Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 19, 2023

Imagine talking about a decline in agriculture but not talking about farmers. We have a culture of silence, so, it’s not uncommon to see fundraisers not included in discussions of philanthropy. Multi-cultural and multilingual donor education is desperately needed. Amazing right? But we cannot just ask people for money.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Whatever specific approach a business takes to achieve this, it must make environmental and societal sustainability integral to its operations, and secure the full support of leadership so that all decisions, investments, innovations, and measurement systems are meaningfully embedded into the business. Here are five ways to start.

Health 122

Health Public and Social Policy Environmental Governance 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 8, 2023

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. Community-Driven, Collective Leadership Community-driven, collective leadership is tough to measure or understand using surveys or quantitative research methodologies.

Leadership 122

Leadership Culture Poverty Public and Social Policy 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 26, 2022

There is common infrastructure, such as a savings and credit union, multi-sectoral cooperatives for storage of agricultural products and a farmer’s bank, and a network of agroecology schools. Grassroots movements accelerate scaling through distributed impact and leadership.

Agriculture 128

Agriculture Public and Social Policy Energy Governance 128

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

In this series, movement leaders explore what’s possible if philanthropy adopts a reparative model—one which supports the leadership of BIPOC communities, not just by writing grants, but by shifting assets and control over resources to frontline communities. This article introduces a new NPQ series titled Community-Driven Philanthropy.

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Fundraising Coach

JULY 11, 2015

Newsflash: Entitlement fundraising works about as well as slash-and-burn agriculture. This entitlement mindset actually gets baked into the DNA of your culture. This is the current crisis in nonprofit leadership. The Crisis in Nonprofit Leadership. I've actually seen nonprofit staff inconvenienced by fundraising! "If

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Fundraising Leadership

JANUARY 27, 2023

Department of Agriculture calculates the average cost of raising a child to adulthood, not including college expenses. I strongly believe trust is the most valuable currency in culture today.” She adds, “I strongly believe trust is the most valuable currency in culture today.” shoppers #ptpacommunity ” According to U.S.

Production 52

Production Entrepreneurship Political Science Children 52

Bloomerang

MAY 21, 2021

Similarly, Agricultural Institute of Marin their mission is to educate, inspire and connect communities, responsible farmers, and producers as part of a healthy, earth friendly, equitable local and regional food system. Review current strategic plan and process, share info with the leadership to begin the conversation. So if you are.

Nonprofit governance and management 125

Nonprofit governance and management Energy Nonprofits Public and Nonprofit Management 125

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. A year into implementation, both regions have learned important lessons about leadership, governance, DEI, and more. Establish a strong leadership and governance model from the start.

Nonprofit governance and management 119

Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofit Administration and Development Manufacturing Governance 119

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

In this series, movement leaders explore what’s possible if philanthropy adopts a reparative model—one in which it supports the leadership of BIPOC communities, not just by writing grants, but by shifting assets and control over resources to frontline communities. Such a model would also fundamentally shift economic and hence political power.

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Philanthropy Agriculture Food Healthcare 128

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 12, 2023

They will be able to create housing for displaced members of their community as they rebuild their villages—and live in their homeland where they can continue to revitalize their language and culture. This is far from an isolated occurrence.

Governance 130

Governance Agriculture Food Production 130

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. The delta is a largely rural, agricultural area with a troubled history of racial and economic disparities. One of those programs is the Bennie G.

Food 122

Food Agriculture Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 122

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 4, 2024

These successes transformed our agricultural practices, so that rather than relying on large commercial farms, regenerative farming practices gained prominence, creating food sovereignty. 8 “In the late ’20s, a sweeping wealth tax endowed a federal Reparations Commission.

Public and Social Policy 130

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Taxation 130

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

For example, corporate and philanthropic dollars don’t always flow toward economic justice movements for a variety of reasons, which include everything from a lack of understanding of new leadership and organizational structures to grappling with supporting leaders of color dismantling systems of economic and social oppression.

Public and Social Policy 130

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty 130

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 19, 2023

62 Through the long-standing national leadership of Critical Resistance, founded in 1997, a host of potential alternatives to incarceration have been developed and tested across the United States, including the Harm Free Zone communities and other grassroots work. 1 (2018): 235–59, [link]. Council on State Governments, Confined and Costly.

Public and Social Policy 140

Public and Social Policy Health Associations Children 140

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 9, 2023

The logic of capitalism, Center staff have come to understand, drives poor environmental regulation, our culture of consumption, and the minimal social supports that perpetuate harm to human and nonhuman communities. Organic farmers on small, diverse operations already knew that the agricultural system was rigged.

Agriculture 97

Agriculture Environmental Food Public and Social Policy 97

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 27, 2023

But that was a group of African American families who came together to own, co-govern, control land resources and have an agricultural cooperative and really come together to self-determine. And the problems with parent co-ops is like after five years, if your child ages out, you lose your leadership. And this is an institution.

Public and Social Policy 103

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Food Nonprofit governance and management 103

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 8, 2023

Public policy wasn’t really a part of our culture. Owing to a healthy skepticism of a government and institutional structures that were designed to expropriate land, labor value, and even cultural capital from our communities, movement organizations are rightly set against reformist policies. Until it was.

Public Policy 95

Public Policy Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 95

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The writers in this Substack list cover nonprofit leadership, academia, and other intriguing subjects. The Substack continues his observations on organizational psychology and company culture. Notable Substackers For those unfamiliar with Substack, here’s a list to get you started.

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Communication Nonprofits Food Health 110