NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

State of Montana “determined that a provision in the Montana Environmental Policy Act has harmed the state’s environment and the young plaintiffs by preventing Montana from considering the climate impacts of energy projects. A New Court Tactic The youth were represented by Our Children’s Trust, a nonprofit law firm.

Environmental 120

Environmental Governance Law Energy 120

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 140

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Law Philanthropy 140

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 29, 2024

The album was one of the first sound recordings of the humpback whales’ song and became an anthem for the environmental movement. If the mere sounds of whales led to better environmental protections decades ago, what might be possible if humans could talk to them? Through this technology, Digital Green has provided assistance to 6.3

Public and Social Policy 114

Public and Social Policy Agriculture Law Environmental 114

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 11, 2022

ESG for Regulation: Helping governments make and monitor policies, compliance, and laws. ESG for Assurance exists to help business leaders and investors make better financial decisions by providing data that enables them to account for environmental, social, and governance risks. ESG for Assurance. ESG for Regulation.

Social Enterprise 131

Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Nonprofit governance and management Governance 131

The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

She teams with and coordinates with other environmental nonprofits to use every law on the books to battle climate change and polluters. Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate first-ever standards to govern disposal of coal ash and limit the wastewater discharge of toxic pollutants from coal-fired power plants.

Civil Society 85

Civil Society Nonprofit Administration and Development Urban development Law 85

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 6, 2024

Yet it is precisely at this moment, when democracy is being challenged from all sides, and when the limitations of our nearly 250 years of governing are coming to a breaking point, that we must rise up and fulfill this mandate. Trust in government is at near-record lows because none have yet delivered for all. This work is urgent.

Public and Social Policy 104

Public and Social Policy Governance Nonprofit Administration and Development Poverty 104

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 13, 2023

We are demanding equal protection and equal enforcement of environmental laws and regulations. Class, race, and ethnicity are key determinants of exposure to pollution and other environmental hazards, with working-class people and BIPOC folks disproportionately exposed relative to affluent White people.

Race and Ethnicity 117

Race and Ethnicity Health Environmental Children 117

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Most obviously, funders working in specific issue areas—climate, health, education, or in my case, democracy—can work to support efforts downstream to prepare government and civil society in their respective sectors to take advantage of the opportunities and mitigate the risks of AI on their specific areas of concern. This might include: 1.

Civil Society 109

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 109

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 18, 2024

The Number One Killer In June, a coalition of environmental nonprofits, labor unions, health experts, and environmental justice groups filed a petition with FEMA, asking the agency to reconsider the exclusion of heat and wildfire smoke in its emergency response. What classifies a heat wave as intense enough to be a disaster?

Health 111

Health Environmental Nonprofit governance and management Law 111

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

From Idea to Law: Navigating the Tennessee Legislative Process Ever had an idea you thought could improve Tennessee? Maybe it's a new environmental regulation, a change to education policy, or an update to healthcare access. But how do you turn that idea into a law? Step 9: Law in Effect! Congratulations!

Law 70

Law Healthcare Environmental Governance 70

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

1 These populations often face heightened exposure to environmental hazards such as rising sea levels, extreme weather events, and air pollution. 9 Integrating these technologies into K–12 education would enhance students’ understanding of climate change and prepare them to address environmental challenges effectively.

Race and Ethnicity 88

Race and Ethnicity Environmental Education Education 88

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

By Rajat Panwar , Theresa Lieb , Sarah Federman & Matthew Betts The landscape of corporate environmental responsibility is evolving beyond a focus on climate issues to more holistically account for nature-related risks, such as biodiversity loss. Earth Engine is one example of Google’s environmental tools.

Public and Social Policy 120

Public and Social Policy Agriculture Manufacturing Environmental 120

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 9, 2023

Second, California’s energy laws and business models are rooted in injustice. The economic benefits they provide continually miss the communities that need these benefits the most because governments have structurally excluded them in the past.

Public and Social Policy 90

Public and Social Policy Energy Environmental Non-Profits 90

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

It also explores the political coalitions and campaigns centering environmental justice and equity in decarbonization across the US and champions both broad-based movement building and institutional power to harness resources and push for change. Indeed, the entire system is in dire need of an overhaul.

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Education Education Environmental 124

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Those already exploring the metaverse can attend live concerts and meet with government officials. Big Tech, banks, corporations, and governments worldwide are betting big on the metaverse and its future. There I was, being virtually groped in a snowy fortress with my brother-in-law and husband watching. Get the idea?

Altruism and Helping 127

Altruism and Helping Technology Nonprofits Governance 127

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 5, 2024

Amid varying and escalating environmental crises, is new construction keeping up with the pace of climate change—or should it even try? A Burden on Local Governments Despite the need for housing, is it simply too risky to build in areas of the country at highest risk for climate disaster? Island nations are extremely vulnerable.

Construction 72

Construction Poverty Environmental Governance 72

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The company will continue, through its Grants Council, to give its 1 percent of sales to grassroots environmental organizations. How do we organize to put Joy’s Law, and more broadly collective intelligence, to work?” Again, governments are not businesses, and universities are not automobile manufacturers.

Social Entrepreneurship 113

Social Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Universities Law 113

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 22, 2023

The S is for social (fair treatment for workers and related practices), and the G is for governance (this includes things like gender and racial diversity on company boards). Perhaps the ESG push does move corporations to be modestly more willing to accept government policies that promote action to address the climate crisis.

Nonprofit governance and management 96

Nonprofit governance and management Non-Profits Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management 96

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 5, 2024

percent of the population, China has enacted more than 60 laws and regulations aimed at safeguarding the rights of individuals with disabilities, encompassing those with visual, auditory, linguistic, physical, intellectual, psychological, and multiple disabilities. China is no exception to this global issue.

Nonprofit governance and management 105

Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 2, 2024

The leaders of a nonprofit community garden want to help residents move up the value chain by selling food products from their homes, but state law restricts food production to commercial kitchens or farms. Changing the law will require lobbying strategies, connections to policy makers, and legal expertise.

Collaborations 127

Collaborations Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management 127

Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Lesson 2: Understand the laws. Once you have identified what resources you are saving and how you think they should be utilized, do your due diligence to make sure you’re following all applicable federal, state, and local laws as well as relevant court decisions. 3 3 Lesson 3: Create partnerships. So however, you start, start locally.

Food 87

Food Law Nonprofits Governance 87

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. Government Grants. Many large and mid-size nonprofit organizations rely on government grants to make money. Federal government grants are available, as well as grants at the state and local levels.

Nonprofit governance and management 98

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits 98

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2022

Help the organization by researching and compiling information on government grants that may be available. This can include large Fortune 500 companies or even local law firms, smaller companies, business-to-business suppliers, or retailers. Check your state laws to make sure you are in compliance. Canvas door-to-door.

Fundraising 127

Fundraising Fundraising Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 127

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. These examples provide a flavor of the scope and scale of the influence mayors and local governments are having on the nexus of climate, health, and equity.

Health 81

Health Public and Social Policy Energy Collaborations 81

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

This includes building transnational activism that links anti-war, anti-militarism, and anti-nuclear work with the efforts of those campaigning for economic justice, environmental protection, open borders and migrant rights, anti-racism and anti-fascism, equality, and police and prison abolition. Decolonizing and Decarcerating Our Minds. …[I]deas

Construction 82

Construction Environmental Public and Social Policy Activism 82

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

Since the reinvigoration of the #StopCopCity movement in January 2023, 1 following the murder of a forest defender affectionately known as Tortuguita, 2 Atlanta police and the local government have been adamant about depicting Defend the Atlanta Forest protesters and activists as “outside agitators.” 3 There’s a history in that phrase.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 110

Nonprofit Administration and Development Non-Profits Environmental Urban development 110

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. Environmental. Agriculture. American Farmland Trust.

Children 105

Children Environmental Nonprofits Agriculture 105

Getting Attention

MARCH 9, 2015

Investigative Journalist & Marketing/ Communications Specialist Better Government Association (Chicago, IL). Marketing & Communications Coordinator Environmental Defense Fund. Marketing Strategist The Southern Poverty Law Center (Montgomery, AL). Graphic Designer Stop Hunger Now (Raleigh, NC).

Communication 65

Communication Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Associations 65

Philanthropy 2173

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Lots of executive orders and unfunded government mandates and policy proposals pushed by tech companies. These are most likely to be medical research, tech development itself, environmental analysis (including analysis of the damage AI does to the environment in terms of water usage and power consumption). Lots of press.

Public and Social Policy 59

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 59

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

Additionally, Duranti-Martinez points out, “Community ownership also means that the people most impacted by racial, economic, and environmental injustice have meaningful decision-making power over development” (7). Annual commercial rent increases can range from seven to 26 percent across the country” (5).

Public and Nonprofit Management 96

Public and Nonprofit Management Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Poverty 96

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2023

And yet the federal government underfunds communities of color when it comes to water infrastructure, according to a recent report from the Community Water Center , a California advocacy group. Rural communities of color like Sultana, which is majority Latinx, are disproportionately affected by this crisis.

Agriculture 72

Agriculture Nonprofit Administration and Development Construction Universities 72

NonProfit Hub

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

With his bright green hair, crystal blue skin and environmentally-focused attitude, Captain Planet was the ultimate do-gooder. It helps to consult with an attorney to make sure the transaction is in compliance with all your local state laws. In the early ‘90s, a new superhero burst onto the scene.

Nonprofit governance and management 59

Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofits Environmental Leadership 59

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 16, 2023

What standards of government safety and regulation have been imposed so far, and what do miners hope will change? The proposed rule has now wound its way through the relevant government agencies and recently made it into the Federal Register. There is now a public comment period, after which the government will work to finalize it.

Health 65

Health Governance Law Construction 65

Bloomerang

JUNE 26, 2023

If your organization is environmentally focused , consider creating reusable cups or straws. Each state may have its own unique laws on sales tax so please do your research. Please check with your auditors or accountant on your state’s particular laws and act accordingly.

Production 76

Production Law Fundraising Fundraising 76

Nonprofit Fixer

JULY 14, 2021

Help the organization by researching and compiling information on government grants that may be available. This can include large Fortune 500 companies or even local law firms, smaller companies, business-to-business suppliers, or retailers. Check your state laws to make sure you are in compliance. Canvas door-to-door.

Fundraising 75

Fundraising Fundraising Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management 75

Care2

JUNE 17, 2009

Environmental Groups Prompt EPA to Block Five Mountaintop Mining Projects For several years, Sierra Club , EarthJustice and Appalachian Voices have campaigned strongly to end mining projects that involve blasting away entire peaks, then dumping millions of tons of waste rock in the valleys below, causing permanent damage to the ecosystem.

Public and Social Policy 28

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 28

The Charity CFO

AUGUST 15, 2023

The nonprofit sector is full of rewarding and impactful careers because it plays a crucial role in addressing various social, environmental, and humanitarian challenges. Compliance Like traditional accounting positions, nonprofit accountants have to ensure compliance with tax laws and regulations.

Nonprofit Accountability 52

Nonprofit Accountability Nonprofit governance and management Non-Profits Public and Nonprofit Management 52