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Building an Economy with Purpose: The Transformative Potential of Baby Bonds

NonProfit Quarterly

Extensive research shows that public policy can shape economic outcomes. The public can demand economic policies that benefit the broader population. A key question becomes: What kind of economic policies should the public demand? Wealth is a fundamental measure of stability and opportunity.

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How to Restore Community Economies: Reestablishing the Right to Associate

NonProfit Quarterly

Decades of policy changes, however, often under the radar, today inhibit many diverse kinds of association. [We Public policy needs to facilitate large-scale financing for mutualist enterprises—organizations like cooperatives , employee-ownership trusts , and mutual insurance companies. Rather, policy prevents it.

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Bringing Community Centric Fundraising to Life

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Upon obtaining her master’s degree in Public Policy Administration from the University of Missouri-St. After surviving a post-partum SCAD heart attack a decade ago, Rachel centers her health and wellbeing across her personal and professional commitments. Louis, Missouri.

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Day in the Life of a Nonprofit Communicator – Lauren Lawson-Zilai

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

For example, a Goodwill agency may have a certified nurses assistant or home health care training program if it is located in a city with a large healthcare industry. I work with our public policy team to discuss any PR initiatives they should be aware of.

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2023 State of the Mid-South Nonprofit Sector Report Now Available

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

This survey gathered information about the overall health and capacity of the nonprofit sector, and examined what changes, if any, had occurred since the 2020 iteration. This report provides in-depth information for three focus areas including organizational leadership, organizational capacity, and public policy and advocacy.

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Leading Together for Systems Change

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Sida Ly-Xiong After completing a leadership fellowship program for women of color, a program participant accepted a position as director of citizen engagement and education at a state public health agency in the United States. Crucially, the CEO and board empowered the committee to recommend bold changes.

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The New Problem-Solving Skills That All Cities Need

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Yet, one need only consider the lives lost, the school time squandered, and the continued mental-health toll to know that we will need to be much better equipped next time. In fact, I’ve argued that local governments were one of the few things that worked well during the pandemic. Her team launched the country’s first digital I.D.,