Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Three years into this effort, more than 50 schools have joined the movement, all aligned around a commitment to living the values of active citizenship, social justice, and good governance. The integration of these values has led to transformative changes in many nafda schools.

Education 75

Education Education Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management 75

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Image: “In Communication with the Sun” by Renée Laprise Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s fall 2024 issue, “Supporting the Youth Climate Justice Movement.” According to the United Nations Development Programme, women and children are 14 times more likely to die during a disaster compared to men.

Public and Social Policy 131

Public and Social Policy Environmental Education Education 131

Bloomerang

JUNE 3, 2024

Nonprofits of all sizes have one need in common: funding. Without it, your nonprofit can’t operate and do the important work that fuels your cause. As donor behavior continues to change, nonprofits of all sizes must increasingly rely on the generosity of many instead of the consistent support from a few.

Culture 100

Culture Public and Nonprofit Management Fundraising Fundraising 100

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Nonprofit professionals and the organizations that depend on them understand the importance of investing in ongoing professional development. That’s where ongoing professional development for fundraisers and nonprofit leaders comes in. That said, it’s crucial to future success. .

Nonprofit governance and management 111

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Education Education 111

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Image credit: Downside Up by Rene Lapris Editors note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine s fall 2024 issue, Supporting the Youth Climate Justice Movement. We are your own children. We stood in the middle of an aluminum bauxite mining pit managed by an American mining company, and I could not hear the birds.

Philanthropy 97

Philanthropy Environmental Agriculture Nonprofit governance and management 97

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

For millions of children and adolescents, that air makes them cough and cough due to toxic fumes laden with particulate matter that children breathe in from diesel-powered school buses. Nationwide, 26 million children travel on 480,00 school buses each day, 90 percent of which run on diesel fuel.

Children 118

Children Health Law Energy 118

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 10, 2023

By Joan Garry The nonprofit sector is deeply in debt to individuals who identify a needs gap in their communities and are propelled to launch a formal effort to address that need by founding a 501(c)(3). In that context, it is ironic that we often brand nonprofit founders, Hester Prynne-like, with a chronic illness we call founder syndrome.

Nonprofit governance and management 98

Nonprofit governance and management Recruitment Governance Leadership 98

The Charity CFO

MARCH 24, 2022

Nonprofit fraud makes for great headlines— like the Minnesota nonprofit Feeding Our Future accused this year of squandering $48 million of federal funding on luxurious trips, fancy mansions, and other personal costs. . According to The New York Times , the value of nonprofit fraud is approximately $40-50 Billion each year.

Nonprofit governance and management 98

Nonprofit governance and management Participation and motivation Public and Nonprofit Management Non-Profits 98

Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In my four decades as a senior fundraising executive, part-time consultant, and nonprofit CEO, I have worked with (or served on) 20 nonprofit boards. Having been the only one in my business school class who chose a career in the nonprofit sector, I was able to use my MBA training to lead change and turnarounds.

Nonprofit governance and management 93

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Leadership Nonprofits 93

Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

Nonprofit strategic planning can help your organization meet challenges effectively and take advantage of new opportunities. Despite the many benefits that strategic planning can bring, 49 percent of nonprofits lack a strategic plan. Nonprofit strategic planning FAQs What is strategic planning for nonprofits?

Nonprofit governance and management 117

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits Nonprofit Administration and Development 117

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 7, 2024

Some years ago, we participated in an activity aimed at raising awareness of gender bias among hiring managers. Thirty people attended, including managers and members of an academic gender committee we were on. Here’s a look at four of them. This challenge brought us to Grupo Regional , a bank in northern Mexico.

Nonprofit governance and management 126

Nonprofit governance and management Collaborations Public and Social Policy Participation and motivation 126

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 25, 2023

Image Credit: Askar Abayev on pexels.com Leaders in the social sector hear it all the time: nonprofits should run like a business. The distinct purposes of businesses and nonprofits require unique approaches. Of course, nonprofits are businesses. The distinct purposes of businesses and nonprofits require unique approaches.

Volunteerism 98

Volunteerism Volunteerism Nonprofit governance and management Participation and motivation 98

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

It’s about the people because [the] government—all of this—belongs to us,” said Jara Butler, the chief impact officer of Supermajority , an organization that seeks to mobilize young women voters, in an interview with NPQ. I can’t allow my children, my children’s children, to go through what I’ve gone through.”

Children 124

Children Healthcare Medical Governance 124

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 9, 2024

Image credit: Yermine Richardson/ www.popcaribe.com Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s spring 2024 issue, “‘Stop Drowning Us, and Stop Making Us Disappear’: A Critical Report on the State of Black Woman Leadership.” 7 One study respondent said, “[Black women] are not doing well.”

Race and Ethnicity 135

Race and Ethnicity Health Nonprofit governance and management Philanthropy 135

Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

You might be inspired to bring your idea to life by starting a nonprofit. million registered nonprofits in the United States, making these charitable organizations a staple of modern society. However, any new nonprofit needs a strong foundation to thrive. Around 30% of nonprofits cease to exist within 10 years of their founding.

Nonprofit governance and management 106

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Charitable Organizations 106

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 1, 2023

To that end, Dr. Wright has set out to change environmental racism and policies that favor the gas and oil industries over the wellbeing of Black families and children. But she has deeper personal connections to this work, involved not just as an advocate or scholar but as a Black mother and decades-long resident of New Orleans.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Environmental Energy Health 126

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 13, 2023

We treat cooperative development work not as a static formula but as a learning laboratory where experimentation, creativity, and new expressions of leadership are accepted and encouraged. The program includes classroom training in business development, finance, governance, democratic decision-making, and participatory management.

Non-Profits 137

Non-Profits Food Environmental Associations 137

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 21, 2023

A 2019 report from a government study found “false positives to be between 2 and 5 times higher in women than men.” And this leadership has extended beyond the worlds of academia and research to also include advocacy, organizing, and thought leadership on facial recognition technology within the larger context of algorithmic bias.

Public and Social Policy 121

Public and Social Policy Ethics Race and Ethnicity Public and Nonprofit Management 121

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 19, 2023

They clothe themselves and their children according to the correctional dress code, submitting to searches of their bodies and belongings and myriad forms of intimate regulation and humiliation. Large-scale public investment from all levels of government is needed to further implement and evaluate these strategies.

Public and Social Policy 140

Public and Social Policy Health Associations Children 140

The Charity CFO

DECEMBER 20, 2023

180 Management Group is an operations consulting firm that specializes in operational strategy and design, specifically for nonprofit organizations. Led by Miriam Dicks and our guest on today’s show, 180 Management Group believes that people are their biggest asset. Thus, causing an inside looking out approach to be utilized.

Management 52

Management Nonprofit governance and management Culture Healthcare 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 14, 2023

A regional backbone organization— Wild Rivers Community Foundation , an affiliate of Humboldt Area Foundation—was tapped to manage the initiative in partnership with community leaders and TCE program officers and staff. Community leaders identified the issues the community thought most important.

Nonprofit governance and management 98

Nonprofit governance and management Health Collaborations Foundations 98

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The AI Mirror by DALL-E 3/OpenAI.com/DALLE Editors note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine s winter 2024 issue, Health Justice in the Digital Age: Can We Harness AI for Good? Now, normally, if youre an engineer, having been the president of your chess club is indicative of a certain kind of leadership.

Nonprofit governance and management 64

Nonprofit governance and management Technology Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 64

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 21, 2023

To date, through this incubator, 19 new businesses licensed for a total of 390 children have opened. It begins with identifying where there is a gap between the number of licensed childcare slots and the number of children under the age of five needing care, and then going into the community to find prospective entrepreneurs.

Curriculum and Teaching 104

Curriculum and Teaching Finance Children Recruitment 104

Bloomerang

MAY 21, 2021

But if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang besides our webinars, Bloomerang is a provider of donor management software. You’re teaching grant writing and doing board development and super involved in the nonprofit community there. I do run the Cal State East Bay Nonprofit Management Certificate Program.

Nonprofit governance and management 124

Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofits Energy Public and Nonprofit Management 124

Fundraising Leadership

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

While she did later return to earn a bachelors in sociology from College of New Rochelle and a masters in nonprofit and organizational management from Maris College School of Management, Chan Shue joined the NYPD in 1993. “They call me Mother Teresa.” Bureau of Justice Statistics.” Maryville University reports, “The U.S.

Race and Ethnicity 98

Race and Ethnicity Law Sociology Nonprofit Administration and Development 98

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Here are a few examples: In East Cleveland, OH, Loiter, a local nonprofit , is revitalizing the city’s historically Black community by building a community-owned business through its acquisition of Wake Robin Foods, a local fermented-food company. This work is worth supporting. Work is done by and for community members.

Food 121

Food Finance Community Development Culture 121

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 15, 2023

In doing so, it would advance the state’s ambitious goal, outlined in the 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act , of reaching 70 percent renewable energy by 2030. As one portfolio manager put it , crises like the ones in Texas created a “Wild West market designed based only on short-run prices.”

Energy 121

Energy Non-Profits Poverty Environmental 121

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 12, 2024

Image credit: Yannick Lowery / www.severepaper.com Editors’ note: This article is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s fall 2023 issue, “How Do We Create Home in the Future? So our land, our languages, our kinship systems, our governances were forced out of us.” Reshaping the Way We Live in the Midst of Climate Crisis.”

Nonprofit governance and management 104

Nonprofit governance and management Culture Governance Public and Social Policy 104

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 12, 2023

In my experience as a practitioner and advocate in the field, the solidarity-economy field has focused mostly on higher education, professional skill development, popular education, and community-based adult education, mostly led by small nonprofits or training cooperatives. Ditto for coding and software development.

Curriculum and Teaching 105

Curriculum and Teaching Education Education Public and Nonprofit Management 105

The Kindful Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

A nonprofit raises more than five times its original goal. . British children’s rights nonprofit AfriKids sent two of its staff members to a recent International Fundraising Congress in the Netherlands. As a result of the campaign’s success, 18,000 children and 350 teachers reaped the benefits.

Nonprofit governance and management 52

Nonprofit governance and management Fundraising Fundraising Education 52

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The children and grandchildren of Walmart co-founder Sam Walton have long embedded their interests, and, more importantly, their money, among industry groups, policymakers, academics, activists, and NGOs active in the future of food. Image credit: Fabio Bracht on Unsplash This article was co-produced and co-published with Civil Eats.

Public and Social Policy 135

Public and Social Policy Environmental Public and Nonprofit Management Philanthropy 135

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2023

You, your partner, and your children are greeted by name, maybe even with warm hugs. They were erased by government-backed campaigns to move birth out of the hands of Black midwives and into the hands of white male obstetricians. —Audre Lorde (“Poetry Is Not a Luxury”) 1.

Health 131

Health Healthcare Public and Social Policy Ethics 131

Fundraising Coach

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

If I were asked last year if a nonprofit should have a large board, I would’ve flat out said “No.&# But the board sets the agenda for the nonprofit. We’ve all heard of nonprofit boards that have changed focus despite the founders’ wishes (MADD, Habitat for Humanity, Feed the Children, etc.).

Governance 81

Governance Law Children Fundraising 81

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 15, 2023

The fundamental pattern that we observe, particularly in progressive movement organizations but in other parts of the nonprofit sector, too, is a vicious cycle of disconnection between staff and leaders that often drives “us versus them” dynamics, exacerbates mistrust, and grinds work to a halt.

Public and Social Policy 110

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Values 110

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 7, 2024

It is a value that we strive to impress on children, reprimanding them when they behave rudely to others in the hopes that doing so will socialize them. Creating and managing a “crisis packed situation,” King emphasized in his letter, is an important resource for bringing the powerful to the negotiating table.

Manufacturing 142

Manufacturing Construction Psychology Children 142

Fundraising Leadership

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

She was a widow in 1923 with four children under the age of 7.” She then put her children in an orphanage until she could get a job, set up the household and reunite with them. Gender discrimination in her early career was a given—particularly in banking and nonprofit work, she says. Roig’s own mother did not go to college.

Education 52

Education Education Nonprofit governance and management Philanthropy 52

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 2, 2023

Adelante Mujeres (which means Forward, Women), the nonprofit where we work and which has operated for over two decades, seeks to answer this question. The program was launched by the nonprofit Adelante Mujeres during the Great Recession in 2008. Now López uses her leadership and empathy to drive the business.

Participation and motivation 52

Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Community Development Leadership 52