Anedot

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Oversee all aspects of administration and day-to-day operations, ensuring effective use of resources and adherence to policies, and legal/regulatory requirements. Foster a positive, inclusive, and collaborative organizational culture that empowers volunteers and maximizes their contributions.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 52

Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 27, 2023

Social progress, on the other hand, shows a very different picture. What explains this massive split between the corporate and the social sectors? In other words, companies are benefiting from a culture of using data to make decisions. The public sector isn’t much different.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 111

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Image Credit: Jacob Culp on Unsplash Headlines about which cities have the most or least affordable housing markets often oversimplify the issue; the reality is that cities have a range of residential types with a range of social and economic implications for the people who live there. CDFIs can help finance these efforts.

Construction 71

Construction Public and Social Policy Finance Poverty 71

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

For this to change, there must be a fundamental shift in how transitions to employee ownership are financed. Policy gains have been significant, especially at the state level. How to Increase Field Capacity to Finance Employee Ownership How do workers buy businesses from retiring owners? This happens—sometimes.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Finance Nonprofit Administration and Development Governance 126

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Image credit: Drazen Zigic on istock.com Work requirements—or requiring people to find employment in order to access public benefits—force people to prove that they deserve a social safety net. But where did they come from, and why are they still a central part of economic policy today? So, what keeps them alive today?

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Poverty Governance Insurance 124

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 25, 2023

Thanks to prison privatization, corporations, many of whom, like CoreCivic , are publicly listed companies, have a perverse incentive to boost their stock prices and keep prisons full by lobbying for policies like harsher policing, longer sentencing, and incarceration for non-violent crimes.

Public and Social Policy 126

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Companies can also create goals for their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategies that both improve the well-being of suppliers in the near term and lay a foundation for them to minimize their environmental footprints in the future. Innovation. Companies can also look beyond their own walls for innovative ideas.

Health 122

Health Public and Social Policy Environmental Governance 122

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 24, 2025

14 A dearth of mental health providers with the cultural understanding needed to work with NHPI youth can also lead to their misdiagnosis and underdiagnosis. 14 A dearth of mental health providers with the cultural understanding needed to work with NHPI youth can also lead to their misdiagnosis and underdiagnosis. 10 Only 35.1

Race and Ethnicity 73

Race and Ethnicity Healthcare Health Medical 73

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Life expectancy can differ up to 30 years in the US between different zip codes in the same state, indicating the significance of socioeconomic, environmental, and social factors in driving health outcomes. There are communities like hers all over America. We call these factors the Systemic Drivers of Health. Image by the authors.

Health 130

Health Public and Social Policy Entrepreneurship Food 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 3, 2023

By Stephan Manning & Yeşim Uygur Addressing entrenched social problems in local communities like inequality, violence, or environmental degradation is as much about changing local cultures and mindsets as it is about reworking the socioeconomic structures around them. Indeed, they can play a vital role in community change.

Leadership 98

Leadership Public and Social Policy Environmental Culture 98

Nonprofit Fixer

AUGUST 28, 2024

This can result in a range of problems – from finances to fundraising to long-term sustainability. Note that this is for US 501(c)(3) public charities, not private foundations. Responsibility 1: Nonprofit Boards Set and Enforce Policy At the most basic level, boards are the governing body of the nonprofit organization.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Throughout my 35-year career as an optometrist turned social entrepreneur, I have practiced continual self-renewal in pursuit of a world where equitable access to eyeglasses is universal, especially for the poorest and most remote communities. Compassionate capitalism and public-private partnerships held the key to jumpstarting our impact.

Public and Social Policy 135

Public and Social Policy Health Energy Leadership 135

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 11, 2023

Yet, despite this consensus, the Rainforest Foundation Norway showed, in 2021 , that efforts to recognize Indigenous land rights and support their forest conservation were getting less than 1 percent of all climate financing, with the vast majority of funding going to international organizations or development contractors.

Civil Society 119

Civil Society Environmental Public and Social Policy Governance 119

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 19, 2023

Private equity—that is, investor groups that operate outside of the stock market, thus being largely shielded from public investor scrutiny—plays a leading role. The community also benefits as public and community institutions keep earnings in their local economies rather than passing profits to investors.

Health 126

Health Healthcare Medical Insurance 126

Bloomerang

JANUARY 18, 2023

Make any necessary adjustments to your written plans to keep your finances on track. This could include leaders from various sectors such as business, education, healthcare, and social services, as well as individuals with expertise in areas such as finance, fundraising, and legal affairs. . Get social.

Nonprofit governance and management 122

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

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 21, 2022

As a former Windows on the World worker and a co-founder of ROC who witnessed the restaurant’s opening (2005) and closing (2020), I believe it is important to assess what worked, what did not, and what can be learned from the experience that might inform future co-op and social enterprise efforts. The Original Vision and Purpose of Colors.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Non-Profits 105

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Image credit: Brandon on Unsplash The murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police three and a half years ago ignited a months-long period of mass social mobilization and intense public engagement. Those compounded impacts are starkly apparent.

Finance 80

Finance Culture Foundations Public and Social Policy 80

Fundraising Leadership

JANUARY 20, 2023

My mother withdrew my brother and me from that school that week and enrolled us in a public school up the street for the fall. This rigidity seems at odds with a post-pandemic, half-in, half-out remote workplace culture where the yoga pants and leggings of the past three years were acceptable on Zoom calls where it seems no one wore shoes.

Law 98

Law Public and Social Policy Culture Finance 98

The Charity CFO

APRIL 22, 2024

This can also have cultural impacts within your organization such as low morale and high cynicism among employees. Consider these four strategies to improve your workplace culture and reduce burnout in your nonprofit employees. Some employees may prefer a public acknowledgment while others are more comfortable being thanked in private.

Public and Nonprofit Management 52

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Social Policy Culture 52

Anedot

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Oversee all aspects of administration and day-to-day operations, ensuring effective use of resources and adherence to policies, and legal/regulatory requirements. Foster a positive, inclusive, and collaborative organizational culture that empowers volunteers and maximizes their contributions.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 52

Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management 52

Bloomerang

MAY 21, 2021

My firm guides leaders and organizations in strategic plans and governance processes that deepens social change, racial justice, stakeholder engagement and community strength. Every nonprofit was formed for the benefit of the public good and to serve a certain purpose, right? So let’s see oops, yeah.

Nonprofit governance and management 128

Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofits Energy Public and Nonprofit Management 128

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

I’ve managed campaigns ranging from about $5 million to over a billion dollars in health care, education, arts and culture, and advocacy sectors. So strategy really focuses on organizational direction, establishing values, mission, ensuring the organization embodies its cultural ethos. It builds a culture of trust and respect.

Leadership 64

Leadership Fundraising Fundraising Philanthropy 64

Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

All we’ve been doing is emailing and maybe if we weren’t socially distanced, we would have met each other already. if you have a give policy in place and they have not given, does not mean that they don’t consider themselves family. They share the history, they share the finances, all of that. .

Fundraising 126

Fundraising Fundraising Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management 126

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 11, 2024

While the states economy is ranked number 4 in the nation by US News and World Report , the Colorado Department of Personnel & Administration reported a public sector vacancy rate of 23 percent via the Denver Post , with 7,500 state government positions open as of July 19, 2023.

Culture 103

Culture Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 103

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

4 Frontline communities—those experiencing the consequences of climate change “first and worst”—are inordinately burdened by the extremes of our changing climate, leading to an exacerbated threat to health, public safety, and economic stability. See Jean C. Bikomeye et al., 16 (August 2021): 8420.

Environmental 131

Environmental Public and Social Policy Health Leadership 131

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

This number is somewhat deceptive since it includes large public companies where the only employee benefit is stock ownership. This involves activating and collaborating with the state’s Minority Business Office and working with community groups to provide culturally relevant programming and support. million active employee-owners.

Public and Social Policy 122

Public and Social Policy Finance Governance Culture 122

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 17, 2023

Image Credit: Adam Wilson on unsplash.com This is the f ifth article from A Green New Deal on the Ground , a series produced with Climate and Community Project, a progressive climate policy think tank developing cutting-edge research at the climate and inequality nexus.

Public and Social Policy 118

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

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

From current discriminatory practices in the private lending market to historic exclusion from public home-buying programs, the effects of these inequitable practices and policies on Black women include a lack of wealth and an incalculable loss of mental and physical health. A History of Racist Policies.

Public and Social Policy 134

Public and Social Policy Governance Law Health 134

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Instead, there is a growing understanding that the gap is a result of a pattern of race-based policies , fueled and sustained by anti-Black narratives, that have systematically demolished the wealth and humanity of Black people while reinforcing inequities across generations. Live into a culture of racial repair in your own institution.

Philanthropy 145

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Culture Public and Nonprofit Management 145

The Agitator

APRIL 15, 2018

Giles collected them from a wide range of fundraising blogs and social media sites. Almost all those polled –93%–agreed that a zero-tolerance policy on sexual harassment should be enforced in the workplace, but only 50% were aware of the steps to take should they experience or witness sexual harassment. Things must change.

Fundraising 74

Fundraising Fundraising Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management 74

Anedot

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

LGBTQ+ older adults live at intersections of race, ethnicity, class, culture, HIV status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, spirituality, and ability. Culture of Care training builds cultural competency for service providers who work with older adults.

Public and Social Policy 40

Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Public and Nonprofit Management Collaborations 40

Bloomerang

JUNE 19, 2021

But use the chat to connect with one another and just, you know, really engage in and be social while we’re here. Sarah is in a semi-public place, because she’s at a hotel for a conference. So I saw social media. It might be something that we cover during the session. So just about our goals. I see engagement.

Recruitment 59

Recruitment Leadership Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management 59

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

By Tim Hanstad To build an equitable and sustainable society, the social sector cannot take the place of the government, as Mark Kramer and Steve Phillips recently observed ; “Only government has the capacity to address social and environmental problems on a national scale.

Public and Social Policy 130

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Governance Poverty 130

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 5, 2024

7 Although women and girls experience the greatest impacts of climate change, national climate policies rarely consider their unique needs. 15 UNICEF also underscores that climate change impacts adolescent girls by limiting their access to vital social services, which further entrenches cycles of poverty and vulnerability.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Environmental Education Education 132

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 4, 2024

But putting unchecked development in the hands of (primarily) male tech executives who espouse a particular Silicon Valley ethos oriented toward profit and dominance above all else, will only intensify threats to our social systems and vulnerable communities. We need a new roadmap.

Governance 142

Governance Civil Society Public and Social Policy Ethics 142

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Often, the very same nonprofit that is advocating for social justice policy may pay its own workers poverty-level wages. Another piece of this painting would look like a landscape of advocacy and policy change institutions that prioritize racial and economic justice to level the playing field. The reality is more complicated.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty 132

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 9, 2023

This article profiles three organizations from which we hail—the Center for Biological Diversity, Marbleseed (formerly the Midwest Organic Sustainable Education Service), and Wellspring Cooperative—that have grown to focus on addressing the many social, political, economic, and environmental ills that are a direct outcome of capitalism.

Agriculture 98

Agriculture Environmental Food Public and Social Policy 98