NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Image credit: Jon Tyson on Unsplash The decades-long decimation of local news—and the dangers that the trend poses for public oversight, an informed citizenry, and democracy itself—remains very much underway. Since 2005, some 2,200 local newspapers have closed, according to a press release by the MacArthur Foundation.

Healthcare 117

Healthcare Foundations Public Policy Philanthropy 117

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Taking Leadership in a Time of Turmoil The report describes the conditions over the last few years that surround the rise of Black women into leadership positions as, “marked by a global pandemic, public health crisis, shake-up of our care infrastructure, and a racial reckoning.” RESISTING SCARCITY: The current D.C.

Leadership 145

Leadership Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Culture 145

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

While these solutions are important and advance every year, public health is increasingly challenged by factors that are outside what we traditionally define as the health care sector. Historically, the Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) has been used as a term to capture these important upstream, non-medical drivers of health.

Health 114

Health Public and Social Policy Entrepreneurship Food 114

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Additional research can look at internal reports, scoring or evaluation criteria of current grantees (if applicable), and external publications like newsletters. This power-sharing process led to a commitment from the board to integrate regular DEI trainings into governance.

Leadership 118

Leadership Culture Foundations Philanthropy 118

Fundraising Leadership

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

increase from government grants from 2019 to 2020, but far below the 36.6% Read more in Take the Lead on nonprofits in philanthropy The good news, according to Philanthropy Women, is contributions to family and gender-based violence organizations rose by 17.9% between 2019 and 2020. Yet, women’s and girls’ organizations saw a 10.1%

Philanthropy 66

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Collaborations Retail 66

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

No humane government would have turned to forcible and violent arrest to punish a family like the Robertses for trying to survive and stay together.” Before they were living in two campers on federal public land, the Roberts family shared an apartment in Emmett, ID, where Judy Roberts worked in a factory.

Homelessness 109

Homelessness Law Public Policy Public and Nonprofit Management 109

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

A new report from In Our Own Voice , the 2023 National Black Reproductive Justice Policy Agenda , seeks to answer that question. the authors offer up an “innovative, proactive policy agenda” in collaboration with over 50 Black women’s organizations and advocates to support Black reproductive justice.

Public and Social Policy 103

Public and Social Policy Health Healthcare Governance 103

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

If we are to turn things around, those of us in the civic field need to build a common set of goals and measures for a healthier public life. If we are to turn things around, those of us in the civic field need to build a common set of goals and measures for a healthier public life. How does it inform their actions in public life?

Public and Social Policy 89

Public and Social Policy Governance Education Education 89

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

At this time, the City College of New York (CCNY)—the founding institution of the City University of New York system and the first free public university in the United States—piloted a program designed to desegregate the student population, then 97 percent White. The 1960s were an era of educational experimentation.

Education 107

Education Education Universities Poverty 107

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Back in 2019, I published a study on what I called “cooperative cities” in which I wrote about how local governments in a dozen US cities create enabling environments for developing and sustaining worker cooperatives. Only a handful of municipal leaders at the time referred to this work as “community wealth building.”

Finance 92

Finance Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Education 92

Nonprofit Fixer

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

In a perfect world, the board governs and the staff implements. I also racked up several policy and fundraising victories and built a stronger board than I had when I arrived. The ED reports to a volunteer board of directors who likely don’t work at the organization and only casually review and weigh in on organizational matters.

Nonprofits 52

Nonprofits Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Leadership 52

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The second area of gains is in the realm of public policy. The second area of gains is in the realm of public policy. The Role of Policy With Nexus and Project Equity, while both groups provide a lot of technical assistance, the gains cited by participants primarily involved changing local economic policy.

Philanthropy 133

Philanthropy Public Policy Governance Foundations 133

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Planning Beyond Pragmatism PowerSwitch Action was born out of collaborations between labor unions and community organizations channeling their combined strengths to oppose real estate developers, banks, big-box retailers, and other corporate influences in local governance and economic development.

Public Policy 135

Public Policy Governance Non-Profits Law 135

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Israel and its policies have been widely embraced, with notable exceptions , by US elected officials and much of the US political establishment. Our Judaism is not tied up with the interests of the Israeli government. But support for each side in the United States has taken different forms. We have over 70 chapters across the country….We

Public and Social Policy 78

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public and Nonprofit Management 78

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The Brookings Institution, a nonprofit whose mission is to conduct nonpartisan research to improve policy and governance, recently released a report, Understanding Democratic Decline in the United States , which attempts to provide a framework to understand and at least begin to quantify the nation’s “democratic decline.”

Civil Society 68

Civil Society Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Social Policy Governance 68

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The resolution makes Providence one of the first city governments in the country to pass legislation explicitly calling for a ceasefire—and more cities are following suit. But as the federal government delays action, local governments refuse to remain silent.

Governance 137

Governance Public and Social Policy Food Medical 137