Candid

JULY 20, 2022

To understand how the pandemic impacted the philanthropic sector and civil society organizations around the world, we reached out to local experts who shared their observations and experiences over the past two years. For example, donors became more aware of the gaps in access to technology and transportation for nonprofit staff. “In

Philanthropy 131

Philanthropy Civil Society Disaster Relief Governance 131

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. So, perhaps its way too much of an ask to expect recognition among their own of the behemoth of technology development.

Nonprofit governance 87

Nonprofit governance Governance Civil Society Non-Profits 87

Candid

JUNE 23, 2022

To understand how the pandemic impacted the philanthropic sector and civil society organizations around the world, we reached out to local experts who shared their observations and experiences over the past two years. Innovative technologies helped mobilize fundraising campaigns and increase donations to support these efforts.

Civil Society 98

Civil Society Philanthropy Collaborations Public and Nonprofit Management 98

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Yet to address these problems, we need to zoom in, convening experts, civil society and affected communities to explore sustainable solutions that work in the local context. The telephoto perspective allows us to identify problems. And you need a diverse team to focus on that global-to-local perspective.

Health 231

Health Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Culture 231

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 24, 2024

A market innovation like creating a sustainable seafood market is unlikely to create enduring systems change without building strong relationships with civil society. They can choose clear interventions (e.g., focused on direct services), complicated interventions (e.g., focused on transforming enabling conditions and capacities).

Civil Society 112

Civil Society Energy Collaborations Leadership 112

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

We’ve realized that we stand here on behalf of civil society more broadly.” We didn’t want to find ourselves in this position, but we’ve realized that we stand here on behalf of civil society more broadly,” Ahmed told NPQ. Meanwhile, Ahmed says that CCDH is determined to contest the charges brought by X Corp. “We

Civil Society 119

Civil Society Leadership Advertising Governance 119

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

These technologies are more than just catchphrases; they reshape hub industries like retail, healthcare, and finance. Challenges of Using AI and ML Adopting artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies presents several key challenges that organizations must consider.

Civil Society 52

Civil Society Healthcare Finance Technology 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 18, 2024

Instead, they can lean into the uniquely human elements of their job in ways that require emotional and contextual assessment and insight that technology cannot replicate. We’ve seen this same scenario play out with other technological leaps forward, time and time again. Nearly one in five home healthcare aides lives in poverty.

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Curriculum and Teaching Healthcare Civil Society Technology 106

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 25, 2023

AI technology is relatively new, but the impacts of previous high-impact innovations like the power loom, steam engines, electricity, and digital computers shed ample light on what could happen next. The consequences of any technology depend on who gets to make pivotal decisions about how the technology develops.

Public and Social Policy 139

Public and Social Policy Technology Civil Society Production 139

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.” 4) Commercial technologies prioritize scale and efficiency. 4) Commercial technologies prioritize scale and efficiency.

Civil Society 59

Civil Society Ethics Participation and motivation Universities 59

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 26, 2023

The authors, all experienced pros on nonprofits and technology, share advice centered on these objectives: Use care, do no harm, and stay human-centered. Nonprofit and foundation leaders explore the movement working toward reparations. So what should philanthropic leaders do differently to confront these problems? Honorable Mentions: 11.

Civil Society 129

Civil Society Philanthropy Foundations Nonprofit Capacity 129

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Google solved the problem with networks : By engineering connections among hundreds of thousands of computers, Google radically expanded what their search technology could do. But networks are not only key to speed and scale in the technology sector; the same is true for ambitious climate policy. But 2023 also saw great progress.

Public and Social Policy 121

Public and Social Policy Energy Nonprofit Administration and Development Collaborations 121

Philanthropy 2173

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

At a time when hands wring over closing civic space and the many ways technologies are being turned against us, this is the most concrete, least metaphorical example of how to shut down nonprofits I can imagine. 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

Philanthropy 2173

APRIL 2, 2020

You've heard me refer to our digital technologies - the software, hardware, and telecomm choices we make - as our new landlords. In the bigger picture, you can follow, support, and get involved with your civil society peers who monitor the digital landlords and keep the pressure on them and regulators to change the way these tools work.

Civil Society 40

Civil Society Technology 40

Candid

JULY 2, 2021

The foundation also will award $167 million in grants to address multifaceted issues such as economic justice and rights, sexual and reproductive health and rights, and technology and innovation; recipients include the Black Feminist Fund , Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID), Equality Fund , CARE Fund , and Prospera.

Civil Society 91

Civil Society Governance Health Leadership 91

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

Philanthropy 2173

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

@CripCamp Intersectionality Matters with Kimberlé Crenshaw (podcast, includes video interviews from AAPF Under the Blacklight Series) @sandylocks Hear to Slay , Roxanne Gay and Tressie McMillan Cottom, podcast, @rgay and @tressiemcphd Philanthropy and Social Movements Podcast , class taught by Megan Ming Francis Through The Night Film , by Loira Limbal, (..)

Public and Social Policy 40

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Philanthropy Medical 40

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 96

Public and Social Policy Manufacturing Health Finance 96

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 15, 2023

Moreover, developing countries typically lack key technologies and financial resources that could help them become more resilient to climate change and its impacts. Particular efforts should be made to address and assuage the political and logistic concerns of lenders and borrowers.

Public and Social Policy 94

Public and Social Policy Environmental Governance Civil Society 94

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

A study on the working conditions in Kenya’s gig economy , for example, was written by two African researchers, who not only surveyed hundreds of gig workers but also involved civil society and policy makers during a multi-stakeholder dialogue and a panel discussion in Nairobi. A first challenge is to find suitable collaborators.

Entrepreneurship 71

Entrepreneurship Public and Social Policy Civil Society Collaborations 71

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 140

Public and Social Policy Finance Recruitment Poverty 140

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. Unlock the Potential of Technology. Businesses must also embrace technological innovation. A Tyranny of Tradeoffs. Earning $1.30 a day instead of $0.87

Agriculture 100

Agriculture Civil Society Poverty Environmental 100

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

This is directly connected to another essential component of scale which usually requires a great amount of capital to be implemented: technology. Thus, unsurprisingly, most social enterprises originating in poor communities are not technology intensive. Two cases in Brazil that exemplify this difficulty are Jaubra and Weuse.

Social Entrepreneurship 116

Social Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Social Enterprise Social Enterprise 116

EveryAction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Nonprofit Technology, and more! 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. Nonprofit Management.

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

EveryAction

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Nonprofit Technology, and more! Nonprofit organizations have moved well past the time when technology and data were treated as standalone entities. And like those other core functions, we must examine our technology and data strategies to properly evaluate and prioritize our needs and successfully build our digital capacity.

Nonprofit governance and management 105

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Associations Finance 105

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.

Civil Society 90

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Energy 90

NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 9, 2016

My journey as a fundraiser began back in the ’90s, before technology dominated the landscape. As far as dollars, that’s a lot of money, but it’s not the most money, and it’s certainly not the first place I would ever think to look when I have my fundraising cap on. And I wear my cap often.

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Foundations Civil Society Leadership Technology 34

EveryAction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Nonprofit Technology, and more! Learn best practices and the latest techniques and technologies to meet your greatest challenges. From communications to fundraising to technology to leadership skills, the conference offers something for everyone. Technology affects nearly every effort to achieve our missions. Technology.

Nonprofit governance and management 102

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

EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

Nonprofit technology, and more! The Agents of Change Summit aims to unify and expand the community of professionals using marketing and technology to change people’s health and lifestyle behaviors for social good. Technology / #AOCS16 / @AOCSummit. Technology. Technology / @SGTWeek. Technology. Fundraising.

Nonprofit governance and management 71

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 12, 2022

There are many examples of leaders countering this myth, like the Fellows in the Civil Society Fellowship. While the story of our separation is pervasive, it is something we have the power to design our way out of. “How do we create that sense of warmth? …and nurture the relational web between us?

Leadership 106

Leadership Civil Society Collaborations Universities 106

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

There’s technology that records facial expressions and tone of voice to collect “mood and sentiment analysis” to measure employees’ affect and attitude. Today’s high-tech surveillance technologies are exploiting the same loopholes in our labor laws that date back generations.

Public and Social Policy 139

Public and Social Policy Law Technology Civil Society 139

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 134

Governance Civil Society Public and Social Policy Ethics 134

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 26, 2023

As policy makers struggle to respond to the unfolding human catastrophe, they have increasingly turned to the possibilities offered by technology, and data in particular. Yet as is so often the case with technology, the potential for good is accompanied by certain risks.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Governance Ethics 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

These cases, on opposite sides of the globe, illustrate with painful clarity how the irresponsible use of artificial intelligence can harm both workers and the public, and how unregulated technology in the workplace also hurts communities. How can investors make sure new workplace technologies are a force for good?

Public and Social Policy 143

Public and Social Policy Governance Civil Society Technology 143

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 12, 2023

By SSIR Editors The way we work is changing rapidly and is impacted daily by technological advances. If designed and harnessed responsibly, technology can help us reimagine how we work, where we work, and what work we do. However, when designed poorly, tech can harm workers and exacerbate inequalities.

Public and Social Policy 62

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Public and Nonprofit Management Technology 62

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. The gains would be universal, and in the new internet economy, everyone would have a place.

Race and Ethnicity 145

Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy Civil Society Governance 145

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 13, 2024

The virtuous donor has a clear conscience about building naming gifts and attendant rights if they are offered with principled intentions, exemplify a life marked by honor, and provide balanced benefits both to society and self. As American political philosopher Michael Sandel laments , “Do we want a society where everything is up for sale?

Ethics 111

Ethics Public and Social Policy Universities Philanthropy 111