Stanford University
For General Support Of The Stanford Center On Philanthropy And Civil Society
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Amount$750,000
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Program
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Date Awarded7/20/2010
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Term24.0 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Strategies
Overview
Social change is best served when academic and practitioner-based research on the most effective models and strategies of nonprofits and philanthropists is widely disseminated throughout the field. That is the premise behind Hewlett's seed funding and ongoing support of the Stanford University Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS) and its imminent acquisition of Hewlett grantee Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR). PACS promotes academic research on philanthropy and engages students, faculty, and practitioners on ways in which philanthropic institutions, nonprofit organizations, and other elements of society solve social problems. SSIR, founded and incubated at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, has grown quickly into the field's leader for the dissemination of high-quality content on a wide variety of social innovation topics and has an impressive track record of getting it into the hands of social change leaders around the world. This grant provides renewed core support to PACS and will help these two Hewlett grantees navigate the organizational integration challenges that lie ahead. As a result of the acquisition, we anticipate expanded reach, influence, and impact of PACS. At the same time, SSIR will benefit from a broader interdisciplinary platform at Stanford University.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
siepr.stanford.edu
Address
366 Galvez Street, Stanford, CA, 94305, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for support of the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society
The Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society is an interdisciplinary research center for students, scholars, and practitioners to actively examine, debate, and critique the interaction between philanthropy and civil society and help inform public opinion, policies, and professional practices to advance the public good. The center provides research fellowships for students, funding for faculty research, and an array of courses and gatherings for different audiences. It is also home to the Stanford Social Innovation Review, one of the social sector’s preeminent magazines and online journals. This grant provides program support as part of the Knowledge for Better Philanthropy strategy.
for support of the Regulation, Evaluation, and Governance Lab
The Regulation, Evaluation, and Governance Lab (RegLab) at Stanford University partners with government agencies to design and evaluate programs, policies, and technologies that modernize government and restore trust in governance. RegLab is an interdisciplinary team of legal experts, data scientists, social scientists, and engineers who are passionate about building an evidence base and high-impact demonstration projects for better government. (Substrategy: Executive Branch)
for the Protecting and Reforming the U.S. Civil Service workshop
Stanford University's Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) bridges the worlds of scholarship and practice to understand and foster the conditions for effective representative governance; promote balanced and sustainable economic growth; and establish the rule of law. Its faculty, researchers, and students analyze the ways in which democracy and development are challenged by authoritarian resurgence, misinformation, and the perils of a changing climate. This grant supports the center’s workshop on Protecting and Reforming the U.S. Civil Service.
