NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 9, 2024

As he puts it, “There are some diminished assumptions about places like Detroit that have majority-African American populations and particularly populations that are predominately low- and moderate-income and not college educated. As expected, sales have slowed as the opening energy dissipates, but they remain above projections.

Food 134

Food Nonprofit governance and management Finance Governance 134

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

JANUARY 13, 2023

I served as the Program Director for community development and microenterprise development at MIFA. For seven years, I served as the Senior Program Officer for a financial intermediary providing grant making, technical assistance, and training for community development corporations, and grassroots organizations.

Nonprofit governance and management 90

Nonprofit governance and management Leadership Community Development Organizational Change 90

The Agitator

MARCH 25, 2013

million) enables peer learning and collaboration among more than 100 affordable housing and community development leaders. International Rivers – Berkeley, California ($750,000) opposes destructive dams in critical conservation regions and offers feasible alternatives to meet energy and water needs.

Foundations 79

Foundations Nonprofits Law Energy 79

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Educate Girls ● educategirls.ngo. Mission: To improve access and quality of education for 4 million children living in underserved communities in India. Mission: To promote the right to education and to preserve the environment and cultural heritage of Brazil. Fundação Roberto Marinho ● frm.ong. Kijani ● kijani.ngo.

Non-Profits 57

Non-Profits Poverty Children Education 57

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Image Credit: PeopleImages on iStock The view from the trenches in frontline BIPOC communities fighting for resources is hopeful, though sobering: there has been a boom in energy and interest since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in 2022. Distributed solar comes at a high price, however.

Energy 132

Energy Environmental Community Development Public Policy 132

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 22, 2025

Image Credit: Brian Koellish on iStock Nearly a third of US communities are CDFI deserts. In these turbulent times, many leaders of the nations growing network of community development financial institutions (CDFIs)which now collectively manage $468 billion in assets, a 615 percent increase over the past decadehave high hopes.

Finance 105

Finance Nonprofit Administration and Development Poverty Public and Nonprofit Management 105

Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

And I always like to point this out because I think mental health is extremely important, especially as the fact that you’re dealing with populations who might be they’re doing one of the most vulnerable parts of their lives, or maybe there’s a cause that is really, really necessary to focus on and requires all your mental energy.

Nonprofit governance and management 119

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development Foundations 119

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 27, 2023

Image Credit: Wilson Vitorino on pexels.com Rural America is primarily powered by electric cooperatives , which have tripled their renewable energy capacity over the last decade. Nigeria’s rural electrification expansion can teach the US the importance of meeting communities where they are as we move away from our dependence on fossil fuels.

Energy 111

Energy Children Construction Insurance 111

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 10, 2024

Image credit: Drew Katz Black Bostonian communities citywide have more than just something to say for themselves: their economies are building institutions that prioritize asset-based community development and are creating the foundations for a local solidarity economy.

Food 131

Food Community Development Medical Nonprofit governance and management 131

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Nelson Colón of the Puerto Rico Community Foundation, and Clara Miller, president emerita of the Heron Foundation—come from philanthropy. In a massive charitable response, vast networks of locally supported food pantries, coat drives, homeless shelters, community clinics, and free schools have been launched and sustained.

Public and Social Policy 132

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

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The diffusion of new and innovative models of community-owned commercial real estate is enhancing resident power and self-determination. My home city of Chicago also has a deep history of resistance, incredible community organizing, and creative energy—most recently reflected in the election this year of movement-backed mayor Brandon Johnson.

Finance 120

Finance Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Education 120

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 4, 2024

These new laws channeled philanthropic assets into municipal bonds and community development loan funds, which stabilized local municipalities. We witnessed huge shifts to public education with dramatic differences in per-pupil spending, because resources were no longer allocated by zip code.

Public and Social Policy 133

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Taxation 133

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 8, 2025

PBEB has recruited a board of directors (subject to regulatory approval) of banking experts, elected officials from participating jurisdictions, and subject matter experts on issues like clean energy and affordable housing. Instead, public banks partner with local banks to expand community-driven impacts.

Nonprofit governance and management 128

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance Finance 128

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 19, 2023

Can this movement energy coalesce into a cohesive vision? 4 We see, too, movement energy in the organizing at Amazon, at the over 200 Starbucks branches that have unionized, in the new vigor behind the pursuit of worker cooperatives and community land trusts. Can this movement energy coalesce into a cohesive vision?

Public and Social Policy 96

Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 96

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 8, 2023

Projects like Los Angeles for All point toward collective governance, working with the current system in order to transform it to center the needs of the community. This council served as our primary avenue for discussion, education, and mobilization about advocacy efforts. It also happens to be a core cooperative principle.

Public Policy 96

Public Policy Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 96

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

It can create secure, well-paying construction and repair jobs and ensure that housing is green, energy-efficient, and more resilient to climate disasters. Social housing campaigns look different in different communities.

Public and Social Policy 143

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 143

MNA Association

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Nonprofits play a crucial role in Montana, and they address vital needs that might otherwise go unmet, from providing social services and educational opportunities to preserving our environment and creating affordable housing. I currently sit on the board of the Montana Council on Economic Education.

Public and Social Policy 98

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