NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 25, 2023

A salient example is of organizations that are focused on community development but invest in mass incarceration. Key IPS components may include scope and purpose, governance, investment asset classes, return and risk objectives, investment benchmarking, and risk management.

Public and Social Policy 121

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Non-Profits 121

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Local government wins because properties are back in productive use, generating taxes. The community wins because there is now permanently affordable housing that can forestall gentrification. While these objectives differ, there is a clear overlap of priorities and opportunities to advance shared equitable community development goals.

Public and Social Policy 112

Public and Social Policy Community Development Governance Agriculture 112

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

MAY 23, 2024

It’s essential to communicate the value of these investments to stakeholders to shift the narrative and recognize that strategic overhead spending is crucial for achieving long-term mission impact. What is the Overhead Myth? What can I do?

Public and Social Policy 229

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 229

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

While the National Center for Employee Ownership defines employee ownership as “any arrangement in which a company’s employees own shares in their company or the right to the value of shares in their company,” in a worker cooperative, ownership means not just sharing profits, but having a direct voice and vote in the workplace.

Public and Social Policy 116

Public and Social Policy Finance Governance Culture 116

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

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Ultimately, some parcels were purchased from Jemison’s department, some came from the Land Bank Authority, and two properties had to be acquired from private speculators, who were able to extract prices far above market value. A third key challenge is implementing systems and processes, such as permanent governance policies.

Food 133

Food Nonprofit governance and management Finance Governance 133

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Image credit: Drew Beamer on Unsplash For community development financial institutions (CDFIs), these are extraordinary times. A true partnership between banks and CDFIs would be…organized around the idea of restoring the value of the local banking relationship. Grzywinski added that government regulators, too, have a role.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 114

Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Finance Public and Nonprofit Management 114

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 17, 2024

One driver of this ongoing inequality is the current federal system of financing, which largely depends on two government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs)— Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Other structural barriers lower the home’s value from the start—limiting opportunities to grow generational wealth.

Finance 129

Finance Production Insurance Values 129

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 16, 2023

Image credit: Corey Agopian on unsplash.com This article concludes NPQ’s series Owning the Economy: Stories from Latinx Communities. It also laid out the building blocks to achieving three key goals: Establish the infrastructure and processes to drive inclusive equitable community development. A falta de pan, casabe.

Public and Nonprofit Management 97

Public and Nonprofit Management Community Development Nonprofit governance and management Cultural Diversity 97

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Despite their shortcomings, these communities represent a major source of unsubsidized affordable housing for low-income people. The Value of Resident-Owned Communities (ROCs) Opportunities for landlord exploitation of manufactured housing residents remain high….There The short answer: it is—through resident land ownership.

Manufacturing 112

Manufacturing Finance Nonprofit governance and management Law 112

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

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

APRIL 5, 2023

Con Edison then ascribes the value of that energy, which is what gets discounted. That ascribed value will be at least 15 percent less than a standard Con Edison electricity bill. This is a noticeable shift in how the government and the energy industry has historically interacted with communities.

Energy 131

Energy Environmental Finance Governance 131

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 in grant funding for LCG to build a community-owned grocery.

Food 108

Food Construction Public and Social Policy Governance 108

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 21, 2022

At a recent professional dinner, I struck up a fascinating conversation with a woman who has spent her legal career working in civil rights, housing, and community development. Such phenomena are root causes of many challenges facing urban communities of color today. Image Credit: Mustapha Saadouni on unsplash.com.

Finance 107

Finance Community Development Non-Profits Nonprofit governance and management 107

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2023

We believe that funders must lend artists an ear and commit to act on more of what they hear from artists and arts workers who have people-first values at their moral core. Artists are essential to any vision that calls the future into question.

Philanthropy 104

Philanthropy Culture Agriculture Community Development 104

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 13, 2023

The Value of Faith Institutions Several church leaders—both from Jackson and beyond—spoke at a plenary session about the challenges and opportunities facing faith institutions. Stephanie Swepson-Twitty of Eagle Market Streets Development Corp. Hollenback argued there is a need to “take the same approach, but for community.”

Finance 100

Finance Homelessness Healthcare Foundations 100

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 15, 2023

By Tiffany Manuel & Dana Bourland What if government, the philanthropic sector, and community advocates could pull a policy lever and advance housing, climate, and racial justice all at once? Change the narrative.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Environmental Finance Governance 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 18, 2024

And an overreliance on consensus looks like meetings built around a shared value of unity or harmony such that the brave person choosing to voice a conflicting point of view feels the pressure of being out of step with the prevailing culture in the room. These are issues that can be prevented with a thorough and expanded lens of community.

Philanthropy 129

Philanthropy Children Activism Leadership 129

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 21, 2023

By Vurayayi Pugeni , Caroline Pugeni & Dan Maxson International community development has changed significantly over its history, shifting from primarily responding to disaster events to improving communities using a sectoral approach to issues like health, agriculture, and water and sanitation.

Culture 52

Culture Agriculture Values Health 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2024

CRH’s salvation eventually came in the form of a collaborative approach, pivoting toward a combination of emergency funding provided by a small family foundation; a nonprofit, non-extractive loan fund; a third-party investment firm; and a coalition of Latinx community development financial institutions (CDFIs).

Non-Profits 117

Non-Profits Finance Collaborations Public and Nonprofit Management 117

Pam Moore

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

They want value. Governance with a balance of risk management and employee empowerment. Commitment to provide the highest value possible to all audience members, customers, partners and the larger ecosystem. Community development strategy and plan inclusive of social listening and engagement. They want experiences.

Governance 60

Governance Marketing Marketing Education 60

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 11, 2023

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. Neighborhood book clubs were repurposed as platforms with which to educate pet owners.

Entrepreneurship 127

Entrepreneurship Collaborations Food Finance 127

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

In 2018, we developed the Advancing Health Equity Through Housing (HEH) funding opportunity and supported 31 organizations working at the intersection of housing and health equity in cities across the United States. Creating a Learning Community.

Health 105

Health Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Philanthropy 105

Pam Moore

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

If people in the community volunteer to take a leadership role for a specific area or task, openly invite, encourage and empower them to do such. Some of the best communities are self governed. Be supportive of the OPC (other people’s communities.) When it comes to offering value to the community, don't hold back.

Marketing 60

Marketing Marketing Values Governance 60

Pam Moore

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

If people in the community volunteer to take a leadership role for a specific area or task, openly invite, encourage and empower them to do such. Some of the best communities are self governed. Be supportive of the OPC (other people’s communities.) When it comes to offering value to the community, don't hold back.

Marketing 60

Marketing Marketing Values Governance 60

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

The concept paper elaborates that the trust mechanism itself is “designed to provide an on-ramp to personal savings by facilitating investment in a community asset, creating a safety net for those in asset poverty and, at the same time, spreading the value of appreciating property in a gentrifying neighborhood across the larger community” (11).

Public and Nonprofit Management 103

Public and Nonprofit Management Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Poverty 103

Pam Moore

AUGUST 31, 2018

Do they not understand the value or the real risk? Do they not understand that there is also risk by ignoring social networks where their current customers, dream customers and community is hanging out? Social Profit Factor will help you develop your plan with goals, objectives and priorities within 30 days!

Management 147

Management Marketing Marketing Leadership 147

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Policymakers and advocates say: Government must expedite the redevelopment of underutilized church property for affordable housing. Churches should partner with developers and repurpose these properties. However, once sold, the land and its value will be forever lost to the church.

Community Development 127

Community Development Finance Production Governance 127

Pam Moore

DECEMBER 21, 2020

What you'll learn… The #1 thing that is keeping you from success The #1 thing you must have before posting even 1 social network update 7 Essential steps to develop a profitable social media strategy & plan that delivers results How to get from strategy to plan to execution to measurable results The difference between strategy, plan and (..)

Marketing 78

Marketing Marketing Foundations Technology 78

Pam Moore

DECEMBER 21, 2020

What you'll learn… The #1 thing that is keeping you from success The #1 thing you must have before posting even 1 social network update 7 Essential steps to develop a profitable social media strategy & plan that delivers results How to get from strategy to plan to execution to measurable results The difference between strategy, plan and (..)

Marketing 78

Marketing Marketing Foundations Technology 78

Pam Moore

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Why it's critical that you take time to “ideate” to explore the options that will drive the most value for you and your target audience. How to integrate influencer marketing into your digital marketing strategies and social media marketing plans. How to tap into the power of paid, earned and owned media.

Marketing 78

Marketing Marketing Foundations Technology 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 124

Energy Environmental Community Development Public Policy 124

Pam Moore

AUGUST 31, 2018

Do they not understand the value or the real risk? Do they not understand that there is also risk by ignoring social networks where their current customers, dream customers and community is hanging out? Social Profit Factor will help you develop your plan with goals, objectives and priorities within 30 days!

Management 60

Management Marketing Marketing Leadership 60

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 5, 2024

However, translating the principles of trust-based philanthropy into actual practice will look different for every organization, and an important part of doing so will be deep self-reflection on how a funder’s values impact their culture, structures, grantmaking practices, and leadership style. What makes an organization “Indigenous”?

Philanthropy 126

Philanthropy Culture Foundations Leadership 126

Pam Moore

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

What about the LED lighting brands, oil and gas, manufacturing, government regulated, healthcare and the hundreds of other industries, products and services that simply are not something we all go to Facebook to talk about? What is your core value proposition? He liked the photos with our family, team and communities we serve.

Marketing 167

Marketing Marketing Values Advertising 167

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Cliff Rosenthal was the executive director of the National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions (now called Inclusiv ) from 1983 until 2012. The federation is a national association of credit unions largely run and owned by people of color serving low-income and primarily BIPOC communities. I did not expect to lose.

Finance 95

Finance Nonprofit Administration and Development Community Development Governance 95