Nonprofit Megaphone

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The American Farmland Trust protects agricultural land, promotes environmentally sound farming practices, and helps farmers continue to grow food for us all. Kiss the Ground is committed to educating the public about the environmental benefits of regenerative agriculture. Happy shopping, and thank you for giving back this season!

Children 105

Children Environmental Nonprofits Agriculture 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 2, 2024

The crucial insight,” write governance scholars Christopher Ansel and Jacob Torfing , “is that no single actor has the knowledge, resources, and capacities to govern alone in our complex and fragmented societies.” How many government officials understand what it takes to launch a business?

Collaborations 132

Collaborations Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management 132

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

MARCH 18, 2024

For instance, if advocating for affordable housing, present data on the cost of homelessness to the healthcare system. Show how the current situation leads to long-term expenses for government programs. Project the Economic Benefits of Your Policy: Cost-Savings Analysis: Show how your policy will save the government money.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Public Policy Healthcare Homelessness 52

Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Perhaps it’s a program grant to cover costs of running your homelessness program. It’s delivered monthly and is categorized by international, Canadian, Canadian Government, and Federal funding opportunities. Get clear on the type of funding you are seeking. It’s happened to me before – plenty of times!

Nonprofit governance and management 98

Nonprofit governance and management Foundations Nonprofits Nonprofit Administration and Development 98

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2023

The report Examining Disparities in Environmental Grantmaking: Where the Money Goes written by Dorceta E. Taylor and Molly Blondell surveyed over 30,000 environmental and public health grants distributed by 220 foundations, which awarded approximately $4.9 billion across three years—from 2015 to 2017.

Environmental 98

Environmental Foundations Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 28, 2023

For example, New York City created the innovative concept of a Voluntary Local Review (VLR), based on the Voluntary National Reviews that nations submit to the UN, in which local and regional governments adopt and track their progress toward the SDGs.

Collaborations 105

Collaborations Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

. ­­ A 1983 US government study documenting the placement of hazardous waste landfills in low-income and Black communities was one of the first studies to highlight the intersection of environmental issues and racial inequity. In this case, they receive credits toward their electricity bills.

Energy 111

Energy Finance Environmental Food 111

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

What would it take to fully fund the human capital, governance, and advocacy costs of nonprofits? The structure of the overall economy, and government responses or inaction to these conditions, are at the heart of why most nonprofit organizations were formed—to ameliorate the effects of market failure. If not, why not?

Public and Social Policy 132

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

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 6, 2023

Some point to large-scale, government-run rental housing, while others also explicitly include housing cooperatives and community land trusts. But in the end, governments dragged their feet and promised change stayed on the drawing board. But that hasn’t stopped movements from pushing. In an era that we call Social Housing 1.0,

Public and Social Policy 111

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

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 He told us everything was going to be fine and the government was doing a good job protecting us.

Activism 132

Activism Environmental Governance Poverty 132

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 13, 2023

In 2017 and 2018 alone , PG&E’s faulty equipment and gross negligence killed over 150 Californians and caused about $30 billion in property damages, leaving tens of thousands of residents homeless. A National Energy Pandemic To make matters worse, the renewable energy tyranny in California has been adopted by the federal government.

Energy 98

Energy Construction Environmental Governance 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 24, 2023

A social compact in flux , which is fundamentally reshaping both how people relate to the institutions of business, government, and the social sector, and how the different sectors relate to one another. Over the coming decade, we expect to see more and more funders to experiment with new structures, talent, and governance strategies.

Philanthropy 105

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Governance Foundations 105

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 22, 2022

That question entails others about governance and funding—all of which shapes how philanthropists exert some control over approaches to our social problems. KA: Yes, who has the power to define social problems is critical—as are debates about the categories used to understand them. What can the nonprofit sector learn from these practices?

Construction 111

Construction Public and Social Policy Culture Nonprofit governance and management 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 30, 2024

There is widespread apprehension about the accumulation of complex societal and environmental issues. This focus on living with dignity creates a broad scope for innovations in the dimensions of health and well-being, education and skills, economic activities, and governance.

Health 118

Health Public and Social Policy Medical Governance 118

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Most government housing funding is spent on subsidizing mortgages—primarily for the well-to-do. Civil rights, queer rights, Indigenous sovereignty, environmental justice, and organized labor movements have all long demanded secure, permanently affordable, and decommodified housing.

Public and Social Policy 143

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 143

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 28, 2025

From pausing research on cures for childhood cancer to closing homeless shelters, halting food assistance, reducing safety from domestic violence, and shutting down suicide hotlines, the impact of even a short pause in funding could be devastating and cost lives, she added, noting that thousands of organizations could be affected.

Civil Society 142

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Law 142

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Part of this work involves connecting people with lived experiences of homelessness, precarious rentals, and manufactured housing with homeowners fearing gentrification and displacement. The hub will educate and guide tenants to manage or own their own housing and support various resident and community governance structures.

Public and Social Policy 131

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

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 11, 2025

The email informed the nonprofits, which provide critical intervention services for family, domestic, and dating violence, that the grant orientation was canceled, effective immediately with no reason given, and that the government office had been instructed to refrain from public speaking engagements, including communication with the nonprofits.

Public and Social Policy 119

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