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Building an Economy with Purpose: The Transformative Potential of Baby Bonds

NonProfit Quarterly

Extensive research shows that public policy can shape economic outcomes. The public can demand economic policies that benefit the broader population. A key question becomes: What kind of economic policies should the public demand? Wealth is a fundamental measure of stability and opportunity.

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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. MNA fights to protect tax exemption, and rightfully so.

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From Impact Investing to “Impact-First” Investing—What Is the Field Learning?

NonProfit Quarterly

The report notes that in their design, the funds vary greatly in terms of asset classes (small business, growth enterprises, real estate); sectors (agriculture, reproductive health, affordable housing, technology); and the size of individual investments (from a few thousand dollars each, to $1 million or more for a single real estate project) (16).

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A Historical Model for AI Regulation and Collaboration

Stanford Social Innovation Review

People were afraid that employers and health insurance companies would use the data from genome mapping to discriminate, and they demanded a public policy response. The HGP showed us that completing the genome map was just the beginning of large-scale advances in medicine, agriculture, energy, and environmental conservation.

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

The Charity CFO

This can cover a wide range of activities, from: Helping less fortunate community members Hosting educational courses Helping mediate area disputes Fighting neighborhood deterioration They can also advocate for public policies and laws that benefit the people they serve, as long as this isn’t their primary or sole activity.

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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.