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How Investors Can Shape AI for the Benefit of Workers

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Nearly one in five home healthcare aides lives in poverty. Civil society, governments around the world and industry leaders are beginning the difficult conversations to develop regulatory frameworks that can be harmonized globally—that acknowledge the enormous promise of AI as well as its not insignificant peril if not thoughtfully deployed.

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Betting on Migration for Impact

Stanford Social Innovation Review

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.

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Gates, Ford, Open Society announce commitments for gender equality

Candid

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

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In Search of Inclusive Social Entrepreneurship

Stanford Social Innovation Review

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.

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A Framework for Business Action on Climate Justice

Stanford Social Innovation Review

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.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Women’s Empowerment Organizations

Bloomerang

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.

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Local Collaboration Can Drive Global Progress on the SDGs

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Their experiences show how the interdependencies of the SDGs come to life at the local level: Ending homelessness requires addressing issues of poverty, mental and physical health, quality employment, environmental justice, and climate change—in addition to safe and affordable housing.