Upcoming Events
Race and Digital Civil Society Lightning Talks & Lunch
January 27th, 2020 - 10:45 am to 1:30 pm - Bias in government automated decision systems, the future of farmwork,...
+1 Speaker Series – Catherine Sandoval
February 4th, 2020 - 6:00 pm to 7:20 pm - The Comm230X +1 Speaker Series highlights evolving perspectives at the...
Victoria Baines – Rethinking Citizen Engagement in Cybersecurity
February 11th, 2020 - 6:00 pm to 7:20 pm - Cybersecurity professionals are trained to counter threats and vulnerabilities in...
Jen Schradie – The Revolution That Wasn’t: How Digital Activism Favors Conservatives
February 25th, 2020 - 6:00 pm to 7:20 pm - The internet has been hailed as a leveling force that...
Barbara van Schewick – Net Neutrality: The Battle to Keep the Internet Open and Free
March 3rd, 2020 - 6:00 pm to 7:20 pm - It’s easy to take for granted that we get to...
Past Events
+1 Speaker Series – Abbie van Sickle
January 21st, 2020 - 6:00 pm to 7:20 pm - The Comm230X +1 Speaker Series highlights evolving perspectives at the...
Allen Gunn – Another Cloud is Possible: Rethinking Information Infrastructure for Civil Society
January 14th, 2020 - 6:00 pm to 7:20 pm - As civil society organizations become evermore dependent on digital technologies,...
Consuelo Amat and Natalie Cadranel – Working with History’s Avengers at the Nexus of Academia and Grassroots Technology
November 19th, 2019 - 6:00 pm - How do the worlds of academic research, product development and...
Creating a Just Technological Future
November 13th, 2019 - 11:30 am to 1:00 pm - POSTPONED Due to unavoidable circumstances, this talk has been postponed....
Jay Hamilton – What is Computational Journalism? How Could it Better Support Democracy?
November 5th, 2019 - 6:00 pm - Prof. Jay Hamilton discusses his work at the Stanford Computational...
Digital Civil Society Conference
October 31 - November 1st, 2019 - 9:30 am to 5:00 pm - We depend on digital infrastructure, online information ecosystems, and networked...
Nicole Coleman – Are You Worried About Data Bias? Invest in Libraries
October 29th, 2019 - 6:00 pm - With our most powerful optimizing engines today fueled on information...
Creating Impact – Panel Discussion
October 22nd, 2019 - 12:10 pm to 1:30 pm - Join us for a brown-bag lunch (bring your own) conversation...
Available Light: Photography, Intimacy and Apartheid
October 16th, 2019 - 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm - This event is part of the Africa Research Workshop at...
Book Launch | Leading Systems Change
October 16th, 2019 - 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm - Leading Systems Change: What do today’s leaders need to create...
Sharad Goel – Equitable Algorithms and Computational Policy
October 15th, 2019 - 6:00 pm - Machine learning algorithms are increasingly used to guide decisions by...
Regulating Cyberspace: Proposals for New Regulatory Regimes
October 3 - 4th, 2019 - On October 3-4, 2019, The Program on Democracy and the...
Ge Wang – Humans in the Loop: The Artful Design of Technology
October 1st, 2019 - 6:00 pm - How might the shaping of technology make our lives richer...
Philanthropy Innovation Summit 2019
September 17th, 2019 - The Philanthropy Innovation Summit is an invitation-only biennial event that...
Digital Civil Society Policy Consultation
May 29th, 2019 - 10:00 am to 3:30 pm - It’s clear that the world is now digital. But why...
PDI Workshop Series: When Do Policymakers Listen to Experts? Evidence from a National Survey of Local and State Policymakers
May 28th, 2019 - 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm - Note: This workshop is open only to faculty and scholars...
Free Speech and the Internet
May 24 - 25th, 2019 - Friday, May 24 How Should Free Speech Principles Apply to...
Launch of the 2019 Ranking Digital Rights Corporate Accountability Index
May 23rd, 2019 - 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm - Join Stanford’s Global Digital Policy Incubator (GDPi), Ranking Digital Rights (RDR), the...
Book Discussion – The Third Pillar: How Markets and the State Leave the Community Behind
May 23rd, 2019 - 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm - Join us on May 23rd to hear Raghuram Rajan discuss his...
Book Talk: American Eden
May 14th, 2019 - 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm - When Dr. David Hosack tilled the country’s first public botanical...
PDI Workshop Series: When State-Sponsored Media Goes Viral – Russia’s Use of RT to Shape Global Discourse on Syria
May 14th, 2019 - 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm - Note: This workshop is open only to faculty and scholars...
Technology and Organizing for Racial Justice
May 8th, 2019 - 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm - Join us for a discussion of the ways that technology...
PDI Workshop Series: Follow the Echo Chamber – Evidence of Partisan Sorting on Twitter
May 7th, 2019 - 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm - Note: This workshop is open only to faculty and scholars...
Future of Democracy Roundtable
May 1st, 2019 - Please note this workshop is invitation-only and not open for...
Book Launch – Identity Theft: Rediscovering Ourselves After Stroke
April 30th, 2019 - 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm - An inspirational story for anyone struggling with their sense of...
PDI Workshop Series: A Brief History of Cyberlibertarianism, 1989-1999
April 30th, 2019 - Note: This workshop is open only to faculty and scholars...
The Future of Human-Centered AI: Governance Innovation and Protection of Human Rights
April 16th, 2019 - 10:00 am to 5:00 pm - This all-day program will tackle the tensions between artificial intelligence...
Old Civic Spaces in New Digital Places: Theorising Kenya’s Digital Civil Society
March 7th, 2019 - 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm - The concept of a digital civil society is a fluid...
PDI Workshop Series: Physical Repression and Online Dissent: Evidence from Saudi Arabia
March 7th, 2019 - Note: This workshop is open only to faculty and scholars...
The Active Citizen in the Digital Age: Getting Connected
March 6th, 2019 - 5:00 pm - Democracy depends on participation. In the digital era, participation often...
Intelligence Squared U.S. Debate: Can Constitutional Free Speech Principles Save Social Media From Itself?
March 4th, 2019 - Watch this America’s Town Hall program live at constitutioncenter.org/live. Some are calling for...
An Impact Revolution
February 25th, 2019 - 12:10 pm to 1:10 pm - Join Stanford GSB Center for Social Innovation and Stanford Center on Philanthropy...
PDI Workshop Series: Search Media and Elections – Investigating Partisanship in Political Search Results
February 22nd, 2019 - 9:30 am to 11:00 am - Note: This workshop is open only to faculty and scholars...
Data on Purpose: Navigating the Digital Now
February 19 - 20th, 2019 - In both our personal and professional lives, we are living...
Come Together: Digital Associations and Democracy
February 11th, 2019 - 9:00 am to 5:30 pm - Digital technologies and democracy are topics of intense public discussion....
Elections and Democracy in the Digital Age
January 16th, 2019 - 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm - About the Commission: Kofi Annan was a lifelong advocate for...
Book Launch – Silicon City: San Francisco in the Long Shadow of the Valley
January 10th, 2019 - 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm - An intimate, eye-opening portrait of San Francisco transformed by the...
Digital Technology and Democratic Theory
December 13 - 15th, 2018 - Please note this workshop is invitation-only and not open for...
A Conversation with Virginia Eubanks
November 30th, 2018 - What do the map on your phone, your IRS audit...
Data and Citizenship: Critical Questions and Research Perspectives from the Margins
November 28th, 2018 - 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm - Please join the Digital Civil Society Lab for a lecture...
Book Launch – Just Giving: Why Philanthropy Is Failing Democracy and How It Can Do Better
November 27th, 2018 - 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm - The troubling ethics and politics of philanthropy Are the...
PDI Seminar Series – Changing Media Landscape
November 27th, 2018 - 4:15 pm to 6:15 pm - Note: This seminar series is open only to Stanford faculty and...
Network Propaganda: Manipulation, Disinformation, and Radicalization in American Politics
November 26th, 2018 - 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm - Author Yochai Benkler sits down with Kelly Born to discuss Network...
The Active Citizen in the Digital Age: Mobilization and Representation
November 13th, 2018 - 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm - Mobilization and Representation – Aditi Mehta, Tanzila Ahmed, and Alex...
PDI Seminar Series – Political Advertising
November 13th, 2018 - 4:15 pm to 6:15 pm - Note: This seminar series is open only to Stanford faculty and...
PDI Seminar Series – Hate Speech
November 6th, 2018 - 4:15 pm to 6:15 pm - Note: This seminar series is open only to Stanford faculty and...
PDI Seminar Series – Algorithms and Bias
October 30th, 2018 - 4:15 pm to 6:15 pm - Note: This seminar series is open only to Stanford faculty and...
PDI Seminar Series – Safety, Security, and Election Integrity
October 23rd, 2018 - 4:15 pm to 6:15 pm - Note: This seminar series is open only to Stanford faculty and...
Book Launch – Money Well Spent: A Strategic Plan for Smart Philanthropy – New York City
October 23rd, 2018 - 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm - Money Well Spent: A Strategic Plan for Smart Philanthropy Discussion...
Book Launch – Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World
October 16th, 2018 - 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm - Anand Giridharadas takes us into the inner sanctums of a...
PDI Seminar Series – Polarization & Echo Chambers
October 16th, 2018 - 4:15 pm to 6:15 pm - Note: This seminar series is open only to Stanford faculty and...
Kickstart Your Social Impact Career
October 9th, 2018 - 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm - A Cardinal Careers Event Learn how to turn your interests...
PDI Seminar Series – Disinformation, Misinformation, and Online Propaganda
October 9th, 2018 - 4:15 pm to 6:15 pm - Note: This seminar series is open only to Stanford faculty and...
Philanthropy in Asia
October 8th, 2018 - 5:00 pm to 7:45 pm - Philanthropy in China has grown exponentially in the past decade,...
PDI Seminar Series – An Introduction to Regulation of Platforms and Platform Regulation of Speech
October 2nd, 2018 - 4:15 pm to 6:15 pm - Note: This seminar series is open only to Stanford faculty and...
Book Launch – Money Well Spent: A Strategic Plan for Smart Philanthropy
October 1st, 2018 - 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm - Money Well Spent: A Strategic Plan for Smart Philanthropy Interview...
PDI Seminar Series – Free Speech, Democracy, and the Internet
September 25th, 2018 - 4:15 pm to 6:15 pm - Note: This seminar series is open only to Stanford faculty and...
Nonprofit Management Institute: “Toward Real Change: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion”
September 12 - 14th, 2018 to 5:00 pm - Produced by Stanford Social Innovation Review, this year’s Nonprofit Management Institute theme is...
Digital Technology and Democratic Theory
June 27 - 30th, 2018 - Please note this workshop is invitation-only and not open for...
Nonprofit Handbook Author Workshop
June 21 - 22nd, 2018 - Please note this workshop is invitation-only and not open for...
Stanford PACS 2018 Junior Scholars Forum
June 18 - 20th, 2018 - The forum is invitation-only and not open for RSVPs. The...
Ordinary Social Listening in a Psychotechnological Age
June 6th, 2018 - 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm - Please join us for a talk by Prof. Naomi Waltham-Smith...
Policy Responses to Fake News and Junk Science
May 14 - 15th, 2018 - Please note this workshop is invitation-only and not open for...
Accountability for Impact Investing
May 11th, 2018 - 12:45 pm to 2:00 pm - Impact investors seek social change and sustainability. However, for investments...
Can Democracy Survive the Internet?
May 2nd, 2018 - 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm - Examine the impact of changing technology on political communication, campaigns,...
US-China Philanthropy Forum 2018
April 30th, 2018 - 9:00 am to 1:30 pm - Fostering Philanthropy Through Innovation and Entrepreneurship Please join us for...
The Active Citizen in the Digital Age: The Elite Charade of Changing the World
April 25th, 2018 - 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm - The Elite Charade of Changing the World – a Conversation...
Social Media and Democracy, with the Social Science Research Council
April 19 - 20th, 2018 - The 2016 American elections intensifed popular as well as scholarly...
Blurring of the Boundaries – China 2018
March 27 - 28th, 2018 - Stanford PACS co-hosts its annual conference at the Stanford Center...
Tim Wu – The Curse of Bigness Revisited
February 20th, 2018 - 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm - In the early 20th century, Louis Brandeis first asked whether...
Julius Rosenwald: a Philanthropy Legacy in Film
January 19th, 2018 - 1:30 pm - Join the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society and...
Book Launch: Social Startup Success
January 17th, 2018 - 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm - Over the past five years, Kathleen Kelly Janus has traveled...
Predict-a-palooza: Civil Society Forecast 2018
January 11th, 2018 - 10:00 am to 11:00 am - Civil society – our shared space and work for the...
The Active Citizen in the Digital Age: Getting Political
December 13th, 2017 - 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm - The Active Citizen in the Digital Age is an ongoing…
What Did Silicon Valley Do to Democracy and the Media?
November 13th, 2017 - 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm - This panel is part of the Technology and Human Values series at...
Engine of Impact: Essentials of Strategic Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector
November 9th, 2017 - 5:00 pm - For the public launch of the new book, Engine of…
Digital Impact World Tour | New York City
October 23rd, 2017 - The Digital Civil Society Lab at the Stanford Center on…
Data Dilemma: Shared AND Secure?
October 10th, 2017 - 5:00 pm - Digital data are a double-edged sword for civil society: a...
2017 Philanthropy Innovation Summit
September 19th, 2017 - Through an intensive day-long event, individual and family philanthropists engage...
Stanford Social Innovation Review Nonprofit Management Institute
September 12 - 13th, 2017 - Registration is now open! Join Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR)…
Digital Impact World Tour
June 13th, 2017 - Digital data offer a world of possibilities for civil society…
Rethinking Innovation and Scale
June 5th, 2017 - 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm - Join us on June 5th at Stanford University to hear…
When are Big Bets the Right Bet?
May 16th, 2017 - Larry Kramer, president of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation…
Digital Technology and Democratic Theory
May 4 - 6th, 2017 - Digital Technology and Democratic Theory is a three-part workshop series and...
Philanthropy and Democracy: Dangerous Liaisons?
April 5th, 2017 - We tend to think of philanthropy as unequivocally good, but…
Blurring of the Boundaries – China 2017
March 21st, 2017 - Stanford PACS held its 6th annual conference at the Stanford…
Philanthropy and Democracy: Dangerous Liaisons?
March 7th, 2017 - Philanthropy in Democratic Societies brings together expert philosophers, sociologists, political…
Digital Impact: Policy and Practice for the Nonprofit Sector in 2017
January 17th, 2017 - Join panelists Lucy Bernholz, Allen Gunn, Cayden Mak, Riana Pfefferkorn,…
Challenging Perspectives on Impact Investing
December 1st, 2016 - Join leaders from two pioneering organizations—Matt Bannick of Omidyar Network…
One-day Continuing Studies Course
November 12th, 2016 - With a record $373 billion in philanthropic donations last year…
Philanthropy in Democratic Societies
October 28th, 2016 - A panel discussion and book launch event, open to the…
Stanford PACS Tenth Anniversary Celebration
October 6th, 2016 - Since its inception in 2006, as a project within the...
Making Markets Work: Program-Related and Other Strategic Investments for Impact
May 25th, 2016 - A discussion of program related investments (PRI) with philanthropy leaders...
Collaboration for Scaling Global Education
April 25th, 2016 - Featured speakers Vasundhara Raje Julia Gillard Shiv Vikram Khemka Rebecca...
Reich & Reich: Capitalism and Democracy
April 12th, 2016 - Robert Reich, U.S. Secretary of Labor (1993-97) and Chancellor’s Professor...
Giving in Time
April 4th, 2016 - Perspectives From the Front Line Rob Reich moderates a discussion...
Philanthropy and Social Impact Summit – China 2016
March 17th, 2016 - Conference themes The State of Philanthropy: China and USA Strategic...
Blurring of the Boundaries: 21st Century Philanthropic Leadership – China 2016
March 16th, 2016 - 8:30 am to 1:30 pm - Conference themes Blurring of the Boundaries: 21st Century Philanthropic Leadership When...
Jane Mayer: The Koch Brothers and the Weaponizing of Philanthropy
March 7th, 2016 - 7:00 pm - Jane Mayer, author of Dark Money, in conversation with Rob...
Smart Citizens, Smarter State
February 22nd, 2016 - 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm - A public talk and book read by Beth Simone Noveck,…
Building a New Future: The Role of Foundations in Addressing Inequality
January 7th, 2016 - 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm - Join Rob Reich, professor of political science at Stanford University…
Getting Beyond Better with Sally Osberg
October 13th, 2015 - 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm - You are invited to launch the book Getting Beyond Better: How...
Kickstart Your Career in Social Impact
October 7th, 2015 - 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm - A Cardinal Careers Event October 7, 2015 | 6:00 –...
Ethics of Data Conference
September 15th, 2015 - THIS CONFERENCE HAS ALREADY TAKEN PLACE. CLICK HERE TO...
Strengthening Urban Resilience with Technology
June 26th, 2015 - Launch of a Global Dialogue on Emerging Technology for Emerging...
The Hunting Ground Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion
April 28th, 2015 - 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM - Please join the Clayman Institute and the Stanford Center on...
The most good you can do
April 8th, 2015 - 6:30pm to 8:30pm - Peter Singer, Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics, Princeton University...
Building Capacity of Philanthropy and Nonprofits – China 2015
March 17 - 18th, 2015 - Conference themes 21st Century Trends of Philanthropy In China How Chinese...
Giving Wisely: 1 Day Course
November 1st, 2014 - 10am to 4am - GIVING WISELY: PRACTICAL STEPS TO MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR...
The Innovation Learning Curve
October 27th, 2014 - 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm - The Innovation Learning Curve Johanna Mair and Christian Seelos, with Kevin Starr...
Junior Scholars Forum
June 19th, 2014 - Junior Scholars Forum In Civil Society, the Nonprofit Sector, and...
The Anatomy of Innovation
April 28th, 2014 - Christian Seelos and Johanna Mair are engaged in research that...
Scaling Impact
April 21st, 2014 - GOODS, SERVICES & JOBS FOR THE GLOBAL POOR Market-based solutions...
21st Century Perspective on Philanthropy and Civil Society – China 2014
March 17th, 2014 - Conference themes Stategic Philanthropy: A Decade of Outcome Oriented Philanthropy Archiving...
China-US Strategic Philanthropy
August 28th, 2013 - CHINA US STRATEGIC PHILANTHROPY WORKSHOP CUSP Workshop IV The 4th...
The Promise of Philanthropy in China for the 21st Century – China 2013
March 20th, 2013 - Scholars, Practitioners and Leaders Discuss Trends and Issues in the Field...