What Is Community Anyway? - Stanford Social Innovation Review
May 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
Oct 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.”
Stanford Social Innovation Review: Informing and Inspiring …
Stanford Social Innovation Review offers insights and stories on social innovation, change, and governance for leaders and practitioners.
Community Engagement Matters (Now More Than Ever)
In 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 ...
Walking Through Truth: Indigenous Wisdom and Community …
Jul 26, 2023 · We live in an interesting time. A movement against facing the truth of US history and acknowledging the existence of systemic racism is sweeping through many parts of our country. Colonization is embedded in that history—European settlements of the 17th and 18th centuries are referred to as colonies.
Stopping Child Porn - Stanford Social Innovation Review
Suzie Boss is a journalist and consultant from Portland, Ore., who focuses on the power of teaching and learning to improve lives and transform communities. Co-author of Reinventing Project-Based Learning: Your Field Guide to Real-World Projects in the Digital Age, she is a regular contributor to Edutopia and is on the national faculty of the Buck Institute for Education.
Strengthen Media Literacy to Win the Fight Against Misinformation
Mar 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.
Strengthening Democracy by Embracing a Multi-Party System
Feb 4, 2016 · Civic Engagement Strengthening Democracy by Embracing a Multi-Party System . Changing from winner-take-all single member districts, which limit voters' choices and races' competitiveness, to a multi-party system could significantly increase voter turnout.
Volunteerism and US Civil Society - Stanford Social Innovation …
Aug 30, 2018 · And yet, despite these statistics, they have begun to raise alarm bells about a decline in US volunteerism. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, volunteerism peaked between 2003 and 2005, when 28.8 percent of Americans reported having volunteered the previous year.Today, that number is 25.3 percent.
The Bias of ‘Professionalism’ Standards
Jun 4, 2019 · The standards of professionalism, according to American grassroots organizer-scholars Tema Okun and Keith Jones, are heavily defined by white supremacy culture—or the systemic, institutionalized centering of whiteness. In the workplace, white supremacy culture explicitly and implicitly privileges whiteness and discriminates against non-Western and non-white professionalism standards related ...