NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

As a longtime science-fiction fan and health justice practitioner, I’m drawn to works that imagine the future of our healthcare system. Who deserves good health? However—as we’ve explored in the series—organizers, healers, and other change agents have long lifted up counter-narratives of health and healthcare.

Health 78

Health Healthcare Medical Values 78

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 29, 2023

Even the American Psychological Association acknowledges the country is “facing a national mental health crisis that could yield serious health and social consequences for years to come.” Creating a world that is conducive to everyone’s mental health requires valuing and centering the leadership and experience of BIPOC communities.

Health 95

Health Culture Non-Profits Psychology 95

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Yet the quest for health equity has been stymied. The lack of meaningful health equity progress is due to business-as-usual approaches and interventions focused on getting quick results—which are often temporary, weak, and ineffective. At the Rippel Foundation, we are part of a broad movement to change this.

Health 69

Health Public and Social Policy Leadership Collaborations 69

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Now, as board chair of the Boston-based Hyams Foundation , I find myself on the funder side, which means it’s my job to help the foundation move from critique to action. Of course, this is a foundation-wide effort, one in which both our board and staff have been engaged. Our journey has been long and gradual.

Foundations 105

Foundations Nonprofit Administration and Development Philanthropy Leadership 105

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Maricela Morado , President & CEO, Area Agency on Aging for Southwest Florida Alaine Nix , Director of Advocacy, CASA of Galveston County Nanea Orellana , Miami Veterinary Foundation Nicole Papathanassiou , Melanoma Research Foundation Melissa Peterson , Exceptional Connections International Amy C.

Nonprofit governance and management 246

Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Foundations 246

Candid

JULY 5, 2022

private and community foundations to understand recent giving trends and forecast where giving is headed. [ Giving increased in FYE 2021 for most foundations compared to 2020, though payout was not as likely to increase. . The average payout by independent foundations in FYE 2021 was 6.9%, and the median and mode were 5%. .

Foundations 105

Foundations Philanthropy Governance Healthcare 105

Affnetz

APRIL 16, 2024

By implementing nonprofit board management software, organizations can streamline their board processes and improve overall governance. For example, Memorial Health System implemented BoardEffect to streamline board operations and improve communication among its leadership team.

Management 245

Management Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 245

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 6, 2024

Yet it is precisely at this moment, when democracy is being challenged from all sides, and when the limitations of our nearly 250 years of governing are coming to a breaking point, that we must rise up and fulfill this mandate. Trust in government is at near-record lows because none have yet delivered for all. This work is urgent.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Governance Nonprofit Administration and Development Poverty 126

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

JULY 8, 2023

Sherry Rout, our new Director of Government Relations and Public Policy, will be a key player in mobilizing nonprofits across the state We’re excited to welcome Sherry Rout, our new Director of Government Relations and Public Policy! What’s one thing people might not know about you? I am an avid tent camper!

Public Policy 64

Public Policy Governance Political Science Law 64

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

JULY 8, 2023

Sherry Rout, our new Director of Government Relations and Public Policy, will be a key player in mobilizing nonprofits across the state We’re excited to welcome Sherry Rout, our new Director of Government Relations and Public Policy! What’s one thing people might not know about you? I am an avid tent camper!

Public Policy 52

Public Policy Governance Political Science Law 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

Moreover, a significant proportion of utility governing boards comprises utility workers and frontline community members. Although established in a more progressive era, when the public interest held more sway, microeconomic and market values have since come to dominate utility governance.

Energy 81

Energy Law Governance Public and Social Policy 81

NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 7, 2023

Last year's 2022 fellows reported a 52% increase in their board governance knowledge and skills after completing the program. This program is an opportunity to immerse myself in comprehensive board governance training, allowing me to be more impactful while doing so in a nonprofit board setting.”

Nonprofit governance and management 246

Nonprofit governance and management Participation and motivation Public and Nonprofit Management Race and Ethnicity 246

NonProfit PRO

MARCH 3, 2022

Behind the government agency CDC is the CDC Foundation. Like so many organizations, the CDC Foundation recognized the need for digital transformation and was in the middle of modernizing when COVID-19 hit.

Governance 245

Governance Foundations Health Technology 245

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 29, 2023

For instance, the average Ivy League school received 178 times more foundation funding than the average HBCU. Ivy Leagues tend to have deeper relationships with philanthropic foundations, and much of that history is deeply entrenched in racism, slavery and the hoarding of White wealth. However, by 2018, that number dropped to 100.

Foundations 71

Foundations Philanthropy Education Education 71

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 12, 2024

These workers are often forced to choose between risking their health or their income, especially as climate change only increases the likelihood of wildfires, which in turn drives up the number of airborne toxins. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), pollution can also increase the risk of respiratory infection and lung cancer.

Nonprofit governance and management 107

Nonprofit governance and management Health Governance Public and Nonprofit Management 107

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

” This strong foundation allowed Erika to build a deep connection with the nonprofit sector. A Commitment to Service What sets Erika’s journey apart is her commitment to serving others. Paying it forward beyond my initial interest well into adulthood for many different organizations was a natural progression.”

Environmental 245

Environmental Nonprofit Leadership Universities Leadership 245

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Elsewhere, large philanthropic organizations such as the MacArthur Foundation have provided unrestricted grants to organizations doing reparations work. The Bush Foundation, based in Minneapolis, also committed $100 million in 2021 to atone for its ties to slavery and land theft.

Philanthropy 108

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Health 108

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 25, 2024

DPI rose to prominence globally during the COVID-19 pandemic enabling digital government-to-person payments through cash transfers. This was the start of the Aadhaar project, which offered a universally accessible ID, a foundational form of digital identification. By 2022, around 1.3

Public and Social Policy 145

Public and Social Policy Governance Agriculture Activism 145

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 23, 2023

And while governments and private organizations have initiated transitions through a first wave of limited interventions, these market shifts are happening too slowly to reduce emissions at a pace that would limit warming to 1.5 To understand what is possible, we can look to the field of global health. degrees Celsius.

Finance 116

Finance Health Governance Manufacturing 116

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

By James Anderson Here’s a new axiom fit for the 21st century: The greater the global challenge, the more likely it is to fall to local governments to fix. Local governments are left bearing the brunt and have, understandably, so far struggled. Or take the ongoing global migration wave.

Nonprofit governance and management 144

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development Governance 144

Candid

MARCH 26, 2024

Individual donors and foundations increasingly view data “ as the fuel for innovation and social change.” This can lead to funding shortages: A 2021 study by Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy found that AANHPI communities receive just 20 cents of every $100 awarded by foundations.

Governance 59

Governance Food Health Collaborations 59

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 28, 2023

Trends across multiple indicators linked to SDG targets, such as maternal mortality, overdose and suicide rates, and proficiency in reading and math, suggest that the future health and well-being of American youth, women, and minority racial and ethnic groups are particularly at risk.

Collaborations 105

Collaborations Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 105

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 23, 2023

From the COVID-19 pandemic to structural racism, community-based organizations have always stepped up to fill the gaps and forge new solutions—especially where government is unable, unwilling, or ineffective. These organizations face onerous and exclusionary processes to tap into government funding sources.

Nonprofit governance and management 106

Nonprofit governance and management Health Collaborations Governance 106

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. And over time, private foundations emerged and issued grants in a similar way.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Poverty Governance 105

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Then, we’ve been trying to compare the information given by the federal government and the one been given by the Puerto Rico government, which was usually different in terms of the amount of money. The US government and FEMA recently changed the recovery process in Puerto Rico. The wording, the categories of the information.

Governance 127

Governance Disaster Relief Foundations Philanthropy 127

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Others, like the Ford, MacArthur, and Hewlett Foundations, and Omidyar Network, have focused on building the capacity to address the risks and opportunities posed by a wide range of technologies, including, but not limited to, artificial intelligence. Understanding, and developing guidelines and guardrails for, government use of AI.

Civil Society 128

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 128

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Of course, philanthropy’s role in reparations is not to replace the federal government in providing the scale of redress and racial healing the nation needs. Many we spoke with pointed out the obvious tension of the endowment corpus—95 percent of most foundations’ wealth is invested rather than distributed in grants. Pick any gap.

Philanthropy 145

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Culture Foundations 145

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

While we don’t believe philanthropy alone will be sufficient to address the many crises we face, we think there are many steps foundations can and must take to help even the odds for social movement organizations. As a result, the North Star for both organizing and giving needs to be enhancing governing power. Their main finding?

Philanthropy 128

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Health 128

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The Kresge Foundation is just one of the funders to get on board. Human health is closely tied to these water systems as they provide drinking water, monitor groundwater usage, and divert or drain flood water. The future of our people and planet are inextricably linked.”

Public and Social Policy 96

Public and Social Policy Environmental Energy Health 96

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 14, 2023

Multiple generations of residents in Del Norte County have now suffered from widespread childhood obesity, low educational achievement, high teen drinking rates, poor health outcomes, and other social problems linked to high rates of trauma, unemployment, and poverty.

Nonprofit governance and management 98

Nonprofit governance and management Health Collaborations Foundations 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 24, 2023

By Tia Martinez In seeking to improve the health outcomes of people in underserved communities, philanthropy’s results have, in general, been disappointing: Socioeconomic and racial injustices run so deep in these communities that strong barriers to change extend well beyond the health care system.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Health Collaborations Foundations 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The same year, an Australian court ruled its government had illegally used a faulty Automated Decision Making system as the basis for deciding citizens’ eligibility for various welfare benefits when around half a million Australians were ordered to repay years of government disability or unemployment support.

Public and Social Policy 143

Public and Social Policy Governance Civil Society Technology 143

Candid

JULY 2, 2021

The Bill & Melinda Gates , Ford , and Open Society foundations have announced commitments of $2.1 The commitment includes $650 million to expand the foundation's support for women's empowerment collectives and efforts to strengthen the care economy, improve women's financial inclusion, and reduce barriers to paid work; and $1.4

Civil Society 91

Civil Society Governance Health Leadership 91

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 12, 2023

Nonprofit finances in the United States were relatively strong at the beginning of 2022, largely as a result of government and foundations stepping up their support of nonprofits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Questions focused on nonprofits’ programmatic, operational, and financial health.

Nonprofit Finance 132

Nonprofit Finance Finance Nonprofit governance and management Governance 132

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 4, 2023

Community-based organizations and local governments are starting to recognize where such individuals may fall through the cracks and are creating policies and networks for more inclusive disaster response and recovery. But a greater understanding of this kind of vulnerability is emerging, and efforts are now underway to close the gap.

Disaster Relief 125

Disaster Relief Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Insurance 125

The Volunteer Hub

JANUARY 9, 2023

The Federal Government. The federal government has long been committed to helping organizations that provide critical services in areas such as education, health care, and the environment. State governments also offer grants for nonprofits that serve their residents.

Nonprofit governance and management 92

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Healthcare Foundations 92

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The Gates Foundation, the nation’s largest private foundation, is well known for its proclivity to “swing for the fences,” with mixed results (more success in global health, less success in US education). For Viafara, “working with cities and local government” has been vital to speeding this process.

Philanthropy 126

Philanthropy Public Policy Governance Foundations 126