Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 29, 2025

However, individual programs vary significantly across four dimensions: Size: The average cohort has 35 fellows, but sizes range from six to 10 in the smallest NBFPs to 80+ in the largest (at University of Chicagos Booth School of Business). University of Michigans Ross School of Business), 33 percent (e.g.

Education

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 23, 2024

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Social Entrepreneurship

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

One of the biggest things that Liberation Health does is it explicitly expects you to bring in cultural and institutional factors, where most modes of social work or clinical work just focus on the personal,” Osheroff notes.

Health

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 29, 2025

Arts & Culture Cities Civic Engagement Economic Development Education Energy Environment Food Health Human Rights Security Social Services Water & Sanitation Sectors Government, Nonprofit, Business, etc. Are we willing to redesign our systems—funding, staffing, culture—to make those relationships central, not incidental?

Homelessness

Candid

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Heres what we are learning: Be culturally competent Weve learned that Latinx leaders benefit when theres a high level of cultural competency and comfort. I also heard that fundraising training is not for us, meaning it was designed for large nonprofits like universities, museums, and hospitals. How are we doing this?

Fundraising

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 18, 2025

Experts often overcomplicate lectures with jargon and references that may not be culturally relevant to the people they are trying to teach. Recently, three US universities teamed up to propose research into long COVID-19 using an MCTT approach. Establishing a culture of trust and safety can take time and effort.

Values

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

These restrictions are the result of policy shifts that have quietly undermined the right to associate In principle, people in the United States have this right—Article 20 of the United Nations’ Universal Declaration of Human Rights asserts that all people should be able to freely form associations to meet their collective needs.

Associations

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 27, 2024

The organizations culture of philanthropy (or lack thereof). neurology, pediatrics, or oncology at a hospital; agriculture, engineering, or sciences at a university). The finance directors understanding of their role in helping put together compelling donor offers. A donor database and tools that facilitate one-to-one fundraising.

Nonprofit Administration and Development

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 18, 2025

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Nonprofit Administration and Development

Fundraising Leadership

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

In this instance, it is a magnificent opportunity to celebrate the progress women have made,” says McCarthy who earned her bachelor’s degree in business from the University of Arizona and her MBA from the University of Colorado-Boulder. “ She adds that at this time in our culture. As #women we are motivated.

Universities

Candid

JULY 8, 2025

As vice president of philanthropy and impact partnerships at Rewriting the Code, an organization working to empower university students and early-career women in tech, I’ve seen the challenges women in tech face and how philanthropic investments in nonprofit programs can strategically respond to the tech gender gap.

Philanthropy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Another path leads to it being purchased by a “farm incubator” who will make it available to refugee farmers growing culturally meaningful crops and contributing to their economic mobility. Build civic activity and learning The universality of the food system makes it the most immediately understandable system affecting daily life.

Public and Social Policy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Universities and research institutions are at the forefront of studying the social, ethical, and policy implications of emerging technologies, with a level of critical thought and rigor that complements a mission-driven focus. Engage with academia and think tanks. Collaborate with Community-Based Organizations (CBOs).

Collaborations

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 2, 2025

At a march for universal basic income (UBI) for instance, warm-up games sparked energy, and a short forum play—initially questioned by attendees, who expected yet another speech—ultimately pulled both campaigners and passers-by into a dialogue that linked everyday injustices to the promise of UBI.

Public and Social Policy

Jeff Brooks

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

But theres one big reason that overshadows all of those things: The problem: The culture and leadership of your organization. Those organizations that overcome these problems universally see explosive growth in their fundraising revenue. Your culture and structure are maximized for solutions. So far, so good.

Organizational Change

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 23, 2025

This “big green book,” as it is affectionately known, offered recommendations from a four-year learning journey undertaken by John, Jody, and a small research team from Northwestern University. To meet rural needs, there has been ongoing work to be more inclusive of rural communities’ cultures, challenges, assets, and realities.

Disaster Relief

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 16, 2025

Recalibrating how people in power assess risk and share control takes more than new term sheets; it demands emotional intelligence, cultural context, and care integrated into governance norms. If our relationships with money are complex and connected to our emotional state, then fiduciary duty for impact must measure more than basis points.

Governance

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 12, 2025

The Istanbul University Institute of Child Health (IUICH) and Turkeys MotherChild Education Foundation developed a parental education intervention for expectant fathers in large workplaces. This may be especially true for men who live in cultures where male caregiving is not widely embraced. In such environments, social support is key.

Agriculture

Candid

AUGUST 4, 2025

Among nonprofits serving communities of color, public society benefit groups—for example, civic, civil rights, and community improvement organizations—received about 18% of giving, and health and arts and culture organizations received nearly 8% each.

Race and Ethnicity

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Students of Rashayya public school who worked on the beehive project worked with their teacher/mentor on a new project in the summer, and they entered (remotely) a world-wide climate change competition organized by the Said Business School at Oxford University. Amidst the most recent war raging in Lebanon, Aal Seha took on a new urgency.

Education

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 6, 2025

I have been a managing director, a board member, a board president, a consultant to nonprofits, and taught college courses on nonprofit management and policy at several Chicago universities. Bothwell , professor emeritus at the University of Toronto.

Public and Social Policy

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 24, 2025

14 A dearth of mental health providers with the cultural understanding needed to work with NHPI youth can also lead to their misdiagnosis and underdiagnosis. Yale Universitys latest estimates also propose that the countrys failing mental health systems cost the United States $282 billion every year. 10 Only 35.1 Andrew Subica et al.,

Race and Ethnicity

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 25, 2025

But this tendency is, fortunately, not universal—and some foundations and DAFs are stepping up. Research IPS conducted with Brian Mittendorf of the Ohio State University concludes that DAFs give to hate groups at 3.5 DAFs have skyrocketed in use and prominence.…In These field leaders are creating a path that others can follow.

Public and Social Policy

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 19, 2025

In an interview with NPQ , Drew, a rising high school junior who has been involved in Leadership LINKS since she was in seventh grade, noted that the tour stop at Howard University has piqued her interest in possibly attending an HBCU. The trip has already begun to inspire the young people who will be participating.

Leadership

Fundraising Leadership

JANUARY 10, 2025

Diversity is a plus, equity a necessity, and inclusion is the process to achieve the desired culture, writes Feldt. The recent HBR report, The State of Culture and Inclusion: 2024 Trends and A Look Ahead at 2025, found that 60% of companies have a diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy a 9 point increase from 2023.

Race and Ethnicity

Fundraising Leadership

JANUARY 17, 2025

There is a skills scarcity, says Smith, whose more than three-decade career including leader Global Talent & Organization consulting at Accenture, after her role as Managing Principle of Deloitte Consulting, and developer of the Deloitte University Centers for Inclusion and Community Impact. Smith completely agrees.

Public and Social Policy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 9, 2025

Casey, New Pluralists, Nellie Mae, The Kresge Foundation, New Commonwealth Fund, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations, Joyce Foundation, Prudential, Best Buy, Omidyar Network, Comcast NBC Universal, and The Communications Network. Today, after half a century of exposure to this cultural phenomenon, we dont question it much.

Homelessness

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

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Environmental

Bloomerang

APRIL 10, 2025

Human interest Feature stories can be a great way to highlight the culture of your volunteer program. Or, you could provide journalists with details for your organizations largest annual event, such as a 5K or festival, so community members know when and where the event will occur.

Recruitment

Fundraising Leadership

JUNE 6, 2025

#leadership @Gravity_Rsrch ” Gloria Feldt, co-founder and president of Take The Lead writes on Pride Month: “This month is therefore a good time to take a look at the evolution of workplace cultures within the context of the changing culture overall.” Creating a space where everyone in the workplace feels welcome is essential. “You

Leadership

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

These thinkers and doers, from a wide range of lived experiences, industries, and cultures, have an essential role to play in making sure that the technology we build reflects the values of justice, equity, and love. The Brink , Boston University, February 23, 2023, www.bu.edu/articles/2023/do -algorithms-reduce-bias-in-criminal-justice/.

Public and Social Policy

Blue Avocado

MAY 13, 2025

Recently, he has met with our local university, Binghamton University, and found a willing and able group of different deans across multiple specialties at the university. We partner with local schools, universities, and organizations to offer internships and collaborative learning opportunities.

Public and Social Policy

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 29, 2025

But he also contends that the retailer needs a culture change from the top down. Support for unionization at REI is not universal and has yet to reach most of the co-ops 181 stores. Gebre notes that his wife has been a co-op member since 2001, and he credits REI with helping his daughter learn to ride a bike.

Retail

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 6, 2025

The core represents communities on the ground protecting their ancestral territories, lifeways, languages, and cultures—all of which are interwoven. The fund provides unrestricted “universal income” grants grounded in trust-based processes that honor storytelling and relational accountability, further embodying a model rooted in reciprocity.

Philanthropy

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

They heavily overrepresent cultural artifacts produced in the Global North. They heavily overrepresent cultural artifacts produced by the wealthy and people who had access early on to digital technologies and the bandwidth to digitize their activities online. The data heavily overrepresent men.

Nonprofit governance and management

Candid

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Public charities also include a wide range of educational organizations (afterschool programs, universities), arts and culture organizations (museums, theater groups), and health organizations (clinics, nonprofit hospitals).

Non-Profits

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 17, 2025

As the team at consulting organization Brava Leaders explained, “Most value statements reinforce universal ‘goods’ that nobody can disagree with—pride, equity, teamwork, honesty.” Content strategy always needs to shift, since the competitive roots of conventional approaches are frequently, if subtly, evident that process.

Values