NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Often, the very same nonprofit that is advocating for social justice policy may pay its own workers poverty-level wages. Nelson Colón of the Puerto Rico Community Foundation, and Clara Miller, president emerita of the Heron Foundation—come from philanthropy. The reality is more complicated.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty 132

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Dismantling barriers to food access requires clear strategies and methodologies that inform funding, drive policy, and guide community-based initiatives. While the answers remain complicated, we must use our collective power and community agency to address our needs. A Camden community vision emerges.

Food 145

Food Agriculture Poverty Public and Social Policy 145

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

BIPOC communities are disproportionately impacted by social inequality, with higher rates of poverty and unemployment. This can make it difficult for BIPOC-led organizations to address the needs of their communities effectively, and can also limit their ability to attract and retain talented staff and volunteers.

Leadership 117

Leadership Public and Social Policy Poverty Race and Ethnicity 117

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 22, 2022

As an American-born, Vietnamese philanthropic professional, this annual convening in August prompts me to reflect not only on the financial and political contributions that Black communities up and down the socioeconomic ladder have made to a democratic society. It also encourages me to rethink the definition of philanthropy itself.

Philanthropy 133

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Healthcare Universities 133

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 15, 2022

It explores how these leaders are addressing critical issues at the intersection of food sovereignty, racial and economic justice, and community. Mississippi has a rich culture, but for generations, its Black communities have experienced health inequities intertwined with discrimination, poverty, and racial exclusion.

Food 126

Food Agriculture Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 126

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

SD: You have spoken before about your experience working in public education prior to moving to Mississippi. I was a teacher, a public high school teacher, working in the Oakland Unified School District. And eventually, I was able to help create…the New Small Autonomous Schools policy. They don’t have it anymore, unfortunately.…This

Public and Social Policy 139

Public and Social Policy Education Education Recruitment 139

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 4, 2023

Salmora Village is another community on Majuli Island where people are facing climate migration. The village’s centuries-old pottery culture may soon vanish, along with the island itself, as the Brahmaputra River is eroding the clay that the potters, known as kumars , use.

Agriculture 105

Agriculture Public and Social Policy Governance Construction 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Residents, regardless of zip code or how much money they have, can breathe clean air, eat healthy and culturally appropriate food, and have a safe, affordable place to call home. There are inequities in housing quality, stability, and access; and imbalances of power that favor markets, developers, and landlords.

Health 105

Health Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Philanthropy 105

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 19, 2023

“RULER OF THE EARTH” BY YUET-LAM TSANG Editors’ note: This article is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2023 issue, “Movement Economies: Making Our Vision a Collective Reality.” How do social movements come to make the language of economic systems change their own? We think it can. We think it can.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 98

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Image credit: Brandon on Unsplash The murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police three and a half years ago ignited a months-long period of mass social mobilization and intense public engagement. Those compounded impacts are starkly apparent.

Finance 79

Finance Culture Foundations Public and Social Policy 79

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Here, residents from different cultures and backgrounds converge to start their day. In Germany, strained local resources for the ongoing flow of migrants, overburdened social services, and historic divisions between eastern and western states, have fueled anti-migrant sentiment and strengthened far-right parties.

Nonprofit governance and management 99

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 99

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

This number is somewhat deceptive since it includes large public companies where the only employee benefit is stock ownership. OEDIT has successfully incorporated community wealth building as a pillar of its economic development toolkit. According to NCEO , as of December 2021, the US was home to 6,482 ESOP companies with 10.2

Public and Social Policy 121

Public and Social Policy Finance Governance Culture 121

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 8, 2023

Up to this point, legislation for most worker co-ops was not a priority; federal policy wasn’t even a pipe dream. Public policy wasn’t really a part of our culture. Why Prioritize Public Policy and Advocacy? 6 Engaging in public policy advocacy is not without its dangers. Until it was.

Public Policy 98

Public Policy Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 98

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 27, 2023

Over the course of our lecture series, we’ve talked a lot about the crucial role that community plays in building alternatives to capitalistic models of access, resource distribution and social equity. I’m a public sociologist, and we formed out of a need, right? All that kind of stuff. [00:08:15] Thankful to be here today.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Food Nonprofit governance and management 105

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Image credit: Roman Kraft on Unsplash It’s becoming increasingly hard to find a housing justice organizer who hasn’t been to Vienna or extolled the virtues of its social housing sector, and wants to do something similar in the United States. What is Social Housing? What’s harder to find is a political strategy to achieve as much.

Public and Social Policy 131

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 131

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. Montana’s nonprofit sector strengthens the foundation of our communities, making them stronger, healthier, and more vibrant. Nonprofit leaders play an important role in shaping public policy.

Public and Social Policy 98

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Escaping the Deficiency Focus When the WHO and UNICEF co-organized the landmark health conference in Alma-Ata, USSR, in 1978, 134 countries and 67 international organizations endorsed the WHOs pioneering perspective on health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

Health 118

Health Public and Social Policy Medical Governance 118