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The Economic Case against Work Requirements

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Image credit: AndreyPopov on istock.com Work requirements—or requiring people to find employment in order to access public benefits—force people to prove that they deserve a social safety net. But where did they come from, and why are they still a central part of economic policy today?

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Shifting the Harmful Narratives and Practices of Work Requirements

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Image credit: Drazen Zigic on istock.com Work requirements—or requiring people to find employment in order to access public benefits—force people to prove that they deserve a social safety net. But where did they come from, and why are they still a central part of economic policy today? So, what keeps them alive today?

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Innovating to Address the Systemic Drivers of Health

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Life expectancy can differ up to 30 years in the US between different zip codes in the same state, indicating the significance of socioeconomic, environmental, and social factors in driving health outcomes. There are communities like hers all over America. We call these factors the Systemic Drivers of Health. Image by the authors.

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Instead of Disruption, Leverage What Already Exists

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

For as long as most of us can remember, social enterprises and social movements have sought to disrupt systems from the outside or to make fundamental policy changes from the top down. By Jim Bildner & Stephanie Khurana. In Education. We see the same thing in organizations focused on educational attainment.

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America’s Broken Safety Net—and How to Address It: An Interview with Alissa Quart

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.

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Funding Faith: Raising Money For Religion-Based Organizations

Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2021

Nonprofit professionals working in this sector of philanthropy cite a strong belief in their organization’s mission and daily activities as critical to continuing to make an impact, even in challenging times. Lisa also is an active volunteer, serving on the board of the AFP New Orleans chapter and the U.S. Chmiola, M.S., Chmiola, M.S.,

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How to Restore the Care in Long-Term Nursing Care

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.

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Designing for Better Mental Health Policy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Policy bodies like the National Governor’s Association are calling for more tailored mental health planning. Among the more than 80 organizations in the United States, Canada, Britain, and Australia we surveyed, working with local communities was one of the least endorsed activities.

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Local Collaboration Can Drive Global Progress on the SDGs

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 28, 2023

The activities of these cities demonstrate the relevance of the SDGs in the United States and their utility as a platform from which scalable multidisciplinary solutions on a wide range of issues might grow. This allows for data-driven decision-making by local governments as they deliver key services to their residents.

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Thinking About the Long Term With Philanthropic Power Building

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

One impactful innovation in building political power has been integrated voter engagement (IVE), a strategy in which grassroots organizing groups combine their on-going, multi-year policy campaigns with cyclical, high-intensity electoral campaigns. Building a new narrative for social change is a complex and long-term endeavor.

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The Challenge to Power

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 27, 2023

For their part, the occupants of the national office were content with this relationship: the dues allowed the national headquarters to engage in an advocacy strategy reliant upon public relations and court battles to eventually change the legal status of Black Americans. To put it bluntly: We fight. We disagree.

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Capitalism, the Insecurity Machine: A Conversation with Astra Taylor

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

With this, I’m trying to get at the way insecurity is not just exacerbated but generated by our economic and social conditions. At the beginning of the book, I say that manufactured insecurity is a feature of any hierarchical social arrangement, not just capitalism. If we don’t have public transit, we take an Uber.

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Nonprofits as Battlegrounds for Democracy

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 20, 2023

While the title of the book might belie the scope of inquiry, Dunning makes the case that using nonprofits as a “tool for addressing urban problems” has led to a form of “urban governance” that uses private organizations to fulfill public, democratic rights. Dunning smartly points out that this approach turned rights into privilege.

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The Economic Case against Work Requirements

Shifting the Harmful Narratives and Practices of Work Requirements

Innovating to Address the Systemic Drivers of Health

Webinars

Instead of Disruption, Leverage What Already Exists

America’s Broken Safety Net—and How to Address It: An Interview with Alissa Quart

Funding Faith: Raising Money For Religion-Based Organizations

How to Restore the Care in Long-Term Nursing Care

Designing for Better Mental Health Policy

Local Collaboration Can Drive Global Progress on the SDGs

Thinking About the Long Term With Philanthropic Power Building

The Challenge to Power

Capitalism, the Insecurity Machine: A Conversation with Astra Taylor

Nonprofits as Battlegrounds for Democracy

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