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Mar26

Design Strategies for Impactful Storytelling: From Data to Dialogue

March 26 - 28th, 2024 - 11:00 am to 12:30 pm PT - Presented by Carissa Carter, Academic Director, Stanford d.School (the Hasso Plattner...

Mar26

Design Strategies for Impactful Storytelling: From Data to Dialogue

March 26 - 28th, 2024 - 11:00 am to 12:30 am PT - Our world is data-rich — big data, small data, limp...

Apr18

Book Talk: “Solidarity” with Leah Hunt-Hendrix & Astra Taylor

April 18th, 2024 - 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm - The Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS) presents...

May1

Education for Philanthropy Professionals Course

May 1 - 10th, 2024 - Executive education course May 1-3 (in person) and 8-10 (virtual), 2024 The Effective...

Jun3

Civil Society and Sustainability Conference

June 3 - 5th, 2024 - Solving the world’s greatest sustainability challenges depends on active engagement...

Past Events

Mar 72024

Digital Civil Society Speaker Series: Intersectional Tech: Black Praxis in the Digital Era

March 7th, 2024 - 4:00 pm to 5:15 pm PT - Register here to join in-person. Join us for a monthly...

Mar 42024

Book Talk: “Slow Food, Fast Cars” with Massimo Bottura & Lara Gilmore

March 4th, 2024 - 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm - The Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS) presents...

Feb 282024

Effective Philanthropy for Advisors Workshop

February 28 - 29th, 2024 - 9:00 am to 11:30 am PT - February 2024 Workshop, Brought to you by Advisors in Philanthropy...

Feb 72024

How to Harness Power and Be an Effective Social Changemaker

February 7th, 2024 - 11:00 am to 12:30 pm PST - Presented by Julie Battilana, Professor of Organizational Behavior at Harvard Business...

Feb 12024

Digital Civil Society Speaker Series: Shifting the Frame: The Labors of ImageNet and AI Data

February 1st, 2024 - 4:00 pm to 5:15 pm PT - Register here to join in-person or register here to join the event...

Feb 12024

World Education Reform Database Mini Workshop

February 1st, 2024 - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm PST - The World Education Reform Database (WERD) research group held a...

Dec 72023

Digital Civil Society Speaker Series: Data Driven

December 7th, 2023 - 4:00 pm to 5:15 pm PT - Join us for a monthly gathering that explores critical insights...

Dec 72023

Film Screening: UnCharitable

December 7th, 2023 - 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm PST - The Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society, in collaboration with...

Nov 22023

Digital Civil Society Speaker Series: Death Glitch

November 2nd, 2023 - 4:00 pm to 5:15 pm PT - Join us for a monthly gathering that explores critical insights...

Oct 52023

Digital Civil Society Speaker Series: The Quantified Worker

October 5th, 2023 - 4:00 pm to 5:15 pm PT - Join us for a monthly gathering that explores critical insights...

Jul 52023

Facial Recognition Technologies in Africa: From Deployment to Advocacy

July 5th, 2023 - 4:00 am to 5:00 am PT - In recent years, various governments across Africa started employing facial...

May 252023

Civil Society and Sustainability Conference

May 25 - 26th, 2023 - Civil society actors are central to achieving sustainable development. Nonprofits...

Apr 202023

Transit Talks at Villanova University

April 20th, 2023 - 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm EST - The Waterhouse Family Institute Transit Talks is the marquis collaborative...

Apr 132023

Education for Philanthropy Professionals Spring Course

April 13 - 28th, 2023 - The EPLI team is excited to announce that it will...

Apr 132023

Global AI: Reframing the Conversation

April 13th, 2023 - 9:00 am to 12:00 pm - This event is hosted by the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered...

Mar 12023

Meet the Coalition for Independent Tech Research

March 1st, 2023 - 1:30 pm to 4:00 pm - Every aspect of modern life is influenced by digital data...

Nov 182022

EPP Reunion 2022

November 18th, 2022 - 3:00 pm PST - The Effective Philanthropy Learning Initiative (EPLI) at Stanford PACS is...

Nov 142022

May Farid, University of Hong Kong

November 14th, 2022 - 10:00 am to 11:30 am - Co-Sponsored with the Scandinavian Consortium for Organizational Research (SCANCOR) Dr....

Oct 242022

THE PERSUADERS

October 24th, 2022 - 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm PDT - Please join us for a conversation with Anand Giridharadas, author...

Oct 172022

Katherine Chen, The City University of New York (CUNY)(October 2022)

October 17th, 2022 - 10:00 am to 11:30 am PST - Co-Sponsored with the Scandinavian Consortium for Organizational Research (SCANCOR) Professor...

Sep 142022

The Ties That Bind? What Social Media Companies are Doing to Fight Disinformation and Weaponization of their Platforms

September 14th, 2022 - 9:05 am to 10:00 am PST - Social media platforms often promise that their main purpose is...

Aug 312022

The Upgrade Initiative: Unveiling Coded Bias

August 31st, 2022 - 9:00 am to 10:30 am PST - The Upgrade Initiative is a collaborative effort to integrate digital skills...

Aug 102022

Dataraising and Digital Civil Society

August 10th, 2022 - 11:00 am to 12:00 pm PT - What is dataraising and why should nonprofits care? For millennia...

Jul 272022

The Upgrade Initiative: Me, My .Org, and AI

July 27th, 2022 - 9:00 am to 10:30 am PT - The Upgrade Initiative is a collaborative effort to integrate digital skills...

Jul 132022

The Upgrade Initiative: Navigating a Sea of Disinformation

July 13th, 2022 - 9:00 am to 10:30 am PST - The Upgrade Initiative is a collaborative effort to integrate digital skills...

May 262022

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 –...

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May 42022

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...

Apr 42022

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...

Mar 282022

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...

Mar 172022

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...

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Feb 232022

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...

Feb 172022

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...

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Jan 272022

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...

Jan 252022

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...

Dec 82021

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...

Dec 12021

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...

Nov 182021

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...

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Nov 162021

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...

Nov 162021

Philanthropy and Power

November 16th, 2021 - 4:30 pm to 5:45 pm PT - Join us for a conversation about the many intersections of...

Nov 42021

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...

Oct 202021

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...

Oct 142021

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...

Oct 142021

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...

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Oct 122021

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...

Oct 122021

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...

Oct 52021

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...