NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The Racial Literacy Development Model is an action-oriented process toward eradicating one’s own racial bias with the goal of changing systems governed by racism and inequality. I highlight this component because it fosters practicing the personal reflection, self-examination, self-discovery, and growth that are required for societal change.

Civil Society 114

Civil Society Race and Ethnicity Health Culture 114

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 3, 2024

Drawing from the lessons we’ve learned at One Are Fund navigating the absorption and implementation of big bet philanthropy, we offer two constructive actions each for donors and doers to ensure big bet philanthropy leads to even bigger social change down the road: 1.

Finance 119

Finance Philanthropy Governance Health 119

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 31, 2023

Outlining Key Investment Gaps in Rural America Nearly nine out of 10 of the nation’s persistent poverty counties are rural , and they face chronic underinvestment by government, philanthropy, and the private sector. Federal policy, which is often implemented through state governments, adds layers of complication.

Values 126

Values Poverty Nonprofit Administration and Development Finance 126

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 16, 2023

It’s completely preventable, at least according to the various experts I spoke to, including veteran coal miners, mine safety experts, and health experts. It also created the Mine Safety Health Administration (MSHA), which is tasked with overseeing the welfare of these workers. It’s not an old man’s disease anymore.

Health 80

Health Governance Law Construction 80

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

There’s a disparity in access to cooling,” Dr. Elizabeth Gillespie of Denver Health told Colorado Public Radio during a heat wave in 2023. “I Placing the onus on individuals or small groups to help with extreme weather ignores the responsibility of governments to protect their people. But all those measures still cost money.

Poverty 128

Poverty Energy Health Manufacturing 128

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Simply stated, government’s inability to create profound change requires both funders and the organizations they support to adopt a different way of thinking about problems and their solutions. And in Health. Estimates place the number of so-called “invisible” individuals north of 15 million.

Public and Social Policy 128

Public and Social Policy Health Education Education 128

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The report acknowledges the importance of these labor considerations, especially for communities already disproportionally impacted by unemployment, and that the “materials produced from these facilities also form the bedrock of many economic activities (construction, auto manufacturing, aerospace, and more) that support our daily lives.”

Manufacturing 119

Manufacturing Environmental Health Production 119

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Construction, by contrast, took only two years. In her position, she has sought to transition it from a “working board” to a “governing board” as the co-op opened and hired full-time staff. A third key challenge is implementing systems and processes, such as permanent governance policies. Detroit is going through gentrification.

Food 132

Food Nonprofit governance and management Finance Governance 132

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 14, 2023

With over 20 years of experience working on global health, and now as the person who directs global learning strategies for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), the largest health and health care foundation in the United States, I’ve seen directly how ideas developed in one place can improve health in another.

Health 105

Health Universities Construction Culture 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 1, 2023

In the Andes mountains, the traditional floating homes of the Uros people are inspiring low-cost, eco-friendly construction techniques worldwide that can improve water quality and biodiversity.

Agriculture 98

Agriculture Construction Culture Values 98

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 7, 2024

Volunteers are collecting waste and discarded material as part of Underground Dnipro , an environmental activism organization working to educate civilians and the local government on the environmental impacts of pollution and why it still matters in a time of war. In 2019, Alexander Grechka founded Underground Dnipro.

Environmental 102

Environmental Governance Construction Health 102

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

This is instead an exercise in liberating the constructs of creativity from being the prerogative of the Western, masculine, or the allegedly educated, while reclaiming what rural women of India have championed for thousands of years. They truly celebrate holistic well-being and shared progress with their members.

Food 122

Food Civil Society Agriculture Public and Social Policy 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Coined in 2004, ESG emerged as a joint effort by the UN, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and the Swiss Government to support the financial industry’s consideration of ESG issues in mainstream investment decision-making (although its roots exist in the socially responsible movement, or SRI). ESG is a framework. ” 6.

Environmental 140

Environmental Finance Governance Non-Profits 140

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

Taking on issues from housing segregation to mental health services to sustainable transportation in their contract fights, these workers are showing that labor power is key to fighting for climate justice in communities. As both public-sector and care workers, teachers are essential to society’s functioning.

Public and Social Policy 140

Public and Social Policy Education Education Environmental 140

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

We looked at spending across the social impact sector; including government , global and domestic philanthropy, and S-themed ESG assets under management; and found that globally we are spending an extraordinary amount of money—roughly $72 trillion annually—making social spending the world’s largest financial market.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Universities Governance 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 18, 2024

And while we’ve seen abundant investment in tools designed to assist software developers and free up time for them to focus on the more challenging parts of their jobs, there has been far less investment in technology that could assist construction workers, the service sector, teachers, nurses, or other care workers.

Curriculum and Teaching 122

Curriculum and Teaching Healthcare Civil Society Technology 122

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 19, 2022

At Grantli, I have created a state resources page where you can find useful links to state government departments and various other resources. Types of programs considered for funding include health centers, recreation programs, retirement services, Alzheimer’s initiatives, meal delivery programs, nursing facilities, etc.

Insurance 98

Insurance Nonprofit governance and management Foundations Education 98

MNA Association

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

We ask you to join MNA in reaching out to members of the House Taxation Committee to OPPOSE the bill for five good reasons: It doesn’t make sense to increase revenues in the name of community safety by taxing the organizations that provide safety net services like affordable housing, disability and mental health services and senior services.

Taxation 52

Taxation Construction Nonprofits Associations 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The people making economic decisions today—in government, on Wall Street, in corporate boardrooms, and indeed in Silicon Valley—overwhelmingly look the same as they have since their creation, with virtually no racial, gender, or economic diversity.

Technology 94

Technology Law Non-Profits Governance 94

Bloomerang

AUGUST 26, 2024

Fully understand your revenue sources or how critical fundraising is to your organization’s financial health. Schedule regular check-ins to discuss their contributions, celebrate successes, and provide constructive insights. Know what to say to a donor. Give them regular feedback Feedback is the breakfast of champions!

Participation and motivation 92

Participation and motivation Nonprofits Construction Values 92

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 17, 2023

As a result, many of these communities face higher rates of premature death and worse health outcomes than the rest of the country. According to the County Health Rankings, 81 percent fall in the least healthy quartile. Given endemic market failure, the federal government must adjust to this reality.

Poverty 128

Poverty Community Development Finance Philanthropy 128

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

The first phase involved funding project construction—which Working Power is financing. These principles prioritize frontline communities at the decision-making table and consider how energy generation has impacted health. Sunset Park Solar is looking at two phases of financing.

Energy 130

Energy Environmental Finance Governance 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Cross-sector, multi-system, and collaborative —working collectively with nonprofit, private, and public sectors and across the many systems that touch people’s lives, such as health, education, employment, criminal justice, and aligning the skills, knowledge, and resources of multiple organizations to maximize their impact.

Nonprofit governance and management 122

Nonprofit governance and management Collaborations Governance Leadership 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Biodiversity Loss and Global Corporations The imminent loss of one million species presents a grave threat, impacting human health, food security, rural communities worldwide, and over half of the global GDP. Instead of constructing a new office, manufacturing or retail site, companies can first restore existing buildings.

Public and Social Policy 135

Public and Social Policy Agriculture Manufacturing Environmental 135

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 29, 2024

Expanding Parentage The [Uniform Parentage Act] prioritizes relationships over legal constructs such as marriage or genetic parentage. In essence, the act prioritizes relationships over legal constructs such as marriage or genetic parentage.

Law 52

Law Children Construction Medical 52

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Leaders of this campaign have recognized that as demands to demilitarize the police and redirect funds gain traction across the United States, the government needs to reimagine its approach to “national security.” 20 But just as these systems were deliberately constructed, they can be deliberately deconstructed. Working Beyond Hope.

Construction 95

Construction Environmental Public and Social Policy Activism 95

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 9, 2023

The economic benefits they provide continually miss the communities that need these benefits the most because governments have structurally excluded them in the past. These system-wide cost calculations and optimization models exclude environmental, health, social values, and damages owed due to past and ongoing racial inequities.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Energy Environmental Non-Profits 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Hard-wired into systems and programs at all levels of government and the private sector, these policies bolstered white Americans’ stability, wealth, and access to opportunity while concentrating the effects of segregation, displacement, destabilization, gentrification, and poverty on BIPOC populations. Being intentional is key.

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Leadership 119

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 14, 2023

While many foundations screen their endowment investments based on environmental, social, and governance factors, only a few optimize their investment strategies for mission impact. In addition to financing, PSEC also provides project design, construction, and management oversight.

Community Development 96

Community Development Finance Energy Nonprofit governance and management 96

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The grantees we convened—because they had direct community knowledge from their work on housing justice, climate justice, transportation, immigration, workers’ rights, and many other issues—were well positioned to assess the health of the overall movement ecosystem. The fact that it was constructed and not completely open-ended was helpful.”

Foundations 123

Foundations Nonprofit Administration and Development Philanthropy Leadership 123

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2023

And yet the federal government underfunds communities of color when it comes to water infrastructure, according to a recent report from the Community Water Center , a California advocacy group. Construction crews broke ground in May, and the well is slated for completion in May 2024.

Agriculture 89

Agriculture Nonprofit Administration and Development Construction Universities 89

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 21, 2023

By Vurayayi Pugeni , Caroline Pugeni & Dan Maxson International community development has changed significantly over its history, shifting from primarily responding to disaster events to improving communities using a sectoral approach to issues like health, agriculture, and water and sanitation.

Culture 52

Culture Agriculture Values Health 52

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

DECEMBER 20, 2020

For instance, modern shelter design standards, construction or building rehab management, gift policies and infrastructure, major gift solicitation, and campaign implementation and marketing , just to name a few. Assess your staff and volunteer’s needs. Since 2006, Matt has kept up with the latest in nonprofits through his teaching.

Nonprofit governance and management 94

Nonprofit governance and management Universities Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofits 94

The Agitator

JUNE 13, 2013

But frankly, we wish we were getting even more concerned and constructive response. I don’t care if you are brand new to the industry or an old hand – you need to understand the industry rules governing our business.

Ethics 83

Ethics Voluntary Action Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 83

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

They were instead pumping resources into big policy houses, think tanks, academia, nonprofits secretly fueled by government officials. How in the hell can we be sitting in the middle of a pandemic that is literally killing our loved ones and still be debating the need for affordable health care?

Philanthropy 107

Philanthropy Foundations Construction Values 107

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Receiving negative and constructive feedback can provide actionable ways to improve your organization. . Then, inform supporters who gave constructive feedback when you incorporate their suggestions to show that you’re listening. . Our first priority is their health and safety to make sure they can find their forever homes. .

Retention 113

Retention Nonprofit governance and management Communication Construction 113

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 12, 2023

Hundreds of us gathered to acknowledge how the Crown—as New Zealand’s government is still known colloquially today, as the successor to British colonial rule—unlawfully confiscated the Ngāti Maru (a Māori tribe) land more than 150 years ago. . This meaning was fitting for the event.

Governance 98

Governance Health Public and Social Policy Culture 98