us, philanthropy called us. How do we get this?

Civil Society 91

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

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

Another questions, “If philanthropy is all about relationships, then why do metrics only measure money?”[3]. If philanthropy is all about relationships, then why do metrics only measure money? Identification as a challenge in key account management: Conceptual foundations and a qualitative study. Civil Society.

Fundraising 52

Fundraising Fundraising Public and Nonprofit Management Management 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 13, 2023

With a growing realization of philanthropy’s power to shape social change agendas—and an aim to make better use of philanthropic funds and better address structural causes of inequity—these practices rebalance power and place decision-making authority closer to the nexus of change.

Collaborations 95

Collaborations Organizational Development Civil Society Nonprofit governance and management 95

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Johnson Center for Philanthropy, which points to dozens of breakthroughs where open Form 990 data enabled new insights and practices. Making more robust use of open 990 data requires that nonprofits, foundations, researchers, and the IRS and federal government alike commit to sustained action. A Key to New Insights and Practices.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 111

EveryAction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The WHAT IF Conference is for anyone who supports nonprofit organizations, especially staff and board members, volunteers, donors, foundations and corporate funders. Philanthropy Southwest 2016 Annual Conference. Philanthropy Southwest 2016 Annual Conference. Philanthropy Southwest / Colorado Springs, CO / $1,100.

Nonprofit governance and management 102

Nonprofit governance and management Finance Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 102

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. The framework consists of a three-by-seven axis.

Civil Society 86

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Energy 86

EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

Philanthropy Southwest / Austin, TX / $625. The 33rd Annual Nonprofit Organizations Institute features leading nationally recognized experts from private foundations, public charities, law, finance and government to discuss the latest tax, legislative and governance issues affecting nonprofit organizations. Governance. Jan 13 - 15.

Nonprofit governance and management 71

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Public and Social Policy Philanthropy 71

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 79

Health Entrepreneurship Foundations Education 79

Philanthropy 2173

MARCH 27, 2020

I've been arguing for several years now that civil society is dependent on digital systems, which are not neutral, designed with civil society in mind, or inately democratizing. This is the entire premise of the Digital Civil Society Lab. That's another way of saying civil society is digital civil society.

Civil Society 40

Civil Society Governance Activism Associations 40

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 13, 2024

Do lead naming gifts actually stimulate high-level philanthropy from other donors and is that what motivates HNWIs to make such charitable contributions? My research finds otherwise and implicates current legal constructs and fundraising practices that continue to privilege the self-interests of donors over beneficiaries and society.

Ethics 111

Ethics Public and Social Policy Universities Philanthropy 111

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Access to news is key to an engaged civil society, and without it, social worlds shrink and become suffused with disinformation and bias. foundation but one: the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, with $48 billion.” The same year, organized labor held $31.6

Public and Nonprofit Management 121

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Civil Society Foundations 121

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

This year’s Frontiers of Social Innovation convening, “ The Role of Social Innovation in Democracy ,” will gather international leaders from nonprofit organizations, philanthropy, academia, research, business, and government to debate and discuss the role that social innovation plays in creating a more just and democratic society.

Civil Society 99

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Sociology 99

Philanthropy 2173

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Here's the 5th article in the series I've written for the Chronicle of Philanthropy: " What Now: The Philanthropic Future our Democracy Needs " [link] Foundations and nonprofits exist within a set of norms and laws unique to democracy. has known it - is blinding itself to the threats. Think I'm raising false flags?

Foundations 40

Foundations Civil Society Law Governance 40

Philanthropy 2173

MARCH 20, 2020

Many things that defined philanthropy before it became a formalized, industry unto itself (early 1900s in the U.S.A.) But all the signs were there - connectivity, familiarity with direct giving (due to crowdfunding), cultural traditions of mutual aid that never went away, they only stopped being seen by the formal "counters" of philanthropy.

Civil Society 40

Civil Society Philanthropy Public Policy Law 40

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 30, 2023

How Tech Moves Fast and Breaks Workers In 2021, IT for Change, with support from the Ford Foundation, undertook a major study of the digitization of the economy to try to understand how the internet has affected work and workers’ rights.

Race and Ethnicity 145

Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy Civil Society Governance 145

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 1, 2023

As a Muslim executive director of a national racial justice organization and a Jewish former foundation executive, we find that most organizational leaders and activists we talk to are horrified by the ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza, the killing of Palestinian civilians, and the repression of Palestinian solidarity movements in the United States.

Public and Social Policy 145

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Philanthropy Law 145

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

We put out a call to philanthropy earlier this year around investing in the infrastructure that already exists, to that end. And I think it’s a racial justice issue and a racial equity issue within philanthropy around which organizations get imbued with funders’ trust. There’s an imbalance here.

Law 91

Law Healthcare Health Public and Social Policy 91