NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Most government housing funding is spent on subsidizing mortgages—primarily for the well-to-do. Building on successful experiments in cooperative housing built by labor unions, they pushed for the type of large-scale, universal housing programs germinating during the interwar period in European cities like Vienna.

Public and Social Policy 143

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 23, 2023

Through its iconic mobile showers, the San Francisco nonprofit LavaMae has found new ways to serve the homeless in the absence of more radical reforms of affordable housing. From Experimentation to Diffusion of Urban Innovations The innovative role of dynamic cities has been referred to as government by experiment.

Civil Society 119

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Construction Governance 119

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Policymakers and advocates say: Government must expedite the redevelopment of underutilized church property for affordable housing. Limited housing stock impacts families by raising their housing costs to unaffordable levels, forcing people to move or face homelessness. Society says: The housing problem could be solved!

Community Development 130

Community Development Finance Production Governance 130

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Though related to universal basic income (UBI), it is not the same. UBI grants are universal and require no means testing. In 2021, San Francisco launched a six-month pilot program, called Miracle Money , which distributed $500 a month to 15 people experiencing homelessness in the city.

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty Nonprofit governance and management 119

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

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

What would it take to fully fund the human capital, governance, and advocacy costs of nonprofits? In many ways, I imagine a nonprofit sector committed to economic justice looking like a sector where the suggestions we made as we braced for the brunt of COVID are universal norms. 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

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

For example, one analysis found that most people losing SNAP benefits due to work requirements are those facing the largest barriers to work —such as homelessness or disability—and, therefore, the least likely to be able to earn enough to exceed the income limits.

Public and Social Policy 135

Public and Social Policy Poverty Social Policy Children 135

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.” In the publishing world, if an author wants to publish an academic book, she contacts the editor at a university press.

Collaborations 132

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

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 13, 2023

He indicated that the church’s history fuels much of its mission work, including supporting a homelessness ministry and operating a voting precinct at the church to make sure that local West Jackson residents are not disenfranchised. “Faith institutions. are often the only game in town.

Finance 105

Finance Homelessness Healthcare Foundations 105

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

We have such extreme polarization in American government; as much as you might agree with somebody, you might not vote for them because they’re not on your “team.” To get around that tribalism ingrained in American politics, we need to put actions behind our thoughts. I understand people’s reservations with the federal government.

Governance 120

Governance Homelessness Insurance Poverty 120

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Keep in mind that policy makers are not just government officials. What a foundation invests in is a matter of institutional policy, as is university admissions criteria, for example. The Petey Greene Program was founded in 2008 at Princeton University to recruit college students and community volunteers to tutor people in prison.

Public and Social Policy 122

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Education Education 122

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. The University of the Arts. University of Cincinnati. University of Pennsylvania. Eastern University.

Nonprofit governance and management 94

Nonprofit governance and management Universities Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofits 94

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

we all know nonprofits rely on a combination of government grants, philanthropic donations, and earned income to support their operations. Work with schools, universities, and other educational institutions to provide opportunities for BIPOC students to learn, grow, and develop their potential.

Leadership 122

Leadership Public and Social Policy Poverty Race and Ethnicity 122

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

When disaster strikes, many are left displaced or homeless, without transportation and access to necessary physical and mental health services, exacerbating existing health problems. More research is needed to test and develop effective solutions for addressing systemic health inequities.

Philanthropy 111

Philanthropy Health Medical Nonprofit governance and management 111

Fundraising Leadership

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

City Safe provides armed and unarmed security professionals to protect government, residental and commercial sites. Maryville University reports, “The U.S. careeradvice ” Being in the security space, Chan Shue says COVID ushered in new challenges and difficulties with high crime and homelessness is some urban areas.

Race and Ethnicity 98

Race and Ethnicity Law Sociology Nonprofit Administration and Development 98

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

The Agitator

MARCH 25, 2018

Tina’s NYT piece, Issuing Bonds to Invest in Peopl e tells the story of the organization Social Finance and its Pay for Success programs that uses innovative financing to improve the lives of people through the activities of nonprofits working with local governments and universities. The better clients do, the better investors do. “If

Finance 56

Finance Fundraising Fundraising Homelessness 56

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. The universality of such wins illustrates why shared stewardship is such a powerful key to progress.

Health 97

Health Public and Social Policy Leadership Collaborations 97

Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

And Forefront found that nonprofits would like to see continued work with the government to advocate for the sector’s needs as well as more communication from funders about opportunities. Surveys focused on funder communities reported funders are shifting strategies to be more responsive and flexible and increase support.

Civil Society 74

Civil Society Philanthropy Nonprofit Administration and Development Foundations 74

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Despite what the government said, there was no poison in the air. I will…I will…” >He is stuck between worlds, forever homeless. “I The universe paused for the length of a breath. Mikala refused to believe that the separation was permanent. Fighting lovers can make up. Mikala cradled her son, shaking. “I Everything.”

Homelessness 64

Homelessness Universities Governance Culture 64

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2023

The hospital already had strong working partnerships with other communities, notably Latinx communities and also homeless populations, whose health disparities were strongly linked to their culture and existing societal inequities. Changing state policy was not something that the Better Birthing team could do alone.

Medical 105

Medical Health Culture Healthcare 105

Candid

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The memo referenced Nongovernmental Organizations (NGOs) this umbrella term refers to organizations or corporations that operate independently of government and do not operate to make a profit (although used more commonly for organizations operating outside the U.S.). million jobs, nearly 10% of the non-government labor force.

Non-Profits 105

Non-Profits Governance Law Homelessness 105

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

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 Marketing Guide

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

While a student at the University of Puerto Rico, Victoria became the first openly transgender member of student government and pushed the school’s administration for transgender accessible I.D. LGBTQ elders, youth, homeless and people of color all have unique concerns for those willing to listen.

Communication 149

Communication Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Culture 149

NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 15, 2022

This transformational, 15-week program is designed to strengthen the board governance knowledge and skills of professionals of color while equipping nonprofit organizations to be genuinely ready to welcome these new members onto their boards. I strive to do the work that will make an impact and a difference in the lives of everyday people.

Nonprofit governance and management 130

Nonprofit governance and management Participation and motivation Leadership Nonprofits 130

Candid

MARCH 21, 2023

million Turks in temporary shelters and left more than 500,000 Syrians homeless, according to the United Nations. This figure encompasses contributions of £5 million ($6 million) from the UK government and the British royal family; and the Turkish Philanthropy Funds (TPF), which raised $11.2 The disaster also displaced over 1.9

Disaster Relief 111

Disaster Relief Foundations Philanthropy Construction 111

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Táíwò, an associate professor of philosophy at Georgetown University, discusses identity politics and how far the term has strayed from its radical political origins in the collective manifesto of Black, queer feminist socialists. Should we be focusing entirely on say, universal demands like Medicare for All?

Construction 111

Construction Public and Social Policy Culture Nonprofit governance and management 111

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

And those machines are being sold to city governments for millions of dollars, even though their accuracy rate is less than 10 percent. There’s Bring Chicago Home, an initiative to increase the tax on properties worth over a million dollars, which will be used to fund homeless-prevention services. Why is that? Gordon et al.,

Public and Social Policy 121

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Non-Profits Production 121

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 8, 2025

This happens daily when local governments park public funds in banks. If governments can work with a publicly owned bank that makes modest profits and reinvests those profits in the communities that own it, they can participate in a restorative local economy. It turns out, quite a lot.

Nonprofit governance and management 128

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance Finance 128

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 9, 2025

In September 2024, two months before the American public voted Republicans into control of every branch of the US national government, that question was definitively answered at a private, non-political gathering of philanthropic foundation executives and their communications officers. Banks aspire to build wealth.

Homelessness 116

Homelessness Poverty Foundations Law 116

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 19, 2024

As it becomes increasingly evident that high-ranking elected officials, like Trump, are uninterested in addressing the myriad ways poverty violence leads to early deaths , organizations providing critical social services will play an even more crucial role in helping people to access the resources they need when the government falls short.

Poverty 122

Poverty Medical Insurance Healthcare 122

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Image credit: Seattle City Council on Wikimedia Commons Across the country, renters and unhoused people are organizing to demand that all levels of government address the nation’s housing crisis. Public housing—directly funded by the government and hence affordable to the lowest income people—is a fundamental cornerstone of social housing.

Public and Social Policy 130

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofit Administration and Development 130

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 30, 2024

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. However, we lack universal criteria that help development organizations specify sufficiency in a local context.

Health 118

Health Public and Social Policy Medical Governance 118

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