Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Pairing these network building activities with capacity building opportunities prepares our members to engage in food systems advocacy efforts, as well as creating opportunities to advocate for self-identified policy priorities on municipal, state, and national levels. Here are three keys to meal sharing: 1. Manifest your values.

Public and Social Policy 82

Public and Social Policy Food Leadership Health 82

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

MARCH 3, 2023

Whether it is fundraising, board development, public policy or leadership development, it is critical that all roles within the sector take an “all-in” approach to building the capacity of the nonprofit sector towards real change and success. The Ethical Fundraiser Transparency inspires confidence.

Public and Social Policy 108

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Public Policy Ethics 108

Ken Goldstein

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

To explain the law and put my board at ease, I have gone through several sources to put together the following guidelines and policy for engaging in political activity. Please feel free to borrow and adapt this policy for use in your organization. These guidelines cannot address every potential situation.

Activism 45

Activism Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management 45

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 30, 2024

Darity and Kirsten Mullen , “the capable and culpable party” that set and enforced policies and laws to actively build the assets of white families and destroy the assets of Black families. This move recognizes the federal government as, in the words of scholars William A. And, how did those conditions favor some over others?

Philanthropy 134

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Advertising Universities 134

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 29, 2023

1 This citizen activism prompted government action to honor the sacrifice. SEPA became the first “social economy” law in Asia to address traditional-market failures and bring social objectives into a broader range of government-supported economic enterprises. 2 Self-sufficiency enterprises predated the crisis.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Governance 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Engaging in ecosystem restoration activities is a direct means for companies to address prior harm inflicted upon ecosystems. Companies should actively explore partnerships with community-led conservation initiatives as well. Contribute to ecosystem restoration. Would Corporate-Led Efforts Suffice in Safeguarding Biodiversity?

Public and Social Policy 134

Public and Social Policy Agriculture Manufacturing Environmental 134

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 31, 2024

million active working members and 12 million public employee retirees, 5 because many pension funds are “underfunded.” Bargaining is often the time when members are most involved in their unions, and these demands offer an important opportunity for members to be actively engaged in the fight. 2 (2022): 215–48; and David H.

Public and Social Policy 143

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Universities Finance 143

The Charity CFO

JULY 10, 2023

Instead, they’re designed to help people, advocate for an issue or goal, or conduct other activities to benefit members or other groups. Certain activities can only be legally conducted by nonprofits of a certain status. While they may work similarly in a variety of ways, there are vital differences between statuses.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Non-Profits Agriculture Public Policy 52

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 15, 2025

Meanwhile, the infamous Black codes were used to weaponize tax laws to effectively force freed men and women back into a state of near slavery, by restricting their rights to own property and engage in certain jobs. Unequal Enforcement : Tax laws are often applied unequally. times the rate of non-Black taxpayers.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 9, 2024

Slavery ensued for the next three centuries and was only abolished on May 13, 1888, through a law titled Lei Áurea (the “Golden Law”) —66 years after Brazil became independent. According to the latest IBGE data, self-declared Brown people currently comprise 45.3

Public and Social Policy 78

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Law Poverty 78

MNA Association

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Nonprofit leaders play an important role in shaping public policy. I have been working with nonprofit organizations from the moment I became politically active in Montana, which happened when the administration of George W. I am active in my community.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Non-Profits Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofits 98

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 8, 2023

Image Credit: Yuet Lam-Tsang In August 2018, the first legislation explicitly naming worker-owned cooperatives—the Main Street Employee Ownership Act—became United States federal law. Up to this point, legislation for most worker co-ops was not a priority; federal policy wasn’t even a pipe dream. Until it was.

Public Policy 96

Public Policy Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 96

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 27, 2025

During the Gilded Age, in the late 1800s, homelessness was widespread in urban communities, and vagrancy laws made loitering, being poor, looking suspicious, wandering around, or being drunk a crime. Meanwhile, public policy failed to address the economic drivers of poverty.

Homelessness 105

Homelessness Poverty Public and Social Policy Urban development 105

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 8, 2025

The Road to Public Banking in New York For decades, private banks driven by profit have funneled public money into harmful practices like fossil fuel development and speculative real estate. The same holds true for credit unions, which are barred by state law from holding any public deposits, thanks to bank lobbying.

Finance 136

Finance Law Poverty Governance 136

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 29, 2025

Thats why, in public policy circles, we must nurture and reward innovation in as well as from AI. And its true that, in general, activities undertaken in the human minddetecting, measuring, analyzing, among many other thingsare not eligible for patenting as such. Its also about securing IP for improvements to the function of AI.

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Medical Production Technology 119

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Monitor Legislation that Impacts Your Nonprofit and the Communities you serve Nonprofits must be legislative watchdogs for three key reasons: Impact awareness: New laws affect funding, operations, and beneficiary eligibility. Staying informed prevents blindsided disruptions. Want to take action on a bill below? Find your legislators here.

Law 91

Law Public and Social Policy Charitable Organizations Governance 91

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Because, despite the political repression and culture that have suppressed the rights of workers from all backgrounds, the region’s placement in the country’s political economy still allots southern workers, particularly Black workers, a sort of dormant power that the political leadership of southern states lives in constant fear of (re)activating.

Manufacturing 122

Manufacturing Public and Social Policy Agriculture Law 122

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Due to its inaccuracy, and because of public backlash, law enforcement’s use of facial recognition technology is banned in some cities; however, the technology is still being used by law enforcement agencies throughout the United States.

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Ethics Race and Ethnicity Law 124

Anedot

JANUARY 16, 2025

Responsibilities Essential functions and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Chapter Helpline Team Provide overall support to the Chapters Helpline Team, supporting Chapter-wide follow up calls a minimum of 2 days/week, responding to Helpline follow-up requests and provide information and referral and/or care consultation as needed Ensure (..)

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management 52

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Co-chair Stephen Smith notes that they had to build a security program from scratch but used this as an opportunity to engage and activate less-involved members. We engage in community organizing to understand how laws impact everyone,” said Tiffany Roberts, public policy director at SCHR. “We

Nonprofit governance and management 139

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Homelessness Law 139

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Tax Codes and Fossil Fuel Companies Monique Harden, director of law and public policy and community engagement program manager for the DSCEJ, says tax codes are another reason behind the sudden push for these sites in Louisiana and elsewhere. For every ton of carbon dioxide they put in the ground, they get $85.

Environmental 131

Environmental Energy Technology Public Policy 131

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2023

These narratives not only evoke emotions that affect our behavior—they also help directly shape our public policy priorities. This strategy has led to over 35 states either passing or introducing “anti-CRT” laws.

Public and Social Policy 128

Public and Social Policy Culture Construction Psychology 128

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 19, 2023

This was not so often the case in the 1960s, when civil rights laws were passed and long-term employment, at least in unionized sectors, was the norm; it is the case today. 23 William Gale, codirector of the Urban Brookings Tax Policy Center, concurs.

Public and Social Policy 96

Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 96

Anedot

JANUARY 16, 2025

Responsibilities Essential functions and responsibilities include, but are not limited to: Chapter Helpline Team Provide overall support to the Chapters Helpline Team, supporting Chapter-wide follow up calls a minimum of 2 days/week, responding to Helpline follow-up requests and provide information and referral and/or care consultation as needed Ensure (..)

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 12, 2024

And many of these things—probably starting with the Penobscot River Restoration Project, 1 but stretching back this last decade or two—mark a shift in education and insight and a new form of activism, I think, by us as Wabanaki people. They don’t just happen automatically without some of that Land Back politics, law, policy kind of thing.

Nonprofit governance and management 105

Nonprofit governance and management Culture Governance Public and Social Policy 105

Ken Goldstein

JUNE 4, 2020

Communities need to control the laws, institutions, and policies that are meant to serve them, but all too often fail (and fail by design). That includes local schools, public budgets (budgets are political documents), and the police. Policing as a preventive activity, not a strictly punitive one.

Leadership 61

Leadership Law Activism Nonprofit Leadership 61

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Monitor Legislation that Impacts Your Nonprofit and the Communities you serve Nonprofits must be legislative watchdogs for three key reasons: Impact awareness: New laws affect funding, operations, and beneficiary eligibility. Staying informed prevents blindsided disruptions. Want to take action on a bill below? Find your legislators here.

Health 52

Health Nonprofit governance and management Healthcare Public and Nonprofit Management 52

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Politicians are influenced by money as much as or, frankly, often much more than votes, and public policy is the product of calculating trade-offs between the two. Democratic governance models such as CLTs, co-ops, and mutual housing might mollify some community opposition, but policy change is imperative.

Public and Social Policy 131

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 131

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 8, 2025

Public banks are owned by a local government or coalition of local governments and focus on stable, accountable, and supportive lending. While not yet prevalent in the United States, public banking is common globally. This study can help convince policymakers and stakeholders of the banks viability.

Nonprofit governance and management 128

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance Finance 128

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 31, 2024

But the corporate form, per se, is not the problem—the corporation is just a creature of law that limits individual liability. Law professor and activist Dean Spade has noted that the students he teaches often seek to be “nonprofit executive directors” even as they lack a clear idea of what they want to do. Emily Kawano et al.,

Public and Social Policy 133

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 133

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 18, 2024

As its website indicates, Founded in 1979 by its president, Morton Blackwell, the Leadership Institute increases the number and effectiveness of conservative leaders in the public policy process. It has some 48,000 members from across Americas 123,000 public libraries.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Governance Leadership Recruitment 105

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

According to a 2022 report by the Indian government-backed public policy group NITI Aayog , the number of Indian gig workers is expected to rise to 23.5 Indian labor law leaves millions of gig workers ambiguously defined. million by the decade’s end.

Insurance 135

Insurance Public and Social Policy Food Governance 135

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

FHO: What progress are you seeing in public- and private-sector investment in high-quality, equitable housing solutions at the local, state, and federal levels? Our main strategy is to build and support the infrastructure needed for a powerful, grassroots-led housing justice movement.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Poverty Health 111

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 11, 2025

These executive actions, which carry the force of law without requiring congressional approval, have been deployed at an alarming scale. These orders have also reshaped the implementation of policy, with many designed to increase presidential control. Digital advocacy shouldnt just informit mustinvite collaboration and inspire action.

Public and Social Policy 119

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

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Amid growing debt and a stagnant economy, 2022 has seen a resurgence of student debt activism pushing for total cancellation. Racist public policy created it, and we will need bold structural solutions to fix it.” trillion in student loan debt.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Education Education 132