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How to Restore Community Economies: Reestablishing the Right to Associate

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Photo by Darla Hueske on Unsplash Travel across the United States today, and you’ll find in many small towns a towering grain elevator or a similar agricultural edifice looming over the rusty train tracks. Decades of policy changes, however, often under the radar, today inhibit many diverse kinds of association.

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Co-op Leaders Consider Future as International Year of the Co-op Nears

NonProfit Quarterly

Narvaéz Ojeda emphasized the “fundamental” role of public policy in supporting cooperatives and remarked on the importance of institutionalization and participatory decision-making. For instance, in Paraguay, Riquelme said that co-ops, by law, must set aside 10 percent of profits for a co-op education development fund.

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2023 Legislative Session: A Recap

MNA Association

.” Often, it’s a specialty issue that triggers the challenge: hospitals not paying property taxes yet having such a large real estate footprint, or nonprofits owning agricultural land and getting a “discounted” ag rate on their taxes yet not being ag producers. HB307 ultimately passed and was signed into law.

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Reimagining the Role of Business in Protecting Biodiversity

Stanford Social Innovation Review

pollinator gardens) into areas under commercial, residential, agricultural, or other uses can offer meaningful benefits. agriculture and forestry), land reduction and management opportunities lie in adopting innovative products and increasing the productivity and biodiversity features of their working lands.

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Sharing Meals

Stanford Social Innovation Review

They should all be taught the leadership skills that are critical for success in their field, regardless of whether their program is focused on agriculture, business, field work, bench science, public policy, public health, or any combination thereof. Here are three keys to meal sharing: 1. Manifest your values.

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How Policy Is Building a Social Economy in South Korea

NonProfit Quarterly

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. The first legally registered worker cooperative was the Alternate Drivers’ Cooperative, which formed in 2010 before passage of the FAC law.

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Nonprofit Statuses: 501(c)(3) vs 501(c)(4) and more!

The Charity CFO

They’re focused on “public good” activities, like: Educational Scientific Religious Sports Public safety Etc. Federal tax law gives these groups an advantage by making donations to them tax-deductible, allowing donors to reduce their tax liability while helping these nonprofits stay afloat.