Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 30, 2024

By Claire Dunning In early 1926, Cafritz Construction placed an advertisement in The Washington Post celebrating the speed with which their “Life-time Homes” were selling in the Petworth neighborhood of Washington, DC. Perhaps potential buyers would be swayed by the “superior construction” or the “unusually big lots.”

Philanthropy 126

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Advertising Universities 126

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. Contribute to ecosystem restoration.

Public and Social Policy 114

Public and Social Policy Agriculture Manufacturing Environmental 114

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Impact science has the power to totally transform philanthropy, government funding, academic research, public policy analysis, program evaluation, management consulting, ESG investing, nonprofit fundraising, and many more adjacent fields. This is not about whether any particular claim can be replicated, right?

Public and Social Policy 103

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Universities Governance 103

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 29, 2023

Often, groups of residents would come together to cooperatively seek and share work in sectors like construction and housecleaning or to market locally produced goods. The first legally registered worker cooperative was the Alternate Drivers’ Cooperative, which formed in 2010 before passage of the FAC law.

Public and Social Policy 101

Public and Social Policy Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Governance 101

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 19, 2023

This was not so often the case in the 1960s, when civil rights laws were passed and long-term employment, at least in unionized sectors, was the norm; it is the case today. 23 William Gale, codirector of the Urban Brookings Tax Policy Center, concurs.

Public and Social Policy 76

Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 76

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2023

One tool is to construct new narratives, which are spoken or written accounts of a series of events that we tell each other. These narratives not only evoke emotions that affect our behavior—they also help directly shape our public policy priorities.

Public and Social Policy 106

Public and Social Policy Culture Construction Psychology 106