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From Microfinance to Mutual Aid—Moving Resources to People, Not Banks

NonProfit Quarterly

A small but powerful example is provided by Apoyo Mutuo Kelluwn-Rekulluwvn (Kelluwn-Rekulluwvn Mutual Aid), a groundbreaking nonprofit initiative from Maple Microdevelopment , developed in 2014 at the invitation of the Mapuche-Lafkenche Indigenous communities of coastal wetland Lake Budi, southern Chile, and Northern Patagonia.

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From Impact Investing to “Impact-First” Investing—What Is the Field Learning?

NonProfit Quarterly

generate social or environmental returnor doing wellthat is: make a financial return. billion) in assets under management and a 30-year track record, isnt wrong per se. There are indeed many investments where social or environmental goals dont harm earnings (and, arguably, even improve earnings). Each fund is unique.

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6 Strategies For Diversifying Revenue In Uncertain Times

Bloomerang

Nonprofits are no strangers to uncertaintywhether from economic downturns, environmental disasters, shifting donor priorities, or changes in government policy. Despite the challenges these moments of uncertainty present, they also show just how adaptable and strong the nonprofit sector is.

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A New Framework for Governance Duties: Loving Accountability and Abundant Resourcing

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Jacob Wackerhausen on iStock Nonprofit boards often uphold outdated power structures, prioritizing elite control over true community accountability. By shifting from power-hoarding to power-sharing, nonprofits can create governance structures that truly align with their mission.

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The Jackson Water Crisis, the Complexity of Environmental Racism

NonProfit Quarterly

The water crisis in Jackson is also part of a larger set of interconnected injustices that reveal the complexity of environmental racism. In that same year, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found the city had at least 2,300 unauthorized sanitary sewer overflows in the previous five years.

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Diaspora Philanthropy 3.0

Stanford Social Innovation Review

If they can engage in institutional philanthropy as deeply as they have impacted high tech, finance, hotel management, medicine, and academia, they could radically increase the resources and talent available for philanthropic ventures in India and the United States while also serving as a model for other diaspora groups around the world.

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How Indigenous and Environmental Coalitions Pushed for Beaver Restoration in California’s Budget

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Tim Umphreys on unsplash.com It’s taken years of drought and intense wildfires for California officials to recognize that the state’s current water management system is underprepared to meet the needs of its changing climate. Education at the higher levels of government.