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How UPROSE Is Creating Clean Energy in Brooklyn

NonProfit Quarterly

The solar developer builds clean-energy projects that help communities acquire long-term wealth and energy assets through impact investing, technical support, and project financing. This type of community-owned solar will be the first of its kind in Brooklyn.” How will Sunset Park Solar work? says Yeampierre.

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How Guarantees Can Advance Community Development and Racial Equity

NonProfit Quarterly

While many foundations screen their endowment investments based on environmental, social, and governance factors, only a few optimize their investment strategies for mission impact. And guarantees are much less common in other fields, such as community-focused renewable energy.

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??How Community-Based Public Space Can Build Civic Trust: Lessons from Akron

NonProfit Quarterly

Many times, government and nonprofit representatives had come to Starleen’s Summit Lake neighborhood and indicated that things were going to improve, but not much ever came of it. “My Most importantly, the team has elevated a new generation of diverse leaders who are contributing new energy to Akron’s civic spaces.

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A Call To Action For Nonprofit Board Members

Bloomerang

Nonprofit organizations play a pivotal role in addressing societal issues, providing essential services, advocacy, and support to those in need, and fostering community development. Oversight and governance Provide proper oversight to ensure the organization is operating effectively and ethically, and acting fiscally responsible.

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Local Solutions to Federal Problems: Moving Climate Dollars to Communities

NonProfit Quarterly

Not only is it possible to access federal funds, but the same elements that are needed for frontline and underinvested, predominantly BIPOC communities to benefit from public funding are also the most promising approaches to address more broadly the impacts of climate change at the local level.

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Detroit People’s Food Co-op: How to Advance Black Food Sovereignty

NonProfit Quarterly

In her position, she has sought to transition it from a “working board” to a “governing board” as the co-op opened and hired full-time staff. As expected, sales have slowed as the opening energy dissipates, but they remain above projections. She adds, “The majority of Detroiters are African American.

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How to Advance BIPOC Empowerment in the Renewable Energy Industry

NonProfit Quarterly

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. Proof of concept is strong, with exemplars around the country.

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