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How Nonprofits / Civll Society Organizations (CSOs) could be different



Affordable housing nonprofits could spend less on lobbying and salaries / more on services

Social enterprises / nonprofits could have financing during disruptive events

Grantmaking processes to nonprofits could improve

Services delivered could be audited at nonprofits / government contractors and feedback could be continuously collected from service recipients

Funders could invest in nonprofit capacity building

Governments / organizations could improve "use it or lose it" deadline budgeting

Nonprofits spending more than 30% on overhead could be inefficient

Government contracting with nonprofits vs. private organizations could be examined

U.S. hospitals, universities, and other profitable organizations could have to meet requirements to be classified as nonprofits or change into for-profit

Social services could be delivered remotely / by video calling

Nonprofit funding could be like venture capital

Jeffersonian dinners could help social issues and create networks

Young people could do community service, activism, and volunteering

Donors could receive feedback from grantseekers

Social issues could be reframed and better communicated to create change

Businesses and nonprofits could be pay-what-you-can

Nonprofits and social enterprises could be listed on "social impact exchanges"

Employees could be offered sabbaticals

Businesses / nonprofits could be worker-owned cooperatives

Human-centered design could be used in the social sector and business

Evidence-based policy could be evidence-informed

Nonprofits could not do impact evaluations

Social sector knowledge could be better collected, organized, and displayed

Public policy clearinghouses could be easier to use and more comprehensive

Philanthropy could be collaborative, flexible, and larger to create bigger impacts

Government agencies, schools, hospitals, police, universities, foundations, prisons, workplaces, elections, judiciary systems, and nonprofits could collect, publicize, and use citizen feedback

Volunteering events could be easy to find

Local and national social services could be searchable / applied for online

A rating and reviews website for local social services could be developed and used

Nonprofits could be evaluated on financial health, governance practices, and outcomes/impacts

Citizens could receive a basic / guaranteed income (with restrictions or on a EBT card)

Positive deviance could be used to produce beneficial behavioral change and outcomes

Digital game design techniques could be used to engage people and motivate behavior

Nonprofits could share and learn from failures

Social impact bonds could fund public programs