Nonprofit Marketing Guide

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Whether we are working in community development, food insecurity, or racial justice, our fundraising must be grounded in our organization’s mission as we work to center the community we seek to serve and develop measurable impact and progress. . work at Capella University. Louis City, Missouri.

Sociology 164

Sociology Non-Profit Management Political Science Non-Profits 164

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Funders must target various actors in the homeownership continuum, including some that may require new ways of working for philanthropy, such as lenders, insurance companies, state and federal housing and tax agencies, estate planning lawyers, community development financial institutions, and housing counselors.

Law 122

Law Insurance Philanthropy Community Development 122

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

APRIL 3, 2024

In Washington, DC, the city’s Department of Housing and Community Development reports that 18,300 units of affordable housing of this kind became unaffordable between 2006 and 2017. This is no small matter. This loss of affordability is related to other challenges that DC renters and the city have been facing.

Values 137

Values Public and Nonprofit Management Construction Finance 137

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 26, 2023

Image Credit: Bruno Guerrero on unsplash.com This is the third article in NPQ ’s series titled Owning the Economy: Stories from Latinx Communities. Among the coalition participants is the organization I work for, the Latino Economic Development Corporation.

Construction 98

Construction Community Development Governance Environmental 98

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 16, 2024

They assume that the importance and urgency of their cause are universally understood. Without clear, concise communication, potential supporters may not grasp the full impact of the nonprofit’s work. Brand Fix #1: Don’t Assume the Mission is Self-Evident Many nonprofits believe that their mission speaks for itself.

Nonprofits 118

Nonprofits Leadership Values Community Development 118

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 25, 2023

A salient example is of organizations that are focused on community development but invest in mass incarceration. However, along with academic and industry research to the contrary, this line of thinking ignores the fact that you may be undermining your mission through your investments.

Public and Social Policy 126

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

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Agriculture Science and STEM Education requires working closely with school districts, colleges, and universities to expand educational opportunities and career pathways to support a sustainable local food system. Instead, most DEI efforts are led by human resource professionals with limited understanding of communities like Camden.

Food 145

Food Agriculture Poverty Public and Social Policy 145

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

OCTOBER 23, 2024

As Courtney Berner of the University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives wrote in NPQ , before 2010, only one percent of US co-ops formed were worker co-ops; between 2016 and 2019, the rate jumped to 47 percent. Two Decades of Movement Growth Since 2004, there has been tremendous growth in the US worker co-op movement.

Public and Social Policy 128

Public and Social Policy Public Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Culture 128

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 12, 2023

In 2021, Howard University and the National Equity Lab (Ed Equity) revisited their partnership and sought to change that by expanding access to climate education in Title 1 high schools across the country. Students also engaged in community asset mapping, an approach to community development that focuses on existing resources and strengths.

Environmental 133

Environmental Education Education Community Development 133

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 16, 2023

Image credit: Corey Agopian on unsplash.com This article concludes NPQ’s series Owning the Economy: Stories from Latinx Communities. In 2018, I gathered a group of nine people from the community—small business owners; residents; nonprofit, school, and university leaders—to discuss how to preserve our beloved neighborhood.

Public and Nonprofit Management 98

Public and Nonprofit Management Community Development Nonprofit governance and management Cultural Diversity 98

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

And in so doing we are challenging the community development field to do better—by creating new tools to support truly equitable food-oriented development. Many large community development financial institutions , credit unions, and foundations present themselves as community-based food financing leaders.

Food 122

Food Finance Community Development Culture 122

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The alliance recently published a report titled “ The Path to Universally Affordable Water Access: Guiding Principles for the Water Sector ,” which stems from a nationwide pilot program aimed at developing alternative water affordability practices. Provide affordable, universal access to water.

Public and Social Policy 140

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Collaborations Universities 140

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

The resources involved were modest ($240,000 total) but the ambition was large—namely, to assist Native nations to “regain control of their land and natural resources, revitalize traditional stewardship practices, and build sustainable stewardship initiatives that contribute to tribal economic and community development opportunities.”

Nonprofit governance and management 140

Nonprofit governance and management Poverty Environmental Food 140

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Adiza is passionate about policy and advocacy, housing affordability, community development, and creating equitable, inclusive, and cost-effective solutions to long-standing societal problems. Adiza is an MPA candidate at University of Memphis. Why are you excited to work for Momentum Nonprofit Partners?

Public Policy 77

Public Policy Public and Social Policy Collaborations Community Development 77

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

Notes Sulma Arias is executive director of both People’s Action Institute and People’s Action and Manuel Pastor is Director of the Equity Research Institute at the University of Southern California.

Philanthropy 139

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Health 139

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The original group of three founders and other volunteers worked with a local attorney and a research team from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law to draft the co-op’s original bylaws. Universities can also play a vital role as economic anchors for co-op endeavors). A Co-op for Whom? Notes See also L. Halliday and M.

Food 111

Food Construction Public and Social Policy Governance 111

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 10, 2023

The conference brings together hundreds of community activists, government officials, and bank community development officers. To assess risk, the newly formed Federal Housing Administration hired the University of Michigan’s Ernest Fisher and Prudential’s Frederick Babcock.

Finance 116

Finance Law Governance Entrepreneurship 116

The Agitator

MARCH 25, 2013

Children and Family Justice Center at Northwestern University – Chicago, Illinois ($750,000) protects the rights and well-being of young people in the juvenile justice system and advocates for fairer laws and policies. Housing Partnership Network – Boston, Massachusetts ($1.5

Foundations 79

Foundations Nonprofits Law Energy 79

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 24, 2023

Organized by the Labor Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Wellspring Cooperative , a worker co-op network based in nearby Springfield, the conference set to develop deeper ties between unions and worker co-ops—and to advance organizing for a solidarity economy. As Akuno put it, I am bringing in 110 kids.

Education 141

Education Education Governance Food 141

Care2

APRIL 22, 2013

and serves as the Blogger-In-Chief for Care2''s top-ranked nonprofit communications blog, Frogloop. She is a graduate of Valparaiso University where she focused on English & New Media Journalism, though her informal education is – thankfully – a varied and on-going, life-long journey.

Non-Profits 70

Non-Profits Public and Nonprofit Management Recruitment Technology 70

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 18, 2024

Or a community setting up a basic income program for low-income mothers, only to discover most recipients do not have bank accounts to access the funds. These are issues that can be prevented with a thorough and expanded lens of community. Developing partnerships and coalitions to expand reach and foster sustainability.

Philanthropy 129

Philanthropy Children Activism Leadership 129

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 22, 2023

The JAMIN program was developed in 2014 and initially targeted university students, academics, and other researchers. But it expanded to secondary schoolers in the years after. The premise of this education program is that it reaches a more receptive target: children.

Education 111

Education Education Foundations Environmental 111

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Provide diversity and inclusion training for all staff and board members, to increase awareness and understanding of the issues faced by underserved communities. Develop partnerships and alliances with other organizations that serve BIPOC communities, and collaborate on initiatives that promote diversity and inclusion.

Leadership 122

Leadership Public and Social Policy Poverty Race and Ethnicity 122

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 11, 2023

Anna Kim at McGill University and I pursued this question through in-depth fieldwork in two Detroit-based business incubators, which sought to revitalize Detroit through entrepreneurship but employed contrasting approaches.

Entrepreneurship 130

Entrepreneurship Collaborations Food Finance 130

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 13, 2023

Wilson said he realized that his “vocation needed to change,” and noted that he was not unique in having the illusion that inequity could be solved without challenging inequitable structures, pointing out that many community development financial institutions use risk criteria that are not dissimilar to banks.

Finance 105

Finance Homelessness Healthcare Foundations 105

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Video is an opportunity for NGOs to gain a foothold in the media universe. 144 donors whose top 5 causes are animals and wildlife (19%), children and youth (15%), environment (12%), education (9%), and community development (8%). Video: The rising consumption of online video (Instagram and Facebook stories, Snapchat, etc.)

Disaster Relief 77

Disaster Relief Nonprofit Administration and Development Social Enterprise Social Enterprise 77

Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

While important, this factor wasn’t universal but was vital for campaigns focused on crisis relief or specific fund-raising event promotion. Significant contributions went towards advocacy, legal support, and community development. The Hero Campaigns Here are the campaigns, plus highlights and impact for each.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 94

Nonprofit Administration and Development Children Nonprofits Collaborations 94

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

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Over the past decade, both secular building interests and dozens of churches and religious organizations have planned, financed, and constructed affordable housing and community development projects across the United States and Canada.

Community Development 130

Community Development Finance Production Governance 130

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Pennsylvania State University Press. Report of a Study Made by Atlanta University, under the Patronage of the Carnegie Institute of Washington D.C., Report of a Study Made by Atlanta University, under the Patronage of the Carnegie Institute of Washington D.C., Held at Atlanta University of Tuesday, May the 28th, 1907 (n.d.).

Insurance 135

Insurance Universities Finance Foundations 135

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 5, 2024

He introduced us to an Indigenous philanthropy and community development advisor, David Turner, who helped us develop a grantmaking strategy and terms of reference for the grant program’s operation. Having Peyasu as a trustee was an important first step.

Philanthropy 126

Philanthropy Culture Foundations Leadership 126

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

After months of quiet preparation, we went public with a community forum at the University of Illinois Chicago’s Student Center in late January 2009. Stage 3: Go Public Economic or community development…must replace a “thing focus” with a “people focus.” My own role was webmaster and lead researcher.

Public and Social Policy 121

Public and Social Policy Construction Law Community Development 121

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Zirkel on wikimedia Can universities be effective community builders? Observers going back to the early 20th-century US philosopher John Dewey have also contended that universities play an essential role in creating a democratic citizenry. But do universities actually produce local solutions? Well, it depends.

Universities 119

Universities Curriculum and Teaching Participation and motivation Culture 119

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

In 1979, I discovered financial cooperatives—namely, credit unions—and I joined the National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions in 1980. Michael McCray: I was born into community development finance. Cliff Rosenthal: I abandoned a career as a Russian historian to be a co-op organizer starting in the 1970s.

Finance 126

Finance Insurance Community Development Poverty 126

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 26, 2023

I found myself in the middle of a David and Goliath struggle between the citizens of the town and its biggest economic powerhouse: Yale University. 2 While immersed in organizing, this powerful coalition of residents, university wage-workers, city alders, and students were also reading. 1 That city was New Haven, Connecticut.

Education 98

Education Education Universities Public and Nonprofit Management 98