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Leveraging AI in Social Work: A Pathway to Empowering Vulnerable Populations

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

In this blog post, I’ll explore the possibility of AI in social work, examine real-world applications and success stories, address challenges and ethical considerations, and envision the future of this exciting time.

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Building Narrative Power for Economic Justice by Telling Better Stories

NonProfit Quarterly

The questions we drafted were based on the Center for Public Interest Communications’ work on the science of stories ; Shanelle Matthews’ work on narrative power ; and the work of experts on critical race theory , intersectionality , and ethical storytelling. How have you been since we last connected?

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How to Tell Real Stories About Impact

Stanford Social Innovation Review

For example, in this story from Invisible People , an organization dedicated to transforming narratives about housing and homelessness, a group of neighbors in KoreaTown in Los Angeles have come together to support their unhoused neighbors. Instead, tell stories of individuals in relationship to each other, working toward a collective goal.

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What is Climate Psychology? An Interview with Climate Psychology Alliance’s Rebecca Weston

NonProfit Quarterly

The homelessness that happens, the lack of shelter, the lack of livelihood, the lack of security. The homelessness that happens, the lack of shelter, the lack of livelihood, the lack of security. IC: Defining it as witnessing professional is really interesting because I think of journalists as griots and then as record keepers.

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The New Problem-Solving Skills That All Cities Need

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Yet, one need only consider the lives lost, the school time squandered, and the continued mental-health toll to know that we will need to be much better equipped next time. Problem-solving skills empower bureaucracies to take well-defined risks, while reflecting the unique ethical considerations of the public-sector operating environment.

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Economic Justice: Nonprofit Leaders Speak Out

NonProfit Quarterly

In short, a social and solidarity economy is ruled by an ethic of care and a commitment to protect and amplify life on this planet. In a massive charitable response, vast networks of locally supported food pantries, coat drives, homeless shelters, community clinics, and free schools have been launched and sustained.

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50 Nonprofits To Be Grateful For This Thanksgiving

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Because access to health care should be a right, not a privildege. National Coalition for the Homeless. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta). Facebook || Twitter || YouTube. Electronic Frontier Foundation. Because they defend our civil liberties in a digital world. Facebook || Twitter || YouTube.

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