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 132

Energy Environmental Community Development Public Policy 132

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Welcome Adiza Hamda, our new Public Policy Intern We’re excited to welcome Adiza Hamda our new public policy intern for Tennessee Nonprofit Network! I love collaborating with its dynamic team and leveraging my skills to make a meaningful impact on the nonprofit sector and the communities it serves.

Public Policy 77

Public Policy Public and Social Policy Collaborations Community Development 77

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 8, 2025

Public bankscreated by governments and chartered to serve the public interestoffer a powerful model to advance racial equity, public accountability, and community self-determination. In New York, the public banking movement has taken root.

Finance 136

Finance Law Poverty Governance 136

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Understanding the challenges BIPOC leadership face in the nonprofit sector One of the primary challenges BIPOC leaders face is limited access to funding.As For example, the National Council of Nonprofits offers a range of resources, including information on board diversity and inclusion , as well as leadership development programs.

Leadership 117

Leadership Public and Social Policy Poverty Race and Ethnicity 117

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2023

Image credit: Chris Briggs on unsplash.com Dr. Akilah Watkins, who previously led the Center for Community Progress and has been a leader in the CEO Circle, a group of community development leaders of color, became president and CEO of Independent Sector in January 2023. I was ready for that challenge and opportunity.

Civil Society 98

Civil Society Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Social Policy Leadership 98

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Nelson Colón of the Puerto Rico Community Foundation, and Clara Miller, president emerita of the Heron Foundation—come from philanthropy. We pay our diverse network of speakers and facilitators for their time and contributions in our community-building events and leadership programs. We build community and coalition with others.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty 132

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

For example, Limpopo returned over US $6 million in unspent grants —money earmarked for community development—back to the Treasury from 2022 to 2023. This support comes despite the fact that their ANC-led governments have been largely ineffective.

Philanthropy 96

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Poverty Civil Society 96