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How to Interrupt the Public Funds to Private Profits Pipeline: A California Story

NonProfit Quarterly

In California, public banks are barred from competing with local financial institutions. Instead, public banks partner with local banks to expand community-driven impacts.

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BIPOC Leadership Challenges: 26 Tips To Increase Accessibility Across The Nonprofit Sector

Bloomerang

Provide diversity and inclusion training for all staff and board members, to increase awareness and understanding of the issues faced by underserved communities. Develop partnerships and alliances with other organizations that serve BIPOC communities, and collaborate on initiatives that promote diversity and inclusion.

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22 Statistics About #GivingTuesday Donors Worldwide

Nonprofit Tech for Good

5) The causes that donors give to on GivingTuesday: Hunger and homelessness – 13%. Community development – 3%. Research and public policy – 1%. Public media and communications – 0%. Latin America and the Caribbean – 9%. Animals and wildlife – 11%.

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A Political Roadmap to Social Housing: How Do We Win?

NonProfit Quarterly

Politicians are influenced by money as much as or, frankly, often much more than votes, and public policy is the product of calculating trade-offs between the two. Policy changes without accompanying operational support and infrastructure are like trees without roots. These all are interconnected and dynamic.

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Economic Justice: Nonprofit Leaders Speak Out

NonProfit Quarterly

Nelson Colón of the Puerto Rico Community Foundation, and Clara Miller, president emerita of the Heron Foundation—come from philanthropy. Worker-owned co-ops and benefit corporations are additional public policy frameworks for a just economy. The other five work for nonprofit intermediary organizations.

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Driving Change in Housing Policies With Advocacy and Organizing

Stanford Social Innovation Review

We also work with peer philanthropies on policy, advocacy, and organizing to pool grants, co-invest capital, and collaborate on learning opportunities for funders and the field. FHO: What progress are you seeing in public- and private-sector investment in high-quality, equitable housing solutions at the local, state, and federal levels?