Government Innovative public sector policies and programs

The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley

In The Tech Coup, former politician turned AI policy analyst Marietje Schaake warns that governments have ceded too much power to Silicon Valley—to the detriment of the public good.

Too Many Elections

By Avi Green & Zoltan Hajnal

Low-turnout off-cycle elections are bad for everyone. Civil society can help.

Transforming Workplace Culture to Attract Gen Z to the Public Sector

By Caroline Whistler & Tony Gherardini 1

To address government workforce shortages, the public sector must apply an outcomes-driven model to its culture and change the workplace to meet Gen Z where they are.

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Governing Our Data on Our Own Terms

By Dylan Baysa, Melodie A. Lopez & Lana Fred

How one urban Indigenous organization is working to transform data governance using a model that’s founded on Indigenous values

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Taking the Long View on Community Economic Development

Revitalizing communities that have been hit hard by post-industrial decline can take decades, but government and philanthropy often operate on short-term funding timelines. In this episode, Barbara Wheeler-Bride talks with Bo Kemp, CEO of the Southland Development Authority, about this mismatch, and how his nonprofit is working with individuals, businesses, and municipalities in Chicago's south suburbs to reinvigorate the economy. Their innovative strategies, including owning assets like housing and property, could provide a template for other struggling regions across the United States. Giving With Impact is developed with the support of DAFgiving360^®

Creating Climate Policy That Works Requires Community Data

By Taren Evans & Nikita Daryanani

Portland residents explained what makes a building livable in a heat wave. Their responses became the basis for statewide climate policy.

Community Governance Is Critical for Better Data-Informed Decisions

By James Sadler, Bridget Blount, dallas haley, Santi Sanchez, Ruth Howze & Dylan Baysa 2

Organizations that put authentic community governance at the heart of their work are using civic data to drive better decisions, generate more durable trust, and produce positive social change.

Taxes Are an Impact Strategy

By Alan Wagenberg

More than an obligation, taxation contributes to the only systems ever shown to deliver essential services equitably and at scale.

Collective Impact

By John Kania & Mark Kramer 115

Large-scale social change requires broad cross-sector coordination, not the isolated intervention of individual organizations.

Ten Nonprofit Funding Models

By William Landes Foster, Peter Kim & Barbara Christiansen 79

With an understanding of these 10 funding models, nonprofit leaders can use the for-profit world's valuable practice of engaging in succinct and clear conversations about long-term financial strategy.