NonProfit Leadership Alliance

MAY 23, 2024

Get Started About the Author: Tyler Adams, MNLM, CNP Associate Director of Development, Corporate & Community Development – University of Iowa Center for Advancement. Share these relevant topics and bring your group together for meaningful conversations that move your mission forward.

Public and Social Policy 232

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 232

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Image credit: Ian Nicole Reambonanza on Unsplash This is the fourth article in NPQ ’s series titled Building Power, Fighting Displacement: Stories from Asian Pacific America, coproduced with the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development ( National CAPACD ). How does a refugee community organize itself?

Race and Ethnicity 127

Race and Ethnicity Community Development Participation and motivation Culture 127

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 7, 2023

Coproduced by Partners for Rural Transformation , a coalition of six regional community development financial institutions, and NPQ , authors highlight efforts to address multi-generational poverty in Appalachia, the rural West, Indian Country, South Texas, and the Mississippi Delta. But housing is much more than that.

Poverty 117

Poverty Community Development Construction Finance 117

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

For years, I have directed IFF , a community development financial institution that specializes in nonprofit facilities lending. A Hierarchy of Nonprofit Facilities’ Needs After 30 years in community development, I have come to think of nonprofit facilities as existing on a continuum of need. The staff got a lounge.

Values 119

Values Community Development Psychology Healthcare 119

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The result of their work is more places for people to gather and experience nature, increased social cohesion, restored civic trust, and perhaps most importantly, community development that benefits all residents. In Akron, more than 20 public, nonprofit, and community groups came together to form the Civic Commons team.

Public and Social Policy 141

Public and Social Policy Construction Community Development Governance 141

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 17, 2023

Coproduced by Partners for Rural Transformation, a coalition of six regional community development financial institutions, and NPQ , the authors highlight efforts to address multigenerational poverty in Appalachia, the rural West, Indian Country, South Texas, and the Mississippi Delta.

Poverty 130

Poverty Community Development Finance Philanthropy 130

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 13, 2023

Unsurprisingly, East Boston also has higher rates of children with asthma and adults with pulmonary disease than other parts of Boston. And air pollution exposure in children can cause asthma, obesity, cancer, cognitive delay, and other challenges.

Race and Ethnicity 126

Race and Ethnicity Health Environmental Children 126

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 24, 2023

Coproduced by Partners for Rural Transformation, a coalition of six regional community development financial institutions, and NPQ , authors highlight efforts to address multi-generational poverty in Appalachia, the rural West, Indian Country, South Texas, and the Mississippi Delta.

Poverty 113

Poverty Agriculture Community Development Culture 113

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The ship also takes on volunteers working in housekeeping, hospitality, food and beverage; houses a school and teachers for children to attend while their parents volunteer in critical roles; and coordinates the engineers and security staff necessary for a 12-deck purpose-built hospital ship to run smoothly.

Medical 110

Medical Healthcare Nonprofit governance and management Health 110

Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

The animating principle of Kresge’s Arts & Culture Program is equitable Creative Placemaking, which elevates arts, culture, and community-engaged design as central elements of community development and planning. Areas served: US. Knight Foundation. Paul, Detroit, Akron, Philadelphia, Charlotte, Macon, Miami.

Culture 107

Culture Foundations Education Education 107

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

In the series, urban and rural grassroots leaders from across the United States share how their communities are developing and implementing strategies—grounded in local places, cultures, and histories—to shift power and achieve systemic change.

Food 106

Food Public and Nonprofit Management Medical Community Development 106

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

And in so doing we are challenging the community development field to do better—by creating new tools to support truly equitable food-oriented development. Many large community development financial institutions , credit unions, and foundations present themselves as community-based food financing leaders.

Food 119

Food Finance Community Development Culture 119

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 18, 2024

If the target of your strategic philanthropy is neighborhood revitalization, for example, the community keepers might be those currently living in the neighborhood. If you are working on juvenile justice, the community keepers might be the children and families within the juvenile justice system. Community Gates.

Philanthropy 124

Philanthropy Children Activism Leadership 124

Getting Attention

JULY 31, 2013

Let me share some examples with you: We… Provide after school programs for children. Are a community development org in Trenton, and foster self-reliant families in sustainable communities. Are in lower Fairfield county, CT, and provide emergency assistance to help keep people in their homes.

Homelessness 72

Homelessness Community Development Children Education 72

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. It was frightening for families in our building, some with small children, to have the possibility of losing our homes weighing over our heads,” De León recalled.

Law 98

Law Cultural Diversity Community Development Children 98

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Instead, most DEI efforts are led by human resource professionals with limited understanding of communities like Camden. Agriculture Science and STEM Education requires working closely with school districts, colleges, and universities to expand educational opportunities and career pathways to support a sustainable local food system.

Food 143

Food Agriculture Poverty Public and Social Policy 143

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Combined with other forms of PTSD, such as the cultural PTSD that is a legacy of slavery (eg, distrust within the Black community, expectation of failure, constant belief that “the system” is against them), financial PTSD is a recipe for disaster. In rural areas, as in cities, people often reproduce the behavioral patterns they grow up with.

Poverty 100

Poverty Children Culture Food 100

The Agitator

MARCH 25, 2013

Children and Family Justice Center at Northwestern University – Chicago, Illinois ($750,000) protects the rights and well-being of young people in the juvenile justice system and advocates for fairer laws and policies. Housing Partnership Network – Boston, Massachusetts ($1.5

Foundations 79

Foundations Nonprofits Law Energy 79

Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Jude Children’s Research Hospital – Thanks & Giving Campaign (Ongoing) Campaign: This long-running campaign uses celebrity endorsements and patient testimonials to raise awareness and funds for childhood cancer research. Patient Focus: Highlighting the impact on children creates a strong emotional appeal and motivates giving.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 88

Nonprofit Administration and Development Children Nonprofits Collaborations 88

Getting Attention

MARCH 22, 2012

4) Communications Coordinator , EMILY’S List (Washington, D.C.). 5) Communications Director , Progress Michigan (Lansing, MI). 6) Communications Manager , PENCIL (New York, NY). 7) Communications Manager , Starlight Children’s Foundation (Los Angeles, CA). 13) Event Coordinator and Program Manager.

Marketing 58

Marketing Marketing Homelessness Associations 58

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The pilot also showed the importance of building staff capacity, which can look like hiring from and developing leadership in impacted communities. Water affordability intersects with energy and housing justice as water shutoffs have led to children being separated from their families and people becoming unhoused.

Public and Social Policy 137

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Collaborations Universities 137

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Mission: To improve access and quality of education for 4 million children living in underserved communities in India. Mission: To help eradicate extreme poverty through community development projects in urban sanitation, water filtration, health, alternative energy, and economic empowerment. United Kingdom.

Non-Profits 53

Non-Profits Poverty Children Education 53

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

When schools and daycares shuttered, when food and other supply chains broke, who delivered baby supplies to parents juggling virtual work and young children? The nonprofit sector, along with community-based mutual aid networks , stepped up to meet immediate needs. Who brought food to housebound elders? It wasn’t for-profit companies.

Governance 108

Governance Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit Administration and Development Finance 108

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 22, 2023

The JAMIN program was developed in 2014 and initially targeted university students, academics, and other researchers. The premise of this education program is that it reaches a more receptive target: children. But it expanded to secondary schoolers in the years after.

Education 107

Education Education Foundations Environmental 107

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

They held regular monthly meetings at the Joshua Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church in the city’s West End, and they secured a grant to cover childcare to enable those with young children to attend. To facilitate volunteer recruitment, they developed a series of helpful tasks suitable for recurrent or one-off participation.

Food 109

Food Construction Public and Social Policy Governance 109

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 18, 2023

NC Policy Watch found that nearly 28 percent of residents and 38 percent of children live below the federal poverty line in the county, which for many puts flood insurance, recovery resources, and reliable internet access out of their reach.

Philanthropy 103

Philanthropy Poverty Environmental Governance 103

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

144 donors whose top 5 causes are animals and wildlife (19%), children and youth (15%), environment (12%), education (9%), and community development (8%). 81% of donors in Mexico volunteer. 40% attend fundraising events. 26% attend marches or protests. 93% regularly vote. 83% sign online petitions. About the Donors ?

Disaster Relief 76

Disaster Relief Nonprofit Administration and Development Social Enterprise Social Enterprise 76

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. Jude Children’s Research Hospital by raising funds for pediatric cancer research.

Volunteerism 52

Volunteerism Volunteerism Disaster Relief Food 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 8, 2023

Mission Kids preschool , which shares the space, issued a statement to the Mission Local newspaper stating that it supports “ broad community input into future use of Parcel 36 ” and their priority is for the safety of the children of the school.

Activism 86

Activism Children Health Community Development 86

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. How does a small Latinx community organize itself to support homegrown businesses? At Adelante Mujeres, the staff reflects the community served.

Participation and motivation 52

Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Community Development Leadership 52

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

JUNE 21, 2023

The need to develop more childcare businesses is obvious, but how to build and sustain viable childcare businesses is not. the community development financial institution where I work, lends to families and businesses throughout the state of Maine. What can be done to address this gap? Coastal Enterprises, Inc.,

Curriculum and Teaching 101

Curriculum and Teaching Finance Children Recruitment 101

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

By the early 2010s, when we looked at the metrics produced by Healthy People , the federal government’s data-driven blueprint for public health goals, the numbers showed us that, for the first time in public health history, life expectancy for children had dropped; it was lower than when we were children. How did we have it so wrong?

Health 123

Health Race and Ethnicity Food Children 123

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The hope that our children would enjoy a better life than ours seems shattered. Philanthropic and development organizations too often find themselves falling behind in a relentless and exhausting race to catch up. Women who suffer the most from inadequate health care travel from distant communities to visit the Project Mercy clinic.

Health 98

Health Public and Social Policy Medical Governance 98

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Over the past decade, both secular building interests and dozens of churches and religious organizations have planned, financed, and constructed affordable housing and community development projects across the United States and Canada. The project created over 100 permanent jobs for local Louisville residents.

Community Development 128

Community Development Finance Production Governance 128

Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Children and youth – 10%. International development and relief – 6%. Community development – 3%. Latin America and the Caribbean – 9%. 3) 74% of GivingTuesday donors are female, 25% male, and 1% non-binary. 5) The causes that donors give to on GivingTuesday: Hunger and homelessness – 13%.

Public and Social Policy 145

Public and Social Policy Public Policy Homelessness Charitable Organizations 145

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 13, 2024

A Brief History of US Welfare Welfare was first established in the United States by Illinois reformers in the early 1900s as a cash payment program for poor (almost exclusively White) widows who could not raise their children without help once their husbands died. But also included was what became known as welfare.

Public and Social Policy 117

Public and Social Policy Poverty Children Law 117