Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

A study by the University of Washington found that 60 percent of Washington-based organizations reported prioritizing low-income people in their COVID-19 response, followed by Black/African American communities (48 percent), Latinx communities (43 percent), and immigrant and homeless communities (41 percent each).

Civil Society 75

Civil Society Philanthropy Nonprofit Administration and Development Foundations 75

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 23, 2023

In fact, city leaders often follow the pioneering innovations of civil society organizations. The initiation power of civil society organizations does not end with “small wins.” .” Diffusion between cities does not only happen on the level of city governments. Some small wins even turn into legislation.

Civil Society 91

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Construction Governance 91

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 86

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 86

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 21, 2023

It has enabled me to work with an incredible group of people here at SSIR , the Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society, and Stanford University. It has been a privilege to help lead SSIR the past 17 years.

Civil Society 98

Civil Society Universities Philanthropy Leadership 98

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Preventing Genocide Should Not Be a Dangerous Mission Foreign policy, the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and Middle East politics may not be the central issue for some progressive organizations in the United States, but preventing genocide is an issue of universal importance.

Public and Social Policy 145

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Philanthropy Law 145

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Charitable dollars are essential to maintaining a healthy civil society, vital to both nonprofit charities and local governments that depend on these resources to achieve their critical missions. Small charitable gifts increased after the enactment of the temporary universal charitable deduction.

Civil Society 98

Civil Society Universities Law Governance 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Stanford Social Innovation Review ’s 2022 Nonprofit Management Institute (NMI) will focus on opportunities to bridge the divides that exist in society. The conference will explore the role of civil society organizations in finding common ground, ways to facilitate collaboration, combatting disinformation, and other topics.

Civil Society 87

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 87

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 11, 2024

By Kristen Grimm , Claire de Leon , Michael Crawford & Diana Chun Trust for institutions across society is declining. This is not a theory but a fact, affirmed by leading experts like the Edelman Trust Barometer , Gallup , and General Social Survey by NORC at the University of Chicago. Trust doesn’t just happen.

Civil Society 117

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Health Governance 117

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 64

Civil Society Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Social Policy Governance 64

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 90

Civil Society Governance Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 90

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.” There is no universal definition of good. 5) The lack of universality in terms of what “good” means applies to ethics, also.

Civil Society 59

Civil Society Ethics Participation and motivation Universities 59

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 23, 2023

While the lost children’s ecological knowledge is exceptional, a more universal lesson—especially for those of us in the Global North—is the degree of freedom, autonomy, and independence they experience. But often this money is spent in a manner that is not aligned with Indigenous cultures.

Children 123

Children Civil Society Culture Health 123

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 7, 2024

Bridging the University-to-Workforce Gender Gap Many academically accomplished women struggle to surpass barriers and achieve top positions and competitive salaries after they graduate from college. Here’s a look at four of them. The majority of these students are women and the first in their families to access higher education.

Nonprofit governance and management 104

Nonprofit governance and management Collaborations Participation and motivation Public and Social Policy 104

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 83

Civil Society Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Social Policy Leadership 83

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

In trying to ensure that the rapid growth of technology is something that will benefit workers and societies as much as entrepreneurs and executives, there’s a role for all of us: employers and workers, academics and governments, as well as investors committed to seeing the technology they fund be used to increase the common good.

Curriculum and Teaching 87

Curriculum and Teaching Healthcare Civil Society Technology 87

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 18, 2024

As Brazilian movement scholar Rodrigo Nunes, argues in his recent book about movements like Occupy and the Arab Spring, there is not one universally correct answer to the question of how we make change. The answer is an “ecosystem” approach that looks at how different theories of change can reinforce each other.

Public and Social Policy 104

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Law Medical 104

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

This record acts as a form of permanent punishment, limiting our ability to participate in civil society through a complex web of laws in Illinois that punish people with criminal records, often indefinitely. These restrictions force many people and especially Black people into the informal economy to survive.

Public and Social Policy 114

Public and Social Policy Law Psychology Poverty 114

Philanthropy 2173

MARCH 20, 2020

It's good to see long-called for changes like a universal charitable tax deduction finally getting attention, although no one wants a crisis to be the reason. Buried in this crisis is the opportunity to re-examine what we need from civil society and philanthropy and how we get it. They never have been and they're not now.

Civil Society 40

Civil Society Philanthropy Public Policy Law 40

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.” ” Take fossil fuel communities, for instance.

Public and Social Policy 70

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Public and Nonprofit Management Energy 70

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 66

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Law Poverty 66

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. However, our approach can only be the beginning.

Entrepreneurship 71

Entrepreneurship Public and Social Policy Civil Society Collaborations 71

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. Durham and London: Duke University Press, 2018. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2020. University Park, PA: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2014.

Non-Profits 98

Non-Profits Universities Collaborations Civil Society 98

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. It is this idea that propels the work of Lake Institute on Faith & Giving at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.

Civil Society 105

Civil Society Fundraising Fundraising Poverty 105

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

Policies such as universal healthcare, free college, and climate action had become popular in the mainstream, and they would persist in the minds of millions. Movements need to know their enemy and counter efforts to exclude people from civil society by creating inclusive demands.

Public and Social Policy 100

Public and Social Policy Governance Civil Society Healthcare 100

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 121

Public and Social Policy Finance Recruitment Poverty 121

Philanthropy 2173

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Here the national trend seems to be to double down on a handful of elite, private universities, sell of our public universities for parts (or outsource teaching to online platforms), and then decry the inequitable system. Higher education.

Children 40

Children Insurance Healthcare Universities 40

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. A Tyranny of Tradeoffs. However, in recent years, there have been attempts to break this cycle.

Agriculture 88

Agriculture Civil Society Poverty Environmental 88

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

One of them is Empreende Aí, an enterprise created by a couple that was originally from the southern region of São Paulo city, had the possibility to study business administration at university, and identified an opportunity to teach entrepreneurship to people from similar backgrounds.

Social Entrepreneurship 99

Social Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Social Enterprise Social Enterprise 99

iMarketSmart

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The universal hero story (monomyth) is an identity-enhancement journey. [26] One study examined 270 university fundraisers. 26] This universal story, called the monomyth, includes specific steps. Civil Society. It’s a problem of who we’re being. It’s a story-character problem. Focus on fundraiser actions.

Fundraising 52

Fundraising Fundraising Public and Nonprofit Management Management 52

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 71

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Energy 71

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

But the release of landmark research in 2013, combined with a concerted campaign by the Aspen Institute and partners such as Candid and the nonprofit research centers at the Urban Institute, Indiana University and Johns Hopkins University, made a strong case for greater transparency and efficiency.

Public and Social Policy 97

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 97

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 12, 2022

As a professor at Princeton in 1949, Albert Einstein reflected on the place of human beings in the universe. In correspondence with a rabbi, he wrote that due to our limitations in our ability to experience the universe, our species is prone to a fundamental misunderstanding about our place in it.

Leadership 106

Leadership Civil Society Collaborations Universities 106

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 28, 2023

Relying upon the universal nature and common language of the SDGs—and inspired by their interactions and relationships with their global counterparts —the participating US cities have become acknowledged leaders in taking on tough transnational issues through local action.

Collaborations 82

Collaborations Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 82

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 13, 2024

Consider the $10 million lead gift in 2019 from writer and artist Carolyn Campagna Kleefield to California State University, Long Beach’s contemporary art museum that now bears her name. In 2002, the university shortened the building’s name to Memorial Hall in support of inclusion and academic freedom, and UDC sued for breach of contract.

Ethics 110

Ethics Public and Social Policy Universities Philanthropy 110

EveryAction

APRIL 1, 2016

Traditional workshops will be replaced by ongoing “engagement lab” discussions led by members of our community, together with many of our most inspiring and thoughtful civil society partners. The Axelson Center for Nonprofit Management, North Park University / Chicago, IL / Price TBA. General / #JustGiving2016/ @EDGEFunders.

Nonprofit governance and management 71

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