Community Engagement Matters (Now More Than Ever)
In October 2010, three men—Chris Christie, governor of New Jersey; Cory Booker, who was then mayor of Newark, N.J.; and Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook—appeared together on The Oprah Winfrey Show to announce an ambitious reform plan for Newark Public Schools. On the show, Zuckerberg pledged a $100 million matching grant to support the goal of making Newark a model for how to ...
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.
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?
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 ...
The Invisible Rural Access Barrier - Stanford Social Innovation Review
Apr 27, 2023 · Economic Development The Invisible Rural Access Barrier . More than one billion people live in rural, isolated areas in low-income countries. Improving their access to roads and transportation is a prerequisite to unlocking better health, education, and economic outcomes.
Collective Impact - Stanford Social Innovation Review
Dec 31, 2011 · The scale and complexity of the US public education system has thwarted attempted reforms for decades. Major funders, such as the Annenberg Foundation, Ford Foundation, and Pew Charitable Trusts have abandoned many of their efforts in frustration after acknowledging their lack of progress. Once the global leader—after World War II the United States had the highest high school graduation rate ...
Ten Nonprofit Funding Models - Stanford Social Innovation Review
Mar 16, 2009 · William Landes Foster is a partner at the Bridgespan Group, where he advises direct service nonprofits and foundations and leads research on social sector funding. He is a coauthor of “Should Nonprofits Seek Profits?” (Harvard Business Review, February 2005), “How Nonprofits Get Really Big” (Stanford Social Innovation Review, spring 2007), and “Money to Grow On” (Stanford Social ...
Strengthen Media Literacy to Win the Fight Against Misinformation
Mar 18, 2021 · The deliberate or unintentional spread of misinformation, despite capturing widespread public attention, remains as rampant as ever, showing up recently in the form of false claims about COVID-19 vaccines, the Capitol riot, and many other topics.This “infodemic” is polarizing politics, endangering communities, weakening institutions, and leaving people unsure what to believe or whom to trust.
When Good Algorithms Go Sexist: Why and How to Advance AI …
Mar 31, 2021 · In 2019, Genevieve (co-author of this article) and her husband applied for the same credit card. Despite having a slightly better credit score and the same income, expenses, and debt as her husband, the credit card company set her credit limit at almost half the amount.