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
Effective Philanthropy for Advisors
**This event, originally scheduled for November 15-16, 2021, has been moved to January 25-26, 2022. This interactive workshop is...
January 25 - 26th, 2022
Virtual
Seattle Arts & Lectures with Lucy Bernholz
In How We Give Now, Lucy Bernholz shows that philanthropy is more than writing a check and claiming a tax deduction....
December 8th, 2021
Online event
The Political Life of an Epidemic: Cholera, Crisis and Citizenship in Zimbabwe
This talk will focus on the the social politics of inequality in Africa, through an examination of disease, public health,...
December 1st, 2021
Online event
News
Stanford PACS’ Digital Civil Society Lab to House Dark Patterns Tip Line for Identifying Deceptive Digital Designs
Palo Alto – The Digital Civil Society Lab (DCSL) at Stanford PACS is thrilled to announce that it will provide...
Read MoreStanford PACS Announces Fall 2021 Small Grant Winners
Stanford PACS is excited to share our four Small Grant winners: Erik Santoro, Catherine Sirois, Katherine Clayton, and Alexander Landry....
Read MoreStanford PACS on Social Media
Be a part of the conversation at SSIR’s 2022 online convening of Frontiers of Social Innovation, “Power at Play in Social Change,” March 22-24, 2022. Join globally-minded leaders to dissect the intersection of power and social change: https://ssir.org/Frontiers2022
"As #digital systems become more critical to everyday life, donated #data can help answer more kinds of questions."
@p2173 of our @DigCivSoc discusses #dataraising, including the need for equitable access and regulation, via @ConversationUS: https://bit.ly/3ES2fNq
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