NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Worker co-ops are businesses owned and governed by their employees. In Chicago, speakers surveyed the growth of the past 20 years while setting forth goals to bring worker co-ops fully into the economic mainstream through movement infrastructure, public policy, and culture building.

Public and Social Policy 128

Public and Social Policy Public Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Culture 128

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 27, 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.” W hat would a nonprofit sector that pursued economic justice look like? The other five work for nonprofit intermediary organizations. Two of them—Dr.

Public and Social Policy 132

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

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2024

Public Policy: A Hit and a Miss Are the lessons of Hurricanes Maria and Fiona being taken to heart? Officially, it is now public policy in Puerto Rico to move to 100 percent renewable power by 2050 (with intermediary goals of 40 percent renewable power by 2025—that is, a year from now—and 60 percent by 2040).

Energy 128

Energy Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 128

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

JULY 20, 2023

The Nonprofit Talent Summit, co-presented by Momentum Nonprofit Partners , Christian Brothers University Institute for Leadership Development , and Mid-South Philanthropy Network , is perfect for nonprofit executive directors, board members, HR professionals, COOs, directors, and managers.

Nonprofit governance and management 88

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Organizational Change Law 88

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 28, 2023

Representative Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) The shape of government relations for worker co-ops has experienced a massive shift in the past five years. A straightforward call for worker ownership and worker voice, the WORK Act represents the culmination of over a decade of advocacy and education from the cooperative sector.

Manufacturing 120

Manufacturing Education Education Governance 120

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 7, 2024

Some years ago, we participated in an activity aimed at raising awareness of gender bias among hiring managers. Thirty people attended, including managers and members of an academic gender committee we were on. The majority of these students are women and the first in their families to access higher education.

Nonprofit governance and management 126

Nonprofit governance and management Collaborations Participation and motivation Public and Social Policy 126

Fundraising Leadership

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Jane Roig, vice chair of the board of directors of Helios Education Foundation, receiving the Leading Philanthropy Award at the recent Power Up conference. With this lineage of strong women informing her own educational journey, Roig says, “My personal story aligns with the foundation story and even with the grant programs.”

Education 52

Education Education Nonprofit governance and management Philanthropy 52

MNA Association

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Mission and Values Montana Nonprofit Association provides leadership for Montana’s nonprofit sector and partners with Montana’s charitable nonprofits to promote a sustainable, networked, and influential sector. MNA’s staff team is engaged, collaborative, committed to growth, and passionate about MNA’s unique mission.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 76

Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Public Policy 76

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

For decades, nonprofits, governments, philanthropies, and corporations have been dogged by how to measure social impact. Every nonprofit is left figuring out its own way to measure and report impact. ” Do-it-yourself measurement certainly is not good for cash-strapped nonprofits, who are drowning in data.

Public and Social Policy 115

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Health 115

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 22, 2023

By Sida Ly-Xiong After completing a leadership fellowship program for women of color, a program participant accepted a position as director of citizen engagement and education at a state public health agency in the United States. They drive change through networks and relationships, and use the power and influence that emerges.

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Leadership Health Public and Nonprofit Management 124

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

JULY 20, 2023

The Nonprofit Talent Summit, co-presented by Momentum Nonprofit Partners , Christian Brothers University Institute for Leadership Development , and Mid-South Philanthropy Network , is perfect for nonprofit executive directors, board members, HR professionals, COOs, directors, and managers.

Nonprofit governance and management 52

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Organizational Change Law 52

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

To that end, a report from the nonprofit Transform Finance , Alternative Ownership Enterprises: An Introduction for Mission-Oriented Investors , authored by Andrea Armeni, Curt Lyon, and Julie Menter, seeks to advance the conversation. Cooperatives These are member-governed businesses in which each member has an equal say.

Non-Profits 80

Non-Profits Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Finance 80

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

The complex is modest, but it houses an estimated 27 primarily immigrant-led small businesses and nonprofits. A nonprofit, the East Portland Community Investment Trust , serves as the owner and lead manager and developer of the property, and for a monthly subscription fee of $10 to $100, nearby residents can become owners themselves.

Public and Nonprofit Management 106

Public and Nonprofit Management Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Poverty 106

Ken Goldstein

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

In these contentious political times, those of us in the social services field may feel the need to be more vocal about policies that effect our clients and our missions, while simultaneously facing pressure to "not rock the boat" or be controversial. These guidelines cannot address every potential situation.

Activism 45

Activism Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management 45

iMarketSmart

APRIL 6, 2022

This news can be shocking to hear and might even make some fundraisers and nonprofit administrators fall out of their seats. It’s a very simple truth to understand, and yet so much fundraising presumes that whatever matters to some fundraisers and most nonprofit administrators must also matter to donors. But it’s true. The donor is.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 52

Nonprofit Administration and Development Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy 52

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 8, 2023

Up to this point, legislation for most worker co-ops was not a priority; federal policy wasn’t even a pipe dream. Public policy wasn’t really a part of our culture. Why Prioritize Public Policy and Advocacy? 6 Engaging in public policy advocacy is not without its dangers. Until it was.

Public Policy 95

Public Policy Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 95

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 21, 2023

A 2019 report from a government study found “false positives to be between 2 and 5 times higher in women than men.” An ecosystem of scientist- and scholar-led nonprofit organizations has emerged to fight bias in AI systems. Many schools are still grappling with the decision to allow facial recognition technology onto their campus.

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Ethics Race and Ethnicity Public and Nonprofit Management 124

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 12, 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? So our land, our languages, our kinship systems, our governances were forced out of us.” Reshaping the Way We Live in the Midst of Climate Crisis.”

Nonprofit governance and management 106

Nonprofit governance and management Culture Governance Public and Social Policy 106

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

This spring, they applied their training during their first public event since the shooting—a farm blessing—collaborating with local organizations on security measures. Through case management, subsidized housing, and wellness and health services, people receive help reentering society after being incarcerated.

Nonprofit governance and management 139

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Homelessness Law 139

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

By James Anderson Here’s a new axiom fit for the 21st century: The greater the global challenge, the more likely it is to fall to local governments to fix. Local governments are left bearing the brunt and have, understandably, so far struggled. Or take the ongoing global migration wave.

Nonprofit governance and management 144

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development Governance 144

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 95

Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 95

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Leaders moving work through nonprofit organizations are also contending with the “great resignation” and major shifts in the workforce; 3 unprocessed grief from the pandemic and years of escalating racial violence; and short-lived performative responses by philanthropy to the events of 2020.

Leadership 112

Leadership Public and Social Policy Non-Profits Culture 112

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Monitor Legislation that Impacts Your Nonprofit and the Communities you serve Nonprofits must be legislative watchdogs for three key reasons: Impact awareness: New laws affect funding, operations, and beneficiary eligibility. Nonprofits bring unique perspectives to lawmakers. Staying informed prevents blindsided disruptions.

Health 52

Health Nonprofit governance and management Healthcare Public and Nonprofit Management 52

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2022

A year ago, Charles Rettig, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner, compared the taxes that the US federal government should collect, at current tax rates, with what it does collect. Image Credit: Mustapha Saadouni on unsplash.com. What accounts for such extraordinary concentration of wealth at the top in the United States?

Law 141

Law Taxation Governance Public Policy 141

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 8, 2025

This happens daily when local governments park public funds in banks. Public funds amounting to billions of dollars are turned into private profits for services using your assets. Public banks are owned by a local government or coalition of local governments and focus on stable, accountable, and supportive lending.

Nonprofit governance and management 128

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance Finance 128

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Politicians are influenced by money as much as or, frankly, often much more than votes, and public policy is the product of calculating trade-offs between the two. This model offers political education opportunities that can produce lasting homeowner voter support. Fortunately, there are allies and resources here.

Public and Social Policy 131

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

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 31, 2024

Image: “ The Universe Delivers” by Yvonne Coleman Burney/ www.artbyycolemanburney.com Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2024 issue, “Escaping Corporate Capture.” Corporate capture is visible too in the names adorning the walls of nonprofit university and hospital buildings. Decades ago, Philip K.

Public and Social Policy 133

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 133

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Through research over the years, the organization has shown how environmental harm impacts health, housing, jobs, education, and its persistence throughout communities of color along the Mississippi River Chemical Corridor—also known as Cancer Alley, or sometimes Death Alley — and the broader Gulf Coast Region. Smith asked.

Public and Social Policy 129

Public and Social Policy Environmental Energy Health 129

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 11, 2025

The nonprofit world must prepare for seismic events like this. The bizarre incident was one of hundreds of similar scenes of confusion, fear, and uncertainty across the nonprofit world after the attempted federal funding freeze. The nonprofit world must prepare for seismic events like this, as more are sure to come.

Public and Social Policy 119

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

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 1, 2022

After a decade of organizing to move debt cancellation from the margins to the center of national policy debates, the movement to cancel student debt continues to gain ground, as NPQ’s Rithika Ramamurthy documented earlier this year. Education is promised as a path out of poverty—but it’s also a means of extraction under racial capitalism.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Education Education 132