NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 25, 2023

A salient example is of organizations that are focused on community development but invest in mass incarceration. Liquidity policies help organizations understand the resources needed to carry out ongoing operating activities, but even liquid assets can be managed with an eye towards mission.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Non-Profits 126

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 1, 2023

The cultural sector is actively seeking alternatives to business-as-usual. 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. However, disruptions are being cooked up.

Culture 128

Culture Retail Community Development Collaborations 128

Bloomerang

AUGUST 12, 2024

Nonprofit organizations play a pivotal role in addressing societal issues, providing essential services, advocacy, and support to those in need, and fostering community development. Engage actively in discussions , offer insights, and contribute to decision-making processes. Create your own social media posts.

Participation and motivation 115

Participation and motivation Governance Ethics Nonprofits 115

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 29, 2023

By Lisa Nutter & Tim Freudlich The simple physics equation, momentum = mass x velocity, tells us that momentum is a value we can control. What if corporations adopted commitments to maximize value for workers and communities, in addition to generating wealth for shareholders?

Nonprofit governance and management 119

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Community Development 119

The Charity CFO

DECEMBER 23, 2024

This type of revenue provides flexibility in managing operational expenses, program development, and other essential activities. At the end of the year, you have 450 active donors. You can use it to assess how effective your fundraising activities are and help you make future investment decisions that will maximize impact.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 52

Nonprofit Administration and Development Retention Nonprofits Health 52

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Image credit: Drew Beamer on Unsplash For community development financial institutions (CDFIs), these are extraordinary times. A true partnership between banks and CDFIs would be…organized around the idea of restoring the value of the local banking relationship. It was a real estate development company.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 119

Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Finance Public and Nonprofit Management 119

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 111

Philanthropy Culture Agriculture Community Development 111

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 17, 2024

Other structural barriers lower the home’s value from the start—limiting opportunities to grow generational wealth. A Community Finance Solution While barriers to homeownership persist for households of color, these barriers are possible to overcome. The causes of the racial homeownership gap are multifaceted.

Finance 131

Finance Production Insurance Values 131

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Impoverished individuals are treated as passive recipients of solutions, with no active role in the process. The proposed work would integrate fundamental changes in programs and policies to transform driver education, active and latent safety measures, and the built environment.

Philanthropy 139

Philanthropy Homelessness Psychology Health 139

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 18, 2024

And an overreliance on consensus looks like meetings built around a shared value of unity or harmony such that the brave person choosing to voice a conflicting point of view feels the pressure of being out of step with the prevailing culture in the room. These are issues that can be prevented with a thorough and expanded lens of community.

Philanthropy 129

Philanthropy Children Activism Leadership 129

Candid

JUNE 9, 2021

Little did I know then that this work would form lasting bonds, and that years later I’d find myself still sharing space at conferences, on Zoom, in bylines, and most recently in the creation of the Participatory Grantmaking Community. .

Philanthropy 119

Philanthropy Community Development Foundations Collaborations 119

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 98

Public and Nonprofit Management Community Development Nonprofit governance and management Cultural Diversity 98

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

We’ve identified at least 25 places where there is likely geographic overlap between an existing land bank and an existing community land trust, and we know of five formalized, active CLT-land bank partnerships across the country.

Public and Social Policy 116

Public and Social Policy Community Development Governance Agriculture 116

The Volunteer Hub

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

According to Nonprofit Source, 90% of company executives indicated that partnering with a reputable nonprofit organization enhanced their brand and 89% believe partnering leverages their ability to improve the community. Developing partnerships presents a win-win-win scenario for your nonprofit, the community, and your corporate partner.

Volunteerism 86

Volunteerism Volunteerism Non-Profits Public and Nonprofit Management 86

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. Given the demographics, it is likely that displacement effects associated with the Purple Line will be felt most intensely by the immigrant, Latinx, and Black communities.

Construction 98

Construction Community Development Governance Environmental 98

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

Con Edison then ascribes the value of that energy, which is what gets discounted. That ascribed value will be at least 15 percent less than a standard Con Edison electricity bill. Currently, there are five active wind development projects in the state.

Energy 132

Energy Environmental Finance Governance 132

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. These are home values, rent prices, median household income, percentage of residents who are college educated, and percentage of residents who are White.

Culture 98

Culture Construction Community Development Education 98

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 124

Non-Profits Finance Collaborations Public and Nonprofit Management 124

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Ultimately, some parcels were purchased from Jemison’s department, some came from the Land Bank Authority, and two properties had to be acquired from private speculators, who were able to extract prices far above market value. Raising money was another challenge. This was a surprise. As Gilbert-Williams details, “We kind of had to scramble….We

Food 134

Food Nonprofit governance and management Finance Governance 134

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 19, 2023

Image Credit: Vyacheslav Dumchev on istock This is the second article in NPQ ’s series titled Owning the Economy: Stories from Latinx Communities. But the community is not taking these threats lying down. In Long Beach, CA, Latinx renters face increasing threats of gentrification and displacement.

Law 98

Law Cultural Diversity Community Development Children 98

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 9, 2023

Image credit: Kenny Eliason on unsplash.com This is the fifth article in NPQ ’s series titled Owning the Economy: Stories from Latinx Communities. The Latinx community successfully organized and resisted this. MEDA, a community organization formed in 1973, was a product of this activism.

Culture 98

Culture Cultural Diversity Public and Nonprofit Management Community Development 98

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

This organizing wave taught Louisville food activists the value of persistent, deep organization and informed co-op organizing as people began to gather at kitchen tables, public libraries, and churches in 2015. The current Louisville co-op organizing effort is committed to BIPOC leadership, a departure from earlier food activism practices.

Food 111

Food Construction Public and Social Policy Governance 111

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Sara Razavi: Within the CDFI [ community development financial institution ] space, we are a nonprofit loan fund. The actor is adding value in that collaboration by doing what they do better. And I try to make sure they see the value I bring—both directly as their supervisor but also in the larger scheme of things.

Nonprofit Management 124

Nonprofit Management Management Sociology Collaborations 124

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Community development financial institutions (CDFIs) have a mission to counter redlining and support lending in low-income and BIPOC communities. As for catalytic impact, Howard said, the goal was to place value on using capital in a way that others couldn’t and would drive the work forward.

Finance 137

Finance Leadership Associations Foundations 137

Nonprofit Megaphone

AUGUST 26, 2024

Google Ads direct interested readers to volunteer opportunities, donation pages, pet adoptions, classes, webinars, events, or key information about community development. Hit “Activate,” and you’re done! Here’s why: Increasing Website Traffic First and foremost, the Google Ad Grant pushes valuable traffic to your website.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits Management 98

Nonprofit Megaphone

AUGUST 9, 2024

Google Ads direct interested readers to volunteer opportunities, donation pages, pet adoptions, classes, webinars, events, or key information about community development. Hit “Activate,” and you’re done! Here’s why: Increasing Website Traffic First and foremost, the Google Ad Grant pushes valuable traffic to your website.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits Management 98

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

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 132

Energy Environmental Community Development Public Policy 132

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 12, 2025

Too often, elitesuse fancy tools of municipal finance like tax increment financing to expense development costs onto taxpayers, even as they profit. Instead, the money goes to pay back the bondholders and generate profit often considerable profit for real estate developers.

Public and Social Policy 67

Public and Social Policy Finance Community Development Construction 67

Pam Moore

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

What is your core value proposition? What unique value do you offer your ideal customer that your competition does not? What will be the business value and benefit of you gaining the needed engagement on Facebook to win an honored news feed placement in the new Facebook algorithm? Who are you? What are you about?

Marketing 167

Marketing Marketing Advertising Values 167

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 5, 2024

However, translating the principles of trust-based philanthropy into actual practice will look different for every organization, and an important part of doing so will be deep self-reflection on how a funder’s values impact their culture, structures, grantmaking practices, and leadership style.

Philanthropy 126

Philanthropy Culture Foundations Leadership 126

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

While the National Center for Employee Ownership defines employee ownership as “any arrangement in which a company’s employees own shares in their company or the right to the value of shares in their company,” in a worker cooperative, ownership means not just sharing profits, but having a direct voice and vote in the workplace.

Public and Social Policy 122

Public and Social Policy Finance Governance Culture 122

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 22, 2022

There, they built wealth by purchasing land, establishing a small businesses, and engaging in philanthropic efforts, such as pooling financial resources to support local community development. Throughout, I learned the value of coalition building between BIPOC and white workers.

Philanthropy 133

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Healthcare Universities 133

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 98

Education Education Universities Public and Nonprofit Management 98

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 15, 2022

But while the DRA is a valued partner for community groups, food justice activism in the delta, particularly among Black farmers and community organizations, precedes the authority’s creation. In 2000, Congress created the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) to address these issues.

Food 126

Food Agriculture Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 126

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The value of partnerships is to simultaneously transform the community and the institution itself into a more humane organization. This generates economic value but often displaces residents and helps give universities well-earned reputations as agents of gentrification. Yet a different university is possible.

Universities 119

Universities Curriculum and Teaching Participation and motivation Culture 119

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The diffusion of new and innovative models of community-owned commercial real estate is enhancing resident power and self-determination. These themes of relationship building, seeking coalition partners, linking to Black community values, and creating structures of support show up throughout the series. In Washington, DC, M.

Finance 120

Finance Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Education 120