Resources
Publications
The following publications are sorted chronologically, with the most recent appearing first.
Student Paper
Hacking the discourse: Leaked emails, transparency, and disinformation – working paper
Benjamin Sorensen, Stanford University ’18, B.A. Political Science
Blueprints
Philanthropy and Digital Civil Society: Blueprint 2019
The Annual Industry Forecast by Lucy Bernholz
Book
Policy Patrons: Philanthropy, Education Reform, and the Politics of Influence
Megan E. Tompkins-Stange
Research Paper
Data For Donor Impact Research Paper
Designing For Philanthropy Impact: The Giving Compass
By Nadia Roumani and Julie Aleman
Book
Money Well Spent: A Strategic Guide for Smart Philanthropy, Second Edition (2018)
Paul Brest and Hal Harvey
Research Paper
Fake News and Misinformation
Article
A dual valuation of openness
Student Paper
The Role of Open Source Technology in the Battle Against Fake News
Hilary Sun, Stanford Law School
Student Paper
Internet Immunity, Fake News, and Asymmetrical Action
Thomas Davidson, Stanford Law School
Student Paper
Antidemocratic Effects of the Internet & Social Media: A Survey
Taisa Goodnature, Stanford Law School
Student Paper
A Structure to Counter Fake News
Travis Trammell, Stanford Department of Management Science and Engineering
Designing for Strategic Philanthropy (Chinese Version)
By Paul Brest and Nadia Roumani
Student Paper
The Mixed Promise of Public Broadcasters in Combating Fake News
Jared Crum, Stanford Law School
Book
Organizational Poisedness and the Transformation of Civic Order in Nineteenth-Century New York City
Victoria Johnson and Walter W. Powell
Article
Contributory or Disruptive: Do New Forms of Philanthropy Erode Democracy?
Aaron Horvath & Walter W. Powell
Article
Serve or Conserve: Mission, Strategy, and Multi-Level Nonprofit Change During the Great Recession
Aaron Horvath, Christof Brandtner, and Walter W. Powell
Research Paper
From Innovation to Impact: How Philanthropy Can Support Problem-Solving
By Kathleen Kelly Janus
Research Paper
Beyond Funding: Leveraging Your Full Philanthropic Toolkit
By Anne Marie Burgoyne and Will Fowler
Blueprints
Philanthropy and Digital Civil Society: Blueprint 2018
The Annual Industry Forecast by Lucy Bernholz
Article
Can Democracy Survive the Internet?
Nate Persily, James B. McClatchy Professor of Law, Stanford Law School
Book
The Nonprofit Sector: A Research Handbook, Second Edition
Walter W. Powell and Richard Steingberg
Research Paper
Managing Through Challenges: A Profile of San Francisco Bay Area Nonprofits
By Denise L. Gammal, Caroline Simard, Hokyu Hwang, and Walter W. Powell
Blueprints
Philanthropy and the Social Economy: Blueprint 2017
The Annual Industry Forecast by Lucy Bernholz
Article
The Humanitarian Data Ecosystem: The Case for Collective Responsibility
Jos Berens, Nathaniel Raymond, Gideon Shimshon, Stefaan Verhulst, Lucy Bernholz
Book
Philanthropy in Democratic Societies
Book edited by Rob Reich, Chiara Cordelli, and Lucy Bernholz
Research Paper
2015 Survey on Board of Directors of Nonprofit Organizations
David F. Larcker, Nicholas E. Donatiello, Bill Meehan, Brian Tayan
Blueprints
Philanthropy and the Social Economy: Blueprint 2016
The Annual Industry Forecast by Lucy Bernholz
Article
Design Thinking and Strategic Philanthropy Case Study
Nadia Roumani, Paul Brest, and Olivia Vagelos
Article
Problem Solving, Human-Centered Design, and Strategic Processes
Paul Brest, Nadia Roumani, Jason Bade
Blueprints
Philanthropy and the Social Economy: Blueprint 2015
The Annual Industry Forecast by Lucy Bernholz
Blueprints
Philanthropy and the Social Economy: Blueprint 2014
The Annual Industry Forecast by Lucy Bernholz
Research Paper
The Shifting Ground Beneath Us: Framing Nonprofit Policy for the Next Century
Lucy Bernholz, Rob Reich, and Chiara Cordelli
Research Paper
Good Fences: The Importance of Institutional Boundaries in The New Social Economy
Rob Reich, Lucy Bernholz, and Chiara Cordelli
Research Paper
Social Economy Policy Forecast 2013: Project on Philanthropy, Policy, and Technology
Lucy Bernholz and Rob Reich
Research Paper
Theorizing and Strategizing with Models: Generative Models of Social Enterprises
Christian Seelos
Blueprints
Philanthropy and the Social Economy: Blueprint 2013
The Annual Industry Forecast by Lucy Bernholz
Research Paper
To Act or Not to Act: Context, Capability, and Community Response to Environmental Risk
Rachel A. Wright and Hilary Schaffer Boudet
Research Paper
Leadership for Feminist Movement Building
Miranda Mammen, Women’s Glib; Vanessa Daniels, Groundswell Fund; Shannon Farley, Spark; Helen Kim, Building Movement Project; Linda Burnham, Women of Color Resource Center; Kim Meredith, Stanford PACS; Moderated by Casey Nichols, Stanford University, PhD Candidate, Department of History
Blueprints
Philanthropy and Social Investing: Blueprint 2012
The Annual Industry Forecast by Lucy Bernholz
Book
Giving 2.0: Transform Your Giving and Our World
Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen, PACS founder/advisory board chair
Research Paper
The Platform for Performance: Integrating Organization into Strategy for Next Generation Grantmaking
C.R. Hibbs and Brook Manville
Book
Giving Well
Article
A Simple Change in Phrasing Can Increase Voter Turnout
Christopher Bryan, Postdoctoral Psychology Researcher
Co-authors, Greg Walton, Carol Dweck and Todd Rogers
Research Paper
Organizational Mechanisms of Scaling Social Enterprises
Christian Seelos and Johanna Mair
Research Paper
Organizational Capacity for Continuous Innovation (OCCI) in Established Social Sector Organizations
Christian Seelos and Johanna Mair
Blueprints
Philanthropy and Social Investing: Blueprint 2011
The Annual Industry Forecast by Lucy Bernholz
Research Paper
The Embeddedness of Social Entrepreneurship: Understanding Variation Across Local Communities
Christian Seelos, Johanna Mair, Julie Battilana and M. Tina Dacin.
Blueprints
Philanthropy and Social Investing: Blueprint 2010
The Annual Industry Forecast by Lucy Bernholz