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

MNA Association

OCTOBER 16, 2024

As the parents to four young children, it’s been important to us to improve pediatric health care and neonatal intensive care so every newborn baby in our state has the best chance at a healthy life. In 2020, Carmen and I were privileged to contribute $4 million to help bring the upgraded neonatal intensive care unit to Bozeman Health.

Public and Social Policy 98

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

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

It does not surprise, then, that Black neighborhoods face health disparities relative to their white neighbors, with marked differences in rates of infant mortality, asthma, gun violence, and life expectancy. Food co-ops must collaborate with those addressing systemic racism, health equity, and economic justice. Notes See also L.

Food 111

Food Construction Public and Social Policy Governance 111

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. Health inequities, crime levels, and immigration are all intrinsically linked to financial inequities, as are the failings of our criminal justice system. They couldn’t get credit to buy a tractor.

Public and Social Policy 132

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

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. And then we built a health equity case due to redlining and the extreme differences of health outcomes that an underdeveloped area has.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Food Nonprofit governance and management 105

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 24, 2023

Coproduced by Partners for Rural Transformation, a coalition of six regional community development financial institutions, and NPQ , authors highlight efforts to address multi-generational poverty in Appalachia, the rural West, Indian Country, South Texas, and the Mississippi Delta. What do you picture when you think of rural?

Poverty 116

Poverty Agriculture Community Development Culture 116

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

MARCH 13, 2024

President Roosevelt excluded jobs disproportionately held by Black workers, like domestic and agricultural work, from New Deal initiatives as part of his strategy to earn the support of segregationist Democrats in Congress. None of this was an accident.

Public and Social Policy 122

Public and Social Policy Poverty Children Law 122

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 8, 2023

When they first trained me to be a home health aide, and I was nervous about the tests, they built up my confidence and had tutoring if I needed help. Many agricultural and food policy groups engage with policy in a similar, though limited, fashion. My co-op] is like my second family. Kellie Moss et al., “The

Public Policy 96

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

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

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Escaping the Deficiency Focus When the WHO and UNICEF co-organized the landmark health conference in Alma-Ata, USSR, in 1978, 134 countries and 67 international organizations endorsed the WHOs pioneering perspective on health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

Health 108

Health Public and Social Policy Medical Governance 108

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). There is simply not enough focus by philanthropy on rural America to solve any one of these inequities.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 111

Nonprofit Administration and Development Entrepreneurship Finance Agriculture 111