Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 12, 2023

The Zimbabwe Land and Agrarian Network brings together civil society organizations, traditional leaders, farmers, local authorities, and other groups in the land and agrarian sectors. Together, they address food security challenges related to climate change, land tenure, and agriculture productivity that smallholder farmers face.

Civil Society 97

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Food 97

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 18, 2024

Now that AI can synthesize huge volumes of information and deliver it at the moment of need—to a technician repairing a downed telephone pole, to a nurse wondering which needle gauge to use, to a young engineer who can automate her code production—the workforce will actually become more fungible.

Curriculum and Teaching 101

Curriculum and Teaching Healthcare Civil Society Technology 101

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 13, 2019

By Rafia Khader , Program Manager at the Lake Institute on Faith & Giving and Managing Editor of the Journal of Muslim Philanthropy & Civil Society. Faith and giving are intrinsically tied with one another.

Civil Society 103

Civil Society Fundraising Fundraising Poverty 103

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 135

Public and Social Policy Finance Recruitment Poverty 135

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 25, 2023

In retrospect, we can see with a borderless threat like COVID-19, collaboration was stymied across and within countries: Lacking clearly defined and owned targets, country responses often failed to meaningfully engage civil society.

Public and Social Policy 91

Public and Social Policy Manufacturing Health Finance 91

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 17, 2022

To achieve this, more businesses need to join with the government and civil society to actively confront inequality, poverty, and climate change together. Most importantly, without farmers producing reliable, high-quality agricultural products, businesses across the apparel, food, and other industrial sectors will quite simply fail.

Agriculture 99

Agriculture Civil Society Poverty Environmental 99

Getting Attention

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

Visual storytelling has the power to move public policy, incite or halt wars, and alter the course of civil society and this high-energy panel will showcase the impact of visual content to powerfully advance issues, causes and organizational impact. Voting closes Friday, September 23 so vote now please! Vote it up!

Civil Society 66

Civil Society Communication Public Policy Production 66

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

It is the attitudes and skills that enable individuals to use their competencies and become more productive and efficient. This can disrupt not only the development of new products and services, but also of new business models and social innovation that has a real impact.

Social Entrepreneurship 112

Social Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Social Enterprise Social Enterprise 112

iMarketSmart

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

And they usually don’t become highly productive until about their fourth year at a charity.[14]. In short, focusing on fewer but essential metrics results in increased productivity across a wide range of activities.”[17]. We regularly engage our strategic accounts in our product/service planning process. Civil Society.

Fundraising 52

Fundraising Fundraising Public and Nonprofit Management Management 52

Candid

MARCH 13, 2023

We also committed to developing a new generation of tools designed to champion the causes, organizations, and knowledge that power civil society worldwide. It is a universal database that combines all data across Candid’s products and is the foundation of the unified platform. What is a unified platform?

Civil Society 98

Civil Society Production Foundations Universities 98

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. Who holds the company to account?

Civil Society 83

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Energy 83

EveryAction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Join other data experts, academics, practitioners, and social sector leaders for two days of skillfully-led sessions on topics ranging from aligning practice with policy to creating a culture of data, and how Silicon Valley is facilitating data practices in civil society. Philanthropy is a driver of civil society.

Nonprofit governance and management 77

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

EveryAction

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Attendees will learn how to build traffic, create brand awareness, improve customer service and develop better use of digital tools internally to drive more productive business outcomes. and national civil society organizations. Marketing & Communications / #DIGIMARCONCruise / @DIGIMARCON. Marketing & Communications.

Nonprofit governance and management 105

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Associations Finance 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 4, 2024

To establish effective AI governance, then, is the challenge for civil society organizations and social innovators. This entails determining the frameworks and structures we need to build to effectively organize and govern society amid rapid technological change and unchecked power consolidation. We need a new roadmap.

Governance 128

Governance Civil Society Public and Social Policy Ethics 128

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

We analyzed and created a database of more than 550 tech products, companies, and investors developed in the last five years that are working to digitize all aspects of employment, from recruitment to hiring to productivity and risk monitoring, to see how radically these “little tech” corporations are changing the nature of work today.

Public and Social Policy 138

Public and Social Policy Law Technology Civil Society 138

EveryAction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Over recent decades, the public conversation at our conference has evolved to address new developments in our field(s), including social entrepreneurship, social economy and all aspects of civil society, as well as to meet the needs of those who study and lead “the social sector.” Marketing & Communications.

Nonprofit governance and management 102

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

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Survival was less a miracle than a product of the self-reliance that the Indigenous children had developed due to their upbringing. Civil society efforts to promote the wellbeing of Amazonian communities like the Huitoto, including and especially their land rights, have been highly effective.

Children 125

Children Civil Society Culture Health 125

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Often these systems are touted as increasing efficiency and productivity and making decisions more neutral, by removing human subjectivity. But too often, algorithms replicate and intensify inequality and bias, lead to escalating demands for more worker productivity, and use employees’ data in ways that are both secretive and abusive.

Public and Social Policy 142

Public and Social Policy Governance Civil Society Technology 142

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. Not enough.

Civil Society 59

Civil Society Ethics Participation and motivation Universities 59

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 30, 2023

We spoke with more than 80 people, representing workers, scholars, unions, the private sector, civil society, philanthropies, and multilateral agencies. Consequently, employees have progressively lost control over fundamental rights to personal and digital privacy.

Race and Ethnicity 144

Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy Civil Society Governance 144

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

JANUARY 8, 2022

I was slightly scared, but I stepped up to assume my responsibility as a productive member of a civilized society. I felt like an adult as I walked into the booth alone and made a decision that would help chart the course of our nation.

Public Policy 59

Public Policy Civil Society Participation and motivation Nonprofits 59

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2013

The Population Council conducts research worldwide to improve policies, programs, and products in three areas: HIV and AIDS; poverty, gender, and youth; and reproductive health. National MS Society :: @ MSSociety. Population Council :: @ Pop_Council. Clinic In A Can :: @ ClinicInACan.

Poverty 111

Poverty Medical Civil Society Education 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 9, 2024

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. The authors are uniquely positioned to write on the topic.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Construction Law Civil Society 98

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. For some, the phrase indicates economic reform and for others radical transformation. 2019, DeFilippis et al.

Non-Profits 100

Non-Profits Universities Collaborations Civil Society 100

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 16, 2023

“You have to build an alternative civil society infrastructure, which is not so much about a party per se, but about a way of seeing the world, sets of relationships that people have with each other, and a narrative understanding of the crisis we’re in and its solutions.”

Public and Social Policy 72

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Public and Nonprofit Management Energy 72

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 65

Civil Society Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Social Policy Governance 65