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How to Make the Ask of a Gift in a Will Less Scary

iMarketSmart

It means some part of one’s identity – one’s people, values, or story – will continue on after death. But to be meaningful, the impact must support one’s people, values, or story. 6] People become more interested in social prestige,[7] fame,[8] a positive life story,[9] personal heroism,[10] or putting their name on something.[11]

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The Great Awakening, and Workers’ Fight to Stay Woke

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Yuet Lam-Tsang Editors’ note: This article is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2023 issue, “Movement Economies: Making Our Vision a Collective Reality.” …I advise everybody, be a little careful…best stay woke, keep their eyes open. Within this complexity lies opportunity. But now, we’re officially woke.

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California Environmental Justice Organizers Are Writing the Future of Climate Plans

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Yannick Lowery / www.severepaper.com Editors’ note: This article is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s fall 2023 issue, “How Do We Create Home in the Future? Reshaping the Way We Live in the Midst of Climate Crisis.” True to community organizing, we found entry points for everyday people to see themselves in the dialogue.

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“Educational Purposes”: Nonprofit Land as a Vital Site of Struggle

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Yuet Lam-Tsang Editors’ note: This article is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2023 issue, “Movement Economies: Making Our Vision a Collective Reality.” At the height of the pandemic, I was swept up in a titanic battle being waged over the right to a city. And the endowment was just the beginning of the story.

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The Imaginal Cells of the Solidarity Economy: Community Ownership

NonProfit Quarterly

All Moderated by Steve Dubb of the Nonprofit Quarterly. And we’ll also hear from Amaha Sellassie of Gem City, a food cooperative in Dayton, Ohio — all moderated by Steve Dubb of the Nonprofit Quarterly. [00:02:02] 00:05:05] I think I’ll just briefly define a community land trust, and I can talk about the work of the network.