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. According to a 2020 report from the National Women’s Law Center, in terms of lifetime income over a 40-year career, that gap costs the average Latina over $1.163 million.

Participation and motivation 52

Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Community Development Leadership 52

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 Pastor Barnwell says the partnership has as its greatest strengthsflexibility and efficiency.

Education 107

Education Education Community Development Homelessness 107

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Some of our allies were: Deborah Taylor, a member of Southside Together Organizing for Power (STOP) and a leader with the Lake Park East Tenants Association Karen Lewis, then president of the Caucus of Rank-and-File Educators (CORE ), soon to become the president of the Chicago Teachers Union Willie J.R. Whew,” is all that I can say.

Public and Social Policy 121

Public and Social Policy Construction Law Community Development 121

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 19, 2025

Housing co-ops have a board of directors composed of member-residents which is responsible for overseeing the management of the property and planning for future renovations, much like a homeowner association. Laws and regulations supporting LEHCs vary from state to state and country to country.

Construction 66

Construction Law Governance Finance 66

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Cliff Rosenthal was the executive director of the National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions (now called Inclusiv ) from 1983 until 2012. The federation is a national association of credit unions largely run and owned by people of color serving low-income and primarily BIPOC communities.

Finance 110

Finance Nonprofit Administration and Development Community Development Governance 110

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. Leveraging the power of numbers and mobilizing collective action are long-standing applications of the nonprofit form to exert influence, especially through associations and membership organizations.

Public and Social Policy 132

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

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The other is that global philanthropy itself is under threat as South African “populist” opposition advocates for so-called “ foreign agent laws.” Similar laws have already rapidly spread across Europe and Central Asia , yet South Africa has avoided them so far. Today, that democracy is fraying. With an estimated 55.5

Philanthropy 95

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Poverty Civil Society 95

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 8, 2025

Public bankscreated by governments and chartered to serve the public interestoffer a powerful model to advance racial equity, public accountability, and community self-determination. Community banks are too small to absorb billions of dollars in municipal deposits. But meaningful transformation requires changing state law.

Finance 136

Finance Law Poverty Governance 136

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Posters at the conference highlighted that the first OFN conference in 1985 attracted 21 community development loan funds with a combined $27 million in assets under management. By contrast, according to the US SIF (Sustainable Investment Forum), the CDFI industry (including community development banks and credit unions) had $457.9

Community Development 116

Community Development Finance Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofit Administration and Development 116

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Robust research demonstrates that high-quality housing in a thriving community is associated with improved physical and mental health, educational and developmental outcomes for children, and financial security and economic mobility for families.

Public and Social Policy 112

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Poverty Health 112

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 8, 2023

Image Credit: Yuet Lam-Tsang In August 2018, the first legislation explicitly naming worker-owned cooperatives—the Main Street Employee Ownership Act—became United States federal law. 14 Yvette is a part of the policy action group of Home Care Associates, a direct care service worker co-op in Philadelphia.

Public Policy 96

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

MNA Association

OCTOBER 16, 2024

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. I look forward to partnering with and supporting existing nonprofits that are already doing the work vital to our children, families, and communities.

Public and Social Policy 98

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