NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 16, 2023

Image credit: Corey Agopian on unsplash.com This article concludes NPQ’s series Owning the Economy: Stories from Latinx Communities. Our group recognized that the first and most important task was to document what was happening and to develop a plan the community could get behind. Then the pandemic hit.

Public and Nonprofit Management 98

Public and Nonprofit Management Community Development Nonprofit governance and management Cultural Diversity 98

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2024

CRH’s salvation eventually came in the form of a collaborative approach, pivoting toward a combination of emergency funding provided by a small family foundation; a nonprofit, non-extractive loan fund; a third-party investment firm; and a coalition of Latinx community development financial institutions (CDFIs).

Non-Profits 124

Non-Profits Finance Collaborations Public and Nonprofit Management 124

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 26, 2023

Image Credit: Bruno Guerrero on unsplash.com This is the third article in NPQ ’s series titled Owning the Economy: Stories from Latinx Communities. Given the demographics, it is likely that displacement effects associated with the Purple Line will be felt most intensely by the immigrant, Latinx, and Black communities.

Construction 98

Construction Community Development Governance Environmental 98

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

With roots in the civil rights movement , nonprofit CLTs promote local control and ownership of land while creating pathways to homeownership for Black and other households that have been excluded from the wealth creation opportunities associated with owning a home in this country. CLTs serve many purposes.

Public and Social Policy 116

Public and Social Policy Community Development Governance Agriculture 116

The Volunteer Hub

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

According to Nonprofit Source, 90% of company executives indicated that partnering with a reputable nonprofit organization enhanced their brand and 89% believe partnering leverages their ability to improve the community. Developing partnerships presents a win-win-win scenario for your nonprofit, the community, and your corporate partner.

Volunteerism 86

Volunteerism Volunteerism Non-Profits Public and Nonprofit Management 86

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. These are home values, rent prices, median household income, percentage of residents who are college educated, and percentage of residents who are White.

Culture 98

Culture Construction Community Development Education 98

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 13, 2022

billion, a National Governors Association memo cites. Despite payment moratoriums, “the number of customers who continued to pay regularly suggests how strongly they value water services,” the Water Alliance report details. These solutions are: Price water to reflect its true value and the cost of service.

Public and Social Policy 140

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Collaborations Universities 140

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

Con Edison then ascribes the value of that energy, which is what gets discounted. That ascribed value will be at least 15 percent less than a standard Con Edison electricity bill. As a subscriber, a household or business owns a small portion of the solar array. All the energy produced by the array will be sent to the Con Edison grid.

Energy 132

Energy Environmental Finance Governance 132

Pam Moore

JUNE 12, 2019

With this power also comes much responsibility and associated risk. Sharing other people's content to provide value to your audience and followers. Social media presents tremendous opportunity for us to connect with people across the globe like we could never do before. Ever heard of the OPC? How to choose the right OPC.

Associations 101

Associations Values Marketing Marketing 101

Pam Moore

MARCH 7, 2017

Make a commitment to be part of the beating heartbeat that helps the social ecosystem thrive with value, empowerment, relationships and more. You can never go wrong by investing in human beings. Don’t waste another day on Twitter spamming, blasting noise. When you help them achieve their goals, you achieve yours by default.

Marketing 167

Marketing Marketing Technology Leadership 167

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Community development financial institutions (CDFIs) have a mission to counter redlining and support lending in low-income and BIPOC communities. At present, the association consists of 76 CDFI members. Two years ago, the Washington Post analyzed some $49.5 Yet even among CDFIs, the track record is highly imperfect.

Finance 137

Finance Leadership Associations Foundations 137

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Amartya Sen suggested we should measure social context based on its ability to give individuals and communities the freedom and capability to pursue the things they value in life. Developing Healthy Individuals “Positive psychology is the scientific study of what makes individuals and communities thrive.”—

Philanthropy 139

Philanthropy Homelessness Psychology Health 139

The Charity CFO

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Maintaining higher cash reserves can mitigate the risk associated with high revenue concentrations. Fundraising Efficiency Ratio Fundraising efficiency ratio formula: ( Fundraising expenses / Total funds raised) X 100 The fundraising efficiency ratio helps determine the sustainability and value of specific fundraising efforts.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 52

Nonprofit Administration and Development Retention Nonprofits Health 52

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Despite their shortcomings, these communities represent a major source of unsubsidized affordable housing for low-income people. The Value of Resident-Owned Communities (ROCs) Opportunities for landlord exploitation of manufactured housing residents remain high….There The short answer: it is—through resident land ownership.

Manufacturing 116

Manufacturing Finance Nonprofit governance and management Law 116

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 18, 2024

And an overreliance on consensus looks like meetings built around a shared value of unity or harmony such that the brave person choosing to voice a conflicting point of view feels the pressure of being out of step with the prevailing culture in the room. Community Issue Influencers.

Philanthropy 129

Philanthropy Children Activism Leadership 129

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 9, 2023

Image credit: Kenny Eliason on unsplash.com This is the fifth article in NPQ ’s series titled Owning the Economy: Stories from Latinx Communities. In 2022, tenants at 3661 19th Street, a 12-unit apartment building in San Francisco’s Mission District, not far from famed Dolores Park , faced imminent eviction.

Culture 98

Culture Cultural Diversity Public and Nonprofit Management Community Development 98

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 19, 2023

Image Credit: Vyacheslav Dumchev on istock This is the second article in NPQ ’s series titled Owning the Economy: Stories from Latinx Communities. Some of the issues behind tenant unions arise in response to specific bad managers or issues of safety.

Law 98

Law Community Development Cultural Diversity Children 98

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

With an emphasis on community building, it has provided hundreds of families with affordable produce. This organizing wave taught Louisville food activists the value of persistent, deep organization and informed co-op organizing as people began to gather at kitchen tables, public libraries, and churches in 2015. Notes See also L.

Food 111

Food Construction Public and Social Policy Governance 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 21, 2023

By Vurayayi Pugeni , Caroline Pugeni & Dan Maxson International community development has changed significantly over its history, shifting from primarily responding to disaster events to improving communities using a sectoral approach to issues like health, agriculture, and water and sanitation.

Culture 52

Culture Agriculture Values Health 52

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Typically, a one-megawatt solar array can power at least 400 homes for a year at a cost of about $4 million—making this cost-prohibitive to most community developers. What are some practical strategies for building local capacity and breaking a colonial mindset around community energy production?

Energy 132

Energy Environmental Community Development Public Policy 132

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. A limited-equity co-op is one in which the resale value of shares is limited.

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

AUGUST 8, 2023

In other words, more and more we can expect giving to follow the volatility of the stock market—rising more in years when stock values rise, and falling more in years when stock values decline. One key takeaway message: the rise of the über-wealthy in US philanthropy continues.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 98

Nonprofit Administration and Development Universities Philanthropy Education 98

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 15, 2022

But while the DRA is a valued partner for community groups, food justice activism in the delta, particularly among Black farmers and community organizations, precedes the authority’s creation. In 2000, Congress created the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) to address these issues.

Food 126

Food Agriculture Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 126

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. These themes of relationship building, seeking coalition partners, linking to Black community values, and creating structures of support show up throughout the series. In Washington, DC, M.

Finance 120

Finance Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Education 120

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Yet despite these challenges, global philanthropy has much to learn from South Africa on democracy, development practice, and social justice. As the Independent Philanthropy Association South Africa (IPASA) stated, “committed and knowledgeable philanthropists can make a meaningful impact and facilitate change for the better in South Africa.”

Philanthropy 95

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Poverty Civil Society 95

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

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 8, 2023

Owing to a healthy skepticism of a government and institutional structures that were designed to expropriate land, labor value, and even cultural capital from our communities, movement organizations are rightly set against reformist policies. Leadership isn’t just an organizational value.

Public Policy 96

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

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

This, in turn, politically polarized many middle-class property owners, dependent on their home values for stability, to oppose any policy perceived as a threat to property appreciation. Resident associations, tenant unions, and surrounding communities play key roles in managing it and, in some cases, developing it.

Public and Social Policy 143

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 143

MNA Association

OCTOBER 16, 2024

What do you see as the value of nonprofits in Montana? As parents to four beautiful kids ranging from 4 to 10 years old, there’s nothing more important for Carmen and me than passing along the values of service and charity to them, including by supporting Montana’s nonprofits. What do you see as the value of nonprofits in Montana?

Public and Social Policy 98

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