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How cross-sector collaboration can create lasting change 

Candid

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. As president and CEO of Easterseals, Ive seen the power of cross-sector collaboration firsthand.

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Designing for Better Mental Health Policy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

However, in social policy, academics and policy makers can use the rhetoric of evidence-based policy in policy deliberations to dismiss rather than resolve the complex ways that community values and research evidence interact. 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 October 2021, the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), in collaboration with other organizations, surveyed 1,000 parents with low to moderate incomes about their experiences with the expanded child tax credit. Columbia University’s Center on Poverty and Social Policy calculated that 3.7

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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

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. These biomarkers make it easier to diagnose, develop a prognosis, and respond to the progression by modifying therapies and managing side effects.