NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 8, 2025

Like most states, New York requires by law that cities deposit funds in commercial banks, tying public money to these detrimental practices of Wall Street banks and often leaving communities underinvested and vulnerable to disinvestment and discrimination. But meaningful transformation requires changing state law.

Finance 136

Finance Poverty Law Governance 136

Anedot

MAY 7, 2025

All employment decisions at Ceres are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, disability, marital & veteran status or any other status protected by laws or regulations.

Curriculum and Teaching 52

Curriculum and Teaching Nonprofit Administration and Development Food Education 52

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

14 However, human activities such as burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, landfills, toxic agricultural practices, and transportation have increased the natural rate of these gases in the atmosphere. According to NASA, the average surface temperature of Earth “was about 2.45 degrees Fahrenheit (or about 1.36 degrees Fahrenheit (1.30

Race and Ethnicity 111

Race and Ethnicity Environmental Education Education 111

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 27, 2025

Deforestation is occurring in the Amazon at an alarming rate, primarily driven by the demand for agricultural commodities. In Peru, weak governance, inadequate enforcement of environmental laws, and corruption have created an environment where these illegal activities can thrive.

Ethics 84

Ethics Agriculture Environmental Production 84

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

But its very possible to imagine a world where the regulatory environment and the laws are such that the incentives are to use AI to actually strengthen our institutions and make them more transparent, more accountable to the people they serve. AI is not inherently a tool that must be used to consolidate wealth and power.

Nonprofit governance and management 105

Nonprofit governance and management Technology Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 105

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 13, 2025

An extreme example of the stress that children are under is illustrated by the case of Jocelynn Rojo Carranza, an 11-year-old girl from Gainesville, TXa small agricultural town of 18,000 people located about 70 miles north of Dallas.

Children 122

Children Nonprofit Administration and Development Governance Agriculture 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 2, 2025

With companies facing lawsuits over DEI practicesas evidenced by Missouris case against Starbucks for breaching anti-discrimination laws businesses that stand by their (hidden) DEI practices increase their vulnerability to changing laws and conservative scrutiny.

Public and Social Policy 96

Public and Social Policy Energy Poverty Governance 96

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 10, 2025

1 There we were taught the latest agricultural, home economic, and family health technologies that had almost no relevance to the agroecological and climate zones we lived in or the health problems that our people faced.

Technology 113

Technology Health Nonprofit Administration and Development Non-Profits 113

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 3, 2025

Credit: Dan Loran on Unsplash Since the Donald Trump administration took office in January 2025, farmers and the entire agricultural industry have been under siege. The lawsuit cited the violation of three separate federal laws: the Freedom of Information Act, the Paperwork Reduction Act, and the Administrative Procedure Act.

Agriculture 83

Agriculture Law Food Environmental 83

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 6, 2024

The Justice40 Initiative , for example , commits multiple agenciesespecially the federal Departments of Agriculture and Energy , and the US Environmental Protection Agency to the promise that 40 percent of federal spending should benefit disadvantaged communities. The sense of funding uncertainty is palpable.

Energy 124

Energy Environmental Agriculture Nonprofit governance and management 124

Anedot

MAY 7, 2025

All employment decisions at Ceres are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, disability, marital & veteran status or any other status protected by laws or regulations.

Curriculum and Teaching 52

Curriculum and Teaching Nonprofit Administration and Development Food Education 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 29, 2024

For small-scale farmers in emerging markets like India, Kenya, and Nigeria, agricultural extension agents are crucial lifelines. They provide Climate-Smart Agriculture practices, deliver market and pricing information for farmers to maximize income, and help farmers connect with local suppliers.

Public and Social Policy 137

Public and Social Policy Agriculture Law Environmental 137

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

As defined by the National Agricultural Law Center, agritourism links agricultural production with tourism to entertain with and educate about farming, ranching, or any agricultural business. However, most of that revenue is not going to Black-owned farms as 98 percent of private US agricultural land is white owned.

Agriculture 125

Agriculture Food Children Production 125

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 28, 2023

Closing the Racial Wealth Gap in the South US researcher and agricultural law expert Nathan Rosenberg has said , “If you want to understand wealth and inequality in this country, you have to understand Black land loss.” They also continue to face discrimination, and exclusion from government programs, loans, and subsidies.

Agriculture 144

Agriculture Finance Culture Collaborations 144

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 19, 2024

Importantly, the Battle of Okinawa devastated Okinawa's railways; post-war road constructions primarily served US military interests; and much agricultural land, the primary source of industry in Okinawa, was seized for the construction of military facilities. This law is time-limited and extended every decade.

Public and Social Policy 140

Public and Social Policy Poverty Construction Law 140

Philanthropy 2173

MARCH 30, 2023

Nonprofit law allows for donor anonymity; campaign finance law does not. Today, in an article by Rick Hasen , an election law expert, I read that we are heading toward: ".a I was right. It's been hard to prove the scope of this for the very reason it's happening. It's not a positive tale. So, what are we going to do about it? (fn)Richard

Finance 90

Finance Law Agriculture Nonprofits 90

Anedot

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Giving Marin Community Partnership Little Wishes Maggie/Mavi Pilloton Marin Agricultural Land Trust, Drought Resilience and Water Security Initiative Marin Foster Care Association Osher Marin Jewish Community Center Shoreline Connectivity Project Side by Side, Raices Unidas Social Call Sparkle Foundation Vivalon.

Nonprofit Leadership 98

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Agriculture Public and Nonprofit Management 98

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2023

That’s because most wells in town have been contaminated by runoff from agriculture, said Prado, who is president of the Sultana Community Services District. Due to the fact that we live in an agricultural area and this is a little community, we would be devastated,” he said. candidate at the University of California, Berkeley.”

Agriculture 98

Agriculture Nonprofit Administration and Development Construction Universities 98

Candid

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

law with the 1935 National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Within the tax code , unions are designated as nonprofit organizations under section 501(c)(5), a designation they share with agricultural or horticultural organizations. What is a union? . The right to form a union became federal U.S. Unions are 501(c)(5)s.

Law 105

Law Agriculture Education Education 105

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Hopi Agricultural Systems and Spiritual Food Knowledge. In these cycles, we see change and recalibrate our understanding of change through the lens of natural laws that fluctuate like a pendulum between a state of balance and imbalance. I am a Hopi female raised culturally as a traditional food and farming practitioner.

Agriculture 111

Agriculture Food Children Culture 111

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 12, 2023

All this water theft had an adverse impact not only on local agriculture but also on the lives and livelihoods of local communities. Vimala’s mother-in-law is old and ailing; her husband’s health is also declining. Her disabled brother-in-law also lives with them—and Vimala has five school-going grandchildren.

Law 124

Law Non-Profits Governance Management 124

MNA Association

JUNE 12, 2023

.” Often, it’s a specialty issue that triggers the challenge: hospitals not paying property taxes yet having such a large real estate footprint, or nonprofits owning agricultural land and getting a “discounted” ag rate on their taxes yet not being ag producers. HB307 ultimately passed and was signed into law.

Taxation 98

Taxation Public Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Agriculture 98

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 10, 2023

Community Reinvestment Strengths and Shortfalls NCRC was formed in 1990 to defend the 1977 Community Reinvestment Act , a law created to undo the structural racism embedded in redlining. The rule refers to Section 1071 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act, the law which created the CFPB in 2010.

Finance 116

Finance Law Governance Entrepreneurship 116

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

pollinator gardens) into areas under commercial, residential, agricultural, or other uses can offer meaningful benefits. agriculture and forestry), land reduction and management opportunities lie in adopting innovative products and increasing the productivity and biodiversity features of their working lands.

Public and Social Policy 135

Public and Social Policy Agriculture Manufacturing Environmental 135

Selfish Giving

APRIL 25, 2018

This usually coincides with our annual National FFA Week and raises money for grants to local FFA chapters to develop or improve an agricultural project (read some great stories about these projects here). Test your knowledge of cause marketing law with this short quiz ! Are they on your prospect list! I'll wait.OK, how did you do?

Retail 100

Retail Agriculture Public and Nonprofit Management Recruitment 100

Fundraising Coach

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Fundraising is like Agriculture In First Things First , authors Stephen Covey, Roger Merrill, and Rebecca Merrill talk about "the Law of the Farm." But in the long run, the Law of the Farm governs all areas of life." It's as though these nonprofit leaders think they can use blunt force to reliably raise the funds they need.

Agriculture 87

Agriculture Law Governance Fundraising 87

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 29, 2023

SEPA became the first “social economy” law in Asia to address traditional-market failures and bring social objectives into a broader range of government-supported economic enterprises. The first legally registered worker cooperative was the Alternate Drivers’ Cooperative, which formed in 2010 before passage of the FAC law.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Governance 111

MNA Association

APRIL 13, 2023

TAX TREATMENT OF NONPROFITS HB870 – Revise tax rate for agricultural property owned by certain nonprofits HB870 proposes to require a property tax on agricultural land owned by certain nonprofits. The bill passed out of the House 68-31and will be heard in Senate Natural Resources on Wednesday, 4/12 at 3:00 p.m.

Agriculture 52

Agriculture Taxation Environmental Law 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

While immigration policies have prioritized high levels of education or family ties—and the political conversation tends to presume a basic scarcity of jobs—critical jobs in construction, agriculture, hospitality, and the care economy, including elderly care, cannot be automated. They may fund “safe migration,” but not to the Global North.

Public and Social Policy 144

Public and Social Policy Finance Recruitment Poverty 144

The Charity CFO

JULY 10, 2023

Federal tax law gives these groups an advantage by making donations to them tax-deductible, allowing donors to reduce their tax liability while helping these nonprofits stay afloat. Here’s what you need to know. 501(c)(3) – Charitable Organizations 501(c)(3) organizations are the most common charitable group.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Non-Profits Agriculture Public Policy 52

Anedot

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Location: San Rafael, CA Hours: Full-time, salaried, exempt status Salary Range: $95,004 – $122,148 BACKGROUND The Agricultural Institute of Marin is an educational 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in San Rafael, California. Supervise and mentor the accounting team.

Finance 52

Finance Non-Profits Agriculture Food 52

MNA Association

DECEMBER 4, 2023

This is a pivotal juncture where changes in federal estate tax laws could take center stage, prompting individuals and families to reassess their financial strategies. Specific to rural Montana, many multi-generational agricultural families will have to determine which avenues for succession and estate planning will suit their needs.

Law 52

Law Agriculture Public and Nonprofit Management Fundraising 52

Nonprofit Megaphone

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Agriculture. The American Farmland Trust protects agricultural land, promotes environmentally sound farming practices, and helps farmers continue to grow food for us all. Kiss the Ground is committed to educating the public about the environmental benefits of regenerative agriculture. American Farmland Trust. Kiss the Ground.

Children 106

Children Nonprofits Environmental Agriculture 106

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The original group of three founders and other volunteers worked with a local attorney and a research team from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law to draft the co-op’s original bylaws. Foster, “A tale of two co-ops in two cities,” Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development , 9.2 A Co-op for Whom?

Food 111

Food Construction Public and Social Policy Governance 111

Candid

JUNE 27, 2024

Women are disproportionately affected in areas including health care, sustainable agriculture, forced displacement, economic development, literacy, democracy, and mass incarceration While efforts that ignore gender will be limited in effectiveness, those that address gender likely will have ripple effects into other areas.

Agriculture 52

Agriculture Poverty Health Leadership 52

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 12, 2024

Termed שמיטה ( shmita , literally “release”) in the Torah, Jewish law mandated that every seven years, all agricultural activity cease: “The land must be given a rest period, a sabbath to God” (Leviticus 25: 1–7). and “How do sabbaticals impact individuals after their return?” Today, sabbaticals have spread broadly.

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Activism Agriculture 119

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 11, 2023

As in North Sound, there is a significant migrant farming community due to large agricultural businesses. For example, youth are working with policymakers to change state laws to make it illegal to ask about criminal justice histories on job and housing applications, advancing the vital condition of humane housing, among other goals.

Health 98

Health Public and Social Policy Collaborations Leadership 98