MNA Association

MARCH 22, 2023

SB524 – Revise UBIT to Include Legal Fees This bill proposes to charge tax on any income certain nonprofits use to “challenge or support certain government actions” under the presumption that this would be unrelated to the mission of the organization and therefore subject to Unrelated Business Income Tax. MNA will oppose.

Taxation 98

Taxation Agriculture Health Governance 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Businesses—in their myriad roles as employers, suppliers, and investors—need to lean into end-to-end sustainability by taking actions that improve not only the environment but also livelihoods, particularly among vulnerable communities in their value chains. Influencing Policy.

Health 122

Health Public and Social Policy Environmental Governance 122

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2022

In Southeast Raleigh, where we operate a small grocery store , the US Department of Agriculture has estimated that 30 percent of residents live more than a mile from their closest supermarket. At the time, North Carolina was primarily an agricultural state, and the banking community knew well the value of its rich soil.

Food 112

Food Agriculture Governance Children 112

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Between 2016 and 2019 , nearly half of global giving by US foundations went to health, while environment and human rights accounted for roughly 11 percent each, followed by agriculture and education. There are many reasons why foundations structure their giving in this way.

Production 132

Production Entrepreneurship Agriculture Health 132

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 15, 2023

Governments representing deeply indebted nations are often unable to invest in health care, education, and other services, which, in turn, threatens their very political survival. For instance, some governments may perceive the imposition of environmental commitments as an infringement on their sovereignty.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Environmental Governance Civil Society 98

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2023

We believe that funders must lend artists an ear and commit to act on more of what they hear from artists and arts workers who have people-first values at their moral core. As Linares and Woolard remind us , “There have never been radical movements without radical artists and creators at the helm.”

Philanthropy 90

Philanthropy Culture Agriculture Community Development 90

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Local government wins because properties are back in productive use, generating taxes. State-enabling legislation provides land banks with unique powers to acquire vacant and tax-delinquent properties more quickly and cheaply than most local governments or nonprofits. CLTs serve many purposes.

Public and Social Policy 108

Public and Social Policy Governance Community Development Agriculture 108

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

In October, the metro council of Louisville’s combined city-county government voted to allocate $3.5 If we fall short, the money from Louisville’s city-county government could be rescinded. million to help make a co-op grocery a reality. There are still many steps to take. The grocery store has over 600 member-owners; we need more.

Food 104

Food Construction Public and Social Policy Governance 104

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 21, 2023

By Vurayayi Pugeni , Caroline Pugeni & Dan Maxson International community development has changed significantly over its history, shifting from primarily responding to disaster events to improving communities using a sectoral approach to issues like health, agriculture, and water and sanitation. Two other cultural values were utilized.

Culture 52

Culture Agriculture Values Health 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 12, 2024

And the battle with the state over Tribal sovereignty and our rights has always been recognized by the federal government; it’s only the state government that’s not recognizing our sovereignty. So our land, our languages, our kinship systems, our governances were forced out of us.”

Nonprofit governance and management 92

Nonprofit governance and management Culture Governance Public and Social Policy 92

The Charity CFO

MARCH 24, 2022

According to The New York Times , the value of nonprofit fraud is approximately $40-50 Billion each year. Feeding Our Future received funding from the United States Department of Agriculture through the Child and Adult Care Food Program and the Summer Food Service Program—money intended to provide meals to children.

Nonprofit governance and management 98

Nonprofit governance and management Participation and motivation Public and Nonprofit Management Non-Profits 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 31, 2022

If we are to achieve a just transition to a lower-carbon, more resource-efficient, and more socially inclusive economy, governments and businesses need to take more action to realize their commitments, and not only build a green economy, but also put people and human rights at its center.

Insurance 105

Insurance Finance Production Agriculture 105

Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Consider whether your community has a wide range of potential giving sources willing to help out, including individual donors , corporate sponsors, foundations, and government agencies. Plus, the value of one hour of volunteer work is an estimated $31.80. Where will we turn to for financial support? of the overall workforce.

Public and Social Policy 85

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Charitable Organizations 85

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 17, 2022

To achieve this, more businesses need to join with the government and civil society to actively confront inequality, poverty, and climate change together. Usually, these costs are borne by the weakest link, and in agriculture, that’s the farmer. A Tyranny of Tradeoffs. The Business Path for Addressing Inequality.

Agriculture 105

Agriculture Civil Society Poverty Environmental 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 26, 2022

To value depth of impact, the process of building sustained community power, and the transformation of entrenched and extractive systems, we can conceive of scale as depth , relationship , decentralization, and power. This included halting government-sponsored mega-dams and building community-governed, micro-hydro energy systems.

Agriculture 128

Agriculture Public and Social Policy Energy Governance 128

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

In the process, we empower ourselves to transform the systems that govern our world. Through seeds, she sees a path of “rehydrating” cultural values of reciprocity, care, and collective nourishment—those “original agreements” that affirm a symbiotic relationship among all beings. Setting the Table: Food as Teacher, Food as Healer.

Food 138

Food Culture Agriculture Health 138

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 19, 2024

Although this concentration has had profound local economic and cultural implications, various government agencies have justified it by saying that it is necessary for security reasons or that it brings in national economic support in exchange for hosting the military facilities. percent of the country’s total land area.

Public and Social Policy 140

Public and Social Policy Poverty Construction Law 140

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. Funders should support leadership efforts that build on unique local cultures, values, and assets. general manager of SAGE. Support community-defined leadership.

Leadership 122

Leadership Culture Poverty Public and Social Policy 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 5, 2023

In response, asset managers have created and rebranded trillions of dollars of funds as ESG (environment, social, and governance) funds targeting socially minded investors. To serve this constituency, asset managers have long offered “values” or “socially responsible” (SRI) funds that offer a “negative screen.” Not so fast.

Environmental 133

Environmental Finance Energy Management 133

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 26, 2023

These human beings were taken in slave ships across the Atlantic to the Americas; those who survived the passage—and many did not—were enslaved principally in Brazil, the Caribbean, and the United States, and produced agricultural goods for sale in Europe (goods such as rum, sugar, cotton, tobacco, and coffee).

Non-Profits 94

Non-Profits Public and Nonprofit Management Finance Nonprofit governance and management 94

Bloomerang

MAY 21, 2021

My firm guides leaders and organizations in strategic plans and governance processes that deepens social change, racial justice, stakeholder engagement and community strength. And I encourage you to value our time together, the more that you’re present, the more you’ll benefit from the content being shared. . Okay, great.

Nonprofit governance and management 125

Nonprofit governance and management Energy Nonprofits Public and Nonprofit Management 125

NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 4, 2015

According to a report issued by the United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, rural-based organizations received just 5.5 percent of the real value of domestic grants from 2005 to 2010. percent) when grants that benefit rural purposes, including rural development, rural health and agriculture, are included.

Agriculture 53

Agriculture Governance Foundations Education 53

Fundraising Leadership

JANUARY 27, 2023

Consumer trust in brands and products at a time when trust in media and government is also challenged is what businesses need to address and adjust, she says. “ “ Consumer trust in brands and products at a time when #trust in media and government is also challenged is what businesses need to address and adjust.

Production 52

Production Entrepreneurship Political Science Children 52

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 12, 2023

These militias, funded by both the state of California and the federal government, were paid bounties for the murder of Indigenous people; members of these militias were then eligible to get land from the federal government, effectively receiving land stolen from Native people as payment for killing them.

Governance 126

Governance Agriculture Food Production 126

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Hawaiian innovation is reflected in the variety of loko i‘a design and construction methods, demonstrating an unparalleled understanding of engineering, hydrology, ecology, biology, and agriculture managed holistically within watershed-scale land divisions called ahupua‘a. Today, we suffer the predictable consequences of these circumstances.

Agriculture 102

Agriculture Environmental Food Culture 102

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 29, 2023

For example, Korean citizens mobilized to donate 227 tons of their personal gold items (with an estimated total value of $3 billion) to help pay off the debt. 1 This citizen activism prompted government action to honor the sacrifice. Government support was required. 2 Self-sufficiency enterprises predated the crisis.

Public and Social Policy 103

Public and Social Policy Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Governance 103

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The delta is a largely rural, agricultural area with a troubled history of racial and economic disparities. But while the DRA is a valued partner for community groups, food justice activism in the delta, particularly among Black farmers and community organizations, precedes the authority’s creation.

Food 116

Food Agriculture Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 116

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 19, 2023

trillion”—a figure comparable to the total value of the US’ Black-White racial wealth gap. Valuing and compensating women’s work on behalf of loved ones affected by incarceration will be an especially pivotal task in the coming period of decarceration. Of this figure, roughly $73.9

Public and Social Policy 129

Public and Social Policy Health Associations Children 129

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

What would it take to fully fund the human capital, governance, and advocacy costs of nonprofits? The structure of the overall economy, and government responses or inaction to these conditions, are at the heart of why most nonprofit organizations were formed—to ameliorate the effects of market failure. If not, why not?

Public and Social Policy 120

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty 120

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 26, 2023

The acquisition of these licenses required buy-in from and engagement with a range of relevant stakeholders, including residents, influential community members, organized interest groups, and government, all of whom might be impacted by the project’s operations. Today, the term social license is defined in multiple ways.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Governance Ethics 52

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 11, 2023

BeWellPBC in Palm Beach County, FL, offers a second example of the value of this approach. As in North Sound, there is a significant migrant farming community due to large agricultural businesses. It fosters a commitment to the values we have in common rather than focusing on the things that divide us.

Health 76

Health Public and Social Policy Leadership Collaborations 76

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 13, 2024

In 1935, the Social Security Act, introduced by the administration of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, established an idea that expressed the value that (some) Americans deserve a government that will not allow them to slide into poverty if they fall on hard times, become ill, and/or age out of the workforce.

Public and Social Policy 101

Public and Social Policy Poverty Law Children 101

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 9, 2023

The solidarity economy is a global movement that offers a framework to connect practices that are aligned with the values of solidarity, democracy, equity, sustainability, and pluralism (not a one-size-fits-all approach), all of which articulate a post-capitalist system that puts the welfare of people and planet front and center.

Agriculture 80

Agriculture Environmental Food Public and Social Policy 80

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Conceptually, the threshold for excessive wealth would be the point at which an individual can take the government hostage or otherwise damage democratic institutions. Since the birth of the United States, the federal government has seized over 1.5 What level would that be? billion paid to more than 123,000 Indigenous people.

Public and Social Policy 93

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public Policy 93

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 30, 2023

In 2014, in an effort to attract investment in the country’s nickel-refining infrastructure—enabling Indonesia to sell more profitable high-grade nickel to manufacturers—the government banned unrefined- nickel exports. After receiving pushback from the European Union and manufacturers, the government softened the ban.

Manufacturing 97

Manufacturing Environmental Energy Governance 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. So it’s a way to sort of to separate the use value of the land from the actual legal ownership of the land. So the nonprofit owns the land.

Public and Social Policy 90

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Food Nonprofit governance and management 90

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 8, 2023

With the WORK Act, tens of millions of dollars in government resources will be disbursed to employee-ownership centers around the country, fundamentally changing the playing field for worker-owners, freelancers, and cooperative innovators. Each win, whether federal or local, unleashed consequential benefits.

Public Policy 74

Public Policy Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 74