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How cross-sector collaboration can create lasting change 

Candid

Government has the scale and policy tools to make change sustainable. Moreover, businesses, nonprofits, and government each benefit. The most effective corporate social responsibility efforts are built on real partnerships with nonprofits and supported by government policies that allow these collaborations to thrive.

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Designing for Better Mental Health Policy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

However, state, county, and city governments are inconsistently skilled at developing local solutions. Taxpayers should expect governments to steward resources responsibly and in a way that maximizes benefit to all citizens. To be sure, the use of research evidence in policymaking is also valuable.

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The Economic Case against Work Requirements

NonProfit Quarterly

But where did they come from, and why are they still a central part of economic policy today? This series— Ending Work Requirements — based on a report by the Maven Collaborative, the Center for Social Policy, and Ife Finch Floyd, will explore the truth behind work requirements.

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Ending Child Poverty: Lessons from a One-Year Expansion of the Child Tax Credit

NonProfit Quarterly

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States engaged in an innovative policy experiment: for one year, the federal government expanded the existing child tax credit—making it available to families with little or no earnings, increasing the credit amount, and providing monthly payments instead of an annual payment at tax time.

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Leading Together for Systems Change

Stanford Social Innovation Review

If, instead, we see leadership as a matter of finding and following new paths in collaboration with others, then it is more about understanding interactions among people and their environments and navigating a variety of unpredictable situations along the way. These intrapreneurs are creative and self-motivated.

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Funding Faith: Raising Money For Religion-Based Organizations

Bloomerang

As noted in “ American Muslim Philanthropy: A Data-Driven Comparative Profile ,” a report authored by Faiqa Mahmood in 2019 via The Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, “The strongest motivations for American Muslims are a feeling that those with more should give to those with less and a sense of religious duty or obligation.” .

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Why the Social Sector Needs an Impact Registry

Stanford Social Innovation Review

For decades, nonprofits, governments, philanthropies, and corporations have been dogged by how to measure social impact. It also helps research centers collaborate and share data as they become available, thus making it easier for research to address specific unanswered questions about MS. By Jason Saul.