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From Policy to Power: Centering People by Supporting Tenant Unions

NonProfit Quarterly

But relying on the market to solve the affordability crisis ignores the structural problems and power dynamics baked into our housing system. By some estimates , private equity firms will control 40 percent of the single-family rental market by 2030. And its only getting worse.

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The Next 4 Years: Tapping Into Nonprofit Expertise

The NonProfit Times

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Jonathan T.M. 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. These wins include requiring the U.S.

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We Must Be Founders

Stanford Social Innovation Review

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.

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How to Recharge a Nonprofit-Led Affordable Housing Delivery System

NonProfit Quarterly

Elevated mortgage interest rates, rising home prices, and a record-low supply of available homes are impacting local housing markets across the country. This shift disrupted the balance in the housing market that had made homes affordable for many Americans. What’s behind Growing Investor Dominance in Housing?

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??How Community-Based Public Space Can Build Civic Trust: Lessons from Akron

NonProfit Quarterly

Many times, government and nonprofit representatives had come to Starleen’s Summit Lake neighborhood and indicated that things were going to improve, but not much ever came of it. “My My first thought was, ‘Here we go. A bunch of professionals are coming in to tell us what they are going to do,’” said Saulsberry.

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When It Comes to Promoting Prosperity, Production Beats Consumption

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Asserting that the poorest people in the world actually represent a huge consumer market—a core concept that has underpinned much of the philanthropic and social innovation universe—not only promised more and better products for the poor, but also greater dignity by being treated as a customer.

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“Educational Purposes”: Nonprofit Land as a Vital Site of Struggle

NonProfit Quarterly

After decades of urban disinvestment, many urbanites celebrate these schools as “anchor institutions” to help drive their area’s big comeback or renewal. Given my work, it specifically focuses on university-driven urban development. 39 And interest in these nonprofit land struggles has gone global.