The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 10, 2024

A study by accounting and consulting firm Ernst & Young (EY) was commissioned by American Hospital Association for the year 2020, the most recent period for which complete comparable community benefit information is available for nonprofit hospitals.

Health 59

Health Finance Governance Medical 59

Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Each board member may bring a specific skill or may be a generalist, but in the aggregate, the board provides a full set of business skills to ensure that the executive director is employing best practices — whether it’s finance, budgeting, strategic planning, change management, or succession planning.

Ethics 107

Ethics Nonprofit governance and management Collaborations Children 107

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

As a result, 24 percent of seniors living in the US are classified as socially isolated, which is associated with an approximately 50 percent increased risk of developing dementia, a 32 percent increased risk of stroke, a 68 percent increased risk of hospitalization, and 57 percent increased risk of emergency department visits.

Public and Social Policy 116

Public and Social Policy Children Poverty Health 116

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 17, 2025

In Nigeria, where health inequities are deeply rooted in systemic issues such as poverty, 1 gender inequality, 2 and inadequate governance (poor administration/planning), 3 the introduction of new technologies can sometimes deepen these disparities rather than alleviate them. In Nigeria, the doctor-to-patient ratio remains a critical concern.

Health 57

Health Technology Healthcare Medical 57

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 24, 2025

Just three years ago, the American Psychiatric Association admitted to a history replete with discrimination, abusive experimentation, and victimization of BIPOC communities in the name of scientific evidence. And that figure is increasing at a rate faster than even technology and finance. 10 Only 35.1

Race and Ethnicity 72

Race and Ethnicity Healthcare Health Medical 72

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

MAY 23, 2024

Unfortunately for the nonprofit sector, higher overhead costs are correlated to an organization being irresponsible with its finances, ineffective, unable to carry out its mission, and even unethical. For many organizations, capacity building would fall into the “overhead” category. What can I do?

Public and Social Policy 234

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 234

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Labor Mobility Partnerships (LaMP) is an example of a systems designer that helps coordinate across employers, aspiring workers, recruiters, government agencies, and trainers to prioritize and direct the investments needed to establish “good labor mobility” in key corridors around the world. Extending finance to unlock resource barriers.

Public and Social Policy 144

Public and Social Policy Finance Recruitment Poverty 144

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

However, this also means that residents contribute very little equity to reduce financing costs. As a result, financing costs can run as much as 110 percent of the purchase price. ROC USA can make this work because it can extend financing via its community development financial institution (CDFI) subsidiary.

Manufacturing 116

Manufacturing Finance Nonprofit governance and management Law 116

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 17, 2024

According to the National Association of Realtors , as of March 2023, while 72.7 One driver of this ongoing inequality is the current federal system of financing, which largely depends on two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs)— Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. percent and for Asian Americans 62.8 percent).

Finance 131

Finance Production Insurance Values 131

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

The solar developer builds clean-energy projects that help communities acquire long-term wealth and energy assets through impact investing, technical support, and project financing. Sunset Park Solar is looking at two phases of financing. The first phase involved funding project construction—which Working Power is financing.

Energy 132

Energy Environmental Finance Governance 132

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 5, 2023

billion across social, health care, and education in 2021, while government spending in the same areas was approximately 25 times more. In Singapore, one of the countries where our firm Tri-Sector Associates works, private philanthropy for the same areas totaled SGD 1.4 Philanthropy cannot and should not substitute for government.

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Governance Philanthropy Poverty 124

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2024

Image credit: Christian Ouellet on istock.com Financing challenges often stymie nonprofits. The lack of access to financing [meant that the grant] nearly destroyed the organization. An ally had reached out separately to Seed Commons , a cooperative network of funds that finance worker cooperatives across the United States.

Non-Profits 124

Non-Profits Finance Collaborations Public and Nonprofit Management 124

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

It is currently in an appeals process to keep its accreditation, which the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS) voted to revoke in December. Loss of accreditation has wide-ranging repercussions.

Universities 132

Universities Finance Education Education 132

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 20, 2022

In that time, ESG integration has been enshrined in thousands of pension fund and asset manager ESG policies, while regulations such as the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) now require the practice of financial market participants. Work with governments. And remember, companies are profit-seeking.

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Finance Participation and motivation Governance 119

Nonprofit Megaphone

JUNE 23, 2022

Your nonprofit does what you need to do to keep the core of your finances compliant. But this is often not enough for nonprofit organizations to get the most from their finances. To get started managing your finances, your nonprofit will have to: Craft your budget. Government support at the state, local, and federal levels.

Nonprofit Finance 52

Nonprofit Finance Finance Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofits 52

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JANUARY 22, 2021

How Exemplary Governance Can Keep Nonprofits Operational. For nonprofits looking to maximize their outreach potential, exemplary governance is the answer. For nonprofits looking to maximize their outreach potential, exemplary governance is the answer. By Alan Tyson, DATABASICS. Commit to Transparent Expense Reporting.

Governance 52

Governance Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Social Enterprise 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 11, 2023

Twenty-five percent of the entire Amazon Basin is on legally recognized Indigenous Territories, which are generally better protected than even government parks and reserves. Even less support has reached rightsholder women , despite the essential role of women in forest management and their exclusion from many governance structures.

Civil Society 119

Civil Society Environmental Public and Social Policy Governance 119

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 17, 2022

To achieve this, more businesses need to join with the government and civil society to actively confront inequality, poverty, and climate change together. As the United Nations highlights, eradicating poverty is the greatest global challenge and an absolute requirement for sustainable development. A Tyranny of Tradeoffs.

Agriculture 105

Agriculture Civil Society Poverty Environmental 105

Bloomerang

AUGUST 12, 2021

According to the Association of Fundraising Professionals’ 2020 Fundraising Effectiveness Project (FEP), only 43.6% It’s time to make keeping your donors a board-level priority, right up there with Finance, Governance, and Development itself. Do you know your organization’s donor retention rate? I’d bet not. .

Retention 116

Retention Nonprofit governance and management Finance Governance 116

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Agbo also insists that the investment be not in traditional structures and institutions but in the governance and ownership by the communities working to build wealth. Linking Culture and Economy As investors make their way into these community-governed and -owned spaces, traditional investment practices won’t do.

Culture 122

Culture Poverty Governance Finance 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 8, 2023

Two-year associate degrees are one piece of this puzzle. ” But the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), the flagship federal legislation governing job training, badly needs an update. All told, the federal government spends $14 billion annually across WIOA and other job-training programs.

Education 105

Education Education Nonprofit governance and management Race and Ethnicity 105

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Many times, government and nonprofit representatives had come to Starleen’s Summit Lake neighborhood and indicated that things were going to improve, but not much ever came of it. “My My first thought was, ‘Here we go. The Scars of History As in so many disinvested, majority Black neighborhoods, the scars of history run deep.

Public and Social Policy 141

Public and Social Policy Construction Community Development Governance 141

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 15, 2023

Governments representing deeply indebted nations are often unable to invest in health care, education, and other services, which, in turn, threatens their very political survival. For instance, some governments may perceive the imposition of environmental commitments as an infringement on their sovereignty.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Environmental Governance Civil Society 98

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 17, 2023

Banking: Banks invest in communities directly through the physical placement of branches and the associated deployment of financial services. Given endemic market failure, the federal government must adjust to this reality. Bank branches catalyze investment, and there is less lending in their absence.

Poverty 131

Poverty Community Development Finance Philanthropy 131

Candid

JULY 2, 2021

Announced at the Generation Equality Forum convened by UN Women and co-hosted by the governments of Mexico and France, the Gates Foundation's commitment will focus on three areas: women's economic empowerment, health and family planning, and leadership.

Civil Society 91

Civil Society Health Governance Leadership 91

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 25, 2023

Key IPS components may include scope and purpose, governance, investment asset classes, return and risk objectives, investment benchmarking, and risk management. Investment committee members may come from traditional finance backgrounds and may not understand how or why to integrate impact into portfolio management.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Non-Profits 126

Bloomerang

MAY 27, 2021

Reading the headlines it seems that the government has stepped in to help the nonprofits sector survive. A typical example comes from Calnonprofits , the association for Californian nonprofits. . The pain of the pandemic has been crippling to many. That’s barely one in ten.

Nonprofit governance and management 137

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Entrepreneurship Governance 137

Bloomerang

JANUARY 18, 2023

Government funding and donor support. Determine your expenses including any costs associated with your project or organization. Make any necessary adjustments to your written plans to keep your finances on track. It’s a strategic plan that outlines the key elements of your organization, including: Mission. Record keeping.

Nonprofit governance and management 123

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Public and Social Policy Collaborations 123

Candid

MAY 2, 2022

By partnering with nonprofit associations, funders, philanthropy serving organizations, and other social sector organizations, Candid seeks to increase the input of basic organizational information, reduce waste, reveal diversity, and build shared identity. An updated Candid Profile checks all those boxes. .

Finance 98

Finance Recruitment Collaborations Governance 98

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

For the last few years, there have been major clashes between Mississippi’s state government and its majority-Black capital city. Yet, despite the mayor’s efforts to create a path for continued city governance, his pleas have gone unheard.

Environmental 111

Environmental Health Poverty Governance 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 27, 2023

While government agencies worldwide face enormous challenges in leveraging their data to deliver services effectively and efficiently, 89 percent of public sector respondents in 2020 said they were unprepared for rapid data growth. The public sector isn’t much different. Contrary to the private sector, impact data (i.e.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 111

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Local government wins because properties are back in productive use, generating taxes. State-enabling legislation provides land banks with unique powers to acquire vacant and tax-delinquent properties more quickly and cheaply than most local governments or nonprofits. CLTs serve many purposes.

Public and Social Policy 116

Public and Social Policy Community Development Governance Agriculture 116

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 16, 2023

Mayors and city governments are increasingly seen as “doers” rather than “delayers” because they find themselves on the front line of the climate crisis. For example, the city has secured financing and is solarizing its schools to provide clean, affordable, and reliable power to communities.

Health 98

Health Public and Social Policy Energy Collaborations 98

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Work requirements are based on several problematic truths about the United States: an unwillingness to govern by fact rather than fiction, a deep history of racism and sexism, and a centuries-long capitalist work ethic that treats people as dispensable. They are administratively efficient.

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Poverty Governance Insurance 124

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 26, 2023

7 This means that in 2020, the year of the so-called racial reckoning, “one of the largest financial [government] bailouts since the Great Depression” actually served to further the racial wealth gap. 6 Specifically, Black-owned businesses were less likely to obtain PPP loans from banks due to the racial biases of lenders.

Non-Profits 98

Non-Profits Public and Nonprofit Management Finance Nonprofit governance and management 98

The Charity CFO

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Government Grants. Many large and mid-size nonprofit organizations rely on government grants to make money. In fact, government grants provide up to 10x more money to nonprofits than private foundation grants (see below). Federal government grants are available, as well as grants at the state and local levels.

Nonprofit governance and management 98

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits 98

Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Guest Blog by Jon Osterburg of Jitasa In recent years, “sustainability” has become a buzzword for many fields and practices, and nonprofit finances are no exception. Typically provided by government entities or foundations, grants are often critical for funding your nonprofit’s key initiatives. Earned income. Investments.

Management 64

Management Nonprofit governance and management Finance Nonprofit Finance 64