NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Image credit: Ian Nicole Reambonanza on Unsplash This is the fourth 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 ). How does a refugee community organize itself?

Race and Ethnicity 120

Race and Ethnicity Community Development Participation and motivation Culture 120

Ann Green

APRIL 7, 2015

Create community. Develop a community. Some organizations participating in Give Local America, like Infinite Hands Initiative and the East Hampton Food Pantry , use flyers and other print materials. People want to support you. You just have to be, as Gail Perry says, “ cheerfully aggressive ” about asking. Go old school.

Universities 185

Universities Finance Community Development Foundations 185

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 117

Community Development Poverty Retail Insurance 117

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 7, 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.

Poverty 111

Poverty Community Development Construction Finance 111

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 110

Values Community Development Psychology Healthcare 110

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Image credit: Matthew Moloney on unsplash.com This is the third 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 ). What does gentrification look like?

Community Development 115

Community Development Leadership Food Governance 115

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

The resources involved were modest ($240,000 total) but the ambition was large—namely, to assist Native nations to “regain control of their land and natural resources, revitalize traditional stewardship practices, and build sustainable stewardship initiatives that contribute to tribal economic and community development opportunities.”

Nonprofit governance and management 137

Nonprofit governance and management Poverty Environmental Food 137

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 25, 2023

A salient example is of organizations that are focused on community development but invest in mass incarceration. To choose an adviser, they convened a committee of staff and board members to issue a request for proposals and interview advisers who would uphold their organizational priorities to fight food insecurity. “In

Public and Social Policy 108

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Non-Profits 108

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 115

Marketing Marketing Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management 115

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 24, 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. That’s where I come in.

Poverty 103

Poverty Agriculture Community Development Culture 103

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 24, 2023

It was a smaller autonomous school called the School of Social Justice and Community Development. First, it is critical to be able to “articulate a program around food sovereignty,” including the development of community farms. Akuno explained that 20 years ago, he was working in Oakland, California.

Education 136

Education Education Governance Food 136

Getting Attention

AUGUST 3, 2012

3) Communications Coordinator , The Immunization Partnership (Houston, TX). Food & Water Watch (Washington, D.C.). 6) Manager, Community Development , Arthritis Foundation (Philadelphia, PA). 7) Marketing and Sales Intern and Media and Communications Intern. National Brain Tumor Society (Watertown, MA).

Public and Nonprofit Management 61

Public and Nonprofit Management Food Energy Associations 61

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The ship also takes on volunteers working in housekeeping, hospitality, food and beverage; houses a school and teachers for children to attend while their parents volunteer in critical roles; and coordinates the engineers and security staff necessary for a 12-deck purpose-built hospital ship to run smoothly.

Medical 95

Medical Healthcare Nonprofit governance and management Health 95

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

In vibrant and thriving communities, people have the power and resources to realize their vision of health and well-being. Residents, regardless of zip code or how much money they have, can breathe clean air, eat healthy and culturally appropriate food, and have a safe, affordable place to call home. Creating a Learning Community.

Health 103

Health Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Philanthropy 103

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 11, 2023

For example, we followed a team of founders who were committed to supporting “cottage” food entrepreneurs—mostly women of color who had excellent cooking skills but lacked business skills and ready access to fresh ingredients and licensed kitchens. A How-to Guide for Scaling Deep.

Entrepreneurship 121

Entrepreneurship Collaborations Food Finance 121

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Image credit: “ Nature, food, landscape, travel ” on istock.com Creating and preserving quality affordable housing is notoriously difficult, with the number of available units declining each year as landlords raise rents ever higher. But this increases the cost of servicing the resultant larger loans.

Manufacturing 111

Manufacturing Finance Nonprofit governance and management Law 111

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 1, 2023

Honoring the memory of our ancestors, BlacSpace is cooking up a savory dish with the intention of feeding communities for generations. Our food is not scarcity-based stone soup but rather a rich, sumptuous, and nourishing gumbo for transforming struggle into an open, connected, and creative way of being—into livity.

Culture 107

Culture Retail Community Development Collaborations 107

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

When schools and daycares shuttered, when food and other supply chains broke, who delivered baby supplies to parents juggling virtual work and young children? Who brought food to housebound elders? The nonprofit sector, along with community-based mutual aid networks , stepped up to meet immediate needs.

Governance 95

Governance Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit Administration and Development Finance 95

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 8, 2025

Today, our communities face multiple challengesranging from accelerating climate change to growing income inequality, from refugee crises to housing crises, and from basic food access to self-serving financial systems. Instead, public banks partner with local banks to expand community-driven impacts.

Nonprofit governance and management 115

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance Finance 115

Getting Attention

MARCH 22, 2012

Action for Boston Community Development (Boston, MA). 15) Manager, Communications , The Pew Charitable Trust (Washington, D.C.). 17) Media Manager , San Francisco Food Bank (San Francisco, CA). 14) Events Manager , Jewish National Fund (Baltimore, MD and Rockville Center, NY).

Marketing 58

Marketing Marketing Homelessness Associations 58

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Mission-Driven Land Acquisition In communities all over the country, commercial corridors are lined with small mom-and-pop establishments that provide communities with food and services but also hire locally and act as ambassadors for culture. We encountered five challenges along the way: Patchwork fundraising.

Culture 107

Culture Community Development Collaborations Activism 107

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. Latinx and other immigrant community commercial corridors allow residents to access foods and products native to their country of origin and, therefore, help preserve their cultural identity.

Culture 94

Culture Construction Community Development Education 94

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? Looking to expand and develop a permanent storefront, they participated in the food business course.

Participation and motivation 52

Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Community Development Leadership 52

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. by donating food, funds, and resources to local food banks.

Volunteerism 52

Volunteerism Volunteerism Disaster Relief Food 52

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

At LIFE, we provide such help through microlending and small business lending, both of which offer different ways of accessing capital, which helps many of the people we work with become business owners and develop businesses that sustain families and community. His grandfather owned a soul food restaurant in Houston for over 50 years.

Poverty 84

Poverty Children Culture Food 84

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Enter community development financial institutions (CDFIs). Health and educational disparities, food insecurity, broadband inaccessibility, and deteriorating infrastructure are among the urgent challenges facing rural communities.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 105

Nonprofit Administration and Development Entrepreneurship Finance Agriculture 105

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Of the 20 lenders, 10 are community development financial institutions (CDFIs), five are banks, three are credit unions, and two are tribal-affiliated institutions. Your company that creates healthy pre-prepared food has achieved regional recognition and won prestigious awards.

Insurance 104

Insurance Production Foundations Community Development 104

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

Other properties house art studios for Alaska Native and American Indian artists; a restaurant; and a credit union, which was the first financial institution to open in the community in over 20 years. This farm supports 20 immigrant and refugee farmers and emerging food entrepreneurs.

Public and Nonprofit Management 96

Public and Nonprofit Management Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Poverty 96

EveryAction

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

A: Definitely the food trucks at Farragut square! A: It’s definitely a tie between the amazing people I’ve met and getting to work with so many great and inspiring organizations on a daily basis. Q: What is your favorite lunch spot? Q: What is the craziest place you have ever travelled?

Non-Profits 52

Non-Profits Activism Food Culture 52

GiveGab

JUNE 14, 2022

From food banks to homeless shelters, nonprofit service organizations are the driving forces behind building better communities. They do the admirable and time-intensive work that makes our communities a better place to live, and technology plays an undeniable role in that. About the Author.

Management 52

Management Technology Sociology Urban development 52

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

We asked ourselves, “What else can we do if indeed we fundamentally believe that positive health outcomes—positive life outcomes—result from good jobs, good education, safe housing, healthy, affordable foods, and safe, prosperous communities? Connecticut and Delaware have also created similar community-rooted collaboratives.

Health 121

Health Race and Ethnicity Food Children 121

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Sharing resources allows them to grow healthier food, to purchase land, and sometimes to buy tractors and equipment for farming. [ii] Cooperative organizations can be federations of workers, farmers, and landowners; mutual insurance companies; or banks and credit unions.

Insurance 126

Insurance Universities Finance Foundations 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. And it’s also just centrally located in the community.

Nonprofit governance and management 117

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

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 4, 2023

To transform our economy, we need to network, learn, ideate, iterate, and resource the work together as nonprofits, for-profits, community leaders and members, philanthropic institutions, governments, donors, and investors. At the same time, one of us, Lizzy Baskerville, managed a community garden for elder Asian neighbors.

Nonprofit governance and management 106

Nonprofit governance and management Food Public and Nonprofit Management Environmental 106

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. In his eyes, “We can’t pilot this stuff anymore.

Food 118

Food Community Development Medical Nonprofit governance and management 118

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 15, 2022

This article concludes Black Food Sovereignty: Stories from the Field , a series that has been co-produced by Frontline Solutions and NPQ. This series features stories from a group of Black food sovereignty leaders who are working to transform the food system at the local level.

Food 119

Food Agriculture Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 119

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

It was something that I knew existed, but I didn’t know how dependent I was on it until I got to college and started to pay my own food bills. That co-op, that CSA, was a lifesaver for us. SD: You have spoken before about your experience working in public education prior to moving to Mississippi. It has its positives and negatives.

Public and Social Policy 137

Public and Social Policy Education Education Recruitment 137