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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 Build a Just and Effective Public Sector Workforce System

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Photo by Desola Lanre-Ologun on Unsplash Recent worker polling confirms that even in a low-unemployment economy, workers feel vulnerableand they feel that public policy does not serve them, including the nations system of workforce development. Convene diverse stakeholders with the intent to listen and build.

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Get to Know Our Public Policy Intern, Adiza Hamda!

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

Welcome Adiza Hamda, our new Public Policy Intern We’re excited to welcome Adiza Hamda our new public policy intern for Tennessee Nonprofit Network! Adiza is an MPA candidate at University of Memphis. She is also responsible for designing a comprehensive legislative guidebook for partner organizations.

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What’s Essential? Author, CEO, Founder on What Leaders Need To Do Now

Fundraising Leadership

There is a skills scarcity, says Smith, whose more than three-decade career including leader Global Talent & Organization consulting at Accenture, after her role as Managing Principle of Deloitte Consulting, and developer of the Deloitte University Centers for Inclusion and Community Impact.

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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. Her commitment to justice and addressing inequity was cemented through the National Conference on Community & Justice’s Anytown Youth Leadership Institute which Rachel attended when she was just 17.

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Remaking the Economy: A Policy Vision from the Movement for Black Lives

NonProfit Quarterly

Amara Enyia is director for policy and research at the Movement for Black Lives , based in Chicago. Rosemary Ndubuizu is assistant professor of African American studies at Georgetown University and a volunteer organizer with ONE-DC , based in Washington, DC. How can public policy compensate for the damage done?

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Co-op Federation Seeks to Shift Worker Co-op Movement into a Passing Gear

NonProfit Quarterly

In Chicago, speakers surveyed the growth of the past 20 years while setting forth goals to bring worker co-ops fully into the economic mainstream through movement infrastructure, public policy, and culture building. Increasingly, worker co-ops are making public policy gains.