NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 14, 2025

Currently, almost everything is legally locked down by US copyright law, but only entertainment corporations and a few thousand celebrity artists meaningfully benefit. The Copyright Trap The idea of copyright is usually framed as protection: Copyright laws protect creators from having their work stolen or manipulated.

Culture 92

Culture Altruism and Helping Law Non-Profits 92

The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

In the past five years, 72 countries have introduced 270 measures restricting civil society,” Douglas Rutzen, president and CEO of the International Center for Nonprofit Law testified. “In Phase one, per Gigauri, included the use of propaganda to discredit against civil society, USAID and other U.S.-based

Civil Society 80

Civil Society Law Governance Public and Social Policy 80

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 11, 2025

For example, Horizon 2045s legal strategies initiative is an interdisciplinary exercise in borrowing from, replicating, and integrating tactics from international environmental and humanitarian law to shrink the space in which the nuclear weapons complex can legally operate.

Agriculture 69

Agriculture Environmental Civil Society Collaborations 69

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 29, 2023

Image Credit: Josiah S on istock.com Founded in March 2009, the Oath Keepers are an anti-government far-right militia group comprising former law enforcement, first responders, and former military who pledge to defend the United States against government tyranny at all costs. Actual law enforcement looked the other way.

Governance 134

Governance Disaster Relief Law Civil Society 134

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The other is that global philanthropy itself is under threat as South African “populist” opposition advocates for so-called “ foreign agent laws.” Similar laws have already rapidly spread across Europe and Central Asia , yet South Africa has avoided them so far. Today, that democracy is fraying. With an estimated 55.5

Philanthropy 97

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Poverty Civil Society 97

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

This record acts as a form of permanent punishment, limiting our ability to participate in civil society through a complex web of laws in Illinois that punish people with criminal records, often indefinitely.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Law Poverty Psychology 132

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2013

Southern Poverty Law Center :: @ SPLCenter. The Southern Poverty Law Center is a nonprofit organization that combats hate, intolerance and discrimination through education and litigation. The American Nicaraguan Foundation is a nonprofit that provides basic needs and tools for people to help stop poverty in Nicaragua.

Poverty 111

Poverty Civil Society Medical Education 111

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Nonprofits are a feature of tax law and corporate governance laws. AQ: Dean Spade, the lawyer who does trans law, he had a great point. AS: One other point I want to raise with that, Steve, I think you said earlier that nonprofit is too limited a term to encompass, in your words, civil society and social justice.

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Law Governance Nonprofits 124

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 18, 2024

coordinated with other organizations, working closely with the Human Rights Law Center , large professional NGOs, and civil society organizations whose strengths lay in advocacy, and unions that were known for their powerful organizing. Rather than acting alone, GetUp!

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Law Medical 124

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Under current law, more than 90% of taxpayers don’t itemize, meaning less than 10% of taxpayers have a tax incentive to increase their donations to important causes. The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act made several changes that hurt the effectiveness of the charitable deduction. million more taxpayers participated.

Civil Society 98

Civil Society Universities Law Governance 98

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 2, 2024

People joined from more than 15 countries, representing business, government, and civil society. To qualify under the new Canadian law, sellers must sell a majority (minimum of 51 percent) of the company to workers, and the trust must hold shares on behalf of all employees—current and future. But it’s only a pilot.

Public and Social Policy 138

Public and Social Policy Finance Nonprofit governance and management Non-Profits 138

Candid

JULY 2, 2021

In the new funding area of accelerating women's inclusion in leadership roles—primarily in health, law, and economics—the foundation has committed $100 million over five years and $230 million over ten years, with an initial contribution to Co-Impact 's newly launched Gender Fund. "The

Civil Society 91

Civil Society Health Governance Foundations 91

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 13, 2024

Law professor John Eason notes that present-day social justice movements often call for renouncing past namings for slave owners, white supremacists, or anti-Semites. Today’s utilitarian donor would ensure that others benefit equally and are not harmed by a naming gift for a building.

Ethics 122

Ethics Public and Social Policy Universities Philanthropy 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The IRS is currently completing its rollout of the new law. By matching the Form 990 data to other existing public datasets, and clarifying the underlying data structure and tools for data access and validation, open Form 990 data can live up to its potential and support a thriving civil society.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 126

Nonprofit Fixer

APRIL 22, 2024

“The nonprofit sector should get way more credit for being a bedrock of our society — for being the compass leading us all in the direction of a truly civil society. It deserves that.” - Joan Garry ( source ) “Nonprofits attract the best in society because they see beyond the economic gain.

Nonprofit Leadership 111

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Fundraising Fundraising 111

The Agitator

MARCH 13, 2018

The new tax law increases the amount you can take as a standard deduction on your taxes. I can’t remember who said it and thus can’t cite it, but there’s a great quote along the lines of “I know that taxes are the price I pay for civilized society and I am honored to pay them. Wish me luck). First, an explanation.

Taxation 65

Taxation Civil Society Philanthropy Nonprofits 65

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 9, 2024

Slavery ensued for the next three centuries and was only abolished on May 13, 1888, through a law titled Lei Áurea (the “Golden Law”) —66 years after Brazil became independent. Only a collaborative approach that unites the public and private sectors and civil society will bring about true equity.

Public and Social Policy 78

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Poverty Law 78

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 144

Public and Social Policy Finance Recruitment Poverty 144

The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 15, 2024

By Shaista Keating and Chloe Mankin The rapid evolution and widespread adoption of artificial intelligence technologies (AI) offer both opportunities and challenges to civil society, particularly concerning responsible and ethical usage. Exceptions to these rules are permitted for law enforcement purposes.

Civil Society 105

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Ethics Public and Nonprofit Management 105

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 8, 2025

The onslaught of executive orders; revenue and funding freezes; and investigations against universities,law firms, and businesses demonstrate a pattern of attacks foundations may see next: attacking individual institutions to silence a sector and forcing concessions that seek to limit our freedoms. Intimidation dressed up as transparency.

Philanthropy 139

Philanthropy Civil Society Foundations Law 139

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 10, 2025

voluntary [third sector, civil society]) groups that manifest substantial voluntary altruism as groups and use the associational form of organization and, thus, have official memberships of volunteers who perform most, and often all, of the work/activity done in and by these nonprofits.

Civil Society 84

Civil Society Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Public and Social Policy 84

iMarketSmart

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Estate Planning & Community Property Law Journal, 12 , 235-285. Civil Society. American charitable bequest transfers across the centuries: Empirical findings and implications for policy and practice. Also see, a total of 2,813,503 decedents in 2017 at [link]. [12] 12] Megli, C. Barber, A. & Hunte, J. 2014, December).

Fundraising 52

Fundraising Fundraising Public and Nonprofit Management Management 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

That requires addressing high levels of corruption, a lack of rule of law, weak civil service capacity, poor public service delivery, and a lack of both transparency and accountability. World Justice Project (WJP) works around the world to advance the rule of law. All are problems that philanthropy can and should help address.

Public and Social Policy 130

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Governance Poverty 130

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 116

Civil Society Governance Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 116

Philanthropy 2173

MARCH 29, 2023

Photo by Viktor Talashuk on Unsplash Civil society organizations are on the front lines of advocating for or against the most divisive issues in the United States. The links are almost entirely to civil society organizations fighting to protect the rights to free expression, free assembly, voting, reproduction, and work.

Civil Society 59

Civil Society Law Education Education 59

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Most obviously, funders working in specific issue areas—climate, health, education, or in my case, democracy—can work to support efforts downstream to prepare government and civil society in their respective sectors to take advantage of the opportunities and mitigate the risks of AI on their specific areas of concern.

Civil Society 128

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

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 work of combating racism is a lifelong journey.

Civil Society 119

Civil Society Race and Ethnicity Culture Health 119

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. Merced had “years of support and organizing,” as BHC evaluator Gigi Barsoum noted, “and there was ample data, legal precedent, and separate BHC tables for planning.”

Civil Society 133

Civil Society Energy Collaborations Leadership 133

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

On some platforms, workers face automatic penalties for canceling jobs over reasons protected by law in traditional employment. We were helped by the fact that in 2019, California passed a law barring the misclassification of workers.

Public and Social Policy 145

Public and Social Policy Law Civil Society Governance 145

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 111

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 111

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.

Public and Social Policy 110

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Race and Ethnicity Energy 110

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Today’s high-tech surveillance technologies are exploiting the same loopholes in our labor laws that date back generations. 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.

Public and Social Policy 141

Public and Social Policy Technology Law Non-Profits 141

Candid

MARCH 16, 2022

Namely: Russia’s civil society has been under assault for decades. What exists today is a fractured sector that is governed by strict laws and limits on their ability to fundraise and work on issues that are contrary to government priorities.

Non-Profits 105

Non-Profits Civil Society Foundations Law 105

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 30, 2023

Western media coverage has largely been focused on hijab and the veiling laws. The New Yorker described the movement as “ Iran’s Hijab Protest Movement ,” for example, even as the featured interview discusses the movement’s long history, including key popular demands like the right to vote.

Public and Social Policy 122

Public and Social Policy Governance Civil Society Law 122

The NonProfit Times

JUNE 3, 2024

That was the topline conclusion of The Council for a Fair Data Future, a consortium of academics, civil society stakeholders, policymakers and technologists brought together under the umbrella of the Aspen Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based based organization thinktank.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Medical Ethics 52

iMarketSmart

JUNE 19, 2023

The simple game has an unbreakable law: Giving must be seen by partners who are able and willing to reciprocate. In the extreme game, the law still applies. A simple example One fundraiser for a law school shared this story. “I ABA Law School Development Conference , San Diego, CA. [9] Civil Society.

Altruism and Helping 52

Altruism and Helping Insurance Psychology Medical 52

Philanthropy 2173

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Private money speaks; public access, equitable service, equal rights before the law - nice concepts, not reality. Basically, at the root of each of those failures above are deliberate, decades-long efforts to serve the wealthy at the expense of everyone else. The future of systems failure is the present (and past, for many).

Children 40

Children Universities Insurance Healthcare 40