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Employee Ownership Policy Makes Major Gains—Next Up, Implementation

NonProfit Quarterly

Specifically, the bill positions worker ownership into three programs through the Economic Development Administration. Employee Ownership as Economic Development The CHIPS and Science Act aims to boost domestic research and manufacturing of semiconductors in the United States. How does this work?

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Economic Justice: Nonprofit Leaders Speak Out

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Yuet Lam-Tsang Editors’ note: This article is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2023 issue, “Movement Economies: Making Our Vision a Collective Reality.” W hat would a nonprofit sector that pursued economic justice look like? The other five work for nonprofit intermediary organizations. Two of them—Dr.

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The Rise of Artificial Intelligence: How AI is Transforming Various Industries

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Today, we will learn how AI is revolutionizing healthcare , finance, retail, manufacturing, and transportation, highlighting its significant impact and potential for the future. Manufacturing 6. AI also streamlines administrative tasks in healthcare. Predictive maintenance is a significant application of AI in manufacturing.

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Can Employee Ownership Meet Its “Silver Tsunami” Moment?

NonProfit Quarterly

Understanding the Role of the SBA The leading source of small business financing nationally is federally guaranteed small business loans through the US Small Business Administration. To make the purchase, workers generally use bank debt secured with a Small Business Administration (SBA) guarantee. How would this work?

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From Policy to Power: Centering People by Supporting Tenant Unions

NonProfit Quarterly

Following the Great Recession, corporations and private equity firms aggressively purchased multifamily rental housing, single-family homes, and manufactured housing communities. During the Biden administration, pressure from a strong tenant-led federal campaign resulted in a White House blueprint for tenant protections.

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Organizing the South—How Black Workers Are Challenging Corporate Power

NonProfit Quarterly

Image: “Refusing to Settle For Less” by Yvonne Coleman Burney/ www.artbyycolemanburney.com Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2024 issue, “Escaping Corporate Capture.” Oil was replaced by textiles, which were then replaced by retail and heavy manufacturing. 1 at the box office.

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Inside Oklahoma’s Innovation Rush

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Part of the American Rescue Plan Act passed in early 2021, BBBRC is one of the largest economic development grant competitions in history, with a billion dollars of funding at stake. Run by the US Economic Development Administration (EDA), the Challenge received 529 proposals, named 60 finalists, and selected 21 winners.