NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

3 Built on the Sesan River, the dam was part of the Chinese government’s “Belt and Road Initiative,” which sought to expand its “foreign policy interests.” 4 The Cambodian government’s stated aim is for the dam to provide enough energy to stop power outages and further develop the country.

Environmental 114

Environmental Race and Ethnicity Construction Nonprofit governance and management 114

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

In Reimagining Nonprofit Boards , a three-part series based on the NPQ webinar, A New Framework for Boards, Ananda Valenzuela challenges traditional governance models and offers a new vision for boards that empower rather than constrain. So, what does good governance look like? Fundamentally, the board does not operate in a vacuum.

Governance 52

Governance Nonprofit governance and management Leadership Culture 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 13, 2023

Image Credit: Effi on istock There are two very different (and antagonistic) renewable energy models: the utility-centered, centralized energy model—the existing dominant one—and the community-centered, decentralized energy model—what energy justice advocates have been pushing for.

Energy 98

Energy Construction Environmental Governance 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 29, 2025

Our laws should treat AI like any other tool: defaulting to patent eligibility until and unless compelling evidence becomes available to dictate some other policy direction. Current guidance also equates the outputs of AI machines with abstract thought processes generated by humans, which are normally not patent-eligible.

Public and Social Policy 121

Public and Social Policy Medical Production Technology 121

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The youth alleged that Montana’s “ fossil fuel-based state energy system ” contributes to climate change and is therefore a violation of their constitutional right to a safe environment. A New Court Tactic The youth were represented by Our Children’s Trust, a nonprofit law firm. The court agreed.

Environmental 136

Environmental Governance Law Energy 136

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 20, 2024

Doing so means transforming our governing institutions, laws, regulations, and customs in a more fundamental way than tinkering around the edges with policy and programs. When everyday people, institutions, and government act in service, out of love for the particular needs of particular people, the benefits flow outward.

Nonprofit governance and management 141

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Law Philanthropy 141

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 29, 2024

The nonprofit runs a suite of products that help people, companies, and policy makers make smarter decisions about how to slash emissions and optimize energy sources. CPR turns thousands of laws and policy documents into accessible and searchable information. Through this technology, Digital Green has provided assistance to 6.3

Public and Social Policy 137

Public and Social Policy Agriculture Law Environmental 137

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

At the same time, within this austerity framework, nonprofits increasingly fill holes in sectors ranging from education to healthcare to journalism to social services that we depend on the most and that have been receiving less and less government support. Nonprofits are a feature of tax law and corporate governance laws.

Public and Social Policy 123

Public and Social Policy Law Governance Nonprofits 123

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 8, 2023

Image Credit: Jorm Sangsorn on istock.com Worldwide, civil society—from NGOs to grassroots activist groups to social movements to unions—is being undermined by global conflict, suppressive governments, the erosion of democratic institutions, and the spread of disinformation.

Civil Society 120

Civil Society Governance Taxation Law 120

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 9, 2023

Image Credit: Daniel Mingook Kim on unsplash.com Two major problems confront California’s energy policy. Second, California’s energy laws and business models are rooted in injustice. These two major problems are perfectly illustrated in the passage of Net Energy Metering 3.0, But that’s not what’s happening now.

Public and Social Policy 117

Public and Social Policy Energy Environmental Non-Profits 117

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 22, 2023

BIPOC organizers envisioned how EJ could live and thrive in government planning to meet climate goals. Mostly, we had to turn the White heads of agencies and governments to look at the California we knew: over 50 percent people of color. But then they had to convene the EJAC to advise them (as written in the AB 32 law). (Ha!)

Environmental 117

Environmental Public and Social Policy Energy Law 117

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Then, we’ve been trying to compare the information given by the federal government and the one been given by the Puerto Rico government, which was usually different in terms of the amount of money. The US government and FEMA recently changed the recovery process in Puerto Rico. The wording, the categories of the information.

Governance 139

Governance Disaster Relief Foundations Philanthropy 139

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 21, 2023

As noted by Native Americans in Philanthropy, Tribal Nations, through their nation-to-nation relationships with the federal government and their deep knowledge of the ecosystems they steward, bring unique tools and resources to the 30×30 movement. Department of Energy Tribal programs. percent of total US generation potential.

Philanthropy 110

Philanthropy Nonprofit Administration and Development Energy Nonprofit governance and management 110

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 7, 2024

T]he federal government has largely left each state on its own to compete against other states for jobs and tax revenues. 7 Instead, the federal government has largely left each state on its own to compete against other states for jobs and tax revenues. He’d grown impatient with his father-in-law and boss, Felix Fantus.

Public and Social Policy 134

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 134

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 4, 2024

First, democratic funds like Seed Commons, 4 Ujima Fund, 5 and the Just Transition Integrated Capital Fund gave us a new model for how communities could steward and govern capital together. These new laws channeled philanthropic assets into municipal bonds and community development loan funds, which stabilized local municipalities.

Public and Social Policy 133

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Taxation 133

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The other is that global philanthropy itself is under threat as South African “populist” opposition advocates for so-called “ foreign agent laws.” Similar laws have already rapidly spread across Europe and Central Asia , yet South Africa has avoided them so far. Today, that democracy is fraying. With an estimated 55.5

Philanthropy 96

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Poverty Civil Society 96

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Take the replacement of self-governing organizations with nonprofits or NGOs: there is nothing democratic there. It is almost like unions are one of the few remaining forces where people are actually practicing self-government. SD: You mention a shift from self-governing organizations to NGOs and nonprofits. It’s happening.

Culture 118

Culture Energy Governance Leadership 118

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

12 GHGs such as carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide are naturally occurring gases that absorb energy from the sun and trap heat inside the atmosphere reflected from the earth’s surface. According to NASA, the average surface temperature of Earth “was about 2.45 degrees Fahrenheit (or about 1.36 degrees Fahrenheit (1.30

Race and Ethnicity 110

Race and Ethnicity Environmental Education Education 110

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 18, 2024

knew that changing government policy towards asylum-seekers would require more than quick and large protests. Meanwhile, the Human Rights Law Center filed an emergency High Court proceeding to prevent Baby Asha from being forcibly returned to detention on Nauru. However, GetUp! Rather than acting alone, GetUp!

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Law Medical 124

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The National Resources Defense Council estimates that school bus diesel exposure poses as much as 23 to 46 times the cancer risk considered significant under federal law. But the cost benefits of electric buses, which include energy incentives and savings for school districts operators, are well documented.

Children 118

Children Health Law Energy 118

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 22, 2024

Back in the San Francisco Bay Area where I’m usually based, I work with the Sustainable Economies Law Center to support projects that redistribute wealth, democratize governance, and steward communal resources. It is, for instance, one of the first nations worldwide to legally recognize the rights of nature. Photo by Mateo Hinojosa.

Culture 124

Culture Governance Public and Social Policy Values 124

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

The practices rely on dynamics of collective care and social reproduction that are not primarily compelled by subjugation to the law of value within the capitalist system. However, for this base to realize any dimension of this potential, its constituent forces and the practices in which they are engaging must be linked programmatically.

Public and Social Policy 136

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Production 136

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Below the lake is a large natural gas deposit which the Congolese government recently sold to Symbion Power and Alfajiri Energy. We had someone from the government come to talk about the environment,” Tobes said in a Zoom interview. “He The universities are not allowed to fund campus groups the government disapproves [of].”

Activism 132

Activism Environmental Governance Poverty 132

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 30, 2023

In particular, we are racing to substitute one energy-generating technology (combustion) and the natural resources on which it depends for others while ignoring ecological and social consequences. Take nickel, a key component of EV batteries as it increases energy storage and mileage per charge. history,” awarding more than $13.8

Manufacturing 115

Manufacturing Environmental Energy Governance 115

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 16, 2023

Mayors and city governments are increasingly seen as “doers” rather than “delayers” because they find themselves on the front line of the climate crisis. The project will help the city lower the energy costs of 50 schools by reducing the consumption of expensive electricity from the grid.

Health 98

Health Public and Social Policy Energy Collaborations 98

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 13, 2024

But after World War II and continuing through the 1970s, there was a concerted effort to make labor law harsher, to rule certain workers out of the labor movement, and to perfect the art of union busting. Can we get more resources from the government? In some ways, laws don’t matter when it comes to organized worker power.

Law 139

Law Governance Leadership Poverty 139

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 18, 2024

A leader of the petition, Jean Su, director of the Energy Justice Program at the Center for Biological Diversity, told NPR , “Hurricanes are terrible. When it comes to chronic risks, such as heat, that’s the responsibility of state and local governments, according to Craig Fugate. Earthquakes are terrible. Number of deaths?

Health 129

Health Environmental Nonprofit governance and management Law 129

The Kindful Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Do you have the time and energy to run it? Bylaws are the main governing document of your nonprofit and will act as a guide and decision-making tool for the board of directors. Two committee types include: 1) standing committees like governance, development, finance and executive committees and 2) ad hoc committees.

Nonprofit governance and management 105

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Law Governance 105

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 17, 2023

After decades of neglect, federal and state governments are making substantial investments to combat the wildfire crisis. After decades of neglect, federal and state governments are making substantial investments to combat the wildfire crisis.

Public and Social Policy 117

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Environmental 117

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

We should be regulating corporate capture; instead, our government has enabled it. William Fulbright railed against what he called the “military–industrial–academic complex,” during the growing wartime intimacy among government, the defense industry, and university life. As early as 1967, Senator J. 6594 (May 2022): 701–3.

Public and Social Policy 134

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

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

In 2021, the Government Accountability Office estimated that 54 percent of all public school districts required updates of at least two major systems, including HVAC systems, roofing, and structural integrity. Indeed, the workforce driving a green transition will include not only energy and industry workers but also care and social workers.

Public and Social Policy 145

Public and Social Policy Education Education Environmental 145

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 16, 2023

Image Credit: Ibrahim Hafeez on pexels.com To solve our most pressing challenges, we need the total sum of human intelligence and emancipatory energy in our society. Inclusion and equity across every level of tech design, deployment, and governance is crucial. This includes the expertise and leadership of people with disabilities.

Technology 121

Technology Public and Social Policy Governance Leadership 121

Getting Attention

JANUARY 25, 2013

Public Affairs Manager , Southern Poverty Law Center (Montgomery, AL). Government Relations Director , Sierra Business Counsel (TBD). Vice President of Communications , Solar Energy Industries Association (Washington DC). Membership Coordinator , The Bascom (Highlands, NC). Social Media Intern , JBFCS (New York, NY).

Public and Social Policy 69

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Marketing 69

Get Fully Funded

JULY 16, 2023

There are two things that can help A LOT here: organizational by-laws and Board member job descriptions. By-laws What do by-laws have to do with Board meetings? If your by-laws do NOT include these things, you and your Board need to make this a priority to create these policies and amend your by-laws as soon as possible.

Production 98

Production Law Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits 98

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The key argument in your book is about capitalism being a toxic partner that we all need to break up with, that’s jealous or draining our energy or negging or gaslighting us. A majority of voters supported replacing private health insurance with a universal government plan. Can we create laws to give people money?

Governance 122

Governance Homelessness Insurance Poverty 122

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 4, 2023

Reparations are a concept rooted in international law that involves specific forms of repair to specific individuals, groups of people, or nations for specific harms they have experienced in violation of their human rights. 11 So, then, what can we do to ready our organizations and communities to embrace the full work of reparations?

Philanthropy 121

Philanthropy Foundations Culture Public and Social Policy 121

The Charity CFO

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Nonprofits must raise the money to pay rent and salaries while keeping the lights on, just like a grocery store or a law office. Given the importance of individual donations, it’s not surprising that nonprofits spend a significant amount of time, money, and energy building a base of donors. Government Grants.

Nonprofit governance and management 98

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits 98