Rethinking Humanitarian Aid to Conflict-Affected Countries
Oct 16, 2024 · In 2023, according to the Global Humanitarian Overview, aid organizations faced a $37 billion funding shortfall to help crisis-affected communities.Yet in that year, the World Bank’s International Development Assistance alone had pledged about a third of that amount to governments affected by fragility and conflict.
How the Biggest US Nonprofits Are Funded - Stanford Social …
Jun 20, 2024 · Government: Of the organizations in our data set with a dominant funding category, government—federal, state, or local—is the dominant revenue category for 40 percent of them.Almost half of these organizations are in education or human services, representing a “natural match,” whereby governments contract with or provide grants to nonprofit agencies for services that government ...
The Societal Role of Social Entrepreneurship (SSIR)
Oct 2, 2024 · Theodore Lechterman is assistant professor of philosophy at IE University, where he holds the UNESCO Chair in AI Ethics and Governance. His research focuses on political philosophy and applied ethics, with particular interests …
How Organizations Build Trust - Stanford Social Innovation Review
Jan 11, 2024 · With funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (the views in this article do not necessarily represent those of the foundation), a team of us at Spitfire Strategies took a close look at the social science research from the last 20 years about earning and rebuilding trust, interviewed and heard from more than 25 leaders on their trust-building work, and explored case studies to see trust ...
What Is Community Anyway? - Stanford Social Innovation Review
May 12, 2015 · David M. Chavis, Ph.D. (@chavispower) is the Principal Associate and CEO of Community Science and is internationally recognized for his work in the implementation, support, and evaluation of community and systems change initiatives.The primary focus of his work has been the relationship between community development and the prevention of poverty, violence, substance abuse, and other social ...
Stanford Social Innovation Review: Informing and Inspiring …
sponsored “Our souls are crying out for something right now.” In a time of deep division, how can organizations reflect the vision and values of a true multiracial democracy and begin to bring people back together?
Invigorating and Expanding Civic Power to Strengthen Democracy
Sep 16, 2024 · sponsored Civic Engagement Invigorating and Expanding Civic Power . True believers in democracy must take steps to unlock people’s civic agency, with a particular focus on strategies that make democracies more inclusive, more people-centered, and more responsive to the needs and aspirations of all.
The Vision of a Well-Being Economy - Stanford Social Innovation …
Dec 16, 2020 · To solve the social, economic, and environmental challenges we face today, we need to rethink the status quo. Governments and other institutions around the world need to embrace new ways of thinking and actively engage in widespread systems innovation to make real progress toward a healthier, more prosperous world.
Systems Change: Making the Aspirational Actionable
Sep 19, 2022 · In recent years, social justice leaders have consistently called for a systems change approach to redressing the root causes of social problems, rather than only mitigating their symptoms. These leaders often elucidate systems change through example, calling out important elements such as collective action, proximate leadership, research and evaluation, and …
Leading Together for Systems Change - Stanford Social Innovation …
Mar 22, 2023 · Sida Ly-Xiong is the director of learning and development at Nexus Community Partners, where she led the Community Leadership Learning Initiative, and is responsible for developing engagement strategies grounded in community-centered leadership.Ly-Xiong’s career has focused on integrating evaluation, engagement, and equity to support collaborative initiatives and institutions in building ...