NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Now, they’re expanding their philanthropy to news organizations that report on food, agriculture, and the environment and, in turn, amplifying the family’s other efforts. Now, “it’s hard to even extract their influence from fisheries policy,” Sennott said. There’s more.

Public and Social Policy 121

Public and Social Policy Environmental Public and Nonprofit Management Philanthropy 121

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

To combat this crisis, governments and international bodies have turned to diverse policy frameworks for biodiversity preservation at national, regional, and global levels. These policies hold a clear expectation for global corporations to engage in and promote biodiversity conservation and restoration.

Public and Social Policy 97

Public and Social Policy Agriculture Manufacturing Environmental 97

The Charity CFO

JULY 10, 2023

NPOs are more strictly required to operate in the public interest, like charity work or furthering a cause or issue. There’s no such restriction for NFPOs, which can also include: Sports or social clubs Professional organizations Homeowners associations Etc. Here’s what you need to know.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Agriculture Non-Profits Public Policy 52

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. In India, many large-scale cooperatives have been thriving over time.

Food 94

Food Civil Society Agriculture Public and Social Policy 94

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Companies can also create goals for their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategies that both improve the well-being of suppliers in the near term and lay a foundation for them to minimize their environmental footprints in the future. Companies can also look beyond their own walls for innovative ideas.

Health 88

Health Public and Social Policy Environmental Governance 88

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 15, 2023

With all this in mind, academics and policy makers have called for the international community to prioritize debt-for-climate swaps, an initiative through which a nation’s debt is forgiven in exchange for investment in climate change adaptation and mitigation, thereby addressing both crises at once.

Public and Social Policy 75

Public and Social Policy Environmental Governance Civil Society 75

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Public entities with unique governmental powers, land banks acquire vacant, tax-delinquent properties that are causing harm , improve them, then dispose of the properties to support community goals. Over decades, racist policies and practices, including intentional disinvestment, have shaped our neighborhoods. CLTs serve many purposes.

Public and Social Policy 107

Public and Social Policy Governance Community Development Agriculture 107

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). Proliferation, however, has not meant standardization, and policies vary widely. Today, sabbaticals have spread broadly.

Public and Social Policy 92

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Activism Leadership 92

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 12, 2023

The most pernicious one is the narrative regarding small, locally led organizations and our low expectations of them (which is not exclusive to the social change space). Together, they address food security challenges related to climate change, land tenure, and agriculture productivity that smallholder farmers face.

Civil Society 87

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Food 87

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 83

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Charitable Organizations 83

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Current rural civic infrastructure often operates under a default scarcity mentality because it was designed for a different demographic, social, economic, and technological context, and is no longer fit for purpose. All of that said: people in East Texas know that this will be a long lift, and we must be persistent.

Entrepreneurship 111

Entrepreneurship Philanthropy Foundations Public and Social Policy 111

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

And, of course, there are always contingencies with public money. In response to the protests and adverse national publicity, Louisville put into place a civilian review board. They reached out to organizations beyond the usual social justice map—including library and business groups—to build long-term partnerships.

Food 104

Food Construction Public and Social Policy Governance 104

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

APRIL 22, 2019

Ash Bruxvoort coordinates communications for the Women, Food and Agriculture Network. I try to keep up on what’s happening with ag policy in Iowa and federally. I open up stories that I think would be good to share through social media. I’ll check our social media accounts and my email again before bed.

Communication 53

Communication Agriculture Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management 53

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 12, 2024

“Land Back as a movement, as a political and legal movement by Tribal nations across Turtle Island, has focused on the return of things that have been taken from us through colonial policies. These are things that were purposely taken from us through colonial policies and forced assimilation—that sort of thing. CS: Thank you.

Nonprofit governance and management 93

Nonprofit governance and management Culture Governance Public and Social Policy 93

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 19, 2024

Given that many Japanese fail to recognize the structural discrimination against Okinawa, undoing it involves understanding the historical context of Okinawa’s oppression and why it has endured, and how policy makers and citizens can work to restore equity to the region.

Public and Social Policy 135

Public and Social Policy Poverty Construction Law 135

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The CLIMA Fund , a collaboration across four public foundations supporting tens of thousands of grassroots groups advancing climate justice solutions, has learned a lot about the diverse and powerful ways grassroots movements create scaled impact. Relationships. Relationships and connectivity are the lifeblood of movement building.

Agriculture 107

Agriculture Public and Social Policy Energy Governance 107

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Right now, we are living through escalating crises, both within living ecologies and socially constructed systems. In her workshops, speeches, and writings on seeds, culture, and ancestral knowledge, White invites the public into a deeper, reciprocal relationship with the land. What images come to mind? What longing is sparked in us?

Food 137

Food Culture Agriculture Health 137

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 17, 2023

Image Credit: Adam Wilson on unsplash.com This is the f ifth article from A Green New Deal on the Ground , a series produced with Climate and Community Project, a progressive climate policy think tank developing cutting-edge research at the climate and inequality nexus.

Public and Social Policy 90

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

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Her approach has benefited from a rigorous selection process informed and strengthened by advisors with ears to the ground—who have relationships with people on the frontlines of social change work—and by an emphasis on investments that reveal and address inequities in the philanthropic field. Some philanthropists have already done just this.

Philanthropy 124

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Agriculture Culture 124

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 8, 2023

Termed “The Walkers,” these newly migrant individuals and families found security in rural communities that were able to feed everyone throughout the shutdown, using traditional agricultural practices. Advancing equity in and for rural communities is a unique challenge.

Leadership 87

Leadership Culture Poverty Public and Social Policy 87

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 29, 2023

Facing this crisis, new social economy movements emerged in Korea, not only as an immediate response to the neoliberal economic crisis, but also as a visionary long-term alternative for building a different kind of economy. Social Enterprises The Social Enterprise Promotion Act, passed in 2007, was more far reaching.

Public and Social Policy 102

Public and Social Policy Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Governance 102

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. Every nonprofit was formed for the benefit of the public good and to serve a certain purpose, right? So let’s see oops, yeah.

Nonprofit governance and management 122

Nonprofit governance and management Energy Nonprofits Public and Nonprofit Management 122

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 13, 2024

Co-produced with the Movement for Black Lives (M4BL), this series examines 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. These racist stories then shape our policies for years and years.

Public and Social Policy 100

Public and Social Policy Poverty Law Children 100

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 19, 2023

Editor’s note: In Stolen Wealth, Hidden Power: The Case for Reparations for Mass Incarceration (2022) , sociologist Tasseli McKay offers a “cradle-to-grave accounting” of mass incarceration’s harms by tallying its social and economic costs. They furnish their own transport, often traveling for hours on public trains and buses.

Public and Social Policy 130

Public and Social Policy Health Associations Children 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 27, 2023

Without access, these communities become isolated and, as a result, experience reduced economic, educational, and social opportunities. World Bicycle Relief (WBR), a nonprofit social enterprise (where the other two authors of this article work) helps to solve that challenge by distributing bicycles to individuals like the three women above.

Public and Social Policy 101

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Non-Profits Health 101

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 26, 2023

As policy makers struggle to respond to the unfolding human catastrophe, they have increasingly turned to the possibilities offered by technology, and data in particular. It applies to various regions, populations, and fields, ranging from public health and education to urban mobility. What Is a Social License?

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Governance Ethics 52

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The delta is a largely rural, agricultural area with a troubled history of racial and economic disparities. They can also serve as de facto reparations for Black families in Mississippi, who are descendants of the enslaved individuals whose agricultural labor created enormous wealth for white families.

Food 115

Food Agriculture Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 115

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Via the efforts of private and public actors, programs, and policies, including discriminatory loan programs, market forces, intimidation, and terrorism. In the face of so much loss and opposition, asset reallocation can be a powerful tool for achieving self-determination for Black farmers and Black agricultural communities.

Philanthropy 116

Philanthropy Agriculture Food Healthcare 116

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 4, 2024

2 It has been edited for publication here. These successes transformed our agricultural practices, so that rather than relying on large commercial farms, regenerative farming practices gained prominence, creating food sovereignty. This speculative fiction work is drawn from Resonance: A Framework for Philanthropic Transformation.

Public and Social Policy 112

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Taxation 112

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. Seymour added that the Challenge, through new entities and initiatives, has also allowed Oklahoma City to “reinvigorate a public sector strategy around support for the statewide bioscience effort.”

Nonprofit governance and management 85

Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofit Administration and Development Manufacturing Governance 85

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Often, the very same nonprofit that is advocating for social justice policy may pay its own workers poverty-level wages. Another piece of this painting would look like a landscape of advocacy and policy change institutions that prioritize racial and economic justice to level the playing field. The reality is more complicated.

Public and Social Policy 120

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

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The vital conditions are an evolution, not a replacement, of the social determinants model that has been prevalent since the early 2000s. North Sound ACH is one of several Accountable Communities for Health (ACH) created to reduce costs and improve health outcomes by addressing social determinants of health. Of the area’s 1.2

Health 77

Health Public and Social Policy Leadership Collaborations 77

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

My mom was part of what we’d now call a CSA (community-supported agriculture). SD: You have spoken before about your experience working in public education prior to moving to Mississippi. I was a teacher, a public high school teacher, working in the Oakland Unified School District. That was always floating around.

Public and Social Policy 136

Public and Social Policy Education Education Recruitment 136

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 82

Agriculture Environmental Food Public and Social Policy 82

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

It’s time to change public policy to do away with excessive wealth and its corrosive effects on our lives, our society, and our democracy. To interrupt this pattern, public policy must, at minimum, implement policies that tax wealth to cut down on the excessive concentration of wealth over time.

Public and Social Policy 92

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public Policy 92

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 8, 2023

Up to this point, legislation for most worker co-ops was not a priority; federal policy wasn’t even a pipe dream. Public policy wasn’t really a part of our culture. Why Prioritize Public Policy and Advocacy? 6 Engaging in public policy advocacy is not without its dangers. Until it was.

Public Policy 76

Public Policy Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 76

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.

Manufacturing 143

Manufacturing Public and Social Policy Psychology Healthcare 143