Community Development, Public and Social Policy and Public Policy

Get to Know Our Public Policy Intern, Adiza Hamda!

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! Her long-term goal is to contribute her skills and knowledge towards ameliorating pervasive social challenges and improving the quality of life of the human race.

Public Policy

Public Policy Public and Social Policy Collaborations Community Development

Co-op Federation Seeks to Shift Worker Co-op Movement into a Passing Gear

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 23, 2024

In Chicago, speakers surveyed the growth of the past 20 years while setting forth goals to bring worker co-ops fully into the economic mainstream through movement infrastructure, public policy, and culture building. Increasingly, worker co-ops are making public policy gains.

Public and Social Policy

Public and Social Policy Public Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Culture

From Impact Investing to “Impact-First” Investing—What Is the Field Learning?

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 15, 2025

Image Credit: PeopleImages on iStock What does impact investingthat is, investing with social benefit in minddemand of investors? Many in the field have long held it demands virtually nothing, that an investor can have a social impact without sacrificing a penny of their own.

Public and Social Policy

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

Webinars

Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

MORE WEBINARS

Building Infrastructure to Support Equity: A Conversation with Dr. Akilah Watkins

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

Civil Society Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Social Policy Leadership

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

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

BIPOC communities are disproportionately impacted by social inequality, with higher rates of poverty and unemployment. This can make it difficult for BIPOC-led organizations to address the needs of their communities effectively, and can also limit their ability to attract and retain talented staff and volunteers.

Leadership

Leadership Public and Social Policy Poverty Race and Ethnicity

Three Federal Bills That Impact Nonprofits

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

AUGUST 20, 2023

Advocacy is a powerful tool in a nonprofit’s toolkit that can be used to mobilize the community, develop effective solutions, and educate those who have the authority to draft and enact legislation. The Nonprofit Sector is the proverbial boots on the ground with intentional solutions for various social issues.

Public and Social Policy

Public and Social Policy Governance Recruitment Nonprofits

Three Federal Bills That Impact Nonprofits

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

AUGUST 20, 2023

Advocacy is a powerful tool in a nonprofit’s toolkit that can be used to mobilize the community, develop effective solutions, and educate those who have the authority to draft and enact legislation. The Nonprofit Sector is the proverbial boots on the ground with intentional solutions for various social issues.

Public and Social Policy

Public and Social Policy Governance Recruitment Nonprofits

22 Statistics About #GivingTuesday Donors Worldwide

Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Human and social services – 8%. International development and relief – 6%. Community development – 3%. Research and public policy – 1%. Public media and communications – 0%. Social media – 25%. Faith and spirituality – 8%. LGBTQIA+ – 1%.

Public and Social Policy

Public and Social Policy Public Policy Homelessness Charitable Organizations

A Banker’s Case for Public Banking

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 17, 2024

This has led me to the conclusion that if we want to close the racial wealth gap, we need to get serious about public banking. Public banking could help change these dynamics. Public banking could help change these dynamics. How did I come to adopt this position? My journey began far from the financial world.

Public and Social Policy

Public and Social Policy Finance Governance Disaster Relief

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

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Image credit: Roman Kraft on Unsplash It’s becoming increasingly hard to find a housing justice organizer who hasn’t been to Vienna or extolled the virtues of its social housing sector, and wants to do something similar in the United States. What is Social Housing? What’s harder to find is a political strategy to achieve as much.

Public and Social Policy

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

Economic Justice: Nonprofit Leaders Speak Out

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Often, the very same nonprofit that is advocating for social justice policy may pay its own workers poverty-level wages. Nelson Colón of the Puerto Rico Community Foundation, and Clara Miller, president emerita of the Heron Foundation—come from philanthropy. The reality is more complicated.

Public and Social Policy

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

Democracy in Peril: In South Africa, Will Philanthropy Back Economic Justice?

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Yet despite these challenges, global philanthropy has much to learn from South Africa on democracy, development practice, and social justice. According to Afrobarometer, between 2011 and 2024, levels of public satisfaction with the democratic state also plummeted to 39 percent from 60 percent. Some say he did his best.

Philanthropy

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Poverty Civil Society

Driving Change in Housing Policies With Advocacy and Organizing

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Advocacy and organizing for racially equitable housing policies is a cornerstone of building a just housing system in the United States. COVID-19 has exacerbated this crisis, and the country’s recent racial reckoning has heightened awareness of the need for racially equitable housing policies to support healthier communities.

Public and Social Policy

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Poverty Health

Movement Economies: Building an Economics Rooted in Movement

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 19, 2023

“RULER OF THE EARTH” BY YUET-LAM TSANG Editors’ note: This article is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2023 issue, “Movement Economies: Making Our Vision a Collective Reality.” How do social movements come to make the language of economic systems change their own? We think it can. We think it can.

Public and Social Policy

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

Unlikely Advocates: Worker Co-ops, Grassroots Organizing, and Public Policy

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 8, 2023

Up to this point, legislation for most worker co-ops was not a priority; federal policy wasn’t even a pipe dream. Public policy wasn’t really a part of our culture. Why Prioritize Public Policy and Advocacy? 6 Engaging in public policy advocacy is not without its dangers. Until it was.

Public Policy

Public Policy Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance

2024 Nonprofit Voter Guide

MNA Association

OCTOBER 16, 2024

We also know that partnering with government and the public sector is critical to advance our missions and build thriving communities. Montana’s nonprofit sector strengthens the foundation of our communities, making them stronger, healthier, and more vibrant. Nonprofit leaders play an important role in shaping public policy.

Public and Social Policy

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Non-Profits Nonprofits

Nonprofit Leadership Zone

Get to Know Our Public Policy Intern, Adiza Hamda!

Co-op Federation Seeks to Shift Worker Co-op Movement into a Passing Gear

Webinars

Trending Sources

From Impact Investing to “Impact-First” Investing—What Is the Field Learning?

Webinars

Building Infrastructure to Support Equity: A Conversation with Dr. Akilah Watkins

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

Three Federal Bills That Impact Nonprofits

Three Federal Bills That Impact Nonprofits

22 Statistics About #GivingTuesday Donors Worldwide

A Banker’s Case for Public Banking

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

Economic Justice: Nonprofit Leaders Speak Out

Democracy in Peril: In South Africa, Will Philanthropy Back Economic Justice?

Driving Change in Housing Policies With Advocacy and Organizing

Movement Economies: Building an Economics Rooted in Movement

Unlikely Advocates: Worker Co-ops, Grassroots Organizing, and Public Policy

2024 Nonprofit Voter Guide

Stay Connected