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Co-op Leaders Consider Future as International Year of the Co-op Nears

NonProfit Quarterly

Narvaéz Ojeda emphasized the “fundamental” role of public policy in supporting cooperatives and remarked on the importance of institutionalization and participatory decision-making. For instance, in Paraguay, Riquelme said that co-ops, by law, must set aside 10 percent of profits for a co-op education development fund.

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How to Move Guaranteed Income from Program to Policy

NonProfit Quarterly

Additionally, mothers receive a $1,000 one-time deposit in a 529 College Savings Plan for each of their children, personalized coaching support, opportunities to participate in community events and gatherings, regular educational meetings around participant-identified topics, and frequent opportunities for storytelling and media engagement.

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What’s the State of Play in Child Tax Credit Negotiations?

NonProfit Quarterly

Public policy, however, can make a tremendous difference. Under current [child tax credit] law…an estimated 19 million children receive little to no credit due to their families’ earnings being too small. For this reason, children in Black and Latinx families benefitted disproportionately.

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Legislative Tracker for Tennessee Nonprofits - Childcare, Children, and Families

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

Monitor Legislation that Impacts Your Nonprofit and the Children and Families You Serve Nonprofits must be legislative watchdogs for three key reasons: Impact awareness: New laws affect funding, operations, and beneficiary eligibility. Staying informed prevents blindsided disruptions. Want to take action on a bill below?

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Segregation Helped Build Fortunes. What Does Philanthropy Owe Now?

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Darity and Kirsten Mullen , “the capable and culpable party” that set and enforced policies and laws to actively build the assets of white families and destroy the assets of Black families. This move recognizes the federal government as, in the words of scholars William A. And, how did those conditions favor some over others?

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2024 Nonprofit Voter Guide

MNA Association

As the parents to four young children, it’s been important to us to improve pediatric health care and neonatal intensive care so every newborn baby in our state has the best chance at a healthy life. Nonprofit leaders play an important role in shaping public policy. What do you see as the value of nonprofits in Montana?

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Reimagining Your Career and Life: How Power Up Conference Leaders Can Help You Thrive

Fundraising Leadership

“While there are many transferable skills, moving back into the very different civilian culture — whether in business, education, law, medicine, or elsewhere— means learning new ways of interacting, a new language and new, often covert rules,” says Wilmoth, Executive Dean at UNC School of Nursing, and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs.

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