NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 4, 2024

These successes transformed our agricultural practices, so that rather than relying on large commercial farms, regenerative farming practices gained prominence, creating food sovereignty. These new laws channeled philanthropic assets into municipal bonds and community development loan funds, which stabilized local municipalities.

Public and Social Policy 133

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Taxation 133

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Temple ) and a community development financial institution ( Communities Unlimited ) are teaming to develop bottom-up structural solutions to building rural capacity. When we talk about economic development in East Texas, we often like to start with a the figure below, which comes from a T.L.L.

Entrepreneurship 127

Entrepreneurship Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations 127

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

And in so doing we are challenging the community development field to do better—by creating new tools to support truly equitable food-oriented development. Many large community development financial institutions , credit unions, and foundations present themselves as community-based food financing leaders.

Food 122

Food Finance Community Development Culture 122

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

KA: I had a good education in that movement about cooperatives. How do we do development? And folks drew on the knowledge of cooperatives in the Black community going back to the 19th century. My mom was part of what we’d now call a CSA (community-supported agriculture). That was always floating around.

Public and Social Policy 139

Public and Social Policy Education Education Recruitment 139

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 13, 2024

Black Americans especially have faced pervasive discrimination in education, the workforce, and the ability to build wealth through property ownership. In the words of President John Kennedy, welfare payments should be directed “toward prevention and rehabilitation.” That’s not what happened, of course. President George W.

Public and Social Policy 122

Public and Social Policy Poverty Children Law 122

MNA Association

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Nonprofits play a crucial role in Montana, and they address vital needs that might otherwise go unmet, from providing social services and educational opportunities to preserving our environment and creating affordable housing. I currently sit on the board of the Montana Council on Economic Education.

Public and Social Policy 98

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

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The addition of more classes in the multi-stakeholder framework reflects lessons learned over seven years of self-education, activism, and fundraising. Moving Forward LACE and the Law School Diversity Committee worked together to host a series of events to educate the community about cooperatives and their history in Black communities.

Food 112

Food Construction Public and Social Policy Governance 112

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 10, 2023

The conference brings together hundreds of community activists, government officials, and bank community development officers. This year’s event was easily the group’s largest since before the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s an odd mix, but one that NCRC has managed for the past 33 years.

Finance 116

Finance Law Governance Entrepreneurship 116

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Nelson Colón of the Puerto Rico Community Foundation, and Clara Miller, president emerita of the Heron Foundation—come from philanthropy. In a massive charitable response, vast networks of locally supported food pantries, coat drives, homeless shelters, community clinics, and free schools have been launched and sustained.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty 132

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 8, 2023

This council served as our primary avenue for discussion, education, and mobilization about advocacy efforts. Building leadership through education and training is always a worthwhile investment in advancing social change. Many agricultural and food policy groups engage with policy in a similar, though limited, fashion.

Public Policy 97

Public Policy Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 97

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 27, 2023

But that was a group of African American families who came together to own, co-govern, control land resources and have an agricultural cooperative and really come together to self-determine. So, well-being requires security of housing, food, education, meaningful pursuits in one’s life.

Public and Social Policy 106

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Food Nonprofit governance and management 106

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 8, 2025

Public bankscreated by governments and chartered to serve the public interestoffer a powerful model to advance racial equity, public accountability, and community self-determination. Weve also used creative public education toolslike the Worst Banks Awards to highlight how big banks perpetuate wealth inequality.

Finance 136

Finance Law Poverty Governance 136

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 30, 2024

By Jerry Kenney , Ines Polonius & Gustavo Lasala How do we build thriving rural communities in the 21st century? Enter community development financial institutions (CDFIs). Partners from other sectors, like higher education, are figuring out how to integrate CDFIs into their core services.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 111

Nonprofit Administration and Development Entrepreneurship Finance Agriculture 111

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. The community in Ulaanbaatar provides a powerful illustration of this. These economic enablers were then expanded into other dimensions.

Health 118

Health Public and Social Policy Medical Governance 118