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Preserving Cambodia Town: How A Refugee Community Has Organized Itself

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Ian Nicole Reambonanza on Unsplash This is the fourth article in NPQ ’s series titled Building Power, Fighting Displacement: Stories from Asian Pacific America, coproduced with the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development ( National CAPACD ). How does a refugee community organize itself?

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Getting Federal Money to Communities: A Story from Puerto Rico

NonProfit Quarterly

CRH’s salvation eventually came in the form of a collaborative approach, pivoting toward a combination of emergency funding provided by a small family foundation; a nonprofit, non-extractive loan fund; a third-party investment firm; and a coalition of Latinx community development financial institutions (CDFIs).

Finance 97
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Gumbo for the Struggle: Recipes of Liberation from the Cultural Kitchen

NonProfit Quarterly

The cultural sector is actively seeking alternatives to business-as-usual. In this series, queer, trans, and BIPOC artists and cultural bearers reflect upon the unique role that culture has played and can play in activating and enacting structural change—and in building a solidarity economy. So too is collaboration.

Culture 101
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Corporate Partnerships for Nonprofits: Win-Win Scenario

The Volunteer Hub

According to Nonprofit Source, 90% of company executives indicated that partnering with a reputable nonprofit organization enhanced their brand and 89% believe partnering leverages their ability to improve the community. Developing partnerships presents a win-win-win scenario for your nonprofit, the community, and your corporate partner.

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Containing Gentrification: A Story from the Nation’s Capital

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Bruno Guerrero on unsplash.com This is the third article in NPQ ’s series titled Owning the Economy: Stories from Latinx Communities. Given the demographics, it is likely that displacement effects associated with the Purple Line will be felt most intensely by the immigrant, Latinx, and Black communities.

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How Philanthropy Can Show Up for an Arts Solidarity Economy

NonProfit Quarterly

In this series, queer, trans, and BIPOC artists and cultural bearers reflect upon the unique role that culture has played and can play in activating and enacting structural change—and in building a solidarity economy. Artists are essential to any vision that calls the future into question.

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Zero-Problem Philanthropy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Impoverished individuals are treated as passive recipients of solutions, with no active role in the process. The proposed work would integrate fundamental changes in programs and policies to transform driver education, active and latent safety measures, and the built environment.