NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Image credit: TuiPhotoengineer on istock.com This is the fifth and final article in NPQ ’s series titled Building Power, Fighting Displacement: Stories from Asian Pacific America , coproduced with the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development ( National CAPACD ).

Community Development 129

Community Development Poverty Retail Insurance 129

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 17, 2023

Coproduced by Partners for Rural Transformation, a coalition of six regional community development financial institutions, and NPQ , the authors highlight efforts to address multigenerational poverty in Appalachia, the rural West, Indian Country, South Texas, and the Mississippi Delta. Most residents have low credit scores.

Poverty 130

Poverty Community Development Finance Philanthropy 130

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Local government wins because properties are back in productive use, generating taxes. The community wins because there is now permanently affordable housing that can forestall gentrification. While these objectives differ, there is a clear overlap of priorities and opportunities to advance shared equitable community development goals.

Public and Social Policy 113

Public and Social Policy Governance Community Development Agriculture 113

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 26, 2023

Image Credit: Bruno Guerrero on unsplash.com This is the third article in NPQ ’s series titled Owning the Economy: Stories from Latinx Communities. Among the coalition participants is the organization I work for, the Latino Economic Development Corporation. It appeared that the owner was actively disinvesting in the property.

Construction 98

Construction Community Development Governance Environmental 98

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

The resources involved were modest ($240,000 total) but the ambition was large—namely, to assist Native nations to “regain control of their land and natural resources, revitalize traditional stewardship practices, and build sustainable stewardship initiatives that contribute to tribal economic and community development opportunities.”

Nonprofit governance and management 140

Nonprofit governance and management Poverty Environmental Food 140

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Gilbert-Williams joined the co-op shortly after it incorporated in 2014, became an active member in 2020, and then joined the board the next year. In her position, she has sought to transition it from a “working board” to a “governing board” as the co-op opened and hired full-time staff. This was a surprise.

Food 134

Food Nonprofit governance and management Finance Governance 134

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 10, 2023

The conference brings together hundreds of community activists, government officials, and bank community development officers. But not surprisingly, racist assumptions about risk made their way into red lines on maps, creating in the process de facto “do not lend” zones in low-income communities and communities of color.

Finance 113

Finance Law Governance Entrepreneurship 113

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Image credit: Matthew Moloney on unsplash.com This is the third article in NPQ ’s series titled Building Power, Fighting Displacement: Stories from Asian Pacific America, coproduced with the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development ( National CAPACD ). What does gentrification look like?

Community Development 124

Community Development Leadership Food Marketing 124

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Strong policies to curtail displacement are necessary, but we need to think about other tools that can support small business preservation, especially legacy businesses, BIPOC entrepreneurs, and other critical enterprises that maintain the cultural fabric of a community. Are we experts in real estate acquisition and development?

Culture 123

Culture Community Development Collaborations Activism 123

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 15, 2025

That money must be complemented by foundations or donors (or possibly government programs) that offer matching grants and technical assistance to the investment fund and/or the supported businesses. Activating these funding streams will be challenging but not impossible.

Public and Social Policy 101

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Public Policy 101

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Image credit: Drew Beamer on Unsplash For community development financial institutions (CDFIs), these are extraordinary times. The CDFIs must do more in terms of training people and providing the technical assistance needed to make local community-based lending effective. It was a real estate development company.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 115

Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Finance Public and Nonprofit Management 115

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

After seven years of kitchen-table and Zoom organizing, a multi-stakeholder, cooperative, community-owned grocery store is taking shape in Louisville, KY. In October, the metro council of Louisville’s combined city-county government voted to allocate $3.5 million to help make a co-op grocery a reality. We secured $3.5

Food 109

Food Construction Public and Social Policy Governance 109

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 18, 2024

Instead of trying to design disagreement out of meetings and convenings, philanthropy can choose to actively bring swaths of community to the table to work side-by-side and persevere through conflict to build stronger relationships where we solve problems together instead of working around each other. This is brave leadership.

Philanthropy 124

Philanthropy Children Activism Leadership 124

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 12, 2023

Image Credit: Abe Camacho on unsplash.com This article introduces a new NPQ series, Owning the Economy: Stories from Latinx Communities. If housing prices and rents are rising and neighborhood demographics are changing, what can community-based organizations, residents, and business owners do?

Culture 98

Culture Construction Community Development Education 98

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2023

In this series, queer, trans, and BIPOC artists and cultural bearers reflect upon the unique role that culture has played and can play in activating and enacting structural change—and in building a solidarity economy. Artists are essential to any vision that calls the future into question.

Philanthropy 105

Philanthropy Culture Agriculture Community Development 105

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

Wind energy comes to New York City New York State is continuing to meet its renewable energy targets by issuing offshore wind energy and contracts to developers. Currently, there are five active wind development projects in the state. It also helps that UPROSE has skin in the game and has won difficult battles over the years.

Energy 131

Energy Environmental Finance Governance 131

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 17, 2024

One driver of this ongoing inequality is the current federal system of financing, which largely depends on two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs)— Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. A Community Finance Solution While barriers to homeownership persist for households of color, these barriers are possible to overcome.

Finance 130

Finance Production Insurance Values 130

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

AUGUST 20, 2023

Advocacy is a powerful tool in a nonprofit’s toolkit that can be used to mobilize the community, develop effective solutions, and educate those who have the authority to draft and enact legislation. Now imagine those programs with fewer activities, fewer staff, or fewer days of operation. This legislation matters.

Public and Social Policy 87

Public and Social Policy Recruitment Governance Nonprofits 87

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

we all know nonprofits rely on a combination of government grants, philanthropic donations, and earned income to support their operations. However, we can actively try to build cross-community bridges in an attempt to understand our own locality from other points of view.

Leadership 112

Leadership Public and Social Policy Poverty Race and Ethnicity 112

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 16, 2023

Image credit: Corey Agopian on unsplash.com This article concludes NPQ’s series Owning the Economy: Stories from Latinx Communities. It also laid out the building blocks to achieving three key goals: Establish the infrastructure and processes to drive inclusive equitable community development. A falta de pan, casabe.

Public and Nonprofit Management 97

Public and Nonprofit Management Community Development Nonprofit governance and management Cultural Diversity 97

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

In recent years, new construction activity has been generally concentrated in a handful of hot neighborhoods adjacent to the highest-value markets, but investor purchasing activity has been most heavily concentrated in the lowest-cost neighborhoods. Demographic change was most dramatic in places where homeownership rates were low.

Construction 66

Construction Public and Social Policy Finance Poverty 66

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Our government is discussing providing free wifi throughout in Mexico City which is a very good sign for crowdfunding and even better for NGOs funding. 144 donors whose top 5 causes are animals and wildlife (19%), children and youth (15%), environment (12%), education (9%), and community development (8%). 93% regularly vote.

Disaster Relief 76

Disaster Relief Nonprofit Administration and Development Social Enterprise Social Enterprise 76

Pam Moore

APRIL 30, 2019

How to Activate Your Social Media Audience and Communities Digital Marketing 2019: 5 Mindset Shifts Marketers Must Make. Take Action: Download the Ultimate 2019 Content Calendar Template. . Related Stories Staying Relevant in a Digital World Not Pushing Play Ready, Set, Action!

Marketing 108

Marketing Marketing Activism Non-Profits 108

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 2, 2023

Image Credit: Daniel Xavier on pexels This is the fourth article in NPQ ’s series titled Owning the Economy: Stories from Latinx Communities. How does a small Latinx community organize itself to support homegrown businesses? To be effective, it is critical to employ an equity lens in all our business development work.

Participation and motivation 52

Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Community Development Leadership 52

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

AUGUST 20, 2023

Advocacy is a powerful tool in a nonprofit’s toolkit that can be used to mobilize the community, develop effective solutions, and educate those who have the authority to draft and enact legislation. Now imagine those programs with fewer activities, fewer staff, or fewer days of operation. This legislation matters.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Recruitment Governance Nonprofits 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2024

CRH’s salvation eventually came in the form of a collaborative approach, pivoting toward a combination of emergency funding provided by a small family foundation; a nonprofit, non-extractive loan fund; a third-party investment firm; and a coalition of Latinx community development financial institutions (CDFIs). Winning the Lottery?

Non-Profits 119

Non-Profits Finance Collaborations Public and Nonprofit Management 119

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 21, 2023

By Vurayayi Pugeni , Caroline Pugeni & Dan Maxson International community development has changed significantly over its history, shifting from primarily responding to disaster events to improving communities using a sectoral approach to issues like health, agriculture, and water and sanitation.

Culture 52

Culture Agriculture Values Health 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 5, 2024

Is it the identity of its leadership, its governance structure, or the strength of its connections to communities and culture? He introduced us to an Indigenous philanthropy and community development advisor, David Turner, who helped us develop a grantmaking strategy and terms of reference for the grant program’s operation.

Philanthropy 125

Philanthropy Culture Foundations Leadership 125

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Typically, a one-megawatt solar array can power at least 400 homes for a year at a cost of about $4 million—making this cost-prohibitive to most community developers. What are some practical strategies for building local capacity and breaking a colonial mindset around community energy production?

Energy 127

Energy Environmental Community Development Public Policy 127

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

How can we develop an intentional strategy to realize such outcomes—strategies that empower communities to actively improve their quality of life?”. One HEZ lead is a community health center with multiple sites. Connecticut and Delaware have also created similar community-rooted collaboratives.

Health 123

Health Race and Ethnicity Food Children 123

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 30, 2024

This focus on living with dignity creates a broad scope for innovations in the dimensions of health and well-being, education and skills, economic activities, and governance. I4HCSecuring Our Investments for a More Sustainable Future Can I4HC unlock significant progress in development or is it merely old wine in new bottles?

Health 98

Health Public and Social Policy Medical Governance 98

Pam Moore

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

What about the LED lighting brands, oil and gas, manufacturing, government regulated, healthcare and the hundreds of other industries, products and services that simply are not something we all go to Facebook to talk about? What if Your Target Audience Doesn’t Want to Talk About or With Your Brand on Facebook? What about the boring brands?

Marketing 167

Marketing Marketing Advertising Values 167

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

million active employee-owners. Given this recent investment in outreach and education efforts, coupled with heightened interest from local governments, we expect to see many more employee-owned businesses statewide in the next five years. Depending on the ownership structure, it can also bring democracy to the workplace.

Public and Social Policy 117

Public and Social Policy Finance Governance Culture 117

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Fortunately, community land trust (CLT) homeownership appears more successful than most government programs for first-time, low-income homebuyers—both due to demonstrated increased housing stability for residents and a participatory board model that includes both resident and nonresident community representation.

Public and Social Policy 129

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 129

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

My parents were both very active in the Black power movement. So, I grew up with this kind of focus and emphasis on concentrating on activism in the South. Chokwe’s role was enlarged because we have a strong mayor type of government. A totally different orientation to government. But city council approves the budget.

Public and Social Policy 139

Public and Social Policy Education Education Recruitment 139

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 20, 2023

We know it’s a story of extraction, [of] government reliance on the nonprofit world, but that felt like a whole lot bigger than TBF. And there’s a way that that language gets co-opted as anti-government. It’s structurally incentivized—foundations and government funders are keeping this inadequate system churning.

Public and Social Policy 104

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public and Nonprofit Management 104

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 26, 2023

4 Once on Prospect, I was awash in a sea of excitement and activity as over 150 residents, labor activists, students, and onlookers buzzed about, handing out food and water, playing with young children, stewarding informational tables, dancing to the music, and finishing a massive art project that immediately drew my attention.

Education 96

Education Education Universities Public and Nonprofit Management 96