Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 17, 2024

It’s time to work shoulder-to-shoulder with civil society and government to do the big, urgent work that no sector can accomplish alone, to adopt entirely new systems of operating that enable all people to thrive and reach their full potential and protect our natural environment.

Public and Social Policy 130

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Governance Public Policy 130

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. AW: Independent Sector is deeply committed to a civil society that promotes equity and justice. What do we do to get there?

Civil Society 98

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Community Development 98

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

These laws, purportedly designed as a check on foreign interference, limit civil society organizations and restrict democratic practice by cutting off funding from foundations to movement organizations. Yet philanthropy often supports neoliberal policies that reinforce the market power of elites—and perpetuate poverty.

Philanthropy 94

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Poverty Civil Society 94

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

As governments around the world outsource elements of public service delivery to private tech corporations— a trend that exploded during the COVID-19 pandemic —there has been a corresponding growth in governments allowing public data to be accessed and managed by private corporations.

Public and Social Policy 143

Public and Social Policy Governance Civil Society Technology 143

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The bodies must be designed to guarantee sustained dialogue on actions in the short, medium, and long term, ensuring that government policies and programs advance hand in hand with young people, not behind their backs.

Public and Social Policy 131

Public and Social Policy Governance Civil Society Public Policy 131

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. With these Public Policy Principles approved, your leadership team can move forward to create your policy agenda. You can’t do public policy work in a silo. Collaborate!

Public Policy 59

Public Policy Civil Society Participation and motivation Nonprofits 59

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Public Policy and Advocacy Among the more striking observations offered by the report is a comparison of lobbying and advocacy efforts by nonprofits between 2000 and 2022. The findings suggest nonprofits are playing a diminished role in some facets of civil society, namely lobbying government and working with government on policies.

Health 81

Health Civil Society Governance Public Policy 81

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 7, 2024

Success requires that we continue to weave strong networks of sisterhood, collaboration, and support across the governmental, corporate, academic, and civil society sectors—what Lumi has described as, “the art of establishing and cultivating professional and business relationships.”

Nonprofit governance and management 125

Nonprofit governance and management Collaborations Participation and motivation Public and Social Policy 125

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 9, 2024

And over the past decade, public policy—by way of the Lei de Cotas (the “Quotas Law”), which establishes university quotas for Black and Indigenous students and people who studied in public schools—has made higher education more accessible to racialized and poor people.

Public and Social Policy 76

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Poverty Law 76

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Pacific Speakers: Rob Reich, professor of political science and codirector of the Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society at Stanford University, and a soon-to-be-announced speaker will debate the role of big philanthropy in a true democracy. How Civil Society Saved the 2020 Census by Arturo Vargas, Gary D.

Civil Society 109

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Sociology 109

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 1, 2024

People were afraid that employers and health insurance companies would use the data from genome mapping to discriminate, and they demanded a public policy response. Like AI, one of the main concerns around genome mapping was privacy.

Collaborations 108

Collaborations Public and Social Policy Ethics Public Policy 108

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!

Communication 66

Communication Civil Society Public Policy Production 66

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 104

Public and Social Policy Manufacturing Health Finance 104

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 60

Public and Social Policy Participation and motivation Law Public and Nonprofit Management 60

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 31, 2024

45 Additionally, worker cooperatives, once marginal in the world of public policy, have since 2018 won an impressive string of legislative victories at both the federal and state level. 46 The path beyond the current status quo will be paved with brave commitments to democratic and distributive models at every level of civil society.

Public and Social Policy 133

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 133

Philanthropy 2173

MARCH 20, 2020

In other words, current tax deduction policy does not matter to more than 90% of Americans) Mutual aid and direct giving are two very visible signs that the assumptions driving public policy change are not based in an understanding of how we give now. I'm sad how right I was on the first; we'll see if I am correct on the second.

Civil Society 40

Civil Society Philanthropy Public Policy Law 40

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 13, 2025

Orbns policies have also extended to academic institutions, as seen in the passage of Lex CEU in 2017, which forced CEU one of two universities in the country that offers a masters program in gender studiesto leave the country and relocate to Austria. Hungarian police have also targeted safe spaces for the LGBTQ+ community.

Civil Society 126

Civil Society Law Nonprofit Administration and Development Governance 126

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

As public policy has done less and less to mitigate the suffering of millions, faith in the government has declined. Movements need to know their enemy and counter efforts to exclude people from civil society by creating inclusive demands. Healthcare, education, and housing have all become unaffordable.

Public and Social Policy 116

Public and Social Policy Governance Civil Society Energy 116

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Civil society can be powerful. The Role of Civil Society At NPQ , we rarely write about why we publish what we publish. But it’s worth noting that our mission is to “advance conversations and practice in civil society.” Nonprofits are a part of civil society, but they are not all of it.

Civil Society 88

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Healthcare Public Policy 88