NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Meanwhile, the Poor People’s Campaign’s efforts to secure a cut to US military spending calls for an end to systemic racism, poverty and inequality, ecological devastation, and militarism and the war economy. The following is an excerpt from the book, Abolishing State Violence: A World Beyond Bombs, Borders and Cages, by Ray Acheson (pp.

Construction 111

Construction Environmental Public and Social Policy Activism 111

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

So, we’ve been identifying assets, both human and infrastructural, that others might not see or even imagine when they read headlines focused on crime and poverty on the Northeast side. It is co-governed, co-designed, and co-developed by people like Muhammad, Guerin, Triplett, and Lowry. Black excellence abounds here.

Food 111

Food Public and Nonprofit Management Medical Community Development 111

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

But child care is more expensive than ever, and the federal government hasn’t done enough to support families, especially working mothers. The federal government must act quickly to preserve and increase funding for child care. Now more than ever, families bear the brunt of the economic burden.

Public and Social Policy 140

Public and Social Policy Children Governance Philanthropy 140

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 27, 2022

using non-toxic building materials that were manufactured, transported, and constructed using low-carbon, non-polluting methods and materials); reducing energy consumption and pollution; and using integrative design , which incorporates sustainability up front and promotes good health and livability throughout the building’s life cycle.

Public and Social Policy 102

Public and Social Policy Energy Manufacturing Environmental 102

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Often, the very same nonprofit that is advocating for social justice policy may pay its own workers poverty-level wages. What would it take to fully fund the human capital, governance, and advocacy costs of nonprofits? Obviously, the only entity with the assets and power structure to move this needle is the national government.

Public and Social Policy 132

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

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 9, 2023

For example, one participant mentioned that if capitalism worked the way it’s “supposed” to—by creating products needed by individuals and markets meeting that demand—it wouldn’t drive overconsumption; other participants noted that manufacturers market in a predatory way that leads to excessive consumption.

Agriculture 98

Agriculture Environmental Food Public and Social Policy 98

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 5, 2024

After all, it’s hard for local farmers to sell their crops or eggs or cattle when they’re competing with free food from a foreign government or institution. The bulk of the continent’s exports are raw materials, low-value-added manufacturing providing little room for profit, and cash crops. This undermines revenue in two ways.

Public and Social Policy 144

Public and Social Policy Manufacturing Energy Participation and motivation 144

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

From the roots of racial capitalism to the psychic toll of poverty, from resource wars to popular uprisings, the interviews in this column focus on how to write about the myriad causes of oppression and the organized desire for a better world. This is another major theme of the book.

Technology 140

Technology Health Production Manufacturing 140

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Much of this struggle takes place outside government, but the role of the state is important. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Democracy (OECD)—a group of 41 relatively wealthy nations, including the United States—in 2019, US government spending (federal, state, and local) equaled 38.1 Long-term care.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Governance Poverty Healthcare 126

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

We should be regulating corporate capture; instead, our government has enabled it. William Fulbright railed against what he called the “military–industrial–academic complex,” during the growing wartime intimacy among government, the defense industry, and university life. As early as 1967, Senator J.

Public and Social Policy 134

Public and Social Policy Universities Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management 134

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

From the roots of racial capitalism to the psychic toll of poverty, from resource wars to popular uprisings, the interviews in this column focus on how to write about the myriad causes of oppression and the organized desire for a better world. SD: You mention a shift from self-governing organizations to NGOs and nonprofits.

Culture 119

Culture Energy Governance Leadership 119

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The number of children in poverty , according to US Census Bureau data, climbed from 5.2 percent (9.962 million) between 2021 and 2023, while the number of people of all ages in poverty climbed from 25.58 As sociology professor and poverty expert Mark Rank explains, the 13.7 percent (3.829 million) to 13.7 million to 42.84

Public and Social Policy 115

Public and Social Policy Poverty Law Sociology 115