NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Civil society leaders must grapple with complex challenges rooted in social inequality, systemic biases, and cultural divides. The model empowers individuals to reflect on their own assumptions, engage in constructive conversations, challenge prejudices, and actively work toward creating more inclusive and equitable spaces.

Civil Society 114

Civil Society Race and Ethnicity Culture Health 114

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 1, 2023

In the Andes mountains, the traditional floating homes of the Uros people are inspiring low-cost, eco-friendly construction techniques worldwide that can improve water quality and biodiversity. Biocultural innovations, by contrast, emphasize the integral role that Indigenous peoples play as stewards of the biosphere.

Agriculture 84

Agriculture Construction Culture Manufacturing 84

Fundraising Leadership

APRIL 12, 2024

It is now stigmatized in many workplace cultures to lack emotional awareness and to present as immune to emotions. “ It is now stigmatized in many #workplace #cultures to lack emotional awareness and to present as immune to emotions. ” This demonstrates a culture of psychological safety, all the way to the top.

Psychology 72

Psychology Culture Management Construction 72

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

How does the country move forward and create new monuments that better reflect the history, struggles, and culture of all people? These traditional statues, some produced from a cast, are heavy, constructed of stone or metal, and often weigh several tons. These statues stand as symbols of racism in the US dating back to the Civil War.”

Culture 137

Culture Construction Foundations Technology 137

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 23, 2023

And the US Green Building Council (USGBC), an intermediary promoting energy-efficient construction, developed guidelines and rating systems for sustainable cities and neighborhoods. In fact, city leaders often follow the pioneering innovations of civil society organizations. Some small wins even turn into legislation.

Civil Society 95

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Construction Governance 95

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

APRIL 18, 2024

Feedback Processes: It outlines how and when feedback will be provided, setting the stage for open and constructive communication. Integration with Company Culture Integrating position agreements into your company culture ensures they become a part of the everyday fabric of your workplace.

Culture 52

Culture Collaborations Construction Communication 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2023

The cultural sector is seeking alternatives to business-as-usual. This article introduces a new series, titled “Remember the Future: Culture and Systems Change,” co-produced by Art.coop and NPQ. Efforts to remedy historic race-based harms by prioritizing care for land, resources, people, and cultural expressions are flourishing.

Philanthropy 98

Philanthropy Culture Agriculture Community Development 98

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 12, 2023

These forces, often abetted by public transit investment or publicly subsidized construction projects, disrupt neighborhood stability and have a name. When people are forced to leave, these neighborhoods often lose their cultural vibrancy and sense of community that made them appealing to new residents in the first place.

Culture 98

Culture Construction Community Development Education 98

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

AUGUST 8, 2023

Foster a Culture of Teamwork and Collaboration: Encourage team members to work together, leveraging their diverse skills and expertise. Regularly Provide Feedback: Conduct regular performance evaluations to provide constructive feedback. Support ongoing learning through mentorship programs or online resources.

Nonprofit Leadership 77

Nonprofit Leadership Collaborations Construction Leadership 77

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 4, 2023

This national network supports the health and wellbeing of Black communities through community-based, culturally sustaining music practices. However, dementia is not a normal process of aging, nor is it a function of race, which is a social construct.

Health 142

Health Race and Ethnicity Culture Collaborations 142

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

These cultural districts offered a network of support such as community centers, faith-based institutions, resources for those most vulnerable, and access to the small businesses that serve the unique needs of community members. The vision these founders set remains highly relevant today. What Is Comprehensive Community Development?

Values 113

Values Community Development Culture Race and Ethnicity 113

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

This work we’re doing in food culture is ultimately healing work. Rowen White, Mohawk seedkeeper, writer, culture worker. Right now, we are living through escalating crises, both within living ecologies and socially constructed systems. Stated otherwise, we need to transform our food culture. food is life.

Food 139

Food Culture Agriculture Health 139

Fundraising Leadership

MARCH 1, 2024

Read more in Take The Lead on Women’s History Month “ At a time when true American history is being denied—and history books banned—it is critical to counter that initiative with truth.

Medical 116

Medical Health Leadership Construction 116

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Deforestation and rapid construction to support tourism destroyed thousands of acres of natural habitats and sacred ecosystems. The native population was moved further away from cultural traditions, such as using forest plants for medicinal purposes or practicing ahupua’a , a holistic system of land management.

Culture 114

Culture Construction Environmental Law 114

Selfish Giving

OCTOBER 5, 2022

That's more than half of the $55 million cultural officials said was needed to keep the former arena for gladiators in fighting shape. "At The House of Medici , the Italian banking family, funded the construction of Saint Peter’s Basilica 500 years ago. Tod's donated a hefty sum, $33 million. yet," our tour guide said. Old meets new.

Public and Nonprofit Management 130

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Construction Retail 130

Bloomerang

APRIL 8, 2021

It is having a 360-degree perspective with peer board members who are diverse and not afraid of new ideas, constructive conflict, and purposeful disruption. The same rules apply to each member and accountability is part of the culture. It’s about checks and balances and evaluation. Passion after all, is the icing on the cake!

Culture 103

Culture Philanthropy Construction Leadership 103

Bloomerang

APRIL 15, 2024

Many institutions go by the guideline that the gift must represent at least half of construction costs. Going beyond compliance and what is legal : Ethics at its highest level is consistently doing the right thing, for the right reason, and at the right time because it reflects the character of employees and the culture of the nonprofit.

Ethics 83

Ethics Education Education Race and Ethnicity 83

Socailbrite

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Yet it is action, not avoidance, that will inspire others to do the same and, ultimately, create a culture of effective activism for change. Tell compelling and relatable stories of people who have engaged constructively and how they found it rewarding and impactful. Like wildfires, the impact of global catastrophes can spread quickly.

Activism 111

Activism Construction Energy Homelessness 111

Candid

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

MedStar Georgetown University Hospital has announced a $50 million gift from Grant Verstandig and the Verstandig Family Foundation in support of the Medical/Surgical Pavilion currently under construction. Opportunity International, Oikocredit invest $100 million in education. November 3, 2021.

Construction 52

Construction Culture Poverty Healthcare 52

Candid

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

If staff interact more with AI tools than with one another to complete tasks, it reduces the well-documented benefits of informal conversations of building an effective workplace culture, onboarding new staff, and improving staff retention. It also involves learning when and how to use AI responsibly, based on acceptable use guidelines.

Production 98

Production Construction Psychology Technology 98

Beth Kanter

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

It begins with learning, habituation, and cultural shifts to fully harness AI benefits responsibly. He described how volunteers, previously spending hours on research for culturally resonant welcome baskets, turned to Copilot for quicker insights. The path may seem daunting, but the key is to start with your people.

Public and Nonprofit Management 62

Public and Nonprofit Management Production Construction Nonprofits 62

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Solugen is currently constructing a commercial biomanufacturing facility to scale production—and it is just one of many innovators in this market. Instead of constructing a new office, manufacturing or retail site, companies can first restore existing buildings. Cultivate biodiversity-friendly organizational cultures.

Public and Social Policy 101

Public and Social Policy Agriculture Manufacturing Environmental 101

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

In our interviews, we found that leaders who succeeded in the hard work of changing their boardroom culture and growing engagement for all members started with honest conversations, with each board member and senior staff, about why inclusion matters and how it reflects the organization’s values.

Nonprofit governance and management 104

Nonprofit governance and management Finance Governance Leadership 104

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

DECEMBER 14, 2023

As businesses grow internationally, another challenge is adjusting to different cultural norms and work styles. Communication and interpersonal skills One highly valued quality is effective communication, which is essential for accurately communicating information, particularly when working with people from different cultural backgrounds.

Marketing 52

Marketing Marketing Race and Ethnicity Culture 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 31, 2023

Barbie may be one of America’s emblematic cultural exports, but the toy’s production has only ever happened overseas. Everything about Barbie ’s publicity so far—from Robbie’s referential press tour outfits to the millions being made from brand partnerships—is a profitable testament to the cultural power of the Mattel corporation.

Manufacturing 98

Manufacturing Culture Production Technology 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 21, 2023

We believed that, as social behavior is based on culture, perhaps the road to behavioral social innovation lies through leveraging culture as a positive disrupter of negative gender norms. Within ten months, this locality and cultural approach was quickly supported by the evidence in practice.

Culture 52

Culture Agriculture Values Health 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 8, 2024

Today’s nonprofit boards recognize the value of Black and brown leaders who understand dominant cultural norms, are adept at code-switching, and are outcomes-driven and eager for accountability. Governing boards must construct an onboarding plan in partnership with the incoming BIPOC leader.

Nonprofit governance and management 106

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Leadership Non-Profits 106

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 18, 2024

Soft skills, relationship building, and culture will all still matter across industries and job types. While this sounds like bad news for workers, cheapening tenure and reducing the costs of turnover, workers are more than their technical knowledge.

Curriculum and Teaching 91

Curriculum and Teaching Healthcare Civil Society Technology 91

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 5, 2022

I share my story here as an unfolding of these energies, followed by an inquiry into how we might use this ancestral knowledge to build healthier organizational and movement cultures. Was it American culture teaching her bad values? The result is a culture of unbearable, endless critique. What a shame. What can you do?”

Energy 117

Energy Culture Leadership Public and Social Policy 117

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 19, 2024

Although this concentration has had profound local economic and cultural implications, various government agencies have justified it by saying that it is necessary for security reasons or that it brings in national economic support in exchange for hosting the military facilities. percent of the country’s total land area.

Public and Social Policy 137

Public and Social Policy Poverty Construction Law 137

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

My for-profit business, Conservatorio, had ongoing construction projects in the area. I knew from the outset that even denting the deep Santa Ana gang culture would take years and many hundreds of thousands of dollars more than our grant covered, but the temptation was too great. Importantly, I had a solid base to work from.

Participation and motivation 116

Participation and motivation Construction Governance Nonprofits 116

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 16, 2023

He named his initiative Sekem and created a conglomerate of organizations that today enable a broad range of economic, social, educational, and cultural activities in a beautiful and safe environment.

Philanthropy 115

Philanthropy Homelessness Psychology Health 115

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 20, 2022

In 2021, FHO gave these organizations a $1 million, three-year grant to encourage broad adoption of the new housing justice narrative, in part by working with artists and creators to shift the cultural landscape. But that often happens by displacing or removing the people who built those areas and the culture of vibrant life in them.

Values 104

Values Public and Social Policy Collaborations Culture 104

MNA Association

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Is the onboarding process structured to ensure new hires are well-integrated into our organization’s culture? Is the feedback constructive, and does it lead to personal and professional growth? Performance Management : How are our employees’ performances evaluated ?

Non-Profits 52

Non-Profits Recruitment Construction Nonprofits 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 14, 2023

It will lift up perspectives and voices from countries and cultures that have historically been marginalized in our current health and science knowledge system (i.e. There are significant cultural, political, and societal differences between places that may limit their relevance. Of course not.

Health 84

Health Universities Culture Construction 84

Top Nonprofits

MARCH 4, 2024

CSR statistics indicate that 71% of employees believe it’s very important to work at a company that has a culture of giving. Use marketing channels like your website’s blog posts, email newsletters, and social media to share information about the positive impact of corporate gifts.

Philanthropy 52

Philanthropy Values Construction Homelessness 52

Top Nonprofits

MARCH 4, 2024

CSR statistics indicate that 71% of employees believe it’s very important to work at a company that has a culture of giving. Use marketing channels like your website’s blog posts, email newsletters, and social media to share information about the positive impact of corporate gifts.

Philanthropy 52

Philanthropy Values Construction Homelessness 52