NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 9, 2023

Image Credit: Daniel Mingook Kim on unsplash.com Two major problems confront California’s energy policy. Net energy metering is a policy that compensates households with solar panels for the extra energy they give back to the grid and, in turn, helps lower their utility bills. This policy decision was complicated.

Public and Social Policy 115

Public and Social Policy Energy Environmental Non-Profits 115

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 11, 2023

Within that construct is the commodification of racialized identities that allows predominantly White institutions and individuals to extract social and economic value from the exploitation of others’ racial identities. Every case is a statement of belief shaped by values.

Public and Social Policy 144

Public and Social Policy Non-Profits Law Values 144

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 24, 2024

In recent years, the textile and apparel industry has shifted business practices from making quality goods in sustainable numbers to ultra-fast fashion typified by overproduction, high waste, environmental degradation, and low social standards. In this sense, brands failed to follow through on their public support materially.

Environmental 126

Environmental Public and Social Policy Production Retail 126

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

To combat this crisis, governments and international bodies have turned to diverse policy frameworks for biodiversity preservation at national, regional, and global levels. These policies hold a clear expectation for global corporations to engage in and promote biodiversity conservation and restoration.

Public and Social Policy 135

Public and Social Policy Agriculture Manufacturing Environmental 135

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

And, of course, there are always contingencies with public money. We are under pressure to meet agreed-upon timelines for site preparation, store design, permitting, and construction. Construction is anticipated to start in the third quarter of 2023. million to date) to develop, construct, and outfit the store.

Food 111

Food Construction Public and Social Policy Governance 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The trauma we carry affects the way we look at the world and ourselves, and therefore plays a role in determining the future course of social systems. Seeing trauma through a systems lens can inform strategies for social change in a multitude of ways.

Public and Social Policy 140

Public and Social Policy Health Activism Culture 140

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 24, 2025

44 While explanations for this variance are highly debated, research suggests racialized associations were made between African Americans exhibiting psychosis symptoms and so-termed disruptive or socially deviant behavior patterns, and as a result, Black Americans are more likely to be aggressively diagnosed. 10 Only 35.1 2 (2008): 393403.

Race and Ethnicity 72

Race and Ethnicity Healthcare Health Medical 72

Bloomerang

JANUARY 18, 2023

Your mission statement should provide a clear and concise description of your organization’s purpose and its unique value proposition. It constructs an understanding of the needs your target audience have and the competition you will face. Get social. Step 2: Conduct Research. Build a board of directors.

Nonprofit governance and management 122

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

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Without national research into the field or field-level convening or visioning, national policy focusing on these organizations became rudderless. They blocked the construction of highways. This is true regardless of whether they focus on housing, business development, neighborhood improvements, social services, or something else.

Community Development 135

Community Development Public and Social Policy Governance Production 135

Candid

MAY 8, 2024

Three key factors include a lack of strong work-family policies, occupational segregation, and gender discrimination. Challenging gender norms The United States remains the only industrialized economy without a national paid leave policy that would enable employees to take time off from work to care for loved ones without sacrificing income.

Race and Ethnicity 65

Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy Construction Philanthropy 65

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Was it American culture teaching her bad values? Over time, my secret life began to make public appearances. When my 5 th grade teacher, who knew nothing about me, gave me a bad grade for not speaking loudly enough in what was the most terrifying act of public speaking I had ever done, I got pissed. What a shame.

Energy 122

Energy Culture Public and Social Policy Food 122

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

But in the eyes of the public—and oftentimes philanthropy—movement builders like me exist solely for the battleground, if we even exist at all. Being stripped of the numbers, the turnout goals, the policy battles that have been handed to, me was terrifying. I have never seen this man, and he has never given me a check.

Philanthropy 111

Philanthropy Foundations Construction Values 111

Anedot

AUGUST 27, 2024

In every sphere of influence, the Director, Individual Giving ensures compliance with relevant ethical guidelines, laws, policies, and procedures, and continually researches and implements best practices. Support the Mission, Vision, and Values of Catholic Charities in the performance of all essential job functions and responsibilities.

Public and Social Policy 40

Public and Social Policy Ethics Leadership Construction 40

iMarketSmart

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

It means some part of one’s identity – one’s people, values, or story – will continue on after death. But to be meaningful, the impact must support one’s people, values, or story. For example, death reminders make people more protective of their social group – and more resistant to outside groups.[5] Why is this true?

Psychology 52

Psychology Public and Nonprofit Management Public and Social Policy Participation and motivation 52

iMarketSmart

APRIL 10, 2023

This then permits questions that: Connect the donor’s identity (history, people, and values) with the cause, the charity, or the project [ Original Identity → Challenge ] Define a personally meaningful victory [ Victory → Enhanced Identity ], and Make a challenge that promises the victory [Challenge → Victory ]. What does this look like?

Psychology 52

Psychology Public and Social Policy Environmental Participation and motivation 52

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 11, 2023

I remember this [ NPQ elevating the voices of social change leaders of color] was a vision of yours. And so, I knew, Okay, there are some ways in which we can help people acknowledge what they’ve been through, derive any value from the experience, then release it. Marcus Walton: I’m proud of the progress you’ve made. CS: Right, right.

Construction 110

Construction Leadership Philanthropy Culture 110

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 12, 2025

In city neighborhoods, local economic policy and city planning are central to these outcomes, but are often opaque to everyday people. In an ideal world, the public would have the right to determine our own futurethe people plan the development and improvement of our own communities rather than wealthy outsiders. They are saying NO!

Public and Social Policy 67

Public and Social Policy Finance Community Development Construction 67

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 20, 2022

More than 1,500 housing leaders have been trained in the new narrative , and 24 fellows (most of whom have experienced housing instability) practiced the new narrative in community actions and national forums, spurring concrete policy wins across the country, such as changes to restrictive zoning in Denver.

Values 131

Values Public and Social Policy Collaborations Culture 131

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The long and continued practice of racist housing practices and policies in the United States means that Black people, Indigenous people, and people of color are the most likely to have insecure access to safe and affordable housing, to be unhoused— and to live in places that are disproportionately vulnerable to the effects of climate change.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Energy Manufacturing Environmental 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 12, 2023

.” Against the will of many Ngāti Maru members, countless acres were opened for British settlement, which rendered the tribe nearly landless, led to generations of economic, cultural, social, and spiritual hardship. ” By mid-2018, the New Zealand government had signed 73 settlements into law, valuing $2.24

Governance 98

Governance Health Public and Social Policy Culture 98

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Right now, we are living through escalating crises, both within living ecologies and socially constructed systems. Through seeds, she sees a path of “rehydrating” cultural values of reciprocity, care, and collective nourishment—those “original agreements” that affirm a symbiotic relationship among all beings.

Food 140

Food Culture Agriculture Public and Social Policy 140

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2023

The resulting public health response is to “close the gap” and aim to level the rates of Black maternal and infant outcomes to match those of the white population. We need only look back one generation to understand the uniquely Black history of midwifery in the United States and the racialized policies that undermined it.

Health 131

Health Healthcare Public and Social Policy Ethics 131

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 13, 2024

Naming gifts provide donors with reputational and market value , what legal scholar William Drennan refers to as “ publicity rights ,” and beneficiary organizations and their constituents with financial and mission-driven value. Yet over time, perpetual naming gifts for facilities may prove detrimental to future generations.

Ethics 122

Ethics Public and Social Policy Universities Philanthropy 122

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 29, 2023

Facing this crisis, new social economy movements emerged in Korea, not only as an immediate response to the neoliberal economic crisis, but also as a visionary long-term alternative for building a different kind of economy. Social Enterprises The Social Enterprise Promotion Act, passed in 2007, was more far reaching.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Governance 111

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Disability justice emerged as a framework in the early 2000s, as disabled queer folks and BIPOC activists reflected on and critiqued the Disability Rights Movement of the 1960s and ’70s—which focused on advocacy for legislation and policy protecting the rights of disabled people.

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Medical Health Public and Nonprofit Management 119

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The Right to Be Free from Environmental Harm The Deep South Center for Environmental Justice (DSCEJ) works toward equity and justice in environmental, energy, and climate policies. Founded in 1992 by Dr. Beverly L. Wright, DSCEJ is trying to create a future where everyone has the right to be free from environmental harm.

Public and Social Policy 129

Public and Social Policy Environmental Energy Health 129

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 13, 2024

Co-produced with the Movement for Black Lives (M4BL), this series examines the many ways that M4BL and its allies are seeking to address the economic policy challenges that lie at the intersection of the struggle for racial and economic justice. These racist stories then shape our policies for years and years.

Public and Social Policy 122

Public and Social Policy Poverty Children Law 122

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

7 Legislators and regulators often allocate public dollars for clean energy technologies through partial incentives, rebates, or tax incentives. The result is that public funding will largely benefit wealthier households. We can lead with justice toward a climate-resilient system that values everyone.

Energy 119

Energy Law Governance Public and Social Policy 119

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

4 Our accomplishments are minor in comparison to what we would have achieved had we had the full support of the municipal authorities and institutions, buttressed by a beneficial set of policies and procedures that supported local labor, procurement, and production.

Public and Social Policy 137

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 30, 2023

Indeed, these digital technologies would enable people to transcend the geographic boundaries that constrained their ability to pursue the lives they valued, enabling them to acquire more social, economic, and political power. However, current reality is miles apart from that vision.

Race and Ethnicity 145

Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy Civil Society Governance 145

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

As Gordon Nembhard explains, cooperative enterprises historically have grown in number and impact during periods of economic and social tumult. These themes of relationship building, seeking coalition partners, linking to Black community values, and creating structures of support show up throughout the series.

Finance 120

Finance Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Education 120

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 5, 2024

He views such an approach as the modern manifestation of colonialism, leading to structural debt traps and locking the continent at the bottom of the world’s economic value chain. Since it isn’t, the public sector steps in to nudge the market. Subordinated debt, where public lenders agree to be repaid after private lenders.

Public and Social Policy 144

Public and Social Policy Manufacturing Energy Participation and motivation 144

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 19, 2023

Editor’s note: In Stolen Wealth, Hidden Power: The Case for Reparations for Mass Incarceration (2022) , sociologist Tasseli McKay offers a “cradle-to-grave accounting” of mass incarceration’s harms by tallying its social and economic costs. trillion”—a figure comparable to the total value of the US’ Black-White racial wealth gap.

Public and Social Policy 141

Public and Social Policy Health Associations Children 141

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Economic upheaval aside, West Germans also made over two million claims for the restitution of real estate that had been nationalized under socialist policies. While many EU countries closed their doors, Germany had an open-door policy for asylum seekers. Initially, there was public support for Merkel’s immigration policy.

Public and Social Policy 121

Public and Social Policy Governance Healthcare Culture 121

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 24, 2023

And while sustained public critique has the power to change the field, it’s hard to know what will actually stick—a brief skim of the thousands of articles that assert “philanthropy must” or “philanthropy needs to” change shows that most critiques simply fade away over time.

Philanthropy 105

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Governance Foundations 105

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? We think it can. We think it can.

Public and Social Policy 96

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

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 8, 2024

Truth to Power is a regular series of conversations with writers about the promises and pitfalls of movements for social justice. It arises in moments of social tumult, like the one in which we’re living. These concepts seem as if they have contradictory meanings, but they fit together because social cohesion requires social change.

Public and Social Policy 122

Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Poverty Sociology 122