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An Experimental Approach to Early-Stage Nonprofit Governance

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The foundation has also started a capacity-development program for nonprofits in collaboration with Root Impact , an intermediate support organization. The ultimate success of these young nonprofits—their ability to fulfill their missions—will depend on many things, but good governance is among the most important.

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How Wall Street Co-opted Impact Investing—And What to Do about It

NonProfit Quarterly

Have economic justice efforts like impact investment and ESG (environmental, social and governance) analysis been captured by Wall Street? Environmental consultants to corporations are reluctant to say ecosystems matter because life matters. I saw most major corporations add ethics officers.

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A Partnership Industry for Impactful Ed-Tech

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Such partnership not only fosters the kind of inclusive resource sharing that would prioritize marginalized groups and embrace diverse perspectives, but only through such collaboration can ed-tech be elevated to prioritize education over technology. Hence, achieving balance across these pathways is preferable to excelling in just one aspect.

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Ancestor in the Making: A Future Where Philanthropy’s Legacy Is Stopping the Bad and Building the New

NonProfit Quarterly

First, democratic funds like Seed Commons, 4 Ujima Fund, 5 and the Just Transition Integrated Capital Fund gave us a new model for how communities could steward and govern capital together. The passage of the THRIVE Act prioritized renewable, environmentally sound, ethically sourced energy production, from development to deployment.

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Can We Nudge Our Way into a Healthier Future?

NonProfit Quarterly

And are nudges, which often take the form of guided choices, aligned with the principles of ethical and equitable health practices? These environmental cues are a relatively simple and cost-effective approach to nudging. But can people be nudged into better health?

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Unlocking the Power of Data Refineries for Social Impact

Stanford Social Innovation Review

While government agencies worldwide face enormous challenges in leveraging their data to deliver services effectively and efficiently, 89 percent of public sector respondents in 2020 said they were unprepared for rapid data growth. And where the social and environmental sectors should—and will—do better. Decision support.

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10 Ways Funders Can Address Generative AI Now

Stanford Social Innovation Review

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. This might include: 1.