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. This [collective governance] framing inherently challenges the top-down board knows best assumption.

Nonprofit governance and management 52

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Culture Poverty 52

Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 6, 2010

For UNICEF it was empathetic globals , “people who care about the developing world and feel very strongly that people and the government should do much more to help those in need.&#. The board and senior management must be fully engaged for the rebranding to be successful. Identify and label your core supporter community.

Food 198

Food Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits 198

The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Nonprofit managers are scrambling to get clarity on how to proceed regarding the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) new “click to cancel” provisions requiring businesses to make it easier for consumers to cancel enrollment in recurring billing, such as memberships. FTC staff has developed a fact sheet summarizing the changes to the rule.

Public and Nonprofit Management 59

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Poverty Management 59

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Power and Politics in the Fight to Control Jackson’s Water In the wake of the water crises, the ongoing policy and management issues surrounding water use in Jackson kept the town in national headlines for more than a year. Yet, despite the mayor’s efforts to create a path for continued city governance, his pleas have gone unheard.

Environmental 109

Environmental Health Poverty Governance 109

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 17, 2022

As the United Nations highlights, eradicating poverty is the greatest global challenge and an absolute requirement for sustainable development. To achieve this, more businesses need to join with the government and civil society to actively confront inequality, poverty, and climate change together. A Tyranny of Tradeoffs.

Agriculture 105

Agriculture Civil Society Poverty Environmental 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 29, 2024

In this series thus far, our colleagues have explored what this future requires of each of us , and what it could begin to look like for governments. Such a foundational change will require a concurrent shift in nonprofit institutions, which have evolved alongside the government and market-based economy in the United States.

Nonprofit governance and management 134

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Governance Nonprofits 134

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

A new report, Models of Holistic Tribal Land Stewardship in the Northern Great Plains , published by the First Nations Development Institute and authored by Mary Adelzadeh, examines these themes as it highlights efforts by four Native nations in Montana and South Dakota to restore stewardship principles to land management. Eric Henson et al.,

Nonprofit governance and management 140

Nonprofit governance and management Poverty Environmental Food 140

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

1 Philanthropy’s Conflicting Commitments Over the course of the last two and a half years, Marguerite Casey Foundation has supported efforts across the country to reimagine safety, increase access to public dollars, and seed in everyday people’s imagination the belief that our government dollars should be used to improve their lives.

Public and Social Policy 136

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Philanthropy 136

Anedot

OCTOBER 22, 2024

We are actively seeking a dynamic and energetic individual to join our Social Services team as a Bilingual Case Manager. In this role you will be responsible for providing comprehensive case management services to clients, with a focus on delivering support in both English and Spanish. Flexibility to work an 8-hour day within the 8 m.–6

Management 52

Management Nonprofit governance and management Insurance Psychology 52

The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 23, 2024

By Woodrow Rosebaum Tech for nonprofits has been overlooked for decades, lagging while governments and businesses found ways to streamline, coordinate and scale. With outdated systems and siloed data, nonprofits are not keeping up with the basic demands of modern digital infrastructure.

Public and Nonprofit Management 59

Public and Nonprofit Management Collaborations Nonprofit governance and management Poverty 59

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 9, 2023

Innovative finance is based on the premise that there is not enough money from governments and philanthropic organizations alone to address pressing global issues like poverty, climate change, and access to electricity and clean water. Using existing grantmaking to establish tiered-evidence grant programs is one way to do this.

Finance 111

Finance Production Governance Poverty 111

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

In contrast, guaranteed income gives cash to people living below the poverty line or with inconsistent or no income and entails a qualifying process. In 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King advocated for guaranteed income as the simplest and most effective solution to poverty. Though related to universal basic income (UBI), it is not the same.

Public and Social Policy 118

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty Nonprofit governance and management 118

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 5, 2023

From displacement and poverty to illness and environmental degradation, the urgent challenges facing the world today call for innovative approaches that combine an entrepreneurial spirit with a clear understanding of the problems and a firm footing in communities. ”—UN Secretary-General António Guterres, 2019.

Collaborations 144

Collaborations Culture Technology Governance 144

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

This is especially relevant at a time when the planet is behind on several SDGs , including those related to poverty reduction and food security. Second, there is huge, untapped potential for climate mitigation (efforts to reduce or prevent greenhouse gas emissions), given the scope of land smallholders manage globally.

Philanthropy 126

Philanthropy Agriculture Finance Poverty 126

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 8, 2023

When the pandemic and government lockdown eliminated urban jobs, hundreds of thousands of people left Peru’s cities and walked home to their ancestral homelands. general manager of SAGE. “For our people and me, this project is a prayer,” says Joseph McNeil, Jr.,

Leadership 122

Leadership Poverty Culture Public and Social Policy 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Korea presents a unique setting in which governments play an important role in realizing social impact. ARTICLE | Ending Period Shame and Poverty in Asia by Noriko Akiyama, Fan Li & Wenquian Xu. ARTICLE | What ‘Cash Plus” Programs Teach Us About Fighting Extreme Poverty by Imran Matin. SSIR En Español.

Poverty 105

Poverty Universities Health Technology 105

Getting Attention

JANUARY 25, 2013

Communications and Technology Manager , Association of Small Foundations (Washington DC). Communications Manager , Communities Creating Opportunity (Kansas City, MO). Editor/Publications Manager , Migration Policy Institute (Washington DC). Digital Marketing Manager , New York City Ballet (New York, NY).

Public and Social Policy 69

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

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2024

The federal government has also committed $1 billion to fund solar rooftop energy, with an initial allocation of $450 million announced last July. million households and, according to the US Census Bureau , a poverty rate of 41.7 That’s a shift we are still looking for from the government right here.” But challenges persist.

Energy 123

Energy Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public Policy 123

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

” Paul was fond of this phrase—“hermeneutic of generosity”—which has deep roots in theology but that we rarely hear in management literature or political discourse. ” This notion extends to many other fields of leadership in business, government, and the nonprofit sectors.

Nonprofit Leadership 105

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Nonprofit governance and management Medical 105

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 26, 2024

According to the American Psychiatric Association (APA), this destabilization can lead to “cumulative community stress, increases in poverty, domestic violence, substance abuse, and forced migration.” Because they must rely on parents and other adult caregivers for safety and support, including mental health interventions.

Health 103

Health Agriculture Children Public and Social Policy 103

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 23, 2023

Though they receive little government help, Nigerian farmers have begun to pick up the pieces by exploring new strategies for climate-smart farming, strategies that US farmers can implement to help build a more resilient future. Floodplain agriculture allows floodwaters to deposit nutrient-rich sediment across a wide area.

Food 104

Food Agriculture Production Governance 104

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

In a nutshell, Kampani’s investment strategy is as follows: The social impact the investment unlocks (reducing poverty and vulnerability of smallholder farmers) is central to the decision-making. Active involvement in the governance of the investee. A long investment horizon of up to 10 years Only in the agri-food value chain.

Finance 121

Finance Agriculture Governance Non-Profits 121

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

As Ives has reflected: “There is an ingrained belief that a ‘nonprofit’ denotes a poverty-mentality, that groups should make-do with the resources they have and to put all resources to immediate programmatic use. We requested this knowing that operating reserve initiatives worked best when they were championed and governed by the board.

Nonprofit governance and management 135

Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofits Health Leadership 135

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 10, 2023

From Consumption to Production We need to change our perspective on the problem: Seeing through a consumption lens orients us toward an arbitrary, and unacceptably-low-by-Western-standards poverty line. In the social enterprise and impact investment space, reliance on the “individual as consumer” frame can perhaps be traced back to C.K.

Production 132

Production Entrepreneurship Agriculture Education 132

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Several studies have shown that in societies that are characterized by high levels of poverty, the well-being of entrepreneurs is related to the savings they have. Currently, one of the most successful social entrepreneurs in Brazil is Edu Lyra who created Gerando Falcões, an organization that combats hunger and poverty.

Social Entrepreneurship 128

Social Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Social Enterprise Social Enterprise 128

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 17, 2024

In response, a year later, Congress passed the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA), signed by then-President Barack Obama. Relatedly, to cover a portion of the government debt, Puerto Rico’s electricity system was privatized in June 2021 and taken over by LUMA, an American-Canadian company.

Values 114

Values Governance Culture Poverty 114

Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Consider whether your community has a wide range of potential giving sources willing to help out, including individual donors , corporate sponsors, foundations, and government agencies. Examples CARE Mission statement: CARE works around the globe to save lives, defeat poverty, and achieve social justice. of the overall workforce.

Nonprofit governance and management 106

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Charitable Organizations 106

Getting Attention

MARCH 9, 2015

Associate Product Manager Wikimedia Foundation (San Francisco, CA). Business Development Manager Nonprofit Finance Fund (New York, NY). Communications Manager—PT Lemur Conservation Foundation (Myakka City, FL). Communications Manager—PT Melville Charitable Trust (Boston, MA). Product Manager Razoo (San Francisco, CA).

Communication 65

Communication Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Associations 65

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 5, 2024

While organizations like the China Disabled Persons’ Federation aim to support the rights and interests of disabled individuals through assistance obtaining welfare subsidies and other services, only the most severely disabled individuals qualify for government financial aid. Narrative change is paramount for system change.

Nonprofit governance and management 119

Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management Technology 119

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

A nonprofit, the East Portland Community Investment Trust , serves as the owner and lead manager and developer of the property, and for a monthly subscription fee of $10 to $100, nearby residents can become owners themselves. percent poverty rate (as of 2001). What makes the strip mall unique is its community ownership.

Public and Nonprofit Management 105

Public and Nonprofit Management Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Poverty 105

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The Post management has proposed cutting 240 people, about 10 percent of its staff, through “voluntary buyouts” incentivizing workers to leave the company. Schleuss told NPQ that “voluntary buyouts are just layoffs in another name,” putting the burden of bad management at the paper on the backs of Post workers.

Public and Nonprofit Management 95

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Poverty Non-Profits 95

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Poverty is not about the absence of material possessions. Poverty is about people not knowing or owning their choices.” Our administrative manager, our finance manager, our health program manager, our youth development program manager, they are all from the local community. We didn’t do that.

Children 81

Children Poverty Leadership Education 81

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. How We Work With Grantees.

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Leadership 119

Anedot

AUGUST 29, 2024

Voter Engagement Coordinator About the Organization Canal Alliance exists to break the generational cycle of poverty for Latino immigrants and their families by lifting barriers to their success. The Senior Manager of Advocacy and Engagement will supervise this new role within the Policy and Civic Engagement (PACE) team.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Sociology Cultural Diversity Public Policy 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 6, 2024

These cross-border payments not only support individual livelihoods, but they also help alleviate poverty by providing financial resources for basic needs like healthcare and education, enhancing national economic stability , and helping to take the pressure off burdened social services system s. billion in 2021 and $20.1

Governance 56

Governance Technology Collaborations Poverty 56

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 3, 2023

Indeed, the creative process can be particularly useful in contexts of poverty and hardship, where it can be difficult for people to think beyond their immediate opportunities and constraints, and imagine alternative futures. Funding for a campaign manager. The 2010 documentary Waste Land offers a good example. Artist mentorship.

Leadership 98

Leadership Public and Social Policy Environmental Culture 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 14, 2023

Multiple generations of residents in Del Norte County have now suffered from widespread childhood obesity, low educational achievement, high teen drinking rates, poor health outcomes, and other social problems linked to high rates of trauma, unemployment, and poverty. Avoiding a one-size-fits-all approach. Every community is unique.

Nonprofit governance and management 98

Nonprofit governance and management Health Collaborations Foundations 98