NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 15, 2023

Earlier this year, I had to chance to talk with Quart about her new book, her description of contemporary US social policy as having created a “dystopian social safety net,” and her thoughts about how to build a US society that is centered on mutual caring and economic justice. EHRP is part of the dystopian social safety net.

Public and Social Policy 115

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Volunteerism Volunteerism 115

Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2021

As noted in “ American Muslim Philanthropy: A Data-Driven Comparative Profile ,” a report authored by Faiqa Mahmood in 2019 via The Institute for Social Policy and Understanding, “The strongest motivations for American Muslims are a feeling that those with more should give to those with less and a sense of religious duty or obligation.” .

Philanthropy 123

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Leadership 123

Candid

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

A weekly update with the latest social sector news. Released in collaboration with Columbia University’s Center on Poverty and Social Policy and the Leona M. Chicago Public Media raises $61 million to acquire Chicago Sun-Times. Study finds significant connection between poverty, poor health care. February 4, 2022.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

For decades, nonprofits, governments, philanthropies, and corporations have been dogged by how to measure social impact. The social sector has figured out how to do the first one well. They also draw from public reference datasets, such as the Human Genome Diversity Project , HapMap , and the 1000 Genomes Project. By Jason Saul.

Public and Social Policy 115

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

One impactful innovation in building political power has been integrated voter engagement (IVE), a strategy in which grassroots organizing groups combine their on-going, multi-year policy campaigns with cyclical, high-intensity electoral campaigns. Building a new narrative for social change is a complex and long-term endeavor.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Governance Non-Profits Foundations 111

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 2, 2023

This article is, with publisher permission, adapted from a more extensive journal article, “ A Tax Credit Proposal for Profit Moderation and Social Mission Maximization in Long-Term Residential Care Businesses ” published last year by Nonprofit Policy Forum. Fortunately, existing policy tools can address this.

Public and Social Policy 110

Public and Social Policy Non-Profits Finance Nonprofit governance and management 110

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Image credit: Getty Images For Unsplash+ This article is the second in a three-part series Building Wealth for the Next Generation: The Promise of Baby Bonds a co-production of NPQ and the Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy at The New School for Social Research in New York City.

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Public and Social Policy Poverty Children Universities 94

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Policy bodies like the National Governor’s Association are calling for more tailored mental health planning. Only 10 percent of organizations reported community engagement as a core activity of their policy support strategies. Current mental health policymaking tends to be insufficiently sensitive to these differences.

Health 126

Health Public and Social Policy Governance Collaborations 126

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 8, 2024

Truth to Power is a regular series of conversations with writers about the promises and pitfalls of movements for social justice. It arises in moments of social tumult, like the one in which we’re living. These concepts seem as if they have contradictory meanings, but they fit together because social cohesion requires social change.

Public and Social Policy 122

Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Poverty Sociology 122

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 27, 2023

For their part, the occupants of the national office were content with this relationship: the dues allowed the national headquarters to engage in an advocacy strategy reliant upon public relations and court battles to eventually change the legal status of Black Americans. To put it bluntly: We fight. We disagree.

Nonprofit governance and management 111

Nonprofit governance and management Leadership Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management 111

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 24, 2023

Ford School of Public Policy and published by the National Bureau of Economic Research in March and June of this year, examined monthly surveys submitted by more than 20,000 parents receiving the expanded benefit. The relatively small cash infusions, the researchers found, served to significantly reduce household hunger.

Poverty 98

Poverty Public and Social Policy Children Universities 98

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 20, 2023

While the title of the book might belie the scope of inquiry, Dunning makes the case that using nonprofits as a “tool for addressing urban problems” has led to a form of “urban governance” that uses private organizations to fulfill public, democratic rights. Dunning smartly points out that this approach turned rights into privilege.

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Poverty Governance 124

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

With this, I’m trying to get at the way insecurity is not just exacerbated but generated by our economic and social conditions. At the beginning of the book, I say that manufactured insecurity is a feature of any hierarchical social arrangement, not just capitalism. If we don’t have public transit, we take an Uber.

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Manufacturing Public and Social Policy Psychology Poverty 144

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Image credit: Ron Lach on pexels.com Work requirements—or requiring people to find employment in order to access public benefits—force people to prove that they deserve a social safety net. But where did they come from, and why are they still a central part of economic policy today?

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