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Building Community Governance for AI

Stanford Social Innovation Review

But putting unchecked development in the hands of (primarily) male tech executives who espouse a particular Silicon Valley ethos oriented toward profit and dominance above all else, will only intensify threats to our social systems and vulnerable communities.

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Segregation Helped Build Fortunes. What Does Philanthropy Owe Now?

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By prohibiting any future sale of the property to Black or other non-white owners, restrictive covenants gave white buyers confidence that their homes and neighborhoods would remain white enclaves and therefore retain the “ enduring value ” that Cafritz promised for his “lifetime homes.” Foundations could follow this model.

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Thinking About the Long Term With Philanthropic Power Building

Stanford Social Innovation Review

We recommend that in the coming years foundations put the power of their significant resources behind three themes, each with a different kind of transformative potential. In short, foundations must support grassroots organizations in telling a new story about economic inequality. This will never be easy.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Senior Care

Bloomerang

Sigma Foundation For Nursing. Jean Griswold Foundation. Alzheimer’s Foundation of America. Retirement Research Foundation. Archstone Foundation. Ben & Jerry’s Foundation. The Eisner Foundation. Durham Foundation. Points32Health Foundation. Sigma Foundation For Nursing.

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10 Ways Funders Can Address Generative AI Now

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Others, like the Ford, MacArthur, and Hewlett Foundations, and Omidyar Network, have focused on building the capacity to address the risks and opportunities posed by a wide range of technologies, including, but not limited to, artificial intelligence. But generative AI is—like the internet itself—a foundational tool.

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The Social Impact Investment Mirage

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The False Binary Between For-profits and Nonprofits: Where the Troubles Begin. We decided early on to incorporate NeedsList as a for-profit, purpose-driven company. We bought into the notion that a for-profit company was the way to scale and achieve impact. What about public sector funds or foundation grants?

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ESG Is Not Impact Investing and Impact Investing Is Not ESG

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Impact investing, on the other hand, wasn’t coined until 2007 when the Rockefeller Foundation, along with other philanthropists, investors, and entrepreneurs, put a name to investments made with the intention of generating measurable social impact alongside a financial return. Sorry, but the US didn’t catch on until 2011.).