NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 28, 2023

Representative Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) The shape of government relations for worker co-ops has experienced a massive shift in the past five years. The worker co-op sector is exceptionally good at connecting within itself; we see cooperators actively seeking out peer connections across regions, industries, and affinity groups regularly.

Manufacturing 99

Manufacturing Education Education Governance 99

Nonprofit Megaphone

APRIL 7, 2023

Nonprofit organizations, with their focus on social causes and community welfare, play a crucial role in shaping society. The board of directors is responsible for the overall direction and governance of the organization, and their decisions can make or break the nonprofit’s mission.

Nonprofit governance and management 52

Nonprofit governance and management Recruitment Public and Nonprofit Management Public and Social Policy 52

Nonprofit Megaphone

OCTOBER 31, 2022

This holiday season, give back by shopping for unique gifts from nonprofit online stores. In this gift guide, you’ll find selections from nonprofits that you won’t see in regular shops. What’s more, your purchases from nonprofit shops will support the essential work of these organizations and the individuals they help year-round.

Children 105

Children Environmental Agriculture Nonprofits 105

Fundraising Coach

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Learning grant writing is a rite of passage for many nonprofit professionals. After all, you’re presenting your organization for judgment with real money and support on the line during a time when many nonprofits are seeing drops in their donation numbers. Step 2: Review Your Nonprofit’s Project. Funding structures.

Nonprofit governance and management 52

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Energy Foundations 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The False Binary Between For-profits and Nonprofits: Where the Troubles Begin. Our reasoning was straightforward: We didn’t want to be seen as competing for funding with the nonprofits using our software. We decided early on to incorporate NeedsList as a for-profit, purpose-driven company. The Investment Mirage.

Public and Social Policy 107

Public and Social Policy Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Non-Profits 107

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 15, 2023

And in that story, federal government policies, such as the Homestead Act , had never helped them, even though of course they did. A lot of nonprofits put on do-it-yourself, taped together programs that have this orientation of a dystopian social safety net. A lot of nonprofits fall into that category. It’s almost like a riddle.

Public and Social Policy 88

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Volunteerism Volunteerism 88

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. One example is human activity causing climate change and contributing to poor health outcomes (e.g.

Health 114

Health Public and Social Policy Entrepreneurship Food 114

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

In facilitating the development of systems change plans for a variety of nonprofits, I’ve found that principles associated with social justice offer a unifying framework to help staff and boards understand not only the end goal of systems change, but also the root causes of social problems and what strategies will solve them.

Public and Social Policy 109

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Education Education 109

NonProfit Hub

APRIL 18, 2024

Needing money is a common denominator among all nonprofits. With the rise of social impact as a business metric, companies are more eager than ever to contribute to meaningful causes, yet many nonprofits don’t make the most of this fundraising avenue. A dependence on corporate interests may influence nonprofit agendas.

Charitable Contribution 57

Charitable Contribution Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Values 57

EveryAction

JUNE 21, 2023

The good news is that nonprofit organizations, advocacy organizations, businesses, individuals, and other changemakers can successfully advocate for a better future for LGBTQ+ people with support from the right strategies and tools. Later, that information can be used to target the most active and educated supporters and get them involved.

Public and Social Policy 79

Public and Social Policy Education Education Nonprofit governance and management 79

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2024

In its wake, a grassroots movement to create distributed, renewable energy has gained considerable ground. The logic behind this community movement for distributed, community-owned renewable energy is clear. Public Policy: A Hit and a Miss Are the lessons of Hurricanes Maria and Fiona being taken to heart?

Energy 100

Energy Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public Policy 100

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Fundraising apps are helpful tools that drive your nonprofit’s fundraising campaigns by empowering you to pull in more donations, and there are hundreds to choose from. Know What You’re Looking For: 2 Types of Fundraising Apps There are two types of fundraising apps you should be aware of: nonprofit-facing, and donor-facing.

Nonprofit governance and management 82

Nonprofit governance and management Fundraising Fundraising Public and Nonprofit Management 82

Nonprofit Fixer

JANUARY 24, 2023

The Complete Guide to Implementing the Four-Day Workweek If you want to create the kind of workplace no one wants to leave, while still pushing for excellence and work-life balance, consider this long overdue, and much-misunderstood management tool. As a manager, I kept reading about how the pandemic caused burnout and stress.

Public and Nonprofit Management 98

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Production Public and Social Policy 98

The Kindful Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2023

If the problem you are trying to solve or the need you are addressing isn’t a quick fix but instead long range, ongoing and/or escalating, you might consider forming your own nonprofit. In this post, we’ll review frequently asked questions about starting a nonprofit and nine key steps to get your own organization up and running.

Nonprofit governance and management 105

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Law Governance 105

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 26, 2023

“UNABLE TO INTERVENE” by Yuet Lam-Tsang Editors’ note: This article is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2023 issue, “Movement Economies: Making Our Vision a Collective Reality.” 29 In the world of work, it means actively challenging the “gig economy.” Imagine this. As Georgetown philosopher Olúfẹmi O.

Non-Profits 93

Non-Profits Public and Nonprofit Management Finance Nonprofit governance and management 93

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 17, 2023

They create a suite of environmental problems: from high carbon emissions as trees and soils burn; to public health emergencies when wildfires hit towns and smoke affects distant cities; to water contamination compounding regional drought. Modern land management practices such as fire suppression and logging make forests likelier to burn.

Public and Social Policy 86

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Environmental 86

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 14, 2023

While many foundations screen their endowment investments based on environmental, social, and governance factors, only a few optimize their investment strategies for mission impact. There is, however, a way for nonprofits to gain greater access to “flexible” capital and for foundations to generate a financial return.

Community Development 79

Community Development Finance Energy Nonprofit governance and management 79

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Special attention was placed on the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund , a $27 billion clean-energy loan fund created by last year’s Inflation Reduction Act. [Today] CDFI assets total $457.9 One was the rise of nonprofits within the CDFI sector. An overwhelming majority of CDFIs today, however, are nonprofits. It was a nonprofit.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 97

Nonprofit Administration and Development Finance Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 97

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 7, 2021

How to build an engaged nonprofit board . The CEO or executive director (ED) is the visionary and the public “face” of the organization. Nor do they have the time or energy to find, meet, and cultivate everyone in the community who shares a passion for the organization’s mission. This is where board members come into play.

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Recruitment Philanthropy Nonprofits 119

Blue Avocado

APRIL 23, 2024

As a passionate and committed leader in the nonprofit sector, I firmly believe in the power of community organizations to drive positive, equitable change. The crux of this article is simple: Nonprofits must advance their mission by valuing their employees’ worth through fair compensation and benefits and by celebrating their worth.

Poverty 52

Poverty Values Health Nonprofit governance and management 52

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. Increase the use of Black asset managers and Black-owned investment firms. asks Dorian Burton, managing partner of the Southern Reconstruction Fund. Pick any gap.

Philanthropy 144

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Culture Foundations 144

Nonprofit Fixer

JULY 31, 2023

Fundraising Goals Wall Chart Nonprofit fundraising is a giant topic and it can be incredibly complicated. Nearly all 501(c)(3) public charities need to fundraise and there are over 1 million of these organizations in the US. Check out our suite of nonprofit fundraising trainings and tools. Looking for more support fast?

Fundraising 52

Fundraising Fundraising Nonprofit governance and management Law 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 27, 2022

FHO, which centers racial equity in cross-sector efforts to address the systemic causes of housing insecurity, is now actively searching out ways to invest in housing and climate justice. Currently, an estimated 20 percent of emissions in the United States comes from the energy used in homes.

Public and Social Policy 99

Public and Social Policy Energy Manufacturing Environmental 99

Get Fully Funded

DECEMBER 7, 2021

When your nonprofit is just getting started, any nonprofit donation is a welcome donation, right? Are there times that you could actually do your nonprofit harm by taking a non-cash donation? Most of the time, these more complicated donations are fine to accept, they just take a little more work to manage.

Nonprofit governance and management 119

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits Foundations 119

Bloomerang

JULY 23, 2021

Steven: But if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang beyond the webinars, we’re a provider of donor management software. She’s an awesome nonprofit consultant. And so since then, a decade later, I’ve helped hundreds of nonprofits. Sherry: Wow. Steven: Don’t worry. And check her out. She’s a coach.

Fundraising 107

Fundraising Fundraising Finance Activism 107

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

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? Everyone has the energy they need to survive and thrive. Reshaping the Way We Live in the Midst of Climate Crisis.”

Energy 84

Energy Law Governance Public and Social Policy 84

Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

We are here to talk about how to build your nonprofit’s engagement engine. But, if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang beyond the webinars, we are also a provider, primarily a provider, of donor-management software. She has been the founder since 1994 helping nonprofits with branding, websites. What is it?

Public and Nonprofit Management 121

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Communication Public and Social Policy 121

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 12, 2023

The lucky grantees included clusters on clean energy, next-gen agriculture, advanced manufacturing, semiconductors, and robotics, among others. The nonprofit I founded, Tulsa Innovation Labs (TIL), led strategy for Tulsa’s proposal. The cluster’s goal is to generate over 30,000 jobs, economic activity representing $3.5

Nonprofit governance and management 103

Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofit Administration and Development Manufacturing Governance 103

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

But if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang, we are also a provider of donor management software. . I love the energy that you bring to these and we have the energy in the chat box too, so that brings a smile to my face as well. . So we’ll have some tools to help you manage the process as well. You doing okay?

Nonprofit governance and management 77

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Culture Management 77

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

But if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang beyond our webinars, I would invite you to check us out because we are a provider of donor-management software, that’s what Bloomerang is. And if you’re in the room today, chances are you are part of a nonprofit organization or, what I like to call, a purpose-driven organization.

Children 80

Children Curriculum and Teaching Education Education 80

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 7, 2023

Organizers in many US communities have begun to weave together co-ops, land trusts, credit unions, participatory budgeting, energy democracy, and other community-controlled economic solutions to ensure everyday people can live stable, dignified, and self-determined lives beyond the grips of extractive capitalism.

Governance 121

Governance Culture Food Energy 121

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 27, 2023

She arrived tired with less energy for her studies, and her grades and attendance suffered. After receiving a bicycle, her commute was reduced to 45 minutes each way and she has more time and energy to devote to her studies. She’d spend over two hours each way, every day, across hilly terrain to attend school.

Public and Social Policy 116

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Non-Profits Health 116

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

As we move toward a just energy transition, public participation in energy regulatory processes must shift. Yet, historically, energy commissions and other related institutions have excluded their constituents from decision making. Public Participation. Image Credit: Luca Nardone on pexels.

Energy 93

Energy Public and Nonprofit Management Participation and motivation Environmental 93

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 15, 2023

Last week, the Build Public Renewables Act passed in the New York State Senate. The BPRA would create a public energy option in New York by expanding the ability of the New York Power Authority, the state’s public utility, to finance, build, and operate affordable, reliable renewable energy.

Energy 99

Energy Non-Profits Poverty Environmental 99

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2023

Taylor and Molly Blondell surveyed over 30,000 environmental and public health grants distributed by 220 foundations, which awarded approximately $4.9 Large mainstream environmental organizations are active participants in the process of hyper-concentrating grants. million to management and technical assistance, $76.7

Environmental 87

Environmental Foundations Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management 87

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 28, 2013

The number of low-cost or free online resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices and as mobile media continues to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options that will be available to your nonprofit in coming years.

Nonprofit governance and management 112

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits Technology 112

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 8, 2013

The number of low-cost or free, web-based resources and tools available to nonprofits today is astounding. Many nonprofit professionals are overwhelmed by the all choices and as the Mobile Web and related start-ups continue to grow, prepare to be mind-boggled by all the new technology options available to your nonprofit in coming years.

Nonprofit governance and management 107

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Technology Nonprofits 107