Philanthropy 2173

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

I want to think about what it means - if anything - for civil society. First, it seems that no one in civil society or the U.S. Yet, as noted in the intro, voices in civil society and philanthropy have been awfully quiet about this "impact" on AI.

Nonprofit governance

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JANUARY 29, 2018

He has worked for international public and non-profit organisations operating in the areas of creative industries, innovation and international cooperation. Since 2014, he has been responsible for marketing and communications at Trans Europe Halles (TEH), the European network of cultural centres initiated by civil society.

Communication

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 25, 2025

Advancements are being driven by profit motives rather than a vision for public good.” Advancements are being driven by profit motives rather than a vision for public good,” said Muñoz. Several experts who spoke to NPQ didn’t mince words about the lack of such governance and oversight in AI.

Governance

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 2, 2024

People joined from more than 15 countries, representing business, government, and civil society. It’s different from traditional ownership structures because company profit, usually paid as dividends to shareholders, is available to employees. Employee-owned businesses are more profitable and productive.

Public and Social Policy

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2013

charity: water is a non-profit bringing clean and safe drinking water to people in developing nations. Women for Women International provides women survivors of war, civil strife and other conflicts with the tools and resources to move from crisis and poverty to stability and self-sufficiency, thereby promoting viable civil societies.

Poverty

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Later investigation found the AI system had systematically discriminated against non-white Dutch citizens. Another algorithmically-controlled system subsequently decided that some of those parents’ income could no longer support their families, and nearly 1,700 children were forcibly removed from their homes.

Public and Social Policy

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2022

In some locations, solidarity economy is institutionalized and recognized by the state but in others involves civil society and informal practices. Common to all efforts is a politics that seeks economic justice and advances relations, institutions, and practices that put people and planet over profit. Summer 2020. Kelley, RDG.

Non-Profits

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 4, 2024

But putting unchecked development in the hands of (primarily) male tech executives who espouse a particular Silicon Valley ethos oriented toward profit and dominance above all else, will only intensify threats to our social systems and vulnerable communities. We need a new roadmap.

Governance

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Increasing transparency and accountability with multi-stakeholder frameworks: Moving the needle on improving governance is more likely when stakeholders from civil society and the business sector join. Co-Develop is a global non-profit fund helping governments accelerate their digital transformation journeys.

Public and Social Policy

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

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Any non-mandated break, including going to the bathroom, is counted as “time off task,” which is also tracked by managers. This is not simply an invasive business practice, but an operating principle to control workers and optimize for profits. And that makes sense, historically.

Public and Social Policy

Candid

MARCH 16, 2022

Making grants internationally directly from private foundations or donor advised funds to non-U.S. Some funders likely use ER already to make domestic grants for charitable work at non-charitable enterprises, so the process should be familiar. Namely: Russia’s civil society has been under assault for decades.

Non-Profits

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Meanwhile, even mission-oriented enterprises struggle to achieve net positive impacts since the logic of shareholder primacy always encourages them to maximize profit at the expense of everything and everyone else. Fortunately, there is a rich body of work which does just that: alternative ownership enterprises.

Non-Profits