Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society
Scholars. Practitioners. Leaders.
The Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS) is a global interdisciplinary research center and publisher of the Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR). Stanford PACS develops and shares knowledge to improve philanthropy, strengthen civil society, and address societal challenges. By creating a shared space for scholars, students, and practitioners, Stanford PACS informs policy and social innovation, philanthropic investment, and nonprofit practice.
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Our Work
Events
TRUST, SAFETY AND CONTENT POLICY
After the exploration of content policy through different angles – from the moderation of dangerous organizations, to challenges faced by...
May 26th, 2022
Disrupting Big Tech: Independent, Community-Rooted AI Research focused on Africa & the African diaspora
The Center for African Studies (CAS) is excited to host Timnit Gebru for this year’s annual lecture. In this talk,...
May 4th, 2022
Online event
Decolonizing Data, One Language at a Time.
At a time of growing anxiety about the ubiquity of digital technologies, the idea that we are witnessing the age...
March 28th, 2022
Online event
News
The Guide to Effective Philanthropy for Latin America
We are pleased to share this Spanish-language adaptation of EPLI’s Guide to Effective Philanthropy, which is entitled La Guía de Filantropía Efectiva...
Read MoreStanford PACS 2021: A Special Progress Report
As we weathered 2021 and the challenges that COVID-19 and the capitol riots posed to our personal, professional and civic...
Read MoreStanford PACS on Social Media
How do we enact meaningful change when engaging in conversation with someone who holds an opposing viewpoint seems nearly impossible? Join us at this year’s hybrid Nonprofit Management Institute “Bridging the Divide.” Learn more and register today: https://www.ssir.org/NMI2022
“It was one of the few times in their lives they were asked how they give without being asked to give."
ICYMI, @p2173 shared insights from her @DigCivSoc research on #HowWeGiveNow in a discussion with @ASULodestar.
Read the highlights here: https://bit.ly/3sY4awy
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Recent Publications
Philanthropy and Digital Civil Society: Blueprint 2022
The Annual Industry Forecast by Lucy Bernholz
Announcing: Australian Edition of the Toolkit
The Australian Toolkit
EPLI has partnered with Perpetual Asset Management Australia to create an Australian version of the Toolkit available for free online here.
Alternative Organizing with Social Purpose: Revisiting Institutional Analysis of Market-Based Activity
Mair, J., & Rathert, N. 2021. Socio-Economic Review. Online First: DOI: 10.1093/ser/mwz031.
Can Ratings Have Indirect Effects? Evidence from the Organizational Response to Peers’ Environmental Ratings
Amanda J. Sharkey and Patricia Bromley
The Virus And The Vote: Administering the 2020 Election In A Pandemic
A Compendium of Research from the Stanford-MIT Healthy Elections Project
What’s your impact?
Maggie Coggan
The Rule of Law in the Real World
Paul Gowder
Money Well Spent: A Strategic Guide for Smart Philanthropy, Second Edition (2018)
Paul Brest and Hal Harvey
Serve or Conserve: Mission, Strategy, and Multi-Level Nonprofit Change During the Great Recession
Aaron Horvath, Christof Brandtner, and Walter W. Powell
Universal Basic Income: Safety Net 2.0
By Juliana Bidadanure