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Get to Know Our Public Policy Intern, Adiza Hamda!

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

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.

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How Ideology Affects Which Causes Donors Support

Nonprofit Tech for Good

International development: 6.2%. Community development: 5.2%. Research and public policy: 1.5%. Community development: 5.1%. International development: 4.2%. Research and public policy: 1.4%. International development: 4.9%. Community development: 4.8%.

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

NonProfit Quarterly

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.

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

NonProfit Quarterly

For instance, this financing structure that combines earned and grant income does share some features with the community development financial institution (CDFI) sector, which is now nearing a half-trillion dollars in assets. Activating these funding streams will be challenging but not impossible.

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

NonProfit Quarterly

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.

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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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Three Federal Bills That Impact Nonprofits

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

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.