The Agitator

MARCH 25, 2013

Children and Family Justice Center at Northwestern University – Chicago, Illinois ($750,000) protects the rights and well-being of young people in the juvenile justice system and advocates for fairer laws and policies. Housing Partnership Network – Boston, Massachusetts ($1.5

Foundations 79

Foundations Nonprofits Law Energy 79

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The original group of three founders and other volunteers worked with a local attorney and a research team from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law to draft the co-op’s original bylaws. Of course, we still must build—then operate—a well-run, community-owned grocery store. A Co-op for Whom? Notes See also L.

Food 109

Food Construction Public and Social Policy Governance 109

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Monitor Legislation that Impacts Your Nonprofit and the Children and Families You Serve Nonprofits must be legislative watchdogs for three key reasons: Impact awareness: New laws affect funding, operations, and beneficiary eligibility. Advocacy opportunity: Proactive engagement shapes legislation to better serve communities.

Children 52

Children Nonprofit Administration and Development Law Education 52

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. Philanthropy can also assist by supporting field-building practices, such as peer-learning collaboratives, community organizing, and advocacy.

Public and Nonprofit Management 104

Public and Nonprofit Management Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Poverty 104

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

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Her situation led me to ask myself: How could the educational nonprofit that I lead effectively intervene in cases like hers? C ompassionate lending combines a CDFI with an on-the-ground community or faith-based partner. My younger sister had taken on several payday loans with staggering interest rates in excess of 300 percent.

Education 95

Education Education Community Development Homelessness 95

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. Others focus on behavioral health, disease prevention, and education. Preliminary Signs of Success.

Health 123

Health Race and Ethnicity Food Children 123

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Colorado’s Story Colorado is home to some of the country’s most favorable cooperative laws. 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. Despite this growth, an estimated 24.7

Public and Social Policy 117

Public and Social Policy Finance Governance Culture 117

Anedot

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Position Summary The Community Response team is a critical part of ending violence in our community. The goal of this position is to ensure the safety and stability of domestic violence survivors through oversight of the Law Enforcement Specialized Unit Advocate and the Court Advocacy department.

Management 52

Management Public and Social Policy Non-Profits Law 52

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Some of our allies were: Deborah Taylor, a member of Southside Together Organizing for Power (STOP) and a leader with the Lake Park East Tenants Association Karen Lewis, then president of the Caucus of Rank-and-File Educators (CORE ), soon to become the president of the Chicago Teachers Union Willie J.R. Whew,” is all that I can say.

Public and Social Policy 113

Public and Social Policy Construction Law Community Development 113

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 96

Education Education Universities Public and Nonprofit Management 96

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 13, 2024

The false belief that a person can leverage hard work and talent to pull themselves and their family out of poverty should they only try is a pervasive story that has shaped our culture and laws. Racial discrimination was written into the laws, so these programs continue to be, at best, a Band-Aid solution accessible to only some Americans.

Public and Social Policy 117

Public and Social Policy Poverty Children Law 117

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 131

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

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Since most universities are nonprofit or publicly owned, by law, they must be community-serving. Jerry Johnson , interim director of the Rural Education Institute at East Carolina University, got a two-year American Rescue Plan grant to promote and practice community-based democracy.

Universities 111

Universities Curriculum and Teaching Participation and motivation Culture 111

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 8, 2025

Public bankscreated by governments and chartered to serve the public interestoffer a powerful model to advance racial equity, public accountability, and community self-determination. Weve also used creative public education toolslike the Worst Banks Awards to highlight how big banks perpetuate wealth inequality.

Finance 134

Finance Law Poverty Governance 134

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 20, 2023

So, there are all these federal publications that talk about the Bromley-Heath Public Housing Development and neighborhood patrol. It’s a really small program, but it makes it onto the federal write up of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration. They’re very proud of funding this public housing, little community security group.

Public and Social Policy 103

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public and Nonprofit Management 103

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 8, 2025

Unlike big commercial banks, most public banks (and all California public banks under state law) will be nonprofits and use their earnings from loan interest and fees to reinvest in local economies and large-scale community-wide projects. Instead, public banks partner with local banks to expand community-driven impacts.

Nonprofit governance and management 126

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance Finance 126

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 128

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Taxation 128

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 19, 2023

This was not so often the case in the 1960s, when civil rights laws were passed and long-term employment, at least in unionized sectors, was the norm; it is the case today. Conservative politicians and business lobbyists wielded labor law to suppress union activity, such as making boycotts and solidarity strikes illegal.

Public and Social Policy 88

Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 88

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Robust research demonstrates that high-quality housing in a thriving community is associated with improved physical and mental health, educational and developmental outcomes for children, and financial security and economic mobility for families.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Poverty Health 111

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 8, 2023

Image Credit: Yuet Lam-Tsang In August 2018, the first legislation explicitly naming worker-owned cooperatives—the Main Street Employee Ownership Act—became United States federal law. This council served as our primary avenue for discussion, education, and mobilization about advocacy efforts.

Public Policy 88

Public Policy Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 88

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 129

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 129

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

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

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 7, 2023

Recently, with her father Richard Rothstein, she coauthored a book called Just Action: How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under the Color of Law. Leah Rothstein: My father, Richard Rothstein, wrote The Color of Law in 2017, a book that basically debunked the myth about why our communities are racially segregated.

Law 114

Law Governance Nonprofit Administration and Development Poverty 114

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 20, 2023

The vehicle for the development of nonprofit infrastructure was government grants, beginning with President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty, which “expanded individual benefits related to health, education, and welfare and doubled down on the idea of working with nonprofit organizations.”

Public and Social Policy 122

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Poverty Governance 122

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Sister city relationships are partnerships meant to foster cultural, educational and economic exchanges. Initially placed in refugee camps, she faced the harsh realities of refugee life, including chaotic conditions, cultural clashes and the ongoing bureaucratic hurdles of getting her educational credentials recognized.

Nonprofit governance and management 77

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 77