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

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 10, 2023

Image Credit: Clint McKoy on unsplash.com “We know that redlining and segregation was not just a phenomenon that has to do with banks,” Jesse Van Tol, CEO of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, said. The conference brings together hundreds of community activists, government officials, and bank community development officers.

Finance 116

Finance Law Governance Entrepreneurship 116

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

The top three causes are medical expenses (25%), start-up costs for a social enterprise (25%), and disaster relief (23%). 144 donors whose top 5 causes are animals and wildlife (19%), children and youth (15%), environment (12%), education (9%), and community development (8%). 81% of donors in Mexico volunteer.

Disaster Relief 77

Disaster Relief Nonprofit Administration and Development Social Enterprise Social Enterprise 77

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Another priority was addressing affordable housing and creeping gentrification, an ongoing threat given the neighborhood’s proximity to the expanding downtown health science/medical complex. Foster, “A tale of two co-ops in two cities,” Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development , 9.2 Notes See also L.

Food 111

Food Construction Public and Social Policy Governance 111

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. Learn more about the corporate partnership here.

Volunteerism 52

Volunteerism Volunteerism Disaster Relief Food 52

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

They hold the power to drive change by filling critical gaps that other capital allocators do not, including: Moving money to more inclusive banks (such as minority depository institutions or community development financial institutions ), which can leverage the assets to increase lending and services to underserved communities.

Finance 80

Finance Culture Foundations Public and Social Policy 80

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Originating in Eastern Europe centuries ago, these programs helped Jewish communities overcome financial hardship without the burden of interest, which is prohibited by Orthodox Jewish law within Jewish communities. Through redlining , subprime mortgages, and predatory lending, US banks have helped perpetuate the racial wealth divide.

Education 107

Education Education Community Development Homelessness 107

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

I could see those patients in my office, give them some medication, and see them again at their follow-up appointment a month later, their situation basically unchanged—or I could do something different. Connecticut and Delaware have also created similar community-rooted collaboratives.

Health 124

Health Race and Ethnicity Food Children 124

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 I think another thing too is the inclusivity.

Nonprofit governance and management 119

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development Foundations 119

Anedot

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Job Title: Community Response Program Manager Department: Community Response (CR) Reports To: Program Director FLSA Status: Non Exempt, Full time (40 hrs/week) Compensation: $66,560 – $82,243 annually ($32/hour – $39.54/hour)

Management 52

Management Public and Social Policy Non-Profits Law 52

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.

Food 131

Food Community Development Medical Nonprofit governance and management 131

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

And then, over the course of the next couple of years, I was able to move out of the policy creation side into policy implementation and worked on creating a new small autonomous school called the School of Social Justice and Community Development. Chief Farms, which will be the medical cannabis growing site, will be there.

Public and Social Policy 139

Public and Social Policy Education Education Recruitment 139

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 26, 2023

Colleges, universities, and their medical centers are registered with the Internal Revenue Service as 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit organizations. Because higher education institutions provide the public good of education to surrounding communities, their property holdings are exempt from taxation in all 50 states.

Education 98

Education Education Universities Public and Nonprofit Management 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. In a massive charitable response, vast networks of locally supported food pantries, coat drives, homeless shelters, community clinics, and free schools have been launched and sustained.

Public and Social Policy 132

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Yet even today, almost 50 years later, our global approach to health operates primarily through a medical model that emphasizes treating diseases rather than fostering comprehensive health and well-being. Women who suffer the most from inadequate health care travel from distant communities to visit the Project Mercy clinic.

Health 118

Health Public and Social Policy Medical Governance 118