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Announcing the Mid-South Nonprofit Conference Speakers!

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

This year’s theme, “ All In ”, will examine how the recovery and success of the nonprofit sector is driven by the collective and effective work of the staff, board, stakeholders, clients, community, government, and corporate sector. The Ethical Fundraiser Transparency inspires confidence.

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Facial Recognition Technology’s Enduring Threat to Civil Liberties

NonProfit Quarterly

A 2019 report from a government study found “false positives to be between 2 and 5 times higher in women than men.” AI for the People , founded and led by Mutale Nkonde , serves as an “advocate for policies that reduce the expression of algorithmic bias.”

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The New Problem-Solving Skills That All Cities Need

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By James Anderson Here’s a new axiom fit for the 21st century: The greater the global challenge, the more likely it is to fall to local governments to fix. Local governments are left bearing the brunt and have, understandably, so far struggled. Or take the ongoing global migration wave.

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Segregation Helped Build Fortunes. What Does Philanthropy Owe Now?

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The conversations remain small and overdue, but recent momentum is notable with new organizations , publications, resources, and frameworks exploring how philanthropy can—and, in the eyes of many, should—engage the movement for reparations in the United States. And, how did those conditions favor some over others?

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Using ‘Purple Glasses’ to Achieve Gender Equity in Mexico

Stanford Social Innovation Review

We both have worked across a variety of disciplines, including teaching, ethics, economics, architecture, and design. Our findings and recommendations provided the main input for the government program, which later established a support network that recognizes, reduces, and redistributes care hours.

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The Promise of Impact Science

Stanford Social Innovation Review

We looked at spending across the social impact sector; including government , global and domestic philanthropy, and S-themed ESG assets under management; and found that globally we are spending an extraordinary amount of money—roughly $72 trillion annually—making social spending the world’s largest financial market. .”

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Economic Justice: Nonprofit Leaders Speak Out

NonProfit Quarterly

What would it take to fully fund the human capital, governance, and advocacy costs of nonprofits? Another piece of this painting would look like a landscape of advocacy and policy change institutions that prioritize racial and economic justice to level the playing field. If not, why not?