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 124

Poverty Community Development Finance Philanthropy 124

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. Strong communities need strong nonprofits.

Governance 91

Governance Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit Administration and Development Finance 91

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 99

Poverty Agriculture Community Development Culture 99

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

After seven years of kitchen-table and Zoom organizing, a multi-stakeholder, cooperative, community-owned grocery store is taking shape in Louisville, KY. In October, the metro council of Louisville’s combined city-county government voted to allocate $3.5 million in grant funding for LCG to build a community-owned grocery.

Food 105

Food Construction Public and Social Policy Governance 105

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 107

Food Finance Community Development Culture 107

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 109

Philanthropy Children Activism Leadership 109

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 18, 2023

Rural communities, already with access to fewer resources , are experiencing increased climate disasters like tornadoes, hurricanes, wildfires, and floods. A racial equity portfolio that fails to factor in the effects of the climate change crisis is missing a critical opportunity to help build more prepared and resilient rural communities.

Philanthropy 86

Philanthropy Poverty Environmental Governance 86

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. The food initiative’s resources have helped fund these efforts.

Food 87

Food Public and Nonprofit Management Medical Community Development 87

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Our government is discussing providing free wifi throughout in Mexico City which is a very good sign for crowdfunding and even better for NGOs funding. 144 donors whose top 5 causes are animals and wildlife (19%), children and youth (15%), environment (12%), education (9%), and community development (8%).

Disaster Relief 76

Disaster Relief Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Social Enterprise 76

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. This work, however, cannot be done alone.

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

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.

Health 120

Health Race and Ethnicity Food Children 120

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. There is widespread apprehension about the accumulation of complex societal and environmental issues.

Health 88

Health Public and Social Policy Medical Governance 88

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 83

Curriculum and Teaching Finance Children Recruitment 83

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Policymakers and advocates say: Government must expedite the redevelopment of underutilized church property for affordable housing. Churches should partner with developers and repurpose these properties. Data analysts say: Accelerating church closures are evidence that US Christianity is dying.

Community Development 117

Community Development Finance Production Governance 117

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. Contained within it were two different kinds of policies.

Public and Social Policy 99

Public and Social Policy Poverty Children Law 99

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Black women who volunteered for the Black Panther Party—like Vanetta Molson-Turner , a registered nurse who contributed her time and expertise to the Black Panther Party’s Community Survival Programs —pooled their resources to serve their people in response to underinvestment and discrimination. What Black Liberationists Taught Me.

Philanthropy 113

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Healthcare Universities 113

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 26, 2023

4 Once on Prospect, I was awash in a sea of excitement and activity as over 150 residents, labor activists, students, and onlookers buzzed about, handing out food and water, playing with young children, stewarding informational tables, dancing to the music, and finishing a massive art project that immediately drew my attention.

Education 78

Education Education Universities Public and Nonprofit Management 78

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 12, 2023

The experiences of Mondragón and of Emilia Romagna, a region in Northern Italy that is also known for robust worker co-op development , suggest that not only are workforce development and university education required to sustain regional cooperative economies at scale, but this education should begin at an early age.

Curriculum and Teaching 98

Curriculum and Teaching Education Education Public and Nonprofit Management 98

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 8, 2025

At the end of 2019, the California Public Banking Act (AB 857) opened the doors for local governments to establish public banks. BND and DBL also helped a startup gym for children with disabilities and functional needs. In the East Bay , multiple city governments are working together to capitalize on a regional public bank.

Finance 131

Finance Nonprofit Administration and Development Governance Energy 131

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 8, 2025

Image Credit: AndreyPopov on iStock The seeds of a financial system that works for the public are already all around us, from credit unions and loan funds to community bonds and Green Banks. The Bank of Rochester is poised to lead the way, demonstrating whats possible when governments put public money to work for the public good.

Finance 117

Finance Law Poverty Governance 117

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 104

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Poverty Health 104

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 27, 2023

The first Community Land Trust was and is in southwest Georgia, Albany, Georgia, founded in 1969 called New Communities Inc. But that was a group of African American families who came together to own, co-govern, control land resources and have an agricultural cooperative and really come together to self-determine.

Public and Social Policy 85

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Food Nonprofit governance and management 85

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 7, 2023

Image Credit: edgeeffectmedia.com on unsplash.com Leah Rothstein has been a consultant to nonprofit housing developers, local government, and private firms. Leah Rothstein: My father, Richard Rothstein, wrote The Color of Law in 2017, a book that basically debunked the myth about why our communities are racially segregated.

Law 94

Law Governance Nonprofit Administration and Development Poverty 94

MNA Association

OCTOBER 16, 2024

We also know that partnering with government and the public sector is critical to advance our missions and build thriving communities. My wife, Carmen, and I believe strongly in giving back to the community and state that helped us succeed, and have been fortunate to support many outstanding Montana charities.

Public and Social Policy 98

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