NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Like Clarke, I believe that Black communities must work toward owning and controlling the institutions that produce and manage our food, telecommunications, and other vital functions. Relying on institutions outside Black communities perpetuates the structure of colonial subjugation and subordination. But cash is insufficient.

Food 98

Food Community Development Management Universities 98

Getting Attention

AUGUST 3, 2012

3) Communications Coordinator , The Immunization Partnership (Houston, TX). Food & Water Watch (Washington, D.C.). 6) Manager, Community Development , Arthritis Foundation (Philadelphia, PA). 7) Marketing and Sales Intern and Media and Communications Intern. 15) Webmaster/Communications Associate.

Public and Nonprofit Management 61

Public and Nonprofit Management Food Energy Associations 61

Getting Attention

MARCH 22, 2012

1) Business Development Manager and. 2) Communications Associate. 3) Communications Associate and Director of Development and Communications. 4) Communications Coordinator , EMILY’S List (Washington, D.C.). 5) Communications Director , Progress Michigan (Lansing, MI).

Marketing 58

Marketing Marketing Homelessness Associations 58

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 12, 2023

Image Credit: Abe Camacho on unsplash.com This article introduces a new NPQ series, Owning the Economy: Stories from Latinx Communities. Latinx and other immigrant community commercial corridors allow residents to access foods and products native to their country of origin and, therefore, help preserve their cultural identity.

Culture 98

Culture Construction Community Development Education 98

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. In a massive charitable response, vast networks of locally supported food pantries, coat drives, homeless shelters, community clinics, and free schools have been launched and sustained.

Public and Social Policy 132

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

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Image credit: “ Nature, food, landscape, travel ” on istock.com Creating and preserving quality affordable housing is notoriously difficult, with the number of available units declining each year as landlords raise rents ever higher. But this increases the cost of servicing the resultant larger loans.

Manufacturing 116

Manufacturing Finance Nonprofit governance and management Law 116

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The diffusion of new and innovative models of community-owned commercial real estate is enhancing resident power and self-determination. Another area of rapid growth is Black-led food cooperatives, which are forming across the country, including in Dayton , OH; Detroit, MI; and the Boston neighborhood of Dorchester.

Finance 122

Finance Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Education 122

MNA Association

OCTOBER 16, 2024

In towns like Big Sandy, nonprofits like our health centers, food pantries, and Rotary clubs are a big part of the fabric of our communities. I volunteered for several years with the Revolutionary War Veteran’s Association, a 501(c)3 dedicated to teaching rifle marksmanship and history and to promoting civic engagement.

Public and Social Policy 98

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

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 2, 2023

Image Credit: Daniel Xavier on pexels This is the fourth article in NPQ ’s series titled Owning the Economy: Stories from Latinx Communities. In 2020, they started to sell their products and foodstuffs in local farmers markets in the Washington County communities of Forest Grove and Cornelius. These are just two of many examples.

Participation and motivation 52

Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Community Development Leadership 52

Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Through CSR initiatives, companies aim to give back to society by addressing various issues such as sustainability, community development, employee welfare, ethical business practices, and philanthropic involvement. by donating food, funds, and resources to local food banks.

Volunteerism 52

Volunteerism Volunteerism Disaster Relief Food 52

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Last month, the Opportunity Finance Network (OFN), the nation’s leading community development financial institution (CDFI) trade association, held its first in-person national conference in three years in New York City. “It’s our job somehow to graft a conscience on the capitalist.”. Chuck Matthei, CDFI movement cofounder, 1985.

Finance 111

Finance Community Development Public and Social Policy Poverty 111

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

But it was through this kind of collective association, largely of women, in Los Angeles that we got fresh produce. It was something that I knew existed, but I didn’t know how dependent I was on it until I got to college and started to pay my own food bills. That co-op, that CSA, was a lifesaver for us.

Public and Social Policy 139

Public and Social Policy Education Education Recruitment 139

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 8, 2023

In cases where bills do benefit the latter groups, those provisions are directly tied to the presence of unions, cooperatives, and other labor associations that have “connected” relationships and some sort of presence on the Hill. Many agricultural and food policy groups engage with policy in a similar, though limited, fashion.

Public Policy 98

Public Policy Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 98

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Sharing resources allows them to grow healthier food, to purchase land, and sometimes to buy tractors and equipment for farming. [ii] Cooperative organizations can be federations of workers, farmers, and landowners; mutual insurance companies; or banks and credit unions.

Insurance 135

Insurance Universities Finance Foundations 135

Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

And just some areas I wanted to share with you just so that you know the kind of funding that’s going to be out there is that 65 billion is going to be directed towards counties, and many of them are going to be in the form of community development block grants. And it’s also just centrally located in the community.

Nonprofit governance and management 119

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development Foundations 119

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

C ompassionate lending combines a CDFI with an on-the-ground community or faith-based partner. When I explored equipping my educational nonprofit with a lending capability, I encountered the Jewish Free Loan Association (JFLA).Rooted MCC offers food, tutoring, health, and legal services.

Education 109

Education Education Community Development Homelessness 109

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 3, 2025

Image credit: AmnajKhetsamtip on iStock Community development financial institutions (CDFIs) have emerged as pivotal players in bridging financial gaps in underserved communities. They often operate as nonprofit loan funds, credit unions, or community-focused banks.

Finance 77

Finance Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management 77