Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Most often, this occurs when a parent dies without a will and their home goes automatically to multiple children. This ambiguity creates a challenging legal situation where all the children must unanimously decide on matters relating to the property. Funders should confront this problem in three primary ways.

Law 122

Law Insurance Philanthropy Community Development 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 3, 2025

In what is now the United States, Benjamin Franklin created the first mutual bank and mutual insurance company in 1752, after a devastating fire destroyed much of Philadelphia. million children. CDFIs should be expanded to include a wider range of mutualists like unions, cooperatives, mutual banks, and mutual insurance companies.

Nonprofit governance and management 59

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Insurance Social Enterprise 59

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 128

Race and Ethnicity Community Development Participation and motivation Culture 128

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. These ideals and beliefs are built into how EFAI works. million grant to LISC Indianapolis.

Food 111

Food Public and Nonprofit Management Medical Community Development 111

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 105

Philanthropy Poverty Environmental Governance 105

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

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 122

Public and Social Policy Poverty Children Law 122