NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 21, 2023

A new social contract —that is, a structural change in the relationship of the public to the government, the 1930s New Deal being the quintessential US example—seemed to just maybe be at hand. The struggle for a more progressive social contract continues. million children out of poverty. Paid family leave?

Public and Social Policy 84

Public and Social Policy Law Governance Construction 84

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Co-produced with the Movement for Black Lives (M4BL), this series will examine the many ways that M4BL and its allies are seeking to address the economic policy challenges that lie at the intersection of the struggle for racial and economic justice. Of course, the drug war is not the only reason why reparations are required.

Public and Social Policy 114

Public and Social Policy Law Psychology Poverty 114

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 5, 2024

Deepak Bhargava: My motivation for taking the job is believing that we are at a pivotal point in the country’s history and that many of the gains that social movements have won over many decades are in jeopardy. That is the strategy for social change that philanthropy should get behind. What made you want to come to JPB?

Philanthropy 103

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Ethics 103

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 20, 2023

But I always had a sense of those organizations when I worked there, an internal critique of what kind of social change were we really bringing about. And we knew that poverty and racism were deeply entrenched, and that takes more than three years. And why did we rely on private ones to solve what felt like public problems?

Public and Social Policy 90

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public and Nonprofit Management 90

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 9, 2024

Almeida defines structural racism as a broadening of the notion of institutional racism, and argues that institutions are only the materialization of a social structure or a means of socialization whose components include racism. Per the World Bank’s poverty line threshold, 18.6 And while unemployment plagues 11.3

Public and Social Policy 66

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Law Poverty 66

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2024

Public Policy: A Hit and a Miss Are the lessons of Hurricanes Maria and Fiona being taken to heart? Officially, it is now public policy in Puerto Rico to move to 100 percent renewable power by 2050 (with intermediary goals of 40 percent renewable power by 2025—that is, a year from now—and 60 percent by 2040).

Energy 96

Energy Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public Policy 96

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

we all know nonprofits rely on a combination of government grants, philanthropic donations, and earned income to support their operations. BIPOC communities are disproportionately impacted by social inequality, with higher rates of poverty and unemployment.

Leadership 104

Leadership Poverty Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity 104

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 2, 2023

This article is, with publisher permission, adapted from a more extensive journal article, “ A Tax Credit Proposal for Profit Moderation and Social Mission Maximization in Long-Term Residential Care Businesses ” published last year by Nonprofit Policy Forum. Fortunately, existing policy tools can address this.

Public and Social Policy 78

Public and Social Policy Non-Profits Finance Nonprofit governance and management 78

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 20, 2022

In that time, ESG integration has been enshrined in thousands of pension fund and asset manager ESG policies, while regulations such as the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) now require the practice of financial market participants. And can we really still call it “impact”? Does it have societal benefits?

Public and Social Policy 104

Public and Social Policy Finance Governance Participation and motivation 104

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Image credit: venuestock on istock.com Nine years ago, the Economic Policy Institute reported that over $50 billion a year is stolen from workers nationally —that’s more than the cost of all robberies, burglaries, and motor vehicle thefts combined. This theft occurs daily and disproportionately affects immigrant workers.

Public and Social Policy 90

Public and Social Policy Law Governance Construction 90

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Amid growing debt and a stagnant economy, 2022 has seen a resurgence of student debt activism pushing for total cancellation. The data is clear: student debt is a racialized form of social control that perpetuates inequality—and cancelling it is necessary for racial and gender justice. The Problem of Student Loan Debt.

Public and Social Policy 113

Public and Social Policy Education Education Public and Nonprofit Management 113

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Mississippi has a rich culture, but for generations, its Black communities have experienced health inequities intertwined with discrimination, poverty, and racial exclusion. In 2000, Congress created the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) to address these issues. Advancing Food Justice in the Delta: The Central Role of Black Co-ops.

Food 109

Food Agriculture Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 109

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Often portrayed in Western feminist literature as the disempowered, the excluded, and needing rescue, India in fact continues to be reinvented by the heads, hands, and hearts of her women—from farmers, to craftswomen, to political leaders, to social reformers. The name literally translates to “lift one another up.”

Food 110

Food Civil Society Agriculture Public and Social Policy 110

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 30, 2023

Aruta & Kelly Davis A convergence is happening between the climate and mental health movements, and social impact practitioners need to pay attention. Yet, all individuals in social impact face a similar challenge, whether addressing things like housing, health care, or poverty. By Lian Zeitz , John Jamir Benzon R.

Health 100

Health Public and Social Policy Environmental Culture 100

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 15, 2023

Earlier this year, I had to chance to talk with Quart about her new book, her description of contemporary US social policy as having created a “dystopian social safety net,” and her thoughts about how to build a US society that is centered on mutual caring and economic justice. EHRP is part of the dystopian social safety net.

Public and Social Policy 84

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Volunteerism Volunteerism 84

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 3, 2023

By Stephan Manning & Yeşim Uygur Addressing entrenched social problems in local communities like inequality, violence, or environmental degradation is as much about changing local cultures and mindsets as it is about reworking the socioeconomic structures around them. However, artists and artistic projects have the power to do much more.

Leadership 98

Leadership Public and Social Policy Environmental Culture 98

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

DECEMBER 4, 2021

On the other hand, global processes like collaboration against climate change, protests against social inequality and racism (#BlackLivesMatter), or social movement against sexual harassment and abuse (#metoo) have brought nonprofits even more prominence. Types of Nonprofit Activities. 3 Tips to Raise Funds Online.

Non-Profits 52

Non-Profits Public and Social Policy Fundraising Fundraising 52

Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

the IRS defines nonprofits as “Organizations that are organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, testing for public safety, literary, educational or other specified purposes.” Examples CARE Mission statement: CARE works around the globe to save lives, defeat poverty, and achieve social justice.

Public and Social Policy 80

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Charitable Organizations 80

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 20, 2023

In developing the report, the EPA accepted feedback from the public from October 2021 through March 2022 and conducted nearly a dozen public listening sessions, including one for tribal communities as they are some of the most impacted by lead. It also includes presentation slides that community members can use to teach others.

Curriculum and Teaching 62

Curriculum and Teaching Environmental Children Public and Social Policy 62

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 19, 2024

By Nagatsugu Asato & Nobuo Shiga The legacy of colonialism has fostered structural discrimination worldwide, creating cycles of alienation and poverty among subjugated and marginalized communities. Okinawa’s poverty rate is about 35 percent, which is twice the national average. percent of the country’s total land area.

Public and Social Policy 137

Public and Social Policy Poverty Construction Law 137

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 19, 2023

“RULER OF THE EARTH” 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.” How do social movements come to make the language of economic systems change their own? We think it can. We think it can.

Public and Social Policy 71

Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 71

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 13, 2023

And this tyranny has now spread to the federal level, as substantial public investment is now set to go toward large-scale renewable energy projects across the country. Well, the California Public Utilities Commission approved a settlement worked out by Governor Newsom and PG&E behind closed doors.

Energy 85

Energy Construction Environmental Governance 85

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

If families reflect deeply in this moment on their philanthropic purpose, pace, power, and practices, and carefully choose their future path in this rapidly changing world, they will not only expand their impact but can fundamentally change the norms of our entire sector and help catalyze broader social transformation. Many already are.

Philanthropy 121

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Collaborations 121

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

This includes building transnational activism that links anti-war, anti-militarism, and anti-nuclear work with the efforts of those campaigning for economic justice, environmental protection, open borders and migrant rights, anti-racism and anti-fascism, equality, and police and prison abolition. Decolonizing and Decarcerating Our Minds. …[I]deas

Construction 76

Construction Environmental Public and Social Policy Activism 76

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 9, 2023

This article profiles three organizations from which we hail—the Center for Biological Diversity, Marbleseed (formerly the Midwest Organic Sustainable Education Service), and Wellspring Cooperative—that have grown to focus on addressing the many social, political, economic, and environmental ills that are a direct outcome of capitalism.

Agriculture 76

Agriculture Environmental Food Public and Social Policy 76

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The trauma we carry affects the way we look at the world and ourselves, and therefore plays a role in determining the future course of social systems. If the trauma remains unprocessed and unhealed, the amygdala can send our brains into a heightened or activated state when it detects a similar threat. It’s everywhere.

Public and Social Policy 137

Public and Social Policy Health Activism Culture 137

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The report is just one of many clarion calls to act urgently, not just on climate change but also on climate justice: the process of finding solutions to climate change that also address social inequities due to gender, race, ethnicity, geography, income, and other factors. Why Climate Justice Matters to Business.

Civil Society 90

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Energy 90

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 8, 2023

When the pandemic and government lockdown eliminated urban jobs, hundreds of thousands of people left Peru’s cities and walked home to their ancestral homelands. Scott Momaday During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the global shutdown sparked an unexpected return to and reinvigoration of Indigenous culture in Peru.

Leadership 107

Leadership Culture Poverty Public and Social Policy 107

Blue Avocado

APRIL 23, 2024

Employees might need alternative cash flow or live close to poverty, which is especially difficult for employees with lived experiences. What if, instead, we measured nonprofits by retention, their willingness to use reserves for salary increases (excluding bonuses), and the number of employees living above the poverty line?

Poverty 52

Poverty Values Health Nonprofit governance and management 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The long and continued practice of racist housing practices and policies in the United States means that Black people, Indigenous people, and people of color are the most likely to have insecure access to safe and affordable housing, to be unhoused— and to live in places that are disproportionately vulnerable to the effects of climate change.

Public and Social Policy 100

Public and Social Policy Energy Manufacturing Environmental 100

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 28, 2023

For example, New York City created the innovative concept of a Voluntary Local Review (VLR), based on the Voluntary National Reviews that nations submit to the UN, in which local and regional governments adopt and track their progress toward the SDGs.

Collaborations 99

Collaborations Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 99

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 12, 2023

Hundreds of us gathered to acknowledge how the Crown—as New Zealand’s government is still known colloquially today, as the successor to British colonial rule—unlawfully confiscated the Ngāti Maru (a Māori tribe) land more than 150 years ago. .” This meaning was fitting for the event.

Governance 95

Governance Health Public and Social Policy Culture 95

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 18, 2023

They aspire to be the vanguard—titans behind the policies, reforms, and decisions that will build our collective tomorrow. Several recent studies reveal that, globally, people under 30 lack trust in their national governments, do not feel heard by politicians, and have lower levels of participation in national elections.

Public and Social Policy 107

Public and Social Policy Governance Civil Society Public Policy 107

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 27, 2023

This lack of rural access (RA) particularly impacts young girls and women living in poverty, who are often left behind when it comes to education, health-care services, and opportunities to generate income. Without access, these communities become isolated and, as a result, experience reduced economic, educational, and social opportunities.

Public and Social Policy 118

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Non-Profits Health 118

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

’s governance can be attributed to combining impatience about injustice with patience about strategy—and all the while keeping a relentless focus on securing voice and power for marginalized communities. These challenges are reflected in what’s meant by use of the terms governing power and co-governance.

Public and Social Policy 101

Public and Social Policy Governance Foundations Non-Profits 101

Care2

MARCH 4, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Sheeraz Haji: Back then I had the naïve view that all nonprofits were alike.

Public and Social Policy 28

Public and Social Policy Fundraising Fundraising Technology 28

Care2

APRIL 16, 2008

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Sheeraz Haji: Back then I had the naïve view that all nonprofits were alike.

Public and Social Policy 28

Public and Social Policy Fundraising Fundraising Technology 28