NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 29, 2025

Columbia, Princeton, Harvard, Cornell, Northwestern and the University of Pennsylvania have all experienced withdrawn federal grantspart of a broader strategy to condition public funding on political compliance. Federal officials had previously warned 60 institutions that their civil rights policies could jeopardize their grants.

Civil Society 116

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Universities Education 116

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 8, 2025

As was noted in NPQ back in 2018, FCPRs approach on power, community organization, civil society, and racial equity sets it apart from the more established philanthropic approach focusing on strengthening large, established institutions. REBIA emerged out of this institutional commitment to racial equity.

Public and Social Policy 64

Public and Social Policy Participation and motivation Law Public and Nonprofit Management 64

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 21, 2025

Credit: Photo by Diva Plavalaguna on Pexels The list of institutions negotiating with or capitulating to the Donald Trump administration seems to grow longer every day, including universities , law firms , and companies that have quietly scrapped diversity programs. However, on April 9, a coalition of foundations defiantly bucked this trend.

Foundations 105

Foundations Civil Society Public and Social Policy Law 105

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 9, 2025

The Schott Foundation for Public Education accurately describes the familiar pattern as boom-and-bust cycles of funding whenever a big election is looming. As Harvard Kennedy School Lecturer in Leadership, Organizing, and Civil Society Marshall Ganz points out, there is a large gap between mobilizing and organizing. The result?

Nonprofit Administration and Development 110

Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Social Policy Leadership Civil Society 110

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 26, 2025

Meanwhile, dozens of LGBTQ+ nonprofits—including the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the Oakland LGBTQ Community Center—have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal funding for refusing to comply with the administration’s transphobic policies, such as banning the use of terms like “transgender,” “queer,” and “gender identity.”

Public and Social Policy 89

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofits Homelessness 89

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 20, 2025

The so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act will, if the version passed in May by House Republicans becomes law, make an already inequitable economy even less equitable. Nonprofits should help educate health systems, local officials, and businesses on the long-term costs of cutting Medicaid—social, economic, and moral.”

Public and Social Policy 97

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Healthcare Civil Society 97

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 16, 2025

My social media feeds were full of images of empty streets and abandoned street vendor carts. Together, we’ve passed two statewide policies and more local ordinances that create a formal pathway for street vendors to get permits so they can build their businesses in peace. And it is not just nonprofits and movements who must act.

Public and Social Policy 85

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Food Construction 85

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 13, 2025

Credit: Good Faces on Unsplash Eight years ago, at the dawn of President Donald Trumps first administration, airports were flooded by public demonstrations protesting an executive order banning travel from a number of majority Muslim countries. This time, as Trumps second administration begins, an explicit travel ban is missing.

Philanthropy 102

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Law Governance 102

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 15, 2025

Credit: Frank van Mierlo on Wiki Commons As the Trump administration deepens its assault on constitutional rights and the rule of law, how can people effectively respond? Still others believe that Trump’s economic mismanagement or attacks on “third rails” like Social Security and Medicaid will undermine the administration’s support.

Civil Society 57

Civil Society Activism Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 57

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 2, 2025

But how does this affect nonprofits and others who focus on social justice? Such attacks have shaped US foreign policy for generations, and since World War II, have routinely failed to accomplish the stated goals. Certainly not all of the militarism that continues to shape US foreign policy is explained in Trump’s narratives.

Civil Society 91

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Food Nonprofits 91

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Co-produced with the Movement for Black Lives (M4BL), this series will examine the many ways that M4BL and its allies are seeking to address the economic policy challenges that lie at the intersection of the struggle for racial and economic justice. Of course, the drug war is not the only reason why reparations are required.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Law Psychology Poverty 132

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

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

At the same time, within this austerity framework, nonprofits increasingly fill holes in sectors ranging from education to healthcare to journalism to social services that we depend on the most and that have been receiving less and less government support. Nonprofits are a feature of tax law and corporate governance laws.

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Law Governance Nonprofits 124

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 18, 2024

used social media to amplify their message, and in response to the increasingly alarming Syrian refugee crisis in September 2015 mobilized 10,000 people in Sydney and 15,000 people in Melbourne in support of increasing Australia’s refugee quota. Building on this capacity for “ snap rallies , ” GetUp! However, GetUp!

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Law Medical 124

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. 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 13, 2024

Naming gifts provide donors with reputational and market value , what legal scholar William Drennan refers to as “ publicity rights ,” and beneficiary organizations and their constituents with financial and mission-driven value. Yet over time, perpetual naming gifts for facilities may prove detrimental to future generations.

Ethics 122

Ethics Public and Social Policy Universities Philanthropy 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The social sector is using big data to enhance nonprofit transparency and knowledge more than ever before, and the opening of the Form 990 has made an essential contribution. The IRS is currently completing its rollout of the new law. By Cinthia Schuman Ottinger & Jeff Williams.

Public and Social Policy 127

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 127

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 Nonprofit governance and management Finance Non-Profits 138

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

While immigration policies have prioritized high levels of education or family ties—and the political conversation tends to presume a basic scarcity of jobs—critical jobs in construction, agriculture, hospitality, and the care economy, including elderly care, cannot be automated.

Public and Social Policy 144

Public and Social Policy Finance Recruitment Poverty 144

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 9, 2024

By Guibson Trindade , Débora Montibeler & Paula Jancso Fabiani Silvio Almeida, Brazil’s human rights minister and a well-known intellectual prior to taking office, writes in his book Racismo Estrutural , “Institutions are racist because society is racist.” Yet Brazil has seen growing racial awareness in recent years.

Public and Social Policy 78

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Poverty Law 78

iMarketSmart

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Now, suppose we’re managing a group of social media “influencers.” The social media manager then shares the best metrics for managing “writers” and their “output.” This social/sharing world has different rules. 26] In fundraising, this enhanced identity can be private meaning, public reputation, or both. Civil Society.

Fundraising 52

Fundraising Fundraising Public and Nonprofit Management Management 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

By Tim Hanstad To build an equitable and sustainable society, the social sector cannot take the place of the government, as Mark Kramer and Steve Phillips recently observed ; “Only government has the capacity to address social and environmental problems on a national scale.

Public and Social Policy 130

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Governance Poverty 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

At this uncertain time, as the potential use-cases of generative AI begin to become apparent, there are at least 10 things that funders can do to help the existing field of tech-related nonprofits—and society at large—better prepare. Building government (and civil society) capacity to use AI. The future is now.

Civil Society 129

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 129

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

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

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

On some platforms, workers face automatic penalties for canceling jobs over reasons protected by law in traditional employment. That’s certainly the case at Handy, and is a key reason why, several years ago, the Public Rights Project (PRP) began working to address labor abuses there.

Public and Social Policy 145

Public and Social Policy Law Civil Society Governance 145

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The report is just one of many clarion calls to act urgently, not just on climate change but also on climate justice: the process of finding solutions to climate change that also address social inequities due to gender, race, ethnicity, geography, income, and other factors. 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

For blue-collar trades, workers were subjected to numerous mandatory new health screenings, from temperature checks to social distancing sensors, while still frequently lacking real protections against the pandemic. And that makes sense, historically.

Public and Social Policy 141

Public and Social Policy Technology Law Non-Profits 141

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 30, 2023

Images and feature stories perpetuated by news outlets worldwide impact how Muslim women’s identities are perceived, by themselves and others, influencing their lives and social roles—and global politics. This focus on religious garb as a symbol of women’s oppression obscures the social and political context behind the protests.

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 What is your plan for public disclosure of data collected? based organization thinktank.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Medical Ethics 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 9, 2024

And what would it take for us to realize solidarity in our relationships, our communities, our social movements, and our governments? Rather it’s the product of considerable effort, organizing, and a willingness to reimagine just about every facet of a social structure that rewards the few while sowing division among the many.

Public and Social Policy 136

Public and Social Policy Construction Law Civil Society 136

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

You can have all the laws on the books, but if you don’t have a base of people to protect them, if you don’t actually address the root causes of why injustice is occurring, then it doesn’t matter—those laws will be overturned eventually. Our grantees and others are part of how to maintain access for people.

Law 98

Law Healthcare Health Public and Social Policy 98

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Polls show that an overwhelming majority of the American public support a ceasefire and that our elected officials who refuse to budge on the issue are misaligned with their constituents. Collective action and acts of civil resistance are helping shift the Overton window around the conflict.

Public and Social Policy 145

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Philanthropy Universities 145

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 31, 2024

But the corporate form, per se, is not the problem—the corporation is just a creature of law that limits individual liability. And, over time, the for-profit corporation has occupied more and more social space; its tentacles reach into politics , our economy , our daily life , and—perhaps most insidiously—our culture and ideas.

Public and Social Policy 134

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 134

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

In some cases, organizations have been ordered to change language on their websites or other public-facing materials; but in other cases, organizations appear to be preemptively scraping their websites, social media, and other communications of language that might provoke the Trump administrations wrath.

Civil Society 124

Civil Society Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management 124

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The crippling polarization of Congress; the antidemocratic rhetoric and actions of the far right to undermine voting, education, and academic freedoms, among other aspects of civil society ; and, of course, the dark chapter of the January 6, 2020, attacks on the US Capitol—all arguably represent threats to American democracy itself.

Civil Society 104

Civil Society Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Social Policy Governance 104

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 23, 2025

SANs office, which works to advance the health, emotional and mental wellbeing, as well as the civil rights of South Asian communities, was abuzz with activity. Perhaps most distressing is the attempts by the Trump Administration to erase public memory. Gurung told me that the community was unprepared for such targeting by ICE.

Public and Social Policy 115

Public and Social Policy Governance Race and Ethnicity Law 115