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5 Ways Philanthropy Can Build the Rising Generation’s Financial Skills
Author Abby Axelrod-Wunderman, Philanthropic Director, Family Office Services, Foundations and Endowment The good of philanthropy can extend beyond serving your communities. It can build the business and financial acumen of your children and other family members. Philanthropy offers lessons in money management and organization. It reinforces the value of work. It also enhances professional skills such as communication and accountability....
Civil Society and Sustainability Conference Paper Submission
Civil Society and Sustainability ConferenceJune 3-5, 2024, Stanford UniversityPaper Submissions Solving the world’s greatest sustainability challenges depends on active engagement by civil society actors. Nonprofits, philanthropies, and advocacy groups play an important role in shaping policy agendas on topics related to sustainable development and contribute to innovative solutions to address problems like climate change and mitigate their impact on the...
Global Determinants of Education Reform
On the podcast FreshEd, Patricia Bromley discusses the rise and fall of levels education reform worldwide, as well as the work behind the scenes to create the World Education Reform Database. FreshEd with Will Brehm takes ideas in educational research and seeks to make them accessible through conversations with experts in the field.
World Education Reform Database Mini Workshop
The World Education Reform Database (WERD) research group held a virtual mini-workshop on Thursday, February 1, 2024 at Stanford University. Patricia Bromley, Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Education and the Doerr School of Sustainability and faculty director at PACS, opened the workshop with an overview of the WERD project. The workshop also featured the work of postdoctoral scholars,...
Could AI Speak on Behalf of Future Humans?
By Konstantin Scheuermann & Angela Aristidou In a recent piece in the Stanford Social Innovation Review, visiting researcher Konstantin Scheuermann and Dr. Angela Aristidou explore how Generative AI models can serve as a voice for traditionally marginalized stakeholders, such as the environment and future generations, thereby enriching collective decision-making with diverse perspectives. A persistent challenge in many decision-making scenarios is the negligent or...
Education for Philanthropy Professionals Course
The EPLI team is excited to host its Education for Philanthropy Professionals (EPP) course this May. This six-day course provides an in-depth learning experience led by Stanford PACS’s team of researchers and outside experts in the field. Participants will leave the course with the essential tools and knowledge they need to practice effective philanthropy with confidence in their work. This...
Digital Civil Society Lab Announces 2024-25 Cohort of Practitioner Fellows
Five social sector leaders to develop research and tools to benefit civil society The Digital Civil Society Lab (DCSL) and the Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity (CCSRE) are pleased to announce our new joint cohort of Practitioner Fellows for 2024-25. This highly accomplished cohort includes five social sector leaders whose critical work ranges from digital rights, equitable...
Fall 2023 Small Grants Recipients
Alena Smith is a PhD Candidate in Political Science at Stanford University. She received her B.A. in Political Science from Brigham Young University, where she became interested in studying the interaction of religion and politics. Alena’s research focuses on the influence of Christian nationalism in America. Her dissertation studies how candidates use Christian nationalist themes when running for office and...
Stanford PACS Recommendations: Winter 2024 Reading & Listening
One of the many joys and privileges of working in academia is to be at the forefront of knowledge and discourse on society writ-large and the myriad forces shaping it. Finding creative and interesting ways to share new ideas with our community is what many of us at Stanford PACS spend countless hours on. Yet, one of my favorite things...
Stanford Social Innovation Review Welcomes Nicholas Jackson as Editor-in-Chief and Publisher
Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) is pleased to announce the appointment of Nicholas Jackson as our next editor-in-chief and publisher. Nick brings more than 15 years of experience in editor-in-chief and director-level positions for leading publications and media startups. He is a National Magazine Award-winning editor whose extensive background includes roles with Outside, Pacific Standard, and The Atlantic. “I couldn’t...