NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 3, 2024

For new construction, larger buildings can result in smaller per-unit costs. Most small buildings are what are known as “naturally occurring affordable housing” (NOAH), an industry term for buildings that have affordable rents without receiving public subsidies. This can be addressed through public intervention.

Values 137

Values Public and Nonprofit Management Construction Finance 137

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

To achieve this requires a deeper understanding of the current housing crisis and how nonprofits can, with policy support, implement effective solutions. A Nonprofit Solution Before the surge in private equity interest in the single-family housing market, nonprofits were the quiet pistons in the engine of affordable homeownership.

Nonprofit governance and management 126

Nonprofit governance and management Construction Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 126

Bloomerang

MAY 25, 2021

Your audience should feel as though your content was written directly to them, which is where constructing an avatar – or ideal customer – comes into play. and an external audience (public at large, new donors, lapsed donors , politicians, etc.) We will talk more about avatars in just a moment.

Communication 115

Communication Public and Nonprofit Management Construction Nonprofits 115

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 17, 2024

Not only are we talking about public education awareness so that tenants know what their rights are, but we also need legal support so that they can navigate the real estate transaction. We’re so concerned…with saving the property in the first place that we often forget we need long-term support for building management and sustainability.”

Finance 127

Finance Construction Management Education 127

Bloomerang

APRIL 27, 2021

Once you and your team have worked together to fine-tune your internal nonprofit strategic communication initiatives by constructing a mission statement, vision statement, and identifying your core values, you can now start to strategize your external nonprofit communication efforts. Your Who : Your Audience.

Communication 134

Communication Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits Construction 134

Anedot

MARCH 24, 2025

They will serve as a public representative of HGSF, actively engaging with housing coalitions and acting as a key resource by elevating the unique and vital perspectives of homeownership data and homeowner voices within the broader affordable housing ecosystem. Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Google Suite, and virtual meeting platforms.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 52

Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Insurance 52

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Similarly to when used in the classroom, “they can learn from each other by giving and receiving help, recognizing contradictions between their own and others’ perspectives, and constructing new understandings from divergent ideas. Our bimonthly newsletter will make sure you know what’s happening with our network of social sector leaders.

Values 152

Values Public and Nonprofit Management Leadership Nonprofit Leadership 152

Selfish Giving

OCTOBER 5, 2022

for companies to support public treasures, it's less common in Italy. While supporting public treasures is new for modern Rome, it isn't a new idea and has ancient roots. The House of Medici , the Italian banking family, funded the construction of Saint Peter’s Basilica 500 years ago. It turned out to be a tough sell.

Public and Nonprofit Management 130

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Retail Construction 130

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 5, 2020

This is the first post in a year-long blog and webinar series called 101 Best Practices for Nonprofits , written and presented by Heather Mansfield. Please sign up for Nonprofit Tech for Good’s email newsletter to be alerted of new posts. Below are 10 website design best practices specifically for the nonprofit sector.

Public and Nonprofit Management 140

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits Construction Technology 140

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

A new report from nonprofit climate research firm First Street Foundation reveals how homeowners in multiple states, from California to Florida, will see dramatic increases in their insurance premiums in the coming years due to the worsening impacts of climate change, including wildfires. The reason? California isn’t alone.

Insurance 131

Insurance Construction Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 131

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

As Liz McKenna, an assistant professor of public policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School has empha siz ed , “Social movements often operate over years, decades. A number of other nonprofits have been focused on reducing homelessness.

Public and Social Policy 116

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Energy Social Enterprise 116

Bloomerang

JANUARY 18, 2023

Creating a nonprofit business plan is an important step for any organization whether you’re about to launch or are well established in your community. . A nonprofit business plan is slightly different to the commercial sector. It’s like taking your nonprofit into the mechanic to get a check up. .

Nonprofit governance and management 122

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Public and Social Policy Collaborations 122

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

Care2

JANUARY 22, 2010

Guess what one of the biggest challenges nonprofits face today when adding a blog to their website or diving into social media? Should we even allow public comments on our blog? Respond to constructive criticism online. Giving up control. Does this sound familiar? Should blog comments be moderated? Just delete them?

Public and Social Policy 67

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Construction Nonprofits 67

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 31, 2024

Image: “No Soul to Sell” by Yvonne Coleman Burney/ www.artbyycolemanburney.com Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2024 issue, “Escaping Corporate Capture.” Public employee pension funds in the United States have $5.99 Public employee pension funds in the United States have $5.99

Public and Social Policy 143

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Universities Finance 143

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The Jean Griswold Foundation is a public, non-profit foundation whose primary goal is to support caregivers and better their lives. The Daniels Fund focuses on supporting highly effective and ethical nonprofit organizations that achieve significant results in the community. Areas served: Worldwide. Jean Griswold Foundation.

Insurance 123

Insurance Nonprofit governance and management Foundations Education 123

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 29, 2023

Showing Up In the United States, the public murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police in 2020 sparked a national moment of reckoning with institutional racism, income inequality, and related failures inherent in US social and economic systems.

Nonprofit governance and management 119

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

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

DECEMBER 23, 2010

When I first moved from the program side to the planned giving office of the charity at which I had my first professional experience in nonprofit fundraising, one of my co-workers made a not-funny joke over drinks about me being a “money whore.” Then, nonprofit fundraisers will be treated to what amounts to a tale of two donor visits.

Fundraising 175

Fundraising Fundraising Ethics Public and Nonprofit Management 175

The Agitator

JULY 2, 2013

Hopefully The Agitator has stirred the pot constructively with some of our recent rants ( here and here ) about fundraising atrocities, as they are found in the US. 2) Trustee, CEO and senior management engagement. (3) Once our organisations are proud of us, then we can expect the public to be proud of us, too.

Fundraising 94

Fundraising Fundraising Public and Nonprofit Management Construction 94

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The origin of the tenant organizing movement in San Francisco’s Chinatown can, in fact, be traced back to one of these organizations, the Ping Yuen Residents Improvement Association (PYRIA) , which was founded in 1967 to improve conditions in Chinatown’s public housing complexes. Empowered grassroots leadership made that project possible.

Community Development 128

Community Development Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management Leadership 128

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

These components can be employed through a nonprofit organization or city government. For example, at a nonprofit, key decision makers might include the organization’s board members and staff. Below, I highlight ten components of a successful launch of a guaranteed income pilot program, based on my experience in Newark, New Jersey.

Public and Social Policy 118

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty Nonprofit governance and management 118

Get Fully Funded

JULY 9, 2023

Your nonprofit is growing. What You Need to Know About Your First Capital Campaign A capital campaign is a focused, intense effort to raise significant dollars for a specific purpose in a short period of time — usually for construction, purchase, expansion, or renovation of a facility. It’s a big deal! Increased awareness.

Public and Nonprofit Management 75

Public and Nonprofit Management Construction Fundraising Fundraising 75

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 14, 2023

At the same time, many community development nonprofits face challenges in securing the capital needed to carry out their core missions and, importantly, to test new ideas and strategies. There is, however, a way for nonprofits to gain greater access to “flexible” capital and for foundations to generate a financial return.

Community Development 108

Community Development Finance Energy Nonprofit governance and management 108

The Agitator

JUNE 13, 2013

But frankly, we wish we were getting even more concerned and constructive response. As Craver points out, not only do the organizations topping CIR’s worst list engage in misleading fundraising, they do so by piggybacking the brands of ethical nonprofits. But reputations are already at stake. We have to take the long view on this.

Ethics 83

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

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 Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2023

How can nonprofits help immigrants build community wealth? Nonprofit and public sector programs to promote savings are common. In Indiana , for example, participating nonprofits in the state-funded network will match eligible low-income individuals’ savings at the rate of $3 per dollar saved, up to a maximum of $4,500.

Finance 110

Finance Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management Construction 110

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Emphasize the positive publicity that corporate sponsors and individual donors can receive from donating raffle prizes to your event. Your nonprofit can publicly thank these donors using your social media, email, blog posts, and other event marketing materials. Stay organized with Bloomerang’s online giving and event management tools.

Public and Nonprofit Management 103

Public and Nonprofit Management Food Construction Technology 103

Beth Kanter

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Panel at Global Nonprofit Leaders Summit Last month, at the Global Nonprofit Leaders Summit in Seattle hosted by Microsoft, I moderated a roundtable, “Empower Employees with AI Productivity Tools,” with leaders from three nonprofits: Alex Duncan,, British Heart Foundation; Jon Townsend, National Trust; and Joel Ramjohn, Agape Source.

Public and Nonprofit Management 63

Public and Nonprofit Management Production Nonprofits Construction 63

NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Though the idea of helping and giving back to others has existed since Biblical times, nonprofit organizations in the United States have a much shorter history. Every couple of decades, a new era ushers in a new set of ideas, principles and practices that affect how the nonprofit sector functions. Go big, or go home.

Nonprofit Organizations 69

Nonprofit Organizations Nonprofit Organizations Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management 69

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 110

Philanthropy Culture Agriculture Community Development 110

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2024

Image credit: Christian Ouellet on istock.com Financing challenges often stymie nonprofits. This reality became starkly evident in the journey of the Center for Habitat Reconstruction (CRH) seeking supplemental funding to keep a large public contract it had won. Yet even after having been awarded an $11.2

Non-Profits 123

Non-Profits Finance Collaborations Public and Nonprofit Management 123

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Our work studying local social networks, developing local social networking software, and experimenting with local social networks in partnership with local governments, nonprofits, and media has revealed a potential solution: networks that are values-driven, closely moderated, trusted, and local.

Nonprofit governance and management 122

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Participation and motivation Values 122

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

Lets Talk Nonprofit

OCTOBER 5, 2022

However, there are some fundamental responsibilities that are shared by all nonprofit boards. Simone Joyaux, ACFRE is a nonprofit fund development and governance guru. The board is a group of people working together to govern the nonprofit and to ensure the effectiveness of the organization. The "board" is a collective.

Nonprofit governance and management 52

Nonprofit governance and management Ethics Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 52

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 Public and Nonprofit Management 111

Blue Avocado

JULY 16, 2024

Improve how your nonprofit evaluates, recognizes, and motivates its employees. If you would like to significantly improve how your nonprofit evaluates, recognizes, and motivates its employees, there are a few strategies that you might implement to help guarantee success. How does the public perceive your organization?

Values 75

Values Public and Nonprofit Management Management Culture 75

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

The Role of Mobile Apps in Supporting Nonprofits and Social Causes In today’s digital era, mobile apps have revolutionized the way nonprofits and social causes operate. This article explores how mobile apps are playing a pivotal role in empowering nonprofits and advancing social causes. Enhancing Volunteer Management 4.

Disaster Relief 52

Disaster Relief Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development Recruitment 52