NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 15, 2025

billion) in assets under management and a 30-year track record, isnt wrong per se. That is the central conclusion of a new report released last December by Boston Impact Initiative , a nonprofit place-based investor in the Boston area and a promoter of the field nationwide. Each fund is unique.

Public and Social Policy 82

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Public Policy 82

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 10, 2023

The conference brings together hundreds of community activists, government officials, and bank community development officers. It’s an odd mix, but one that NCRC has managed for the past 33 years. These maps continued to govern bank lending until the passage of the Fair Housing Act of 1968.

Finance 106

Finance Law Governance Entrepreneurship 106

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 26, 2024

In its brief, the WHO traced the impact of prolonged droughts, which “ significantly disrupt agricultural production and lead to loss of livelihood, leaving many communities in poverty, a factor clearly linked with many common mental disorders.” This, in turn, can lead to forced migration as families attempt to flee conflict.

Health 82

Health Agriculture Children Public and Social Policy 82

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

How Agrivoltaics Helps the Climate Crisis Agrivoltaics, also known as agrovoltaics or dual-use solar farming, is a sustainable agricultural practice that combines crop cultivation with solar panels on the same piece of land. Amidst this adversity, however, the pioneering solution of agrivoltaics offers hope for farmers and the environment.

Health 94

Health Agriculture Energy Nonprofit governance and management 94

Nonprofit Megaphone

OCTOBER 31, 2022

This holiday season, give back by shopping for unique gifts from nonprofit online stores. In this gift guide, you’ll find selections from nonprofits that you won’t see in regular shops. What’s more, your purchases from nonprofit shops will support the essential work of these organizations and the individuals they help year-round.

Children 105

Children Environmental Nonprofits Agriculture 105

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Now, they’re expanding their philanthropy to news organizations that report on food, agriculture, and the environment and, in turn, amplifying the family’s other efforts. Thirteen years ago, fewer than a dozen digital news nonprofits led the charge to shift news to a nonprofit model.

Public and Social Policy 116

Public and Social Policy Environmental Public and Nonprofit Management Philanthropy 116

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Image credit: “Sister Secrets ” by Renée Laprise Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s fall 2024 issue, “Supporting the Youth Climate Justice Movement.” These villagers were part of what we came to call the “hopeful holdouts”—a small but mighty group who have managed to remain on their native land.

Environmental 87

Environmental Race and Ethnicity Construction Nonprofit governance and management 87

Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

You might be inspired to bring your idea to life by starting a nonprofit. million registered nonprofits in the United States, making these charitable organizations a staple of modern society. However, any new nonprofit needs a strong foundation to thrive. Around 30% of nonprofits cease to exist within 10 years of their founding.

Nonprofit governance and management 85

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Charitable Organizations 85

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 4, 2023

By SSIR Editors Since the term was coined in 2007, the impact investing field has grown exponentially, with $1.164 trillion in assets under management globally today. A complimentary webinar on trading social outcomes in an impact marketplace, featuring perspectives from nonprofit organizations and funders, is also available.

Public and Nonprofit Management 80

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Agriculture Finance 80

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 12, 2023

All this water theft had an adverse impact not only on local agriculture but also on the lives and livelihoods of local communities. In early 2022, California’s Central Valley water district experienced theft by its own former general manager. Building owners can only dig borewells and use the water from it for domestic purposes.

Law 110

Law Non-Profits Governance Management 110

Bloomerang

MAY 21, 2021

But if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang besides our webinars, Bloomerang is a provider of donor management software. You’re teaching grant writing and doing board development and super involved in the nonprofit community there. I do run the Cal State East Bay Nonprofit Management Certificate Program.

Nonprofit governance and management 124

Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofits Energy Public and Nonprofit Management 124

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

A Window of Opportunity During COVID-19, I worked as a food co-op general manager on the front lines. Customer Relations Management Known as CRMs, these support the integration of databases, email automation, digital marketing campaigns, invoicing, and analytics.

Retail 104

Retail Technology Production Agriculture 104

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2023

As Eliya Imtiaz, former managing editor of the “Michigan in Color” section of the Michigan Daily , put it last year, “Similar to most ideals in this country, the current notion of DEI heightens the façade that everything occurs on an individual level.”

Philanthropy 86

Philanthropy Culture Agriculture Community Development 86

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Image: “ In Communion with Dorian” by Renée Laprise/ [link] Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s fall 2024 issue, “Supporting the Youth Climate Justice Movement.” It provides a comprehensive platform for capturing, managing, analyzing, and visualizing geographic data from diverse sources.

Race and Ethnicity 84

Race and Ethnicity Environmental Education Education 84

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Here are a few examples: In East Cleveland, OH, Loiter, a local nonprofit , is revitalizing the city’s historically Black community by building a community-owned business through its acquisition of Wake Robin Foods, a local fermented-food company. This work is worth supporting.

Food 107

Food Finance Community Development Culture 107

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

I also come from a family of grocery workers and managers. When I was little, my dad managed a large local grocery. Another local leader is Danielle Guerin , who founded and leads a nonprofit called the Soul Food Project. It is co-governed, co-designed, and co-developed by people like Muhammad, Guerin, Triplett, and Lowry.

Food 87

Food Public and Nonprofit Management Medical Community Development 87

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JUNE 22, 2023

How Machine Learning can Contribute to Social Good Now is the right time for businesses, governments, and non-profits to consider ML applications that go beyond automation and improving bottom lines, and figure out how can they use these innovative technologies to contribute to society.

Non-Profits 52

Non-Profits Nonprofit governance and management Medical Children 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 26, 2023

“UNABLE TO INTERVENE” by Yuet Lam-Tsang Editors’ note: This article is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2023 issue, “Movement Economies: Making Our Vision a Collective Reality.” Imagine this. Flint, MI, has clean water and kids aren’t poisoned by lead. Our campaigns are centered around racial economic justice.

Non-Profits 88

Non-Profits Public and Nonprofit Management Finance Nonprofit governance and management 88

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 12, 2024

Image credit: Yannick Lowery / www.severepaper.com Editors’ note: This article is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s fall 2023 issue, “How Do We Create Home in the Future? So our land, our languages, our kinship systems, our governances were forced out of us.” Reshaping the Way We Live in the Midst of Climate Crisis.”

Nonprofit governance and management 87

Nonprofit governance and management Culture Governance Public and Social Policy 87

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The lucky grantees included clusters on clean energy, next-gen agriculture, advanced manufacturing, semiconductors, and robotics, among others. The nonprofit I founded, Tulsa Innovation Labs (TIL), led strategy for Tulsa’s proposal. Establish a strong leadership and governance model from the start. million went to Tulsa.

Nonprofit governance and management 106

Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofit Administration and Development Manufacturing Governance 106

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 17, 2023

Wildfires contribute significantly to the 24 percent of US emissions coming from forestry, agriculture, and land use. Investing in forests, their managing agencies, and communities that care for and depend on them is vital to handling climate change and its attendant health and economic crises.

Public and Social Policy 88

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Environmental 88

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Stanford Social Innovation Review ’s 2022 Nonprofit Management Institute (NMI) will focus on opportunities to bridge the divides that exist in society. Nonprofits Must Listen With Their Ears, Not With Their Eyes by Kaitlyn Ram Bo. How to Manage Internal Conflicts. By SSIR Editors. Subscribe to SSIR here.).

Civil Society 103

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 103

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Image credit: Downside Up by Rene Lapris Editors note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine s fall 2024 issue, Supporting the Youth Climate Justice Movement. I was accepted and enrolled in a program, at the (now defunct) School for International Training, titled Amazon Resource Management and Human Ecology. It was sobering.

Philanthropy 78

Philanthropy Environmental Agriculture Nonprofit governance and management 78

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. Nonprofits bring unique perspectives to lawmakers. Staying informed prevents blindsided disruptions.

Health 52

Health Nonprofit governance and management Healthcare Public and Nonprofit Management 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 27, 2023

Governments and funders do not prioritize investing in rural access improvements due to a lack of data to make the case as well as competition from other development projects and a preference for urban investments. Despite these challenges and the significant need for solutions, rural mobility is often overlooked in global development.

Public and Social Policy 122

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Non-Profits Health 122

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 12, 2023

These militias, funded by both the state of California and the federal government, were paid bounties for the murder of Indigenous people; members of these militias were then eligible to get land from the federal government, effectively receiving land stolen from Native people as payment for killing them.

Governance 127

Governance Agriculture Food Production 127

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 12, 2022

There are many lessons to be learned from Indigenous aquaculture practices, especially in the areas of climate mitigation, adaptation, resilience, resource management, and food sovereignty. By some estimates, production from our fisheries and agriculture in native crops like taro has fallen by as much as 90 percent. 4 (See Figure 1.).

Agriculture 104

Agriculture Environmental Food Culture 104

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Image: “In Communication with the Sun” by Renée Laprise Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s fall 2024 issue, “Supporting the Youth Climate Justice Movement.” The government either ignores or actively opposes environmental efforts. In El Salvador, activists face a very hostile environment.

Public and Social Policy 110

Public and Social Policy Environmental Education Education 110

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Image credit: Yuet Lam-Tsang Editors’ note: This article is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2023 issue, “Movement Economies: Making Our Vision a Collective Reality.” W hat would a nonprofit sector that pursued economic justice look like? The other five work for nonprofit intermediary organizations. Two of them—Dr.

Public and Social Policy 118

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty 118

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 9, 2023

The Center for Biological Diversity: Learning the Limits of Reform Strategies The Center for Biological Diversity is a national nonprofit conservation organization that believes that the welfare of human beings is deeply linked to nature and to a vast diversity of wild animals and plants. 3 Below, we share each of our organizational stories.

Agriculture 73

Agriculture Environmental Food Public and Social Policy 73

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 19, 2023

Qualitative research suggests that female family members provide extensive case management, mental health care, housing, job searches, and transportation assistance on behalf of their incarcerated and reentering loved ones, as well as laboring to keep them out of trouble with police and parole officers. 1 (2018): 235–59, [link].

Public and Social Policy 122

Public and Social Policy Health Associations Children 122

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Why Excessive Wealth Matters Academics and nonprofit activists have long talked about income inequality—and, more recently, have begun to address the more significant issue of wealth inequality. Since the birth of the United States, the federal government has seized over 1.5 What level would that be?

Public and Social Policy 92

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public Policy 92

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The delta is a largely rural, agricultural area with a troubled history of racial and economic disparities. Of the food grown in the delta and the overall $6 billion in food that is grown in Mississippi, 90 percent is exported, as a 2014 report from the nonprofit, Crossroads Resource Center , documents.

Food 116

Food Agriculture Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 116

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

First and foremost, food systems leadership offers opportunities for new relationships, connecting groups as diverse as farmers, emergency food providers, food waste management companies, and environmental justice advocates. About 20 percent are seated within government.

Public and Social Policy 57

Public and Social Policy Food Leadership Health 57

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Image: “Color My World” by Yvonne Coleman Burney/ www.artbyycolemanburney.com Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2024 issue, “Escaping Corporate Capture.”

Public and Social Policy 133

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

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 4, 2024

Image credit: Yannick Lowery / www.severepaper.com Editors’ note: This article is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s fall 2023 issue, “How Do We Create Home in the Future? Two things changed how wealth was managed. Reshaping the Way We Live in the Midst of Climate Crisis.” 2 It has been edited for publication here.

Public and Social Policy 109

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Taxation 109

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 6, 2024

The Justice40 Initiative , for example , commits multiple agenciesespecially the federal Departments of Agriculture and Energy , and the US Environmental Protection Agency to the promise that 40 percent of federal spending should benefit disadvantaged communities. The sense of funding uncertainty is palpable.

Energy 101

Energy Environmental Nonprofit governance and management Agriculture 101