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Can We Nudge Our Way into a Healthier Future?

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Michael on Unsplash A popular area of applied behavioral science, nudges are frequently deployed within public health and healthcare systems to influence people’s choices. And are nudges, which often take the form of guided choices, aligned with the principles of ethical and equitable health practices?

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Faith as a Pathway to Climate Action

NonProfit Quarterly

Here’s how leaders in the Islamic, Christian, and Jewish religions are working to encourage environmental action by returning to their faith’s original principles. She sought to understand how Islam’s original beliefs were rooted in environmentalism. The mission was meant to be four months. That helps us process disaster.”

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

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Yannick Lowery / www.severepaper.com Editors’ note: This article is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s fall 2023 issue, “How Do We Create Home in the Future? 2 It has been edited for publication here. 2 It has been edited for publication here. Two things changed how wealth was managed. The year is 2053.

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Economic Justice: Nonprofit Leaders Speak Out

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Yuet Lam-Tsang Editors’ note: This article is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2023 issue, “Movement Economies: Making Our Vision a Collective Reality.” W hat would a nonprofit sector that pursued economic justice look like? The other five work for nonprofit intermediary organizations. Two of them—Dr.

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Unlocking the Power of Data Refineries for Social Impact

Stanford Social Innovation Review

In contrast, a 2017 report found that only 5 percent of nonprofits were using artificial intelligence, and only 28 percent of nonprofits were using data for predictive or prescriptive purposes. The public sector isn’t much different. In the private sector, market forces drive investment in data to stay competitive.

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Nonprofit Holiday Gift Guide

Nonprofit Megaphone

This holiday season, give back by shopping for unique gifts from nonprofit online stores. In this gift guide, you’ll find selections from nonprofits that you won’t see in regular shops. What’s more, your purchases from nonprofit shops will support the essential work of these organizations and the individuals they help year-round.

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The Social Impact Investment Mirage

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The False Binary Between For-profits and Nonprofits: Where the Troubles Begin. Our reasoning was straightforward: We didn’t want to be seen as competing for funding with the nonprofits using our software. We decided early on to incorporate NeedsList as a for-profit, purpose-driven company. The Investment Mirage.