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The New Problem-Solving Skills That All Cities Need

Stanford Social Innovation Review

These skills helped Leuven, Belgium—named the European Capital of Innovation in 2020—develop what Mayor Mohamed Ridouani calls a “radical participation approach” to climate change: Leuven 2030 brings together more than 600 government, nonprofit, university, and business partners together under a plan to make the city carbon neutral by 2050.

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Blockchain Technology: What Is It and How Is It Relevant for Nonprofits?

Nonprofit Tech for Good

By Paul Lamb , Principal at Man On A Mission Consulting , has over 25 years of experience in business, nonprofit management, technology, and public policy. We’ve all heard about blockchain, or at least its most famous application – bitcoin. But what exactly is blockchain it and how is it relevant for nonprofits?

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BIPOC Leadership Challenges: 26 Tips To Increase Accessibility Across The Nonprofit Sector

Bloomerang

Participate in public policy debates and advocacy efforts that affect underserved communities, and represent the interests and concerns of those communities. Work with schools, universities, and other educational institutions to provide opportunities for BIPOC students to learn, grow, and develop their potential.

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Building an Economic Case for Policy Changes

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

Why Economics is your friend as a nonprofit advocate By Kevin Dean, President & CEO Tennessee Nonprofit Network Last year, at a conference out of town, I shared coffee with an old friend as she recounted her incredible public policy journey. But when advocating for policy changes, appealing solely to emotions might not be enough.

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Economic Justice: Nonprofit Leaders Speak Out

NonProfit Quarterly

In many ways, I imagine a nonprofit sector committed to economic justice looking like a sector where the suggestions we made as we braced for the brunt of COVID are universal norms. Worker-owned co-ops and benefit corporations are additional public policy frameworks for a just economy.

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How to Interrupt the Public Funds to Private Profits Pipeline: A California Story

NonProfit Quarterly

Portions of this article rely heavily on the capstone project Public Bank East Bay, prepared by Sarah Albert for the University of California, Berkeleys Goldman School of Public Policy, May 2024. Are you ready?

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Resiliency Strategies for Nonprofits in Times of Political and Financial Instability

NonProfit Quarterly

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