NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 17, 2023

Coproduced by Partners for Rural Transformation, a coalition of six regional community development financial institutions, and NPQ , the authors highlight efforts to address multigenerational poverty in Appalachia, the rural West, Indian Country, South Texas, and the Mississippi Delta.

Poverty 129

Poverty Community Development Finance Philanthropy 129

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 112

Finance Law Governance Entrepreneurship 112

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 11, 2023

Leaders in many places facing economic decline—be they post-industrial cities in the Rust Belt or depleted communities in former coal mining towns—are increasingly looking to entrepreneurship as a means of revitalization. Neighborhood book clubs were repurposed as platforms with which to educate pet owners.

Entrepreneurship 127

Entrepreneurship Collaborations Food Finance 127

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

JUNE 21, 2023

The need to develop more childcare businesses is obvious, but how to build and sustain viable childcare businesses is not. the community development financial institution where I work, lends to families and businesses throughout the state of Maine. What can be done to address this gap? Coastal Enterprises, Inc.,

Curriculum and Teaching 103

Curriculum and Teaching Finance Children Recruitment 103

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 12, 2023

My colleagues and I began having conversations with educators, some of which were facilitated by our close partnership with two youth leadership-development and power-building Bronx institutions: Sistas and Brothas United (of the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition) and The POINT Community Development Corporation in the South Bronx.

Curriculum and Teaching 104

Curriculum and Teaching Education Education Public and Nonprofit Management 104