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.

Civil Society 108

Civil Society Race and Ethnicity Health Culture 108

Fundraising Leadership

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

“Generosity is a basic, positive human value. In today’s climate, it is a tremendously undervalued tool for depolarization,” says Asha Curran, CEO of GivingTuesday, a unique model of funding and community-based philanthropy in 85 countries, raising an estimated total of $7-10 billion over the last 10 years. “ Curran remembers. “

Civil Society 94

Civil Society Philanthropy Leadership Culture 94

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. Ethical egoism posits that fulfilling one’s duty to act out of self-interest is the highest moral calling.

Ethics 122

Ethics Public and Social Policy Universities Philanthropy 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Philanthropy must facilitate the rapid spread of solutions by investing in networks. In my more than 20 years in philanthropy, I’ve observed five essential network features that drive exponential climate solutions. This networking led to the inclusion of civil society, businesses, and local organizations to enhance equity in the plans.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Energy Nonprofit Administration and Development Collaborations 132

Philanthropy 2173

MARCH 5, 2020

Original post Since we started the Digital Civil Society Lab I’ve been invited to countless conferences, workshops, and philanthropic or corporate launches of “some kind of tech” for “some kind of good.” What commercial applications call externalities, civil society and the public sector exist to address.

Civil Society 59

Civil Society Ethics Participation and motivation Universities 59

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 30, 2023

Indeed, these digital technologies would enable people to transcend the geographic boundaries that constrained their ability to pursue the lives they valued, enabling them to acquire more social, economic, and political power. However, current reality is miles apart from that vision.

Race and Ethnicity 145

Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy Civil Society Governance 145

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 110

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Energy 110

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. That is how we deeply institutionalize values around giving, collective values around giving. We don’t have a CEO Circle.

Civil Society 80

Civil Society Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Social Policy Leadership 80

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

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 115

Collaborations Organizational Development Civil Society Nonprofit governance and management 115

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 23, 2023

That share ownership comes with two core bundles of rights for shareholders: economic rights, which provide monetary value, and governance rights, which grant control over the enterprise. The primary goal of businesses would be to fairly distribute value and create sustainable, impactful jobs, rather than chasing returns for investors.

Nonprofit governance and management 139

Nonprofit governance and management Non-Profits Finance Governance 139

Philanthropy 2173

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

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. This post only focuses on the financial elements of why this sale is bad for civil society.

Civil Society 40

Civil Society Foundations Nonprofits Technology 40

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. When a few ultrarich entities prioritize profits over public information, stories are at a huge risk of being one-sided—or never made public at all.

Public and Nonprofit Management 107

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Civil Society Foundations 107

The Agitator

MARCH 13, 2018

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. Third, we are pushing for a culture of philanthropy. (I assume almost everyone is trying to minimize, not maximize their bill.

Taxation 65

Taxation Civil Society Philanthropy Nonprofits 65

iMarketSmart

JUNE 19, 2023

6] A donor can be seen to sacrificially protect his people or values. Emits positive externalities”] Understand the donor’s values and preferences? Good at reading your mind”] Value the donor personally? Share the donor’s goals and values? Civil Society. A reliable friend acts emotionally. 11] Pudelek, J.

Altruism and Helping 52

Altruism and Helping Insurance Psychology Medical 52

EveryAction

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Philanthropy Southwest / Austin, TX / $675. The Value Proposition - Purposeful Action in a Changing World. The Value Proposition - Purposeful Action in a Changing World. How will CSR practitioners uphold the values inherent in our social responsibility and community engagement work regardless of which way the winds may blow?

Nonprofit governance and management 105

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Associations Finance 105

EveryAction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Philanthropy Southwest / Austin, TX / $125. The Value Proposition - Purposeful Action in a Changing World. The Value Proposition - Purposeful Action in a Changing World. How will CSR practitioners uphold the values inherent in our social responsibility and community engagement work regardless of which way the winds may blow?

Nonprofit governance and management 77

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

iMarketSmart

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Another questions, “If philanthropy is all about relationships, then why do metrics only measure money?”[3]. Focusing on short-term financial numbers rather than customer need and value creation. They’re about creating long-term value. They encouraged behaviors that created long-term value for the donor.

Fundraising 52

Fundraising Fundraising Public and Nonprofit Management Management 52

EveryAction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Social Value International / Atlanta, GA / $225. Philanthropy Southwest 2016 Annual Conference. Philanthropy Southwest 2016 Annual Conference. Philanthropy Southwest / Colorado Springs, CO / $1,100. Global Summit on Community Philanthropy. Global Summit on Community Philanthropy. 10/19/2016. Oct 24 - 26.

Nonprofit governance and management 102

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

EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

Philanthropy Southwest / Austin, TX / $625. Yale Philanthropy Conference 2016. Yale Philanthropy Conference 2016. Yale Philanthropy Conference / New Haven, CT / $110. This year, the Yale Philanthropy Conference will explore the evolving role of philanthropy within this ecosystem of change. Governance.

Nonprofit governance and management 71

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