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 131

Poverty Community Development Finance Philanthropy 131

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 20, 2023

6 The term “nonprofit neighborhoods” refers to “places where neighborhood based nonprofit organizations controlled access to the levers of political, economic, and social power and mediated the local manifestation of the state and the market.” How do social movements, nonprofits, and philanthropy align to realize this goal?

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Poverty Governance 124

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 4, 2024

1 A version of this story was previously presented as part of remarks made at CHANGE Philanthropy, in 2021. These new laws channeled philanthropic assets into municipal bonds and community development loan funds, which stabilized local municipalities. CHANGE Philanthropy, accessed September 10, 2023, changephilanthropy.org.

Public and Social Policy 133

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Taxation 133

Candid

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Were even a modest portion of the untapped 95%—of assets totaling an estimated $1 trillion—to be invested for impact, it could create a sea change in how philanthropy invests in the future. The Global Impact Investing Network estimates the size of the worldwide impact investing market at $1.64

Public and Nonprofit Management 98

Public and Nonprofit Management Environmental Foundations Philanthropy 98

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 126

Community Development Leadership Food Marketing 126

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 25, 2023

A salient example is of organizations that are focused on community development but invest in mass incarceration. This impact investing handbook , developed by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, is one helpful guide. Other organizations integrate impact goals directly into their IPS.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Non-Profits 126

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

If investors were coming into a community to buy land, we thought, why couldn’t we assemble a new approach to take properties off the speculative market first? For many immigrants, entrepreneurialism is the sole way to make a decent living in the United States due to the structures designed to lock them out of the job market.

Culture 128

Culture Community Development Collaborations Activism 128

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The result of their work is more places for people to gather and experience nature, increased social cohesion, restored civic trust, and perhaps most importantly, community development that benefits all residents. In Akron, more than 20 public, nonprofit, and community groups came together to form the Civic Commons team.

Public and Social Policy 141

Public and Social Policy Construction Community Development Governance 141

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 8, 2023

One key takeaway message: the rise of the über-wealthy in US philanthropy continues. In other words, more and more we can expect giving to follow the volatility of the stock market—rising more in years when stock values rise, and falling more in years when stock values decline. Or perhaps: Can philanthropy be a form of reparations ?

Nonprofit Administration and Development 98

Nonprofit Administration and Development Universities Philanthropy Education 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

There are inequities in housing quality, stability, and access; and imbalances of power that favor markets, developers, and landlords. The importance of housing as a social determinant of health has been well-documented by researchers and philanthropies alike. ” How Philanthropy Can Do Better. I can do this!’

Health 105

Health Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Philanthropy 105

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

As of 2019, there are approximately 1,000 ROCs—that’s about 2 percent of the national market, which is significant but still an admittedly modest share. ROC USA can make this work because it can extend financing via its community development financial institution (CDFI) subsidiary. Philanthropy can also increase its support.

Manufacturing 115

Manufacturing Finance Nonprofit governance and management Law 115

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 don’t want that just to stay in community development.

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. Black Lives Matter or Pride Month marketing campaigns might lead us to believe these movements are attracting all the funding they need, but they are not.

Public and Social Policy 132

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

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Ohers suffered from short planning horizons or insufficient community outreach. Meanwhile, a proliferation of farmers markets fueled the local food movement but marginally addressed food access. The volunteers also shopped for land, investigating at least 14 different properties, and commissioned market analyses for many of them.

Food 110

Food Construction Public and Social Policy Governance 110

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Vehicles for community investments can take many forms. Fiscal sponsors , business incubators , and community development corporations are just a few examples of entities needed for Black people to direct large investments for their own empowerment.

Food 98

Food Community Development Management Universities 98

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 105

Curriculum and Teaching Finance Children Recruitment 105

Care2

APRIL 22, 2013

For over a decade Allyson has helped non-profit organizations and political campaigns create dynamic and award-winning websites and online marketing and recruitment campaigns. She has also been a featured speaker on web design, Internet marketing and social media at national conferences.

Non-Profits 70

Non-Profits Public and Nonprofit Management Recruitment Technology 70

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

“From Owing to Owning,” reads a sign at the entrance of Plaza 122, a 29,000-square-foot strip mall near the corner of SE 122nd Avenue and SE Market Street in Portland, OR. What makes the strip mall unique is its community ownership. Ownership is through a limited liability company.

Public and Nonprofit Management 105

Public and Nonprofit Management Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Poverty 105

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Mexican people are very generous in their private circle, but when it comes to philanthropy, the bad reputations of some of the large NGOs hinders the growth in online giving. Also, online communication skills are lacking at many NGOs compared with the online marketing skills at e-commerce sites. are quickly replacing TV.

Disaster Relief 77

Disaster Relief Nonprofit Administration and Development Social Enterprise Social Enterprise 77

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 19, 2023

15 Today’s economy places a premium on being able to access social networks to jump from job to job, which reinforces existing privilege, because the very definition of social networks in the job market depends on having connections in high places.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 98

Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 9, 2024

In this post, let’s explore fifteen inspiring examples of CSR initiatives that demonstrate the power of philanthropy and corporate giving. Whether through donations, volunteerism, or cause-related marketing, these companies are making a difference—and there’s a lot that businesses and nonprofits alike can learn from their efforts.

Volunteerism 52

Volunteerism Volunteerism Disaster Relief Food 52

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 20, 2023

How do we think about and tell a story where individual organizations and some of the leaders I write about are talking increasingly over the 1970s and the 1980s about markets, about market-oriented policies, about celebrating the private sector? And there’s a way that that language gets co-opted as anti-government.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public and Nonprofit Management 105

Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

First, we’re going to have like a little bit of an overview of what’s happening in the world of philanthropy. So what’s happening in philanthropy? And if you’re not familiar with those, you can take a look at that within your community. So here’s what we’re going to be covering today.

Nonprofit governance and management 114

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

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Building a Broad Coalition Colorado has harnessed and engaged a broad coalition of support from the business community, professional service providers, policymakers, banking, philanthropy, and community organizers. Impact investment and non-bank financing from community development financial institutions also remain limited.

Public and Social Policy 121

Public and Social Policy Finance Governance Culture 121

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 27, 2023

Minnie McMahon, who is network coordinator of the Greater Boston Community Land Trust Network, as well as project and operations manager with Dudley Street Neighbors, Inc, also known as DSNI. And Amaha Sellassie, who is co-executive director of Co-op Dayton and the board president of West Dayton’s Gem City Market. [00:03:54]

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Food Nonprofit governance and management 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 30, 2024

In philanthropy and investment-scarce rural regions, squeezing the potential impact out of every dollar is crucial, so catalytic partnerships, those capable of leveraging and securing new resources, become fundamental. Enter community development financial institutions (CDFIs). Department of Treasury.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 111

Nonprofit Administration and Development Entrepreneurship Finance Agriculture 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Similarly, global philanthropic and development organizations mainly invest in innovations from a problem-solving perspectivetreating societal diseases rather than creating and sustaining societal health and well-being. I4HC is community development that is grounded in an explicit development focus on healthy context.

Health 118

Health Public and Social Policy Medical Governance 118

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

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. Mike Koprowski: We always seek to root what we’re doing in a deep, rigorous understanding of history.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Poverty Health 111