NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 8, 2023

Up to this point, legislation for most worker co-ops was not a priority; federal policy wasn’t even a pipe dream. Public policy wasn’t really a part of our culture. Why Prioritize Public Policy and Advocacy? 6 Engaging in public policy advocacy is not without its dangers. Until it was.

Public Policy 68

Public Policy Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 68

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 17, 2024

This has led me to the conclusion that if we want to close the racial wealth gap, we need to get serious about public banking. Despite their best intentions, minority deposit institutions (MDIs) and community development financial institutions (CDFIs), like other small banks, simply lack the capital base to close the racial gap.

Public and Social Policy 125

Public and Social Policy Finance Governance Disaster Relief 125

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

AUGUST 20, 2023

Advocacy is a powerful tool in a nonprofit’s toolkit that can be used to mobilize the community, develop effective solutions, and educate those who have the authority to draft and enact legislation. That measure seeks to foster much need for collaboration by and with governments. This legislation matters.

Public and Social Policy 87

Public and Social Policy Governance Recruitment Nonprofits 87

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

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. Want to take action on a bill below? Find your legislators here. Let us know here.

Children 52

Children Nonprofit Administration and Development Law Education 52

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

AUGUST 20, 2023

Advocacy is a powerful tool in a nonprofit’s toolkit that can be used to mobilize the community, develop effective solutions, and educate those who have the authority to draft and enact legislation. That measure seeks to foster much need for collaboration by and with governments. This legislation matters.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Governance Recruitment Nonprofits 52

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Nelson Colón of the Puerto Rico Community Foundation, and Clara Miller, president emerita of the Heron Foundation—come from philanthropy. What would it take to fully fund the human capital, governance, and advocacy costs of nonprofits? The other five work for nonprofit intermediary organizations. If not, why not?

Public and Social Policy 111

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

We also work with peer philanthropies on policy, advocacy, and organizing to pool grants, co-invest capital, and collaborate on learning opportunities for funders and the field. A lot of that investment has to come from the federal government, but some also comes from the local level.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Poverty Health 111