Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 11, 2022

As discussions about ESG become more and more polarized—while progressive politicians push for aggressive regulations, billionaires like Elon Musk call it a “scam” and nonprofits accuse businesses of greenwashing—leaving consumers increasingly confused. However, the problem goes beyond this polarization.

Social Enterprise 137

Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Nonprofit governance and management Governance 137

The Charity CFO

JANUARY 21, 2022

Nonprofits often receive donations or grants designated for a specific purpose–like a donation to a specific program or grant you have to spend within a calendar year. And the issue of restricted funds presents unique bookkeeping and accounting challenges for a nonprofit that a for-profit company doesn’t face.

Nonprofit governance and management 98

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits Finance 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 29, 2023

By Lisa Nutter & Tim Freudlich The simple physics equation, momentum = mass x velocity, tells us that momentum is a value we can control. This could extend to investment in earlier-stage private companies and funds, as well as loans to nonprofit small businesses and affordable housing development.

Nonprofit governance and management 119

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Community Development 119

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 9, 2024

To find out, NPQ interviewed Malik Kenyatta Yakini, cofounder of the Detroit Black Community Food Sovereignty Network (DBCFSN); Lanay Gilbert-Williams, current co-op board president; and Akil Talley, the co-op’s first full-time permanent general manager. Construction, by contrast, took only two years.

Food 134

Food Nonprofit governance and management Finance Governance 134

The Charity CFO

APRIL 5, 2022

But that’s not quite true—nonprofits face a decision between 2 different accounting methods for tracking their financial activity: cash accounting vs. accrual accounting. Is your nonprofit required to use accrual accounting? So which accounting method is right for you? And expenses are recorded when they are incurred. Accounts payable.

Construction 98

Construction Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofits Finance 98

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

DECEMBER 20, 2020

How to Train Your Nonprofit Team in 5 Easy & Effective Steps. Nonprofit training is a critical component of running a successful organization. Nonprofits hire for passion. That’s why the key to successful nonprofit growth is to find the perfect balance between passionate team members and mission experts.

Nonprofit governance and management 94

Nonprofit governance and management Universities Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofits 94

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2024

Image credit: Christian Ouellet on istock.com Financing challenges often stymie nonprofits. Executive Director Luis Gallardo calculated that the nonprofit would need half a million dollars in the best-case scenario and, more likely, a million dollars to reach the first milestones. Yet even after having been awarded an $11.2

Non-Profits 124

Non-Profits Finance Collaborations Public and Nonprofit Management 124

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2023

As Eliya Imtiaz, former managing editor of the “Michigan in Color” section of the Michigan Daily , put it last year, “Similar to most ideals in this country, the current notion of DEI heightens the façade that everything occurs on an individual level.”

Philanthropy 111

Philanthropy Culture Agriculture Community Development 111

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

When you started your nonprofit, you likely had a core group of supporters who provided donations and funding on a regular basis. That’s why nonprofits need donor segmentation. Donor segmentation is the process of separating your nonprofit supporters into groups based on common qualities and characteristics they share.

Retention 135

Retention Nonprofit governance and management Communication Construction 135

Nonprofit Marketing Blog

APRIL 30, 2013

For the month of April, I’m hosting the nonprofit blog carnival. I also invited readers’ best single piece of advice for people who work at nonprofits. I also invited readers’ best single piece of advice for people who work at nonprofits. How has it transformed your work? There was an incredible response.

Non-Profits 97

Non-Profits Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofits Public and Nonprofit Management 97

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

MARCH 29, 2021

5 Ways to Drive Operational Efficiency in Your Nonprofit Organization. Many Nonprofit Organizations run on a tight budget. More than any other type of business, a nonprofit organization cannot afford to be inefficient in its processes, projects, or the way its staff operates. Here are 5 tips to get started.

Nonprofit Organizations 52

Nonprofit Organizations Nonprofit Organizations Non-Profits Nonprofit governance and management 52

The Agitator

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Acquisition is just one part of a complex financial construct that enables charities most efficiently to raise the money they need. When I buy a camera from Amazon I consider its cost relative to my perception of value for money in the camera market. But it isn’t. Money loses its identity when it reaches the bank.

Non-Profits 77

Non-Profits Retention Construction Recruitment 77

Nonprofit Marketing Blog

AUGUST 25, 2010

If you work for a charity rating agency, you did not want to be at the DMA Nonprofit Federation meeting this week. and give nonprofits more freedom to spend their money on things demonized as overhead, so they have some hope of reaching a fraction of the scale of the social problems they are trying to confront.&# Let’s review.

Nonprofit governance and management 44

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Construction Ethics 44

iMarketSmart

APRIL 18, 2022

You give and the government matches your gift with a tax benefit. Your dollars become more powerful because the government pays for part of the cost of the gift.”. A compelling challenge forces a decision, In response to a threat or opportunity for the donor’s people or values, and. Match language – Yes. Rebate language – No.

Philanthropy 52

Philanthropy Psychology Participation and motivation Public and Nonprofit Management 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

But once a board becomes more community-anchored, how are they to embrace the challenge of inclusive governance and bring out the best insights from their new members? Here, the issue becomes much less clear. Agree on the Big Why There is no shortage of strategies for creating successful board meetings.

Nonprofit governance and management 131

Nonprofit governance and management Finance Governance Leadership 131

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Property values shoot up, as does the cost of living, and lower-income households are displaced. If we don’t expand the way we think about housing to include the impacts of climate change, our well-intentioned efforts to create, provide, and preserve housing will still leave vulnerable populations in untenable situations.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Energy Manufacturing Environmental 111

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The AI Mirror by DALL-E 3/OpenAI.com/DALLE Editors note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine s winter 2024 issue, Health Justice in the Digital Age: Can We Harness AI for Good? And a mirror can only reflect the light that reaches it. It cant reflect the light that falls outside the edge of the mirror.

Nonprofit governance and management 95

Nonprofit governance and management Technology Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 95

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 19, 2025

Members of a housing cooperative have joint control over the governance of common areas like green spaces and playgrounds, and in the US, owners of a share in a co-op are entitled to the same tax deductions as homeowners. A limited-equity co-op is one in which the resale value of shares is limited.

Construction 66

Construction Law Governance Finance 66

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2023

They were erased by government-backed campaigns to move birth out of the hands of Black midwives and into the hands of white male obstetricians. 41 Midwifery care is high-quality, value-based care that saves lives and money. The midwife, well known as a healer in Black communities, came to the house and “caught the baby.”

Health 131

Health Healthcare Public and Social Policy Ethics 131

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 26, 2023

Image Credit: Yuet Lam-Tsang Editors’ note: This article is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2023 issue, “Movement Economies: Making Our Vision a Collective Reality.” At the height of the pandemic, I was swept up in a titanic battle being waged over the right to a city. 1 That city was New Haven, Connecticut.

Education 98

Education Education Universities Public and Nonprofit Management 98

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

Image credit: Yannick Lowery / www.severepaper.com Editors’ note: This article is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s fall 2023 issue, “How Do We Create Home in the Future? Moreover, a significant proportion of utility governing boards comprises utility workers and frontline community members.

Energy 119

Energy Law Governance Public and Social Policy 119

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 12, 2022

There are many lessons to be learned from Indigenous aquaculture practices, especially in the areas of climate mitigation, adaptation, resilience, resource management, and food sovereignty. Kamakau described, the existence of a loko i‘a within a functioning ecosystem or landscape alone indicates abundance. 4 (See Figure 1.).

Agriculture 105

Agriculture Environmental Food Culture 105

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Ho and Ruiz kicked off the panel by defining ableism as a “system of assigning values to people’s bodies and minds based on socially constructed ideas of normalcy, productivity, desirability, intelligence, excellence, and fitness.” “People with disabilities deserve respect, dignity, and genuine inclusion.” Disabled people are assets.”

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Medical Health Public and Nonprofit Management 119

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 1, 2023

There are 170 facilities that report toxic chemicals, and 149 report greenhouse gas emissions with 29 facilities proposed or under construction—all in majority Black communities,” Dr. Wright said. Additionally, 80 percent of Black people living in the Corridor live within three miles of multiple polluting facilities. Smith asked.

Public and Social Policy 129

Public and Social Policy Environmental Energy Health 129

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Image: “Color My World” by Yvonne Coleman Burney/ www.artbyycolemanburney.com Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2024 issue, “Escaping Corporate Capture.”

Public and Social Policy 137

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Production 137

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 10, 2024

Mass Liberation, a nonprofit education and development outlet operating out of a local organizing hub (the Boston Liberation Center ), has taken on the work of planning another communal space for open use. Everything cannot be planned, designed, or constructed by real estate developers, nonprofits, or institutions.

Food 131

Food Community Development Medical Nonprofit governance and management 131

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Back in 2019, I published a study on what I called “cooperative cities” in which I wrote about how local governments in a dozen US cities create enabling environments for developing and sustaining worker cooperatives. The strongest co-ops offered or required trainings and courses in cooperative economics and management.

Finance 120

Finance Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Education 120

The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

When carefully structured and governed, spend-down strategies can provide targeted financial support to causes that need it most. This combination reduces the original value of the portfolio. However, the total dollars granted will be reduced, meaning risk management will take priority during the distribution process.

Nonprofit governance and management 89

Nonprofit governance and management Non-Profits Construction Children 89

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 19, 2023

trillion”—a figure comparable to the total value of the US’ Black-White racial wealth gap. Valuing and compensating women’s work on behalf of loved ones affected by incarceration will be an especially pivotal task in the coming period of decarceration. Of this figure, roughly $73.9

Public and Social Policy 141

Public and Social Policy Health Associations Children 141

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Reunification Was a Shock for the East On October 3, 1990, less than a year after the Berlin Wall came down, East Germany’s government was dissolved and incorporated into the West. As the German government reports , Easterners work more hours per week than their Western compatriots. Germany had been reunited.

Public and Social Policy 121

Public and Social Policy Governance Healthcare Culture 121

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? Nonprofits often play quasi-governmental roles.

Public and Social Policy 96

Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 96

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 27, 2023

All Moderated by Steve Dubb of the Nonprofit Quarterly. And we’ll also hear from Amaha Sellassie of Gem City, a food cooperative in Dayton, Ohio — all moderated by Steve Dubb of the Nonprofit Quarterly. [00:02:02] So there are about 315 of these nonprofit organizations worldwide. Thanks for listening. 00:03:54] A few notes.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Food Nonprofit governance and management 105

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Most government housing funding is spent on subsidizing mortgages—primarily for the well-to-do. Now, most government housing funding is spent on subsidizing mortgages —primarily for the well-to-do—and residential land is zoned for single-family homes and suburban sprawl. Social housing campaigns look different in different communities.

Public and Social Policy 143

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 143

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Image: “One Sided” by Yvonne Coleman Burney/ www.artbyycolemanburney.com Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2024 issue, “Escaping Corporate Capture.” We should be regulating corporate capture; instead, our government has enabled it. H ow do we confront corporate capture in our work?

Public and Social Policy 134

Public and Social Policy Universities Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management 134

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Fortunately, community land trust (CLT) homeownership appears more successful than most government programs for first-time, low-income homebuyers—both due to demonstrated increased housing stability for residents and a participatory board model that includes both resident and nonresident community representation.

Public and Social Policy 131

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 131

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The expansion of corporate and billionaire power, popularization of ethnonationalist ideologies, and election of right-wing governments, all of which create severe economic volatility for working class and poor people. Relatedly, a righteous refusal to engage with people who do not already share our views and values. Common Trends.

Leadership 145

Leadership Culture Non-Profits Nonprofit governance and management 145

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Image: “Bird Lover” by Yvonne Coleman Burney/ www.artbyycolemanburney.com Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2024 issue, “Escaping Corporate Capture.” The United States Federation of Worker Cooperatives (USFWC) is the grassroots labor organization serving worker-owned and -governed businesses.

Nonprofit governance and management 122

Nonprofit governance and management Manufacturing Associations Construction 122