Upcoming Events
TRUST, SAFETY AND CONTENT POLICY
May 26th, 2022 - 9:00 am to 10:30 am PST - After the exploration of content policy through different angles –...
Past Events
Disrupting Big Tech: Independent, Community-Rooted AI Research focused on Africa & the African diaspora
May 4th, 2022 - 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm PT - The Center for African Studies (CAS) is excited to host...
Climate Change and the Voluntary Sector Virtual Seminar Series
April 4th, 2022 - 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm EDT - Registration Link: https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAlc-GtqD4iG9PX8cmqYSIvYFAmotDYr4sR Building Power? The Role of International NGOS...
Decolonizing Data, One Language at a Time.
March 28th, 2022 - 9:30 am to 11:00 am PT - At a time of growing anxiety about the ubiquity of...
Content Policy and Elections: Case Studies from France and India
March 17th, 2022 - 9:00 am to 10:30 am PST - This private workshop on content policy approaches and elections will...
Transnational Advocacy in the Digital Era. Think Global, Act Local
February 23rd, 2022 - 11:30 am to 12:30 pm PT - Digital advocacy organizations are a novel, significant addition to the...
Content Moderation & Civil Society: Case Studies from Zimbabwe, Russia, Palestine and Brazil
February 17th, 2022 - 9:00 am to 10:30 am PST - This private workshop on content moderation approaches from civil society...
Zero-rating in Africa, Reconsidered
January 27th, 2022 - 9:00 am to 10:30 am PT - Throughout the world, people access the Internet via various zero-rated...
Effective Philanthropy for Advisors
January 25 - 26th, 2022 - 9:00 am to 11:30 am PDT - **This event, originally scheduled for November 15-16, 2021, has been...
Seattle Arts & Lectures with Lucy Bernholz
December 8th, 2021 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm PT - In How We Give Now, Lucy Bernholz shows that philanthropy is...
The Political Life of an Epidemic: Cholera, Crisis and Citizenship in Zimbabwe
December 1st, 2021 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm PT - This talk will focus on the the social politics of...
Content Moderation Beyond Social Media
November 18th, 2021 - 9:00 am to 10:30 am PST - This private workshop on Content Moderation Beyond Social Media proposes...
2021 China Social Innovation Summit
November 16 - 17th, 2021 - 5:00 pm to 10:30 pm PT - The 2021 China Social Innovation Summit will be held virtually...
Philanthropy and Power
November 16th, 2021 - 4:30 pm to 5:45 pm PT - Join us for a conversation about the many intersections of...
Making a difference without millions: How Americans give now
November 4th, 2021 - 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm PT - Join our distinguished panelists for a dynamic discussion on Lucy...
Talk Radio Europe: How We Give Now
October 20th, 2021 - 8:10 am to 8:25 am PT - Listen to Talk Radio Europe to hear Lucy Bernholz discuss...
Education for Philanthropy Professionals
October 14 - 29th, 2021 - 9:00 am to 2:00 pm PST - Stanford PACS’ Effective Philanthropy Learning Initiative (EPLI) is excited to...
Moderating Dangerous Organizations Using a Multi-Stakeholder Approach
October 14th, 2021 - 9:00 am to 10:30 am PT - This private workshop on Moderating Dangerous Organizations Using a Multi-Stakeholder...
Rewriting the Rules of Philanthropy: How We Give Now
October 12th, 2021 - 8:00 am to 9:00 am PT - Philanthropy is not the sole domain of institutions or wealthy...
Book Launch: How We Give Now: A Philanthropic Guide for the Rest of Us
October 12th, 2021 - 3:00 am to 4:00 am PT - Sciences Po, the ESSEC Philanthropy Chair and the Philanthro-Lab are...
Climate Change and The Voluntary Sector Virtual Speaker Series
October 5th, 2021 - 11:00 am to 12:00 pm PDT - Climate Change Vulnerability and Resilience of the Nonprofit Social Safety...
Effective Philanthropy for Advisors
September 29 - 30th, 2021 - 9:00 am to 11:30 am - This interactive workshop is designed for advisors who would like...
National Center for Family Philanthropy, Trustee Education Institute Speaking Engagement
September 28 - 30th, 2021 - NCFP’s Trustee Education Institute provides a comprehensive overview of the...
Advisors in Philanthropy Annual Conference Speaking Engagements
September 20 - 21st, 2021 - Join Advisors in Philanthropy “as we elevate the philanthropic conversation and create...
Decoding Digital Democracy in Africa
June 16th, 2021 - 9:00 am to 10:00 am PST - The Digital Civil Society Lab is delighted to be partnering...
Leading Together 2021: Digital Dependencies, Discrimination, and Democracy: What are Philanthropy’s Roles?
June 16th, 2021 - 11:20 am to 12:10 pm PST - Every aspect of public life depends on digital systems. Awareness...
The Costs of Connection: How Data is Colonizing Human Life and Appropriating it for Capitalism
June 2nd, 2021 - 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm PDT - In this talk, Couldry and Mejias draw on their recent...
Student Event: A Conversation with Anand Giridharadas
May 27th, 2021 - 12:30 pm to 1:50 pm PT - ANAND GIRIDHARADAS is the author of Winners Take All, The...
Hashtag heroes vs. disinfo dystopia: The left, the right, and the truth about social media activism
May 26th, 2021 - 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm PDT - Recent scholarship has generated two distinct impressions of US-based social...
Seeing Silicon Valley: Life Inside a Fraying America
May 24th, 2021 - 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm PDT - Acclaimed photographer Mary Beth Meehan and Stanford Professor of Communication...
2021 Tech and Racial Equity Conference: Anti-Racist Technologies for a Just Future
May 19 - 20th, 2021 - 10:00 am to 5:30 pm PDT - May 19-20 Rapidly developing technologies can be an unprecedented force...
Toward a Pluriverse of Care: Messaging Transnational Indigenous Protest
May 19th, 2021 - 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm PDT - Scholars of social media and social protest have established that...
Philanthropy in Times of Uncertainty: A guide to effective giving in Latin America
May 18th, 2021 - 9:00 am to 10:00 am - The Center for Philanthropy and Social Investments (CEFIS) of the...
Civic signals: The qualities of flourishing digital spaces
May 12th, 2021 - 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm PDT - Talia Stroud is a Professor of Communication Studies and Journalism and...
Book Launch: Digital Technology and Democratic Theory
May 6th, 2021 - 10:00 am to 11:00 am PDT - Join the Ada Lovelace Institute, Department of Media and Communications...
The Black Freedom Struggle & Movement Capture
May 5th, 2021 - 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm PDT - Utilizing a historical lens, this talk will examine the influence...
Reviving Africa’s Endangered Civic Spaces
April 28th, 2021 - 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm PDT - As threats to digital rights continue, it is important to...
Education for Philanthropy Professionals
April 15 - 30th, 2021 - 9:00 am to 2:00 pm - Stanford PACS’ Effective Philanthropy Learning Initiative (EPLI) is excited to...
The Challenges of Audits, Accountability & Algorithmic Justice
April 14th, 2021 - 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm PDT - As its popularity and proliferation increase, AI tools are slowly...
Kate Crawford, Atlas of AI
April 12th, 2021 - 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm - Kate Crawford is a leading expert on how artificial intelligence is altering...
AI and Democracy: Pursuing the Possibilities
April 8th, 2021 - 11:00 am to 12:00 pm PDT - Democracy and the Digital Transformation of Our Lives Digital technologies...
How Status Seeking and Social Learning Shape Political Polarization on Social Media: Evidence from a Mixed-Method Field Experiment on Twitter
April 7th, 2021 - 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm PDT - Popular narratives about how social media shapes political polarization emphasize...
Conversation between Writers of Digital Technology and Democratic Theory
March 19th, 2021 - 9:30 am to 10:30 am PDT - One of the most far-reaching transformations in our era is...
[Webinar] Findings on Giving Vehicle Use Among Bay Area Donors
February 25th, 2021 - 10:00 am to 11:00 am - Presentation Slides: Full report here [Past] Event Info Join the...
I Was Still Black When He Gave Me 200k: Transnational Frictions, Class, and the Tech Entrepreneurial Life
February 17th, 2021 - 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm - Please join the Center for African Studies and Stanford PACS...
Pre-Conference Session: Syndemic Crises, Philanthropy and Civil Society – A Discussion Of Blueprint 2021
February 16th, 2021 - 9:00 am to 10:00 am PT - Lucy Bernholz, director of the Stanford PACS Digital Civil Society...
The Election Reform Agenda – Part 4: Campaign Finance
February 9th, 2021 - 12:00 pm to 1:15 pm - H.R. 1, the For the People Act, is a sweeping...
The Election Reform Agenda – Part 3: Gerrymandering
February 8th, 2021 - 12:00 pm to 1:15 pm - H.R. 1, the For the People Act, is a sweeping...
The Election Reform Agenda – Part 2: Voting Rights
February 2nd, 2021 - 12:00 pm to 1:15 pm - H.R. 1, the For the People Act, is a sweeping...