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Stanford University Press Launches Stanford Social Innovation Review Books
Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR), the pre-eminent publication of Stanford PACS, is pleased to announce the creation of a new book series in partnership with Stanford University Press (SUP): Stanford Social Innovation Review Books. The series will be published as part of the Stanford Business Books imprint, allowing Stanford Social Innovation Review Books to reach across sectors and examine important...
New Study Uses Crowdsourcing to Strengthen American Democracy
Americans have always disagreed about politics, but now levels of anti-democratic attitudes, support for partisan violence, and partisan animosity have reached concerning levels. While there are many ideas for tackling these problems, they have never been gathered, tested, and evaluated in a unified effort. To address this gap, the Stanford Polarization and Social Change Lab is launching a major new initiative. The Strengthening...
“I, Obscura,” a dark pattern zine launched from Stanford and UCLA
“I, Obscura“, a dark pattern zine created through collaboration between UCLA’s Center for Critical Internet Inquiry and Stanford’s Computer Science Course “Bridging Policy and Technology Through Design,” has been launched and made available to the public. The zine features manipulative patterns that companies use to trick unsuspecting users into doing what they want. It includes nine case studies, ranging from...
Juneteenth: A Debt of Gratitude
Juneteenth, the day commemorating the end of slavery in the United States, has always been a day of immense historical and cultural significance. Its recent designation as a federal holiday is a testament to progress and simultaneously a reminder of our nation’s painful history. We owe a debt of gratitude and a moment of recognition to the important work of...
Call for High-Earning Individuals to Participate in Research
A team of researchers at the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS) is studying the ways that high-income individuals develop professional identities, think about their financial capacity, and decide whether and how to participate in charitable giving. We are looking for individuals to participate in our research efforts by agreeing to be interviewed by a member of the...
PACS Postdoctoral Scholars 2021-22 Announced
Stanford PACS is excited to announce our new cohort of Postdoctoral Scholars for the academic year 2021-22. These researchers come from a wide array of backgrounds and disciplines, including Psychology, Political Science, Computer Science, and Sociology, which each provide their own unique insights into the problems tackled here at PACS. We can’t wait to see how they will further their...
Stanford PACS Announces Spring 2021 Small Grant Winners
Stanford PACS is excited to share our three Small Grant winners: Matt Brown, Helena Roy, and Adrian Blattner. The Small Grants program provides undergraduate and graduate students with the opportunity, on a quarterly basis, to fund research projects in the areas of philanthropy and civil society. As part of the award experience, these researchers are also welcomed into the larger...
SSIR Launches Global Development Podcast
Stanford PACS’s Stanford Social Innovation Review is launching a new podcast Uncharted Ground: Journeys in Social Innovation. Hosted by award-winning journalist and nonprofit director Jonathan Levine the show will follow the programs and people on the ground who are tackling humanity’s biggest problems – and improving the lives of those in need. In this tumultuous era of pandemics and societal...
Community Solutions wins MacArthur Foundation’s 100&Change competition for a 100 million USD grant
Community Solutions, an organization working to measurably end homelessness throughout U.S. communities, received a $100 million dollar grant from the MacArthur Foundation as a winner of the 100&Change competition. The group, founded in 2011 by veteran homelessness activist Rosanne Haggerty, uses a data-driven methodology to implement their racially equitable homeless response system, the “Built for Zero” community network. They consistently...
Statement of Solidarity with AAPI Community
Today we stand together in pain and loss, in solidarity with our Asian American colleagues, friends, family, fellow citizens and human beings. There is no denying the impact of the shooting this week in Atlanta. Regardless of what we learn about the shooter’s intent, we must acknowledge the toll that hate and violence is having on Asian American communities, especially...