What Is Community Anyway? - Stanford Social Innovation Review
WEBMay 12, 2015 — David M. Chavis, Ph.D. (@chavispower) is the Principal Associate and CEO of Community Science and is internationally recognized for his work in the implementation, support, and evaluation of community and systems change initiatives.The primary focus of his work has been the relationship between community development and the prevention of poverty, violence, substance abuse, and other social ...
AI’s Impact on Jobs and Work Is a Choice Between Two Futures
WEBOct 25, 2023 — In November 2022, OpenAI grabbed headlines by releasing ChatGPT, and “generative AI” became a term used in households around the world. According to Open AI CEO Sam Altman, “A lot of people working on AI pretend that it’s only going to be good; it’s only going to be a supplement; no one is ever going to be replaced.”But, he adds, “jobs are definitely going to go away, full stop.”
Community Engagement Matters (Now More Than Ever)
WEBIn October 2010, three men—Chris Christie, governor of New Jersey; Cory Booker, who was then mayor of Newark, N.J.; and Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook—appeared together on The Oprah Winfrey Show to announce an ambitious reform plan for Newark Public Schools. On the show, Zuckerberg pledged a $100 million matching grant to support the goal of making Newark a model for how to ...
Rediscovering Social Innovation - Stanford Social Innovation Review
WEBConsider, for example, the quintessential social innovation: microfinance—the provision of loans, savings, insurance, and other financial services to poor people who lack access to the conventional financial system. Microfinance combats the widespread and intractable problem of poverty: Billions of people trapped in a cycle of subsistence because they cannot gain access to capital to invest ...
When Good Algorithms Go Sexist: Why and How to Advance AI …
WEBMar 31, 2021 — In 2019, Genevieve (co-author of this article) and her husband applied for the same credit card. Despite having a slightly better credit score and the same income, expenses, and debt as her husband, the credit card company set her credit limit at almost half the amount.
How NGOs Can Work With Governments to Build Partnerships …
WEBSep 22, 2020 — Government How NGOs Can Work With Governments to Build Partnerships That Will Scale . Four lessons from Togo on scaling health care innovation through the public sector.
What US Schools Can Learn From Finland’s Approach to Education
WEBNov 7, 2019 — In November 2018, our organization, Future School Lab, organized an expert-led tour of Finnish schools and meetings with education leaders as part of HundrED’s Education Innovation Summit.When we reflected on the experience, we came away with four main reforms any US state or school could implement to make sustainable improvements within the current system.
Indigenous Feminism Is Our Culture - Stanford Social Innovation …
WEBFeb 11, 2021 — The words “Indigenous feminism” can be triggering in Indigenous communities. I’ve read op-eds in the Navajo Times saying “feminism is against our culture,” and when I do workshops on the topic, audiences are often defensive and push back on the phrase.I get it. I cringed the first several times I heard the phrase when I imagined strong Diné matriarchs like Juanita or my own ...
What the Heck Does ‘Equity’ Mean? - Stanford Social Innovation …
WEBSep 15, 2016 — Organizational Development What the Heck Does ‘Equity’ Mean? A clear definition of equity would seem paramount to galvanizing philanthropy into action around this increasingly used term—but the field is only beginning to explore what it really means.
Strengthen Media Literacy to Win the Fight Against Misinformation
WEBMar 18, 2021 — The deliberate or unintentional spread of misinformation, despite capturing widespread public attention, remains as rampant as ever, showing up recently in the form of false claims about COVID-19 vaccines, the Capitol riot, and many other topics.This “infodemic” is polarizing politics, endangering communities, weakening institutions, and leaving people unsure what to believe or whom to trust.