Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Last year, our social impact startup hit a milestone that eludes 96 percent of female founders: we hit one million dollars in revenue. We know that for social entrepreneurs trying to solve global challenges, the system is rigged. Underneath every accomplishment lies a profoundly broken funding landscape for social innovation.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Non-Profits 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 22, 2024

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.

Public and Social Policy 62

Public and Social Policy Finance Education Education 62

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 27, 2023

Social progress, on the other hand, shows a very different picture. What explains this massive split between the corporate and the social sectors? Some refer to this as the “ data divide ”—the increasing gap between the use of data to maximize profit and the use of data to solve social problems.

Public and Social Policy 101

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 101

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 3, 2023

By Stephan Manning & Yeşim Uygur Addressing entrenched social problems in local communities like inequality, violence, or environmental degradation is as much about changing local cultures and mindsets as it is about reworking the socioeconomic structures around them. Indeed, they can play a vital role in community change.

Leadership 98

Leadership Public and Social Policy Environmental Culture 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Life expectancy can differ up to 30 years in the US between different zip codes in the same state, indicating the significance of socioeconomic, environmental, and social factors in driving health outcomes. There are communities like hers all over America. We call these factors the Systemic Drivers of Health. Image by the authors.

Health 106

Health Public and Social Policy Entrepreneurship Food 106

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

We’ll also talk about the role of education, healthcare , development aid, and advocacy and policy efforts in managing population growth and encouraging sustainable practices. The Impact of Population Growth Population growth can strain our resources, degrade the environment , and trigger social challenges.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Healthcare Cultural Diversity Environmental 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

By Rajat Panwar , Theresa Lieb , Sarah Federman & Matthew Betts The landscape of corporate environmental responsibility is evolving beyond a focus on climate issues to more holistically account for nature-related risks, such as biodiversity loss. Earth Engine is one example of Google’s environmental tools.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Agriculture Manufacturing Environmental 105

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

7 Legislators and regulators often allocate public dollars for clean energy technologies through partial incentives, rebates, or tax incentives. The result is that public funding will largely benefit wealthier households. 8 This system of publicly regulated monopoly utilities is still with us today.

Energy 87

Energy Law Governance Public and Social Policy 87

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 4, 2024

2 It has been edited for publication here. The growth of these efforts required more access to nonextractive investment capital, creating a demand for public banks and democratic loan funds across the country.” With more local resources, child care became free, along with public school–provided breakfasts and lunches.” “How

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Taxation 111

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

A new report from In Our Own Voice , the 2023 National Black Reproductive Justice Policy Agenda , seeks to answer that question. the authors offer up an “innovative, proactive policy agenda” in collaboration with over 50 Black women’s organizations and advocates to support Black reproductive justice.

Public and Social Policy 101

Public and Social Policy Health Healthcare Governance 101

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

They were also more likely to live in units that were overcrowded or contaminated by lead, asbestos, and other environmental hazards within high-poverty, low-opportunity communities. To mobilize the full power and potential of philanthropy requires more effective collaboration and coordination among foundations.

Public and Social Policy 104

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Foundations 104

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 15, 2023

With all this in mind, academics and policy makers have called for the international community to prioritize debt-for-climate swaps, an initiative through which a nation’s debt is forgiven in exchange for investment in climate change adaptation and mitigation, thereby addressing both crises at once.

Public and Social Policy 84

Public and Social Policy Environmental Governance Civil Society 84

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

A 2020 report from Stanford Law School and NYU School of Law researchers documented that nearly half of the 142 federal agencies surveyed had already experimented with AI applications, including to adjudicate disability benefits and communicate with the public. The future is now. Due this summer, it is now several months behind.

Civil Society 92

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 92

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

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. These environmental cues are a relatively simple and cost-effective approach to nudging. But can people be nudged into better health?

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Healthcare Health Ethics 52

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 15, 2024

Research Is Advancing Maternal Mental Healthcare In April of 2024, a seminal public health journal, Health Affairs, issued a special edition on perinatal mental health and wellbeing and conducted a related briefing. At its extreme, the mental strife some mothers encounter can lead to substance use disorder, suicide, and infanticide.

Health 87

Health Healthcare Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy 87

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 11, 2024

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. It erodes a high-functioning pluralistic democracy , compromises public health, and makes it impossible to solve collective problems like climate change.

Civil Society 125

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Health Governance 125

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 11, 2023

Public funding agencies, such as the Global Environment Facility and USAID, are also expressing their own intentions to get more climate and biodiversity funding to local, community-level, and Indigenous organizations. These changes are possible for both public and private funders.

Civil Society 104

Civil Society Environmental Governance Public and Social Policy 104

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The Water Alliance is changing that question to, “How can utilities, communities, and policy makers work together to create an environment in which shutoffs for low-income families are not necessary?”. Guided by the alliance, the teams gathered data that would inform policy changes for water utilities. For García, this was troubling.

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Collaborations Universities 124

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 13, 2022

6 Yet social transformation on this scale has not historically happened without concerted struggle by ordinary people demanding what they need to survive. The event was convened by Contra el diluvio, an organization dedicated to revealing the consequences of climate change to the public.

Public and Social Policy 94

Public and Social Policy Environmental Energy Governance 94

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 20, 2023

But I always had a sense of those organizations when I worked there, an internal critique of what kind of social change were we really bringing about. And why did we rely on private ones to solve what felt like public problems? But I wrote an op-ed saying…this is not a policy-based response to the affordable housing crisis in JP.

Public and Social Policy 94

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public and Nonprofit Management 94

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 26, 2024

The town partnered with the gallery on the program, which included environmental-themed events lasting through October 2023. The Art and the Science Behind It A study from 2023 found that “using art to convey environmental data eased political perceptions about climate change,” according to Hyperallergic.

Environmental 95

Environmental Culture Energy Collaborations 95

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

We are living through a syndemic—a time of multiple crises causing seismic economic, political, environmental, technological, and social shifts, which are long from being settled. In 2016, six women of color in the Colorado organizing and social justice movement ecosystem came together and formed Transformative Leadership for Change.

Leadership 101

Leadership Public and Social Policy Non-Profits Collaborations 101

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 14, 2024

Data from the National Center for Education Statistics tells us that as of 2021, public school students in the U.S. For the past four years, the Schott Foundation for Public Education has worked with Candid to measure the grantmaking priorities of those in K-12 education philanthropy. It’s possible. Here are some starting points.

Education 77

Education Education Philanthropy Foundations 77

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 12, 2023

The most pernicious one is the narrative regarding small, locally led organizations and our low expectations of them (which is not exclusive to the social change space). As a collaborative effort with multiple funding partners , we have regular conversations with foundations from across the globe.

Civil Society 94

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Food 94

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

If environmental outcomes can become assets, why can’t social outcomes? Social impact, totaling $72.05 trillion in terms of government social spend, philanthropy, and S-themed ESG assets under management could be considered the world’s largest financial market today.

Marketing 75

Marketing Marketing Public and Social Policy Governance 75

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

If families reflect deeply in this moment on their philanthropic purpose, pace, power, and practices, and carefully choose their future path in this rapidly changing world, they will not only expand their impact but can fundamentally change the norms of our entire sector and help catalyze broader social transformation. Many already are.

Philanthropy 116

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Collaborations 116

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

JANUARY 12, 2023

With limited affordable rental options in better resourced areas, people are sometimes held hostage in rodent- and mold-infested homes, battling the health consequences of toxic climate and environmental conditions , and far away from medical care, transportation, jobs, and quality schools. Impact on the Trust’s Funding Priorities.

Philanthropy 95

Philanthropy Homelessness Public and Social Policy Foundations 95

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Often, the very same nonprofit that is advocating for social justice policy may pay its own workers poverty-level wages. Another piece of this painting would look like a landscape of advocacy and policy change institutions that prioritize racial and economic justice to level the playing field. The reality is more complicated.

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty 119

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Public entities with unique governmental powers, land banks acquire vacant, tax-delinquent properties that are causing harm , improve them, then dispose of the properties to support community goals. Over decades, racist policies and practices, including intentional disinvestment, have shaped our neighborhoods.

Public and Social Policy 106

Public and Social Policy Governance Community Development Agriculture 106

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JANUARY 27, 2022

These huge organizations, apart from making big profits by advertising and selling their product, these companies also work on social and environmental issues that are occurring in the world. Nowadays, marketing is considered to be the court of social, environmental, public, and global concerns.

Marketing 52

Marketing Marketing Nonprofit governance and management Manufacturing 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 5, 2023

Image Credit: dimitrisvetsikas1969 on pixabay.com The world changes too much for anyone who is invested in social change work to imagine that this work is linear and predictable. This much most social movement leaders and activists intuitively understand. They often struggled to get public attention on Congressional corruption.

Public and Social Policy 92

Public and Social Policy Technology Governance Healthcare 92

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Often portrayed in Western feminist literature as the disempowered, the excluded, and needing rescue, India in fact continues to be reinvented by the heads, hands, and hearts of her women—from farmers, to craftswomen, to political leaders, to social reformers. The world’s largest cooperative dairy is also in India.

Food 103

Food Civil Society Agriculture Public and Social Policy 103

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 12, 2024

“Land Back as a movement, as a political and legal movement by Tribal nations across Turtle Island, has focused on the return of things that have been taken from us through colonial policies. These are things that were purposely taken from us through colonial policies and forced assimilation—that sort of thing. CS: Thank you.

Nonprofit governance and management 91

Nonprofit governance and management Culture Governance Public and Social Policy 91

Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

For organizations with other funding priorities, check out these specific areas: Education , Arts & Culture , Environmental Conservation , and Youth Programs. Autism Speaks funds programs that provide people with autism with social and educational experiences through their Norma and Malcolm Baker Recreation Grant programs.

Health 96

Health Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy Healthcare 96

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

This includes building transnational activism that links anti-war, anti-militarism, and anti-nuclear work with the efforts of those campaigning for economic justice, environmental protection, open borders and migrant rights, anti-racism and anti-fascism, equality, and police and prison abolition. This history is important.

Construction 80

Construction Environmental Public and Social Policy Activism 80

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Be familiar with important information on the organization’s website, social media sites, YouTube channel, and other assets. Staff the organization’s social media account inboxes and repeat the above. Be Informed. Be familiar with the organization’s case for support, annual reports, theory of change, and other collateral materials.

Fundraising 140

Fundraising Fundraising Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 140