NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 2, 2024

Image credit: Miriam Alonso on pexels.com Loneliness is “the most human of feelings,” Jeremy Nobel, faculty at the Harvard Chan School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School, said on the podcast Harvard Thinking. How many seasonal celebrations were deferred, and social connections interrupted or never even made?

Public and Social Policy 117

Public and Social Policy Sociology Health Medical 117

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Image credit: Liderina on istock.com Further reading: In a conversation with NPQ , Dettlaff elaborates on why he wrote the book; why he and his coauthors advocate for an abolitionist stance toward the US child welfare system; and what being an abolitionist means within the context of ensuring American children’s wellbeing.

Public and Social Policy 130

Public and Social Policy Children Collaborations Poverty 130

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Image credit: Drazen Zigic on istock.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? So, what keeps them alive today?

Public and Social Policy 89

Public and Social Policy Poverty Governance Insurance 89

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 13, 2024

Co-produced with the Movement for Black Lives (M4BL), this series examines the many ways that M4BL and its allies are seeking to address the economic policy challenges that lie at the intersection of the struggle for racial and economic justice. These racist stories then shape our policies for years and years.

Public and Social Policy 91

Public and Social Policy Poverty Law Children 91

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

MAY 23, 2024

If an organization budgets for a small surplus each fiscal year, they are creating enough financial cushion to be able to invest in new and innovative operations that could boost their social impact. It’s time for the sector to unite in educating the public and funders on the importance of building capacity.

Public and Social Policy 228

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 228

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 21, 2023

A new social contract —that is, a structural change in the relationship of the public to the government, the 1930s New Deal being the quintessential US example—seemed to just maybe be at hand. The struggle for a more progressive social contract continues. million children out of poverty. Paid family leave?

Public and Social Policy 80

Public and Social Policy Law Governance Construction 80

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Image credit: Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Parents in the United States work two jobs: powering our economy through paid labor and building our country’s future by raising children. million women across the country left the workforce, largely to support their children—a full million more women than men.

Public and Social Policy 130

Public and Social Policy Children Governance Philanthropy 130

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

For one, the public sector is a large part of the economy. Government also sets the terms for what might be called a social contract —that is, the unofficial economic bargain between the state and its citizens. Yet, even as social movements rise and the old system withers, a new social contract has yet to emerge.

Public and Social Policy 94

Public and Social Policy Governance Poverty Healthcare 94

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 19, 2024

Given that many Japanese fail to recognize the structural discrimination against Okinawa, undoing it involves understanding the historical context of Okinawa’s oppression and why it has endured, and how policy makers and citizens can work to restore equity to the region.

Public and Social Policy 140

Public and Social Policy Poverty Construction Law 140

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Stanford Social Innovation Review ’s 2022 Nonprofit Management Institute (NMI) will focus on opportunities to bridge the divides that exist in society. Deep Listening Is Necessary for Social Change. Social Justice Organizations at a Crossroads. By SSIR Editors. How to Have Better Political Conversations.

Civil Society 111

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 111

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The stories range from the role of public libraries in climate justice to how the climate crisis is changing mental healthcare—and that’s to name a few. Please consider making a donation to NPQ today to help us continue to publish thought-provoking content that promotes civic engagement and social justice.

Public and Social Policy 64

Public and Social Policy Healthcare Environmental Energy 64

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Colclough & Kate Lappin In 2018 in the Netherlands, the public learned that Dutch tax authorities had for years been using an AI-driven system to incorrectly accuse people of committing child welfare fraud. By Christina J. Later investigation found the AI system had systematically discriminated against non-white Dutch citizens.

Public and Social Policy 143

Public and Social Policy Governance Civil Society Technology 143

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 6, 2024

To change peoples’ material reality, however, means rehauling the entire operating system of our democracy, not just tinkering with its policies. Historically, for example, Black public health leaders in Pittsburgh created Freedom House Ambulance Services after being neglected by police-staffed ambulances.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Governance Nonprofit Administration and Development Poverty 126

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

Image Credit: lilartsy on unsplash.com This is the third article from A Green New Deal on the Ground , a series produced with Climate and Community Project, a progressive climate policy think tank developing cutting-edge research at the climate and inequality nexus. Public school teachers are not just educators.

Public and Social Policy 122

Public and Social Policy Education Education Environmental 122

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 12, 2023

NPQ : In your book, you make a point of connecting the idea of “family separation,” as it occurs all the time in the present-day child welfare system when children are put under the custody of the state, to the widely criticized family separation immigration policy of the Trump administration. But I don’t think that’s widely known.

Children 131

Children Poverty Law Public and Social Policy 131

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 26, 2024

Image credit: DOERS on istockphoto.com Studies of climate change impacts “have largely focused on physical health,” according to a policy brief issued in summer 2022 by the World Health Organization (WHO). Those impacted the most by involuntary moves globally are children. Why are children most in jeopardy?

Health 76

Health Agriculture Children Public and Social Policy 76

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 13, 2024

Children developed breathing problems as they inhaled the poisonous air. Public health problems spiked. Because all community members could take part in these ateneus , the children that grew up in these institutions often became the next generation of civic leaders.

Public and Social Policy 99

Public and Social Policy Culture Children Education 99

Affnetz

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Some Nonprofit boards have a give, get, or get off policy and their Nonprofits are suffering because of it. For example, I worked with a local educational Nonprofit that served children in public housing communities. Again, philanthropy is essential for Nonprofits to flourish and achieve positive social outcomes.

Public and Social Policy 130

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Recruitment Leadership 130

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 3, 2023

Image credit: RDNE Stock project on pexels.com For centuries, Indigenous children in the United States have endured forceful removal from their families and communities. Yet in 2023, Native American children continue to be removed from their families and extended families, their language, culture, and way of life.

Children 90

Children Public and Social Policy Law Culture 90

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 20, 2023

But Generation Alpha, comprising children born after 2010 and following Generation Z, is on track to be the generation least connected with nature. The report also highlights how public and private programs around the country are finding innovative and often low-cost ways to achieve these goals.

Public and Social Policy 50

Public and Social Policy Children Environmental Philanthropy 50

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Black women hold diverse and nuanced socioeconomic and political identities, and as such, our policies targeting racial and gender inequality must be flexible and adaptable. This is a core tenet of racially just policies and programs. In addition to keeping their kids safe, mothers desired to pass an asset down to their children.

Public and Social Policy 89

Public and Social Policy Poverty Children Homelessness 89

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 24, 2023

The new studies bolster the case, long made by many liberal economists and policymakers, that poor families tend to spend cash welfare payments on their most pressing needs, to the benefit of the entire household and especially children. The recent studies, conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan’s Gerald R.

Public and Social Policy 81

Public and Social Policy Poverty Children Universities 81

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 30, 2024

The conversations remain small and overdue, but recent momentum is notable with new organizations , publications, resources, and frameworks exploring how philanthropy can—and, in the eyes of many, should—engage the movement for reparations in the United States. That remains true even if that wealth was donated to promote a public good.

Philanthropy 134

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Advertising Universities 134

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Public trust: Monitoring shows commitment to responsible use of resources and best serving beneficiaries. Please note that Tennessee Nonprofit Network monitors all bills that impact nonprofits and the communities they serve, but we only take positions on issues impacting the entire nonprofit sector and align with our public policy agenda.

Law 91

Law Public and Social Policy Charitable Organizations Governance 91

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Yet, nearly all low-wage workers in the city are rent-burdened , with 25 percent of children within the city limits living in poverty. As Barber noted, a 2020 report by Robert Paul Hartley, an assistant professor of social work at Columbia University, found that 34 million eligible poor or low-income voters did not vote in 2016. “We

Poverty 89

Poverty Public and Social Policy Healthcare Homelessness 89

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 19, 2023

Editor’s note: In Stolen Wealth, Hidden Power: The Case for Reparations for Mass Incarceration (2022) , sociologist Tasseli McKay offers a “cradle-to-grave accounting” of mass incarceration’s harms by tallying its social and economic costs. They furnish their own transport, often traveling for hours on public trains and buses.

Public and Social Policy 121

Public and Social Policy Health Associations Children 121

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 22, 2024

Moreover, ed-tech’s customers are often vulnerable users, particularly in the case of children with special educational needs or those from disadvantaged backgrounds. The Nordic Research Council introduced impact metrics to its grantees such as policy influence practitioner training, and contribution to a national consultation.

Public and Social Policy 72

Public and Social Policy Finance Education Education 72

Fundraising Leadership

DECEMBER 15, 2023

The words and phrasing all leaders and managers use in every discussion at work and in public statements are of crucial importance. “ The words and phrasing all #leaders and managers use in every discussion at #work and in public statements are of crucial importance. ” This affects the future of the organization.

Public and Social Policy 110

Public and Social Policy Leadership Culture Children 110

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The trauma we carry affects the way we look at the world and ourselves, and therefore plays a role in determining the future course of social systems. Wainwright is the CEO of Family Life , one of Australia’s largest family services providers working with vulnerable children and their families. “If

Public and Social Policy 140

Public and Social Policy Health Activism Culture 140

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The Right to Be Free from Environmental Harm The Deep South Center for Environmental Justice (DSCEJ) works toward equity and justice in environmental, energy, and climate policies. Smith sees the importance of having policies and programs where Black people are seen, heard, and respected when discussing real solutions.

Public and Social Policy 96

Public and Social Policy Environmental Energy Health 96

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2023

These narratives not only evoke emotions that affect our behavior—they also help directly shape our public policy priorities. In rewriting the story of who is deserving, as a country we must define what reparations could look like for the lasting effects of the transatlantic slave trade, slavery, and legalized anti-Black policy.

Public and Social Policy 100

Public and Social Policy Culture Construction Psychology 100

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 27, 2023

These are women like Royce, a community health-care volunteer in Zambia who cares for sick adults and children in her village and surrounding areas. Without access, these communities become isolated and, as a result, experience reduced economic, educational, and social opportunities. days per month.

Public and Social Policy 130

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Non-Profits Health 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 24, 2023

Most importantly, the initiative was focused on the policy-related goal of health equity, not greater community power. During its decade-long journey through Building Healthy Communities, TCE learned many lessons that continue to inform its approach to grantmaking and social change advocacy. Community grantees knew better.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Health Collaborations Foundations 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 7, 2023

By Julia Coffman As an advocacy strategy consultant and evaluator for the last two decades, I’ve supported many foundations in thinking about what it takes to win a particular policy or system change. Changing the way policies and systems are structured, run, and resourced can obviously be transformational.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Foundations Children 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 18, 2023

But in other ways, it was old news for a country in which 92 percent of total employment is in the informal economy—a category that long predates gig work, and which is defined as any employment where workers lack access to government social and labor protections through their jobs. There’s much to be done to address these issues.

Public and Social Policy 145

Public and Social Policy Governance Law Technology 145

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Innovators, company founders, and other tech enthusiasts have long tried to sell the public on the idea that AI will create a path to a brighter future. AJL combines “art and research to illuminate the social implications and harms of AI.”

Public and Social Policy 90

Public and Social Policy Ethics Race and Ethnicity Law 90

Selfish Giving

APRIL 13, 2022

These days I'm writing a lot of case studies for partnership teams that are eager to use "social proof" to recruit more corporate partners. They are great fundraisers and the business can get lots of publicity, which is exactly what a new business/location needs. Or could you earn a donation whenever a policy is purchased?

Retail 130

Retail Insurance Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management 130