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. Journalism is welcoming the new infusion of philanthropy. Notably, Walton family journalism philanthropy is focused in overlapping areas.

Public and Social Policy 136

Public and Social Policy Environmental Public and Nonprofit Management Philanthropy 136

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 3, 2024

Because the social sector field is collectively capable of achieving bigger social change goals when more resources step up to the plate, we have, of course, welcomed the explosion in “big bet” philanthropy in the past decade. First, big bet philanthropists should work harder to build bridges to these alternative funding sources.

Finance 119

Finance Philanthropy Governance Health 119

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 31, 2023

Philanthropy often relies on large, national intermediaries that lack local knowledge and relationships. Outlining Key Investment Gaps in Rural America Nearly nine out of 10 of the nation’s persistent poverty counties are rural , and they face chronic underinvestment by government, philanthropy, and the private sector.

Values 130

Values Poverty Nonprofit Administration and Development Finance 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

While immigration policies have prioritized high levels of education or family ties—and the political conversation tends to presume a basic scarcity of jobs—critical jobs in construction, agriculture, hospitality, and the care economy, including elderly care, cannot be automated.

Public and Social Policy 144

Public and Social Policy Finance Recruitment Poverty 144

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 24, 2023

For many Americans, the term rural elicits simplified imagery of people and places—primarily White, living in small towns, focused on agriculture, and impoverished. Rural communities have varied local economies, which include manufacturing , healthcare, the service sector, and agriculture. What do you picture when you think of rural?

Poverty 116

Poverty Agriculture Community Development Culture 116

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

In October, the metro council of Louisville’s combined city-county government voted to allocate $3.5 If we fall short, the money from Louisville’s city-county government could be rescinded. million to help make a co-op grocery a reality. There are still many steps to take. The grocery store has over 600 member-owners; we need more.

Food 111

Food Construction Public and Social Policy Governance 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 8, 2023

When the pandemic and government lockdown eliminated urban jobs, hundreds of thousands of people left Peru’s cities and walked home to their ancestral homelands. Scott Momaday During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the global shutdown sparked an unexpected return to and reinvigoration of Indigenous culture in Peru.

Leadership 122

Leadership Culture Poverty Public and Social Policy 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 12, 2023

By Lior Ipp If you’ve been working in philanthropy for longer than a week, you’ve probably come across a report, analysis, or opinion piece about systems change. Together, they address food security challenges related to climate change, land tenure, and agriculture productivity that smallholder farmers face.

Civil Society 98

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Food 98

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 12, 2024

And the battle with the state over Tribal sovereignty and our rights has always been recognized by the federal government; it’s only the state government that’s not recognizing our sovereignty. So our land, our languages, our kinship systems, our governances were forced out of us.”

Nonprofit governance and management 105

Nonprofit governance and management Culture Governance Public and Social Policy 105

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Philanthropy Fuels the Fire Philanthropy has added fuel to the fire that is saviorism disguised as progress. 15 Philanthropy has added fuel to the fire that is saviorism disguised as progress. 12 This polycrisis 13 is magnified by a deep-seated culture of individualism and saviorism, especially in the Global North.

Philanthropy 98

Philanthropy Environmental Agriculture Nonprofit governance and management 98

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

This article introduces a new NPQ series titled Community-Driven Philanthropy. In this series, movement leaders explore what’s possible if philanthropy adopts a reparative model—one which supports the leadership of BIPOC communities, not just by writing grants, but by shifting assets and control over resources to frontline communities.

Philanthropy 132

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Agriculture Culture 132

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

In the process, we empower ourselves to transform the systems that govern our world. For example, the Black origins of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) were eclipsed by white farmers, 14 and Indigenous fights against government-provided commodity foods were marginalized. Setting the Table: Food as Teacher, Food as Healer.

Food 140

Food Culture Agriculture Public and Social Policy 140

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

How Can Philanthropy Help Rehabilitate US Democracy? Speakers: Learn how Jason Milks of The Nature Conservancy in Arkansas and Wilbur Peer of The KKAC Organization came together to bring sustainable agricultural practices to the Arkansas Delta region. by Mohit Mookim, Rob Reich, Nadia Roumani, and Ayushi Vig. September 14 at 11:15 a.m.

Civil Society 111

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 111

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 26, 2025

In a recent conversation with NPQ , Scott reflected on the founding of Project South and the challenges of maintaining movement integrity in an era of increasing co-optation by philanthropy and electoral politics. We didnt even apply for a single grant during the early yearswe were clear on our values and the threat of capture, he explains.

Poverty 102

Poverty Philanthropy Agriculture Education 102

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

By Tim Hanstad To build an equitable and sustainable society, the social sector cannot take the place of the government, as Mark Kramer and Steve Phillips recently observed ; “Only government has the capacity to address social and environmental problems on a national scale.

Public and Social Policy 130

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Governance Poverty 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

For example, the Rhode Island Food Policy Council (RIFPC) is the backbone network for the people, businesses, government agencies, and community organizations that make up Rhode Island’s food system. About 20 percent are seated within government.

Public and Social Policy 94

Public and Social Policy Food Leadership Health 94

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 11, 2025

The Systemic Climate Action Collaborative is bringing civil society, philanthropy, and public and private institutions to align climate ambitions, pool resources, and share knowledge. Siloed solutions to philanthropy will just not work under the polycrisis paradigm.

Agriculture 69

Agriculture Environmental Civil Society Collaborations 69

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 132

Governance Agriculture Food Production 132

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 9, 2023

Meanwhile, the corporations and governments that bear the lion’s share of responsibility for the climate crisis have not been held accountable. Organic farmers on small, diverse operations already knew that the agricultural system was rigged. 9 Lori Stern (a coauthor of this article) took the helm at Marbleseed amid the pandemic.

Agriculture 98

Agriculture Environmental Food Public and Social Policy 98

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The government either ignores or actively opposes environmental efforts. As Andrea Valeria Rivera Velado, a human rights activist and lawyer from El Salvador, described it, “The government is corrupt, authoritarian, and predatory of the environment. In El Salvador, activists face a very hostile environment.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Environmental Education Education 132

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 4, 2024

1 A version of this story was previously presented as part of remarks made at CHANGE Philanthropy, in 2021. These successes transformed our agricultural practices, so that rather than relying on large commercial farms, regenerative farming practices gained prominence, creating food sovereignty. The year is 2053.

Public and Social Policy 133

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

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. What would it take to fully fund the human capital, governance, and advocacy costs of nonprofits? Two of them—Dr. The other five work for nonprofit intermediary organizations. If not, why not?

Public and Social Policy 132

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

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 11, 2023

There is tremendous opportunity for alignment of national, regional, tribal, state, and local systems as the vital conditions framework gains traction among philanthropies and nonprofits looking to transform the systems within which their programs operate. Nearly half of the county’s population is made up of Black and Latinx residents.

Health 97

Health Public and Social Policy Leadership Collaborations 97

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Yet while the hazards of industrial agriculture (and the opportunities offered by agroecological food systems) are equally well known , most money still bets on the status quo: increasing the use of imported fertilizers and pesticides and motorized irrigation, despite high costs and questionable returns.

Agriculture 116

Agriculture Food Finance Governance 116

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

These business models rebalance economic (and often governance) rights away from outside investors to other stakeholders, such as workers and producers who drive value creation in the business. Similar efforts to advance these ideas continue today driven by individual enterprises, philanthropy, and government.

Governance 71

Governance Public and Social Policy Production Finance 71

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 there’s the like asset ownership and then there’s governance and that goes quite deep. And so we did that through philanthropy.

Public and Social Policy 105

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 30, 2024

One of us (Seelos) recently sketched out in another SSIR article an alternative focus for philanthropy that shifts away from a deficiency focus of constant problem-solving to a generative focus on building a healthy context that does not create so many problems. These economic enablers were then expanded into other dimensions.

Health 118

Health Public and Social Policy Medical Governance 118

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 8, 2023

With the WORK Act, tens of millions of dollars in government resources will be disbursed to employee-ownership centers around the country, fundamentally changing the playing field for worker-owners, freelancers, and cooperative innovators. Each win, whether federal or local, unleashed consequential benefits.

Public Policy 96

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

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Conceptually, the threshold for excessive wealth would be the point at which an individual can take the government hostage or otherwise damage democratic institutions. Since the birth of the United States, the federal government has seized over 1.5 Philanthropy is supposed to be a means for people to support the public good.

Public and Social Policy 122

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public Policy 122

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

It started with the early rise of the agricultural industry built on chattel slavery, when cotton was king of the exported cash crops—although tobacco, sugarcane, and rice were good business as well. Rockefeller, the “father” of modern philanthropy. To finally win the Civil War. 5 Chattel slavery made a lot of people a lot of money.

Manufacturing 122

Manufacturing Public and Social Policy Agriculture Law 122

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 31, 2024

4 But considered more broadly, corporate capture extends far beyond the capture of a few government agencies; indeed, over time, it has developed a stranglehold on our economy and life. But even absent open dictatorship, US government today is less a democracy than a plutocracy, ruled by the wealthy few.

Public and Social Policy 133

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