NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 8, 2025

They can also take deposits from various private organizations (such as foundations, unions, and pension funds) but do not provide accounts to individuals. Instead, public banks partner with local banks to expand community-driven impacts. In California, public banks are barred from competing with local financial institutions.

Nonprofit governance and management 111

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance Finance 111

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 31, 2023

Coproduced by Partners for Rural Transformation, a coalition of six regional community development financial institutions, and NPQ , authors highlight efforts to address multi-generational poverty in Appalachia, the rural West, Indian Country, South Texas, and the Mississippi Delta. We have a population of less than 400.We

Values 117

Values Poverty Nonprofit Administration and Development Finance 117

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 22, 2023

Although too early to probe, the carbon market could also prove to be a viable economic opportunity for conservation nonprofits and coastal communities like Alligator Head. The foundation employs fishermen as sanctuary wardens, which serves as a nursery for not just fish but also the island’s most unique forest—mangroves.

Education 89

Education Education Foundations Environmental 89

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 4, 2023

This is a question animating much of our work in East Texas, where a local family foundation ( T.L.L. Temple ) and a community development financial institution ( Communities Unlimited ) are teaming to develop bottom-up structural solutions to building rural capacity.

Entrepreneurship 110

Entrepreneurship Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations 110

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Enter community development financial institutions (CDFIs). This lack of access spiraled into a crisis, as the pandemic shined a glaring light on the structural barriers facing rural communities, including the lack of broadband access and how it impeded rural communities’ shift to online financial transactions and lending.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 105

Nonprofit Administration and Development Entrepreneurship Finance Agriculture 105

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

For years, I have directed IFF , a community development financial institution that specializes in nonprofit facilities lending. A Hierarchy of Nonprofit Facilities’ Needs After 30 years in community development, I have come to think of nonprofit facilities as existing on a continuum of need.

Values 106

Values Community Development Psychology Healthcare 106

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 24, 2023

It was a smaller autonomous school called the School of Social Justice and Community Development. But at a certain point, Akuno realized that his education work was not effectively challenging relationships of power. I am an educator. We had to educate them. As Akuno put it, I am bringing in 110 kids.

Education 133

Education Education Governance Food 133

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 16, 2023

NGOs scaled solutions to educational problems in India for decades without sufficient reading or math improvement. Current philanthropic work—as a leader of a prominent US-based foundation remarked at a recent Stanford PACS conference—leaves people exhausted. Medicine 2.0 is oriented towards the past: moving away from illness.

Philanthropy 127

Philanthropy Homelessness Psychology Health 127

The Agitator

MARCH 25, 2013

Just got around to reading about the 13 organizations that recently won recognition (and $$) from the MacArthur Foundation for their creativity and effectiveness. million) enables peer learning and collaboration among more than 100 affordable housing and community development leaders. Here are the 13 winners for 2013.

Foundations 79

Foundations Nonprofits Law Energy 79

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The addition of more classes in the multi-stakeholder framework reflects lessons learned over seven years of self-education, activism, and fundraising. Moving Forward LACE and the Law School Diversity Committee worked together to host a series of events to educate the community about cooperatives and their history in Black communities.

Food 105

Food Construction Public and Social Policy Governance 105

Getting Attention

AUGUST 3, 2012

3) Communications Coordinator , The Immunization Partnership (Houston, TX). 6) Manager, Community Development , Arthritis Foundation (Philadelphia, PA). 7) Marketing and Sales Intern and Media and Communications Intern. 10) Marketing Manager , The Foundation Center (New York, NY). Website Manager.

Public and Nonprofit Management 61

Public and Nonprofit Management Food Energy Associations 61

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Educational challenges faced by inner-city communities in the U.S. There are many challenges that inner-city communities in the United States face when it comes to education. Provide education and training programs that are tailored to the needs of underserved communities.

Leadership 110

Leadership Public and Social Policy Poverty Race and Ethnicity 110

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 26, 2023

Image Credit: Bruno Guerrero on unsplash.com This is the third article in NPQ ’s series titled Owning the Economy: Stories from Latinx Communities. Among the coalition participants is the organization I work for, the Latino Economic Development Corporation. The 2018 effort fell short, but that was only the first attempt.

Construction 89

Construction Community Development Governance Environmental 89

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

How Current Capital Systems Reinforce Inequality Foundations, philanthropists, and impact investors can do better by bridging gaps in crucial areas with flexible and patient…capital. Foundations, philanthropists, and impact investors can do better by bridging gaps in crucial areas with flexible and patient (long-term and low-cost) capital.

Finance 78

Finance Culture Foundations Public and Social Policy 78

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 13, 2023

But a conference , hosted by Neighborhood Economics this past April, which brought over two hundred people to Jackson, MS—ranging from impact investors to foundation, nonprofit, and church leaders—purposefully sought to break the mold. They provide social services, healthcare screening, workforce development, and education.”

Finance 82

Finance Homelessness Healthcare Foundations 82

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Of the $22 million needed to build the facility , about $6 million was raised from foundations, about $1 million from individuals, and the remaining $15 million from the New Markets Tax Credit community finance program and borrowed funds. A Decade’s Journey “One of the biggest obstacles was obtaining the land.”

Food 132

Food Nonprofit governance and management Finance Governance 132

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 87

Food Public and Nonprofit Management Medical Community Development 87

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Given this recent investment in outreach and education efforts, coupled with heightened interest from local governments, we expect to see many more employee-owned businesses statewide in the next five years. Impact investment and non-bank financing from community development financial institutions also remain limited.

Public and Social Policy 99

Public and Social Policy Finance Governance Culture 99

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

And in so doing we are challenging the community development field to do better—by creating new tools to support truly equitable food-oriented development. Many large community development financial institutions , credit unions, and foundations present themselves as community-based food financing leaders.

Food 107

Food Finance Community Development Culture 107

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2023

Akilah Watkins, who previously led the Center for Community Progress and has been a leader in the CEO Circle, a group of community development leaders of color, became president and CEO of Independent Sector in January 2023. I don’t want that just to stay in community development.

Civil Society 80

Civil Society Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Social Policy Leadership 80

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. Project 1948 Foundation ● project1948.ngo. Germany.

Non-Profits 52

Non-Profits Poverty Children Education 52

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? Developing Community Leadership Entrepreneurs play a critical role as community builders.

Participation and motivation 52

Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Community Development Leadership 52

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

For instance, the Anchorage Community Land Trust , which began in 2003 and is the oldest example reviewed in the report, acquired land in a BIPOC neighborhood that had a 25.1 Seeded with an initial $5 million grant from a local foundation, the land trust acquired nine parcels between 2005 and 2011. percent poverty rate (as of 2001).

Public and Nonprofit Management 93

Public and Nonprofit Management Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Poverty 93

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 11, 2023

Neighborhood book clubs were repurposed as platforms with which to educate pet owners. Because scaling-deep ventures typically address urgent issues in local communities, they can be more readily eligible for grant money from local foundations and government agencies.

Entrepreneurship 118

Entrepreneurship Collaborations Food Finance 118

Pam Moore

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Community development strategy and plan inclusive of social listening and engagement. It is YOUR responsibility to educate your stakeholders on the fact this is a journey, not a destination. Social platform selection and prioritization based upon audience analysis and business goals. Integration with organizations.

Governance 60

Governance Marketing Marketing Education 60

Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Through CSR initiatives, companies aim to give back to society by addressing various issues such as sustainability, community development, employee welfare, ethical business practices, and philanthropic involvement. Learn more about the corporate partnership here. Learn more about the corporate partnership here.

Volunteerism 52

Volunteerism Volunteerism Disaster Relief Food 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 5, 2024

By recognizing that the organizations that foundations fund are best positioned to inform the solution, a trust-based approach proceeds by presuming that maximum impact is created when the organizations doing the work are fully empowered and when operational and funding barriers are removed. This is all well understood.

Philanthropy 118

Philanthropy Culture Foundations Leadership 118

Bloomerang

JUNE 17, 2022

Elton John AIDS Foundation. Prism Foundation. Pride Foundation. PFund Foundation. Horizons Foundation. The Vermont Community Foundation. The New York Women’s Foundation. Stonewall Community Foundation. New York Foundation. Maine Community Foundation.

Foundations 125

Foundations Culture Charitable Contribution Health 125

Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

There is a big difference between a federal application and then a private corporate foundation application. And if you’re not familiar with those, you can take a look at that within your community. This is through the Kellogg Foundation. So those are just some other considerations. There’s more in there.

Nonprofit governance and management 117

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

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 21, 2023

the community development financial institution where I work, lends to families and businesses throughout the state of Maine. A childcare business incubator needs to combine small business start-up education with specific childcare business management and coaching. Coastal Enterprises, Inc.,

Curriculum and Teaching 83

Curriculum and Teaching Finance Children Recruitment 83

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 30, 2024

This focus on living with dignity creates a broad scope for innovations in the dimensions of health and well-being, education and skills, economic activities, and governance. The community in Ulaanbaatar provides a powerful illustration of this. That reply created a desirable and feasible entry point.

Health 88

Health Public and Social Policy Medical Governance 88

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 26, 2023

We have largely presumed that higher education is an inherent public good, most clearly marked by its tax-exempt status. Because higher education institutions provide the public good of education to surrounding communities, their property holdings are exempt from taxation in all 50 states.

Education 78

Education Education Universities Public and Nonprofit Management 78

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 114

Food Community Development Medical Nonprofit governance and management 114

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 8, 2023

Historically, Pruitt noted that education and religion were the most common categories, with education receiving by far the largest share of DAF dollars. We don’t know if they are coming out of a DAF, charitable LLC [limited liability company], or foundation.” We don’t know what that is yet,” she added.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 79

Nonprofit Administration and Development Universities Philanthropy Education 79

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 118

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty 118

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Fortunately, community land trust (CLT) homeownership appears more successful than most government programs for first-time, low-income homebuyers—both due to demonstrated increased housing stability for residents and a participatory board model that includes both resident and nonresident community representation.

Public and Social Policy 115

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 115

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 22, 2022

There, they built wealth by purchasing land, establishing a small businesses, and engaging in philanthropic efforts, such as pooling financial resources to support local community development. Later, we received free higher education at California’s public universities.

Philanthropy 113

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Healthcare Universities 113