NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Image credit: TuiPhotoengineer on istock.com This is the fifth and final article in NPQ ’s series titled Building Power, Fighting Displacement: Stories from Asian Pacific America , coproduced with the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development ( National CAPACD ).

Community Development 131

Community Development Poverty Retail Insurance 131

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 17, 2023

Most practitioners working in community development have accepted this as the reality of impact investing: The harder you drive for social impact in disadvantaged communities, the farther away you get from unbuffered full market return.

Marketing 122

Marketing Marketing Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management 122

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 141

Education Education Governance Food 141

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. Construction began in 2017.

Construction 98

Construction Community Development Governance Environmental 98

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

we all know nonprofits rely on a combination of government grants, philanthropic donations, and earned income to support their operations. 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.

Leadership 120

Leadership Public and Social Policy Poverty Race and Ethnicity 120

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. A third key challenge is implementing systems and processes, such as permanent governance policies.

Food 134

Food Nonprofit governance and management Finance Governance 134

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 12, 2023

Image Credit: Abe Camacho on unsplash.com This article introduces a new NPQ series, Owning the Economy: Stories from Latinx Communities. These are home values, rent prices, median household income, percentage of residents who are college educated, and percentage of residents who are White.

Culture 98

Culture Construction Community Development Education 98

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

After seven years of kitchen-table and Zoom organizing, a multi-stakeholder, cooperative, community-owned grocery store is taking shape in Louisville, KY. In October, the metro council of Louisville’s combined city-county government voted to allocate $3.5 million to help make a co-op grocery a reality. We secured $3.5

Food 111

Food Construction Public and Social Policy Governance 111

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 13, 2023

We had our first in-person meeting with Massport about idling in February, where we asked for more regular collaboration and for forums to be inclusive and open to the community. We also need our government agencies to protect us. So far, we’ve been able to install HEPA purifiers in 35 home daycares.

Race and Ethnicity 128

Race and Ethnicity Health Environmental Children 128

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. The food initiative’s resources have helped fund these efforts.

Food 111

Food Public and Nonprofit Management Medical Community Development 111

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 10, 2023

The conference brings together hundreds of community activists, government officials, and bank community development officers. But not surprisingly, racist assumptions about risk made their way into red lines on maps, creating in the process de facto “do not lend” zones in low-income communities and communities of color.

Finance 116

Finance Law Governance Entrepreneurship 116

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2023

For instance, Art.coop and Grantmakers in the Arts are collaborating to educate funders about power-shifting and solidarity principles, creating shared language and frameworks that funders can draw on as they develop and implement funding strategies. Artists are essential to any vision that calls the future into question.

Philanthropy 111

Philanthropy Culture Agriculture Community Development 111

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 122

Food Finance Community Development Culture 122

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 13, 2023

They provide social services, healthcare screening, workforce development, and education.” Faith institutions, he noted, in many communities are often “the only game in town. They provide social services, healthcare screening, workforce development, and education. are often the only game in town.

Finance 105

Finance Homelessness Healthcare Foundations 105

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

AUGUST 20, 2023

Advocacy is a powerful tool in a nonprofit’s toolkit that can be used to mobilize the community, develop effective solutions, and educate those who have the authority to draft and enact legislation. That measure seeks to foster much need for collaboration by and with governments. This legislation matters.

Public and Social Policy 87

Public and Social Policy Recruitment Governance Nonprofits 87

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Image Credit: Getty Images for Unsplash In September, over 700 worker co-op members, co-op developers, supporters, and organizers from across the country came to Chicago to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the US Federation of Worker Cooperatives (USFWC), the national worker co-op federation.

Public and Social Policy 128

Public and Social Policy Public Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Culture 128

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

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 11, 2023

Neighborhood book clubs were repurposed as platforms with which to educate pet owners. The city’s animal rights organizations and municipal government became channels through which the founder’s unique approach could reach all city residents by shaping city regulations to ban animal abuse.

Entrepreneurship 130

Entrepreneurship Collaborations Food Finance 130

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Impact : Increases opportunity for nonprofit childcare providers to collaborate with the government, potentially leading to increased funding opportunities, technical assistance, and access to resources. of Education could lead to faster licensing and operation of childcare programs - potentially benefiting communities with unmet needs.

Children 52

Children Nonprofit Administration and Development Law 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

Pam Moore

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Governance with a balance of risk management and employee empowerment. 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. Measurement system inclusive of key performance indicators.

Governance 60

Governance Marketing Marketing Education 60

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Our government is discussing providing free wifi throughout in Mexico City which is a very good sign for crowdfunding and even better for NGOs funding. 144 donors whose top 5 causes are animals and wildlife (19%), children and youth (15%), environment (12%), education (9%), and community development (8%).

Disaster Relief 77

Disaster Relief Nonprofit Administration and Development Social Enterprise Social Enterprise 77

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

To participate, community members can purchase an ownership share in the enterprise, contingent on completing an eight-hour financial education course. One key lesson in this work is that “in all cases, acquisition and rehabilitation of commercial real estate preceded community planning, engagement, and organizing.”

Public and Nonprofit Management 105

Public and Nonprofit Management Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Poverty 105

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

AUGUST 20, 2023

Advocacy is a powerful tool in a nonprofit’s toolkit that can be used to mobilize the community, develop effective solutions, and educate those who have the authority to draft and enact legislation. That measure seeks to foster much need for collaboration by and with governments. This legislation matters.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Recruitment Governance Nonprofits 52

Pam Moore

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Just like relationships are built on trust that is earned over time, communities are no different. Communities are made up of people coming from different backgrounds and education. They have different understandings and expectations what a community is and why they have joined your community.

Marketing 60

Marketing Marketing Values Governance 60

Pam Moore

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Just like relationships are built on trust that is earned over time, communities are no different. Communities are made up of people coming from different backgrounds and education. They have different understandings and expectations what a community is and why they have joined your community.

Marketing 60

Marketing Marketing Values Governance 60

Pam Moore

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The middle of the funnel is where your dream customer becomes more educated on their options. Content that works like magic in the middle of the funnel include resources such as worksheets, templates, white papers, tutorial videos, and basically anything that engages and educates them. Your top two goals for the top of funnel are: .

Marketing 78

Marketing Marketing Advertising Production 78

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Typically, a one-megawatt solar array can power at least 400 homes for a year at a cost of about $4 million—making this cost-prohibitive to most community developers. What are some practical strategies for building local capacity and breaking a colonial mindset around community energy production?

Energy 132

Energy Environmental Community Development Public Policy 132

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 105

Curriculum and Teaching Finance Children Recruitment 105

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Fast forward to my family’s move to Portugal, where my mother was born, then to the United States, where, in 1998, I found a job with the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) as an education and outreach coordinator. One HEZ lead is a community health center with multiple sites. Preliminary Signs of Success.

Health 124

Health Race and Ethnicity Food Children 124

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 5, 2024

In response to Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the Silver Gummy Foundation —a Canadian private family foundation devoted to reducing gender-based violence through education—recently set out to expand our funding mandate by creating a funding category for Indigenous organizations. What makes an organization “Indigenous”?

Philanthropy 126

Philanthropy Culture Foundations Leadership 126

Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

And just some areas I wanted to share with you just so that you know the kind of funding that’s going to be out there is that 65 billion is going to be directed towards counties, and many of them are going to be in the form of community development block grants. Generally, not government funding, but that doesn’t mean.

Nonprofit governance and management 117

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

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 122

Public and Social Policy Finance Governance Culture 122

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 98

Education Education Universities Public and Nonprofit Management 98

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

KA: I had a good education in that movement about cooperatives. How do we do development? SD: You have spoken before about your experience working in public education prior to moving to Mississippi. On the political side, we wanted to launch an education campaign and a development campaign in the community.

Public and Social Policy 139

Public and Social Policy Education Education Recruitment 139

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 17, 2024

Public banks, owned by state and local governments, are driven by a community-serving mission, Currently, financial systems favor White-owned firms and disfavor firms that are owned by people of color, limiting the wealth-building opportunities available to them. How does the public bank in North Dakota accomplish these results?

Public and Social Policy 135

Public and Social Policy Finance Governance Disaster Relief 135

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. What would it take to fully fund the human capital, governance, and advocacy costs of nonprofits? The other five work for nonprofit intermediary organizations. If not, why not?

Public and Social Policy 132

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