Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Understanding the challenges BIPOC leadership face in the nonprofit sector One of the primary challenges BIPOC leaders face is limited access to funding.As we all know nonprofits rely on a combination of government grants, philanthropic donations, and earned income to support their operations.

Leadership 117

Leadership Public and Social Policy Poverty Race and Ethnicity 117

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

OCTOBER 19, 2023

By Logan McDonnell As a nonprofit professional with over a decade of experience working in homelessness programs and currently working in homelessness prevention, I’ve often heard coworkers describe how a person in one of these programs reminded them of a close relative or friend.

Homelessness 132

Homelessness Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management 132

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Hard-wired into systems and programs at all levels of government and the private sector, these policies bolstered white Americans’ stability, wealth, and access to opportunity while concentrating the effects of segregation, displacement, destabilization, gentrification, and poverty on BIPOC populations.

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Leadership 119

Nonprofit Leadership Podcast

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Today’s guest, Kathleen Kelly Janus, shares her experience leading impactful collaborations between government, private companies, and nonprofits to tackle challenges like homelessness and recidivism. Have you ever wondered how public-private partnerships can help solve large-scale social issues?

Governance 52

Governance Homelessness Collaborations Nonprofits 52

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Participants came from diverse organizations, including homeless shelters and a queer youth summer camp. In the six months following the training, staff at a participating homeless shelter have not handed anyone over to the police—a testament to the program’s success. We are used to fighting in the South.

Nonprofit governance and management 139

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Homelessness Law 139

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Francis House, a homeless shelter in Boston, MA. The foot clinic has [served] thousands of people experiencing homelessness in the Boston region…earning Ibeabuchi the affectionate nickname, “The Foot Lady.” I kept wondering, why were people homeless in America?” I kept wondering, why were people homeless in America?”

Homelessness 52

Homelessness Health Medical Nonprofit governance and management 52

NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 15, 2022

In response to research that shows nearly 1 in 3 nonprofits lack any professionals of color on their boards (BoardSource) and to foster more inclusive and equitable communities, the Nonprofit Leadership Center launched the Advancing Racial Equity on Nonprofit Boards Fellowship in 2021. They are diverse, fluid and ever-changing.

Nonprofit governance and management 130

Nonprofit governance and management Participation and motivation Leadership Nonprofits 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 6, 2023

Edmondson & Anahide Nahhal In 2019, Joyce Craig, the newly elected mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire, was grappling with two major crises : The city was reporting an opioid-related death every few days, and chronic homelessness was rising.

Collaborations 111

Collaborations Homelessness Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management 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

Get Fully Funded

APRIL 6, 2021

Unlike a Governing Board, often called a Board of Directors, an Advisory Board has no decision-making authority and does not issue directives or have fiduciary responsibility. Giving Advice The most obvious role for a nonprofit Advisory Board is to give advice to the Governing Board and staff.

Nonprofit governance and management 111

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits 111

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 110

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 110

Bloomerang

MAY 15, 2024

A strong and effective board can help provide strategic direction, keep your finances in check, and uphold a high standard of governance. Local Chamber of Commerce or local leadership group, for example, “Leadership Nashville” or “Leadership Austin.” What are some of your prior board leadership experiences?

Participation and motivation 102

Participation and motivation Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Leadership 102

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 13, 2023

It seems as if the natural way to respond to abuses committed by governments or elites is the apparently spontaneous, digitally coordinated, leaderless, horizontally organized mass protest. In the cases I choose to analyze, this repertoire of contention successfully dislodges or destabilizes existing governments.

Governance 128

Governance Homelessness Civil Society Energy 128

Top Nonprofits

JANUARY 6, 2025

On the other hand, an organic strategic plan deals with handling an external threat, such as economic shifts, changes in government policies or general decreases in giving. For instance, perhaps the heating system breaks in one of your organizations homeless shelters during a winter storm. Organic strategic plan.

Homelessness 52

Homelessness Recruitment Governance Philanthropy 52

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Beginning in the 1950s and 1960s, poor communities and people of color stood up to the federal government and the excesses of urban renewal , which had bulldozed many poor communities, especially communities of color. They provide homes for the homeless. They organized protests and tent cities. And now we have the data to prove it.

Community Development 135

Community Development Public and Social Policy Governance Production 135

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

For example, corporate and philanthropic dollars don’t always flow toward economic justice movements for a variety of reasons, which include everything from a lack of understanding of new leadership and organizational structures to grappling with supporting leaders of color dismantling systems of economic and social oppression.

Public and Social Policy 132

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

These leaders often elucidate systems change through example, calling out important elements such as collective action, proximate leadership, research and evaluation, and policy change. Keep in mind that policy makers are not just government officials. What partnerships and by when? Systems change is impact through integration.

Public and Social Policy 122

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Education Education 122

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Because, as I said before, we often think of family separations as this historical artifact rather than thinking of them as a continuum that the government has used to maintain the oppression of Black families. Or would you want the government to take that child away from you and figure it out for themselves?

Children 142

Children Poverty Law Public and Social Policy 142

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Urgent services include everything from urgent care clinics to food pantries and homeless shelters, or services needed following a shock like a natural disaster or pandemic. Watts pursued leadership training when she was told she didn’t have the right set of skills to advance in her job. She knew others likely faced similar gaps.

Health 98

Health Public and Social Policy Leadership Collaborations 98

Fundraising Leadership

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

City Safe provides armed and unarmed security professionals to protect government, residental and commercial sites. At the leadership level, just under 3% of police chiefs at local police departments are women, according to the U.S. She has grown the company from the original 10 employees to now more than 400. It is OK to be rejected.”

Race and Ethnicity 98

Race and Ethnicity Law Sociology Nonprofit Administration and Development 98

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 4, 2024

PowerCorpsBOS is specifically designed for young adults ages 18–30, who are underemployed and not in college or on a career track, and who are interested in the green industry and hands-on training; priority is given to youth experiencing homelessness, young people who have been in foster care, and other marginalized communities.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 114

Nonprofit Administration and Development Environmental Energy Nonprofit governance and management 114

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

DECEMBER 20, 2020

If your vision statement talks about your much-needed homeless housing program, and you plan to raise money for a new shelter through a major gifts drive, then you need to consider what you’ll need to make this happen. It outlines all of your programming and exactly what you expect your mission to do for those you serve. Agree on a plan.

Nonprofit governance and management 94

Nonprofit governance and management Universities Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofits 94

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Housing instability—whether through homelessness or frequent evictions and moves—creates chronic, toxic stress and exposes people to traumatic and unhealthy situations. The research finds that housing affects health through three pathways: housing stability, housing affordability, and access to a health-promoting neighborhood.

Health 105

Health Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Philanthropy 105

Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

Florida nonprofit executives who participated in a Nonprofit Leadership Center survey stated their top anxieties about generating organizational revenue were cancelled fundraising events (64 percent) and loss of funders or corporate partners (45 percent). Most charitable organizations’ greatest concern continues to be financial stability.

Civil Society 75

Civil Society Philanthropy Nonprofit Administration and Development Foundations 75

Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

To do this, sit down with your leadership team and program folks to generate a list of needs for the upcoming year. 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.

Nonprofit governance and management 98

Nonprofit governance and management Foundations Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofits 98

Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

So there are some things like that that you might want to consider, especially if you’re maybe looking into government grants. Some of the funding is going to go to the state’s local government, so just to be mindful of all of those things, especially when you start thinking about what you can do in-house to prepare.

Nonprofit governance and management 114

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development Foundations 114

Bloomerang

APRIL 9, 2021

I’ve worked in direct services, operations and executive leadership. . And give them some leadership moments in the board meeting, but focus on those real outcomes and results. ” And have a board member, you know, work on that and take leadership on that. . So my operations person would deliver this report.

Fundraising 122

Fundraising Fundraising Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management 122

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

So maybe you got 20 people off the streets who were living homeless in your community, and that was 30% of the homeless population that you’re aware of. But just saying, “We helped 20 people who are homeless,” does not provide context.

Children 105

Children Curriculum and Teaching Education Education 105

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 13, 2022

In 2015, nine major philanthropies recognized a significant gap in the field: Few national funders were working to address the upstream causes of homelessness and the ramifications of unstable housing on Black and Brown communities. By Jeanne Fekade-Sellassie & Jennifer Angarita.

Collaborations 122

Collaborations Homelessness Philanthropy Foundations 122

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

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 117

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 117

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

And he has threatened to upend the decades-old precedent of “Right to Shelter” for people experiencing homelessness, citing the need for additional space in city homeless shelters to accommodate migrants. As soon as they did that, everything got inextricably tangled up with the city’s homeless shelter system.”

Homelessness 133

Homelessness Leadership Food Education 133

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

But leaving aside this important point, which has a lot to do with the original intent and governance of a given platform, it is hard to argue that platforms are not an effective and efficient vehicle for scale. To date, there are only a few examples of purpose-driven organizations adopting platforms successfully.

Homelessness 130

Homelessness Governance Technology Activism 130

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 28, 2025

Many worry that legislation similar to a bill passed last year by the House, which would have allowed the government to easily revoke the nonprofit status of organizations it opposes under thepretense of fighting terrorism, will be introduced again in 2025. Johnsons presidential administration, quipped more than 40 years ago.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 124

Nonprofit Administration and Development Charitable Organizations Philanthropy Homelessness 124

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Published by the Heritage Foundation and formally titled Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise , the nearly 900-page document, divided into 30 chapters, offers a host of right-wing policy recommendations. The document has been widely described as a “ blueprint ” for a possible incoming Donald Trump administration.

Public and Social Policy 115

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 115