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How to Restore Community Economies: Reestablishing the Right to Associate

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Photo by Darla Hueske on Unsplash Travel across the United States today, and you’ll find in many small towns a towering grain elevator or a similar agricultural edifice looming over the rusty train tracks. Decades of policy changes, however, often under the radar, today inhibit many diverse kinds of association.

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Building an Economy with Purpose: The Transformative Potential of Baby Bonds

NonProfit Quarterly

Extensive research shows that public policy can shape economic outcomes. The public can demand economic policies that benefit the broader population. A key question becomes: What kind of economic policies should the public demand? Wealth is a fundamental measure of stability and opportunity.

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From Impact Investing to “Impact-First” Investing—What Is the Field Learning?

NonProfit Quarterly

The report notes that in their design, the funds vary greatly in terms of asset classes (small business, growth enterprises, real estate); sectors (agriculture, reproductive health, affordable housing, technology); and the size of individual investments (from a few thousand dollars each, to $1 million or more for a single real estate project) (16).

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Sharing Meals

Stanford Social Innovation Review

They should all be taught the leadership skills that are critical for success in their field, regardless of whether their program is focused on agriculture, business, field work, bench science, public policy, public health, or any combination thereof.

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Co-op Leaders Consider Future as International Year of the Co-op Nears

NonProfit Quarterly

Narvaéz Ojeda emphasized the “fundamental” role of public policy in supporting cooperatives and remarked on the importance of institutionalization and participatory decision-making. Co-ops, he noted, have a unique role to play in making this vision a reality. Paula Narváez Ojeda , Chile’s UN ambassador, also addressed the conference.

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What Does Centering Native Justice Require? A New Report Has Answers

NonProfit Quarterly

The authors also emphasize that sustainable agriculture practices work with rather than at the expense ofthe land (39). And add, Land preservation, and the way that communities have maintained both traditional and adapted stewardship practices, is also a form of justice.

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What Does Finance for the People Look Like?

NonProfit Quarterly

By emphasizing public policy and economic development goals, BND has helped the state weather economic downturns; create a secondary market for strategic affordable housing, agricultural, and small business loans; and promote long-term economic stability. Rochester is aiming to replicate this model.

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