NonProfit Leadership Alliance

APRIL 1, 2024

In this section, let’s explore how AI can revolutionize social work practices in three key areas: elder care, mental health support for veterans, and education for children on the autism spectrum. This enables social workers to proactively reach out to older clients, offering timely interventions and support before a crisis occurs.

Ethics 130

Ethics Curriculum and Teaching Nonprofit Administration and Development Health 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

To do so, the foundation focuses on improving housing stability, expanding the production or preservation of affordable housing for families, and ending youth homelessness. The situation for extremely low-income homeowners was no better. Could foundations with unique missions and priorities go beyond talking and learning to aligned action?

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Poverty 126

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 6, 2022

It’s been this way for centuries , beginning with the displacement of Native People in the 1800s and continuing with the use of eminent domain laws to take desirable land away from thriving Black communities. Another began to advance health equity through housing. Shift more power to those who have been most disadvantaged.

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Leadership 119

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Black codes [laws passed after the Civil War to enforce racial segregation] turned crimes that were formerly misdemeanors into felonies only if they were committed by Black people. By 1968, when all states had a mandatory reporting law, that number grew to 11,000 cases, and Black children were significantly impacted by that.

Children 142

Children Poverty Law Public and Social Policy 142

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. Health care systems and insurance companies would stop allowing people to go into significant medical debt simply for receiving needed health services.

Nonprofit governance and management 141

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Law Philanthropy 141

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Image credit: Sheldon Kennedy on Unsplash Not long ago, advocates for those experiencing homelessness could point to two places in the United States that, for decades, have served as beacons of a more progressive and humane approach to homelessness: New York City and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Homelessness 71

Homelessness Health Healthcare Law 71

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Limited housing stock impacts families by raising their housing costs to unaffordable levels, forcing people to move or face homelessness. The bill allows these developments to bypass cumbersome rezoning and (provided certain conditions are met) waives applicable California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) laws.

Community Development 129

Community Development Finance Production Governance 129

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 2, 2024

By Karl Haushalter & Paul Steinberg A local public health official has been tasked with increasing vaccine use in an underserved community. Changing the law will require lobbying strategies, connections to policy makers, and legal expertise. Simply put, social change requires social collaboration.

Collaborations 132

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

For example, in this story from Invisible People , an organization dedicated to transforming narratives about housing and homelessness, a group of neighbors in KoreaTown in Los Angeles have come together to support their unhoused neighbors. Instead, tell stories of individuals in relationship to each other, working toward a collective goal.

Homelessness 138

Homelessness Culture Poverty Collaborations 138

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2023

Editors’ note: This article is from NPQ ‘s winter 2022 issue, “New Narratives for Health.”. Everything from access to prenatal care to timing the journey to the hospital requires careful planning and savvy navigation of narrow roads and complex health systems. “FLY GIRL” BY EKOW BREW/ WWW.EKOWBREW.COM. Providence St.

Medical 105

Medical Health Culture Healthcare 105

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2023

Taylor and Molly Blondell surveyed over 30,000 environmental and public health grants distributed by 220 foundations, which awarded approximately $4.9 Tier II grant categories go beyond the traditional environment and health topic areas. million to environmental law, $75.5 million to environmental health, $72.9

Environmental 98

Environmental Foundations Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management 98

Fundraising Leadership

JULY 8, 2024

Issue 265 — July 8, 2024 If Elizabeth Packard were alive today, she would be on our Panel “Together We Lead for Health” at Take The Lead’s Power Up Conference and Concert this August 25th evening and 26th all day, in Washington DC and accessible virtually. So, she set out to publicize and lobby for better sanity laws.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Law Health Children 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 3, 2024

Lesley-Ann Noel is using her design skills to tackle real-world problems like homelessness and environmental sustainability. The laws and the way society is structured all had to change. It’s about changing the way a society perceives an issue, which creates a catalyst for more change. People want change to happen. “We

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Children Education Education 126

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

A majority of voters supported replacing private health insurance with a universal government plan. Can we create laws to give people money? They are making plans that are keeping homeless communities from having housing. To get around that tribalism ingrained in American politics, we need to put actions behind our thoughts.

Governance 126

Governance Homelessness Insurance Poverty 126

MNA Association

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

She currently serves as President of the Montana Economic Developers Association and holds leadership roles with NeighborWorks Montana and Northeast Montana Health Services. Jamie has experience working in the area of Federal-Indian law, consumer protections, and energy issues before the Public Service Commission.

Energy 52

Energy Public and Nonprofit Management Collaborations Leadership 52

The NonProfit Times

APRIL 24, 2024

Colorado Coalition for the Homeless workers say low pay and understaffing are contributing to high turnover, exacerbating what they contend are already difficult working conditions. What brought me back to the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is our mission and the 800-plus people dedicated to work on this mission,” she said.

Homelessness 52

Homelessness Medical Management Law 52

Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 8, 2022

Using heartstring words like “homeless,” “abandoned,” “deserving,” “malnourished,” “unjust,” “innocent,” etc., Doesn’t “deserving homeless veterans” tug at your heart more than just “veterans”? Nothing is more boring than boilerplate language: “Your donation will help us bridge the gap between mental illness and health care”.

Children 122

Children Education Education Homelessness 122

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In a massive charitable response, vast networks of locally supported food pantries, coat drives, homeless shelters, community clinics, and free schools have been launched and sustained. Health inequities, crime levels, and immigration are all intrinsically linked to financial inequities, as are the failings of our criminal justice system.

Public and Social Policy 132

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

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2018

According to the International Center for Not-for-Profit Law , there are 6,500+ NGOs registered with the NGOs Coordination Board in Kenya. 103 donors whose top 5 causes are children and youth (23%), hunger and homelessness (15%), women and girls (12%), health and wellness (11%), and education (8%). 78% attend fundraising events.

Disaster Relief 77

Disaster Relief Medical Volunteerism Volunteerism 77

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 13, 2023

In 2017 and 2018 alone , PG&E’s faulty equipment and gross negligence killed over 150 Californians and caused about $30 billion in property damages, leaving tens of thousands of residents homeless. The lawsuit points out, among other things, that the CPUC’s NEM decision violates California state law.

Energy 98

Energy Construction Environmental Governance 98

iMarketSmart

JUNE 19, 2023

The simple game has an unbreakable law: Giving must be seen by partners who are able and willing to reciprocate. In the extreme game, the law still applies. A simple example One fundraiser for a law school shared this story. “I For example, it had little impact on their willingness to work at a homeless shelter.

Altruism and Helping 52

Altruism and Helping Insurance Psychology Law 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 28, 2025

From pausing research on cures for childhood cancer to closing homeless shelters, halting food assistance, reducing safety from domestic violence, and shutting down suicide hotlines, the impact of even a short pause in funding could be devastating and cost lives, she added, noting that thousands of organizations could be affected.

Civil Society 142

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Law 142

Candid

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Public charities primarily deliver programs to advance social well-being and by law may not engage in partisan political activities. Among nonprofit workers, 66% work in a job related to health care and/or social assistance. Within these, public charities are 501(c)(3) nonprofits (excluding private foundations). million of the 1.9

Non-Profits 105

Non-Profits Governance Law Homelessness 105

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 11, 2025

These executive actions, which carry the force of law without requiring congressional approval, have been deployed at an alarming scale. Laws like the Parental Rights Acts (Dont Say Gay Acts) and the Individual Freedom Acts (Anti-Woke Acts) directly harmed Florida nonprofits working on critical social and health issues.

Public and Social Policy 117

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

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

Because access to health care should be a right, not a privildege. National Coalition for the Homeless. Southern Poverty Law Center. Facebook || Twitter || YouTube. Electronic Frontier Foundation. Because they defend our civil liberties in a digital world. Facebook || Twitter || YouTube. Families USA. Special Olympics.

Children 111

Children Poverty Nonprofits Food 111

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Because access to health care should be a right, not a privildege. National Coalition for the Homeless. Southern Poverty Law Center. Facebook || Twitter || YouTube. Electronic Frontier Foundation. Because they defend our civil liberties in a digital world. Facebook || Twitter || YouTube. Families USA. Special Olympics.

Children 105

Children Poverty Homelessness Food 105

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 21, 2022

When the business model is under tremendous stress, and thousands of journalists have lost full-time work, lost health coverage, and lost retirement benefits. She was in a public-employees local, and New York City wanted to impose certain reformulations of pension benefits and health and welfare benefits. They are homeless.

Health 110

Health Insurance Production Homelessness 110

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

One other matter: Head Start, a pre-kindergarten program that enrolls over 850,000 children a year , is housed in the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS). Two things are true: 1) A lot of what is written will never make it into law, and 2) too much of it may well. Occasionally, one finds an interesting wrinkle.

Public and Social Policy 115

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Since 2017, Funders for Housing and Opportunity (FHO), a funder collaborative that believes a stable, affordable home is the foundation for health, opportunity, and justice, has directed about a third of its $17 million in grants to policy advocacy and organizing.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Poverty Health 111