NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 16, 2025

A new report by the Massachusetts Guardianship Policy Institute indicates that an estimated 3,000 to 4,000 “unbefriended” or “unrepresented, at-risk” individuals in my home state “face significant risks to their health, safety, and well-being due to decisional incapacity and a lack of financial or social resources.”

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Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management Medical 102

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 23, 2025

By Alex Ash Narratives are an essential prerequisite to social change. These stories are championed uncritically by the media , are present in nascent industrial policies , and are reinforced by a majority of business leaders. For example, a headline from Tech Policy Press reads Why Hasty AI Regulation Could Hurt Africa.

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 26, 2025

Associate Dean for Research and International Programs. population and contribute significantly to the nation’s economic, cultural and social fabric. Human services and education organizations were the largest recipients of gifts among the full Communities of Color Index, at 31% and 29% of donations, respectively.

Philanthropy 130

Philanthropy Retail Nonprofit governance and management Charitable Contribution 130

Candid

AUGUST 7, 2024

As I discussed next steps with a nonprofit partner—like educating their community about the impact of this loss of funding—concerns about engaging in “political talk” emerged. Discussing budgets and policy was uncomfortable for the partner—and not something her nonprofit typically does. nonprofits across the country.

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Education Education Nonprofits 119

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 111

Public and Social Policy Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Governance 111

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 22, 2023

Image Credit: Thiago Matos on pexels.com A new preliminary report by the American Association of University Professors is sounding alarms over a slew of legislative and political maneuvers by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and the Florida Legislature.

Education 128

Education Education Curriculum and Teaching Public and Social Policy 128

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

It is also when the National Cooperative Business Association Cooperative League of the USA (NCBA CLUSA), the US national co-op association, hosts its annual Cooperative Impact conference in Washington, DC. The economy of the future must be a social economy —that is, an economy rooted in social values and community ownership.

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NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Faced with a broken system, more Americans—across urban, suburban, exurban, and rural communities—are rallying around a positive vision for the future, one rooted in social housing systems that ensure housing for all. The organic growth of local, state, and federal social housing campaigns is the seed of a structural response to this failure.

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Anyone who says there is no money for needed social services should look again. Across the United States, at least a dozen sports teams—often owned by White billionaire families—are aggressively pushing for more than $14 billion in public subsidies to build private stadiums. The money is there—it’s just going to the wrong places.

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Public and Social Policy Construction Law Community Development 122

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

MAY 23, 2024

This transparency not only educates funders but also corrects misallocated “overhead” costs. If an organization budgets for a small surplus each fiscal year, they are creating enough financial cushion to be able to invest in new and innovative operations that could boost their social impact. Keep your team moving forward!

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 20, 2025

Theyre also vital for preventionby providing detailed, real-time information to their users, CGMs serve as educational tools for patients about managing and mitigating their disease in the long-term. Advocating for Change Public policy solutions are necessary to narrow the healthcare gap.

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NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

Image Credit: lilartsy on unsplash.com This is the third 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 school teachers are not just educators.

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

While love is often associated with openness, generosity, and care, boundaries are crucial for love to remain respectful, mutual, and emotionally safe.1 It calls for AI that is designed explicitly to dismantle systemic inequities and address the social ills caused by historical and present-day injustices.

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Public and Social Policy Health Environmental Ethics 83

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

For decades, nonprofits, governments, philanthropies, and corporations have been dogged by how to measure social impact. The social sector has figured out how to do the first one well. They also draw from public reference datasets, such as the Human Genome Diversity Project , HapMap , and the 1000 Genomes Project. By Jason Saul.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JANUARY 24, 2017

Will the way an arts organization approaches its communications work vary significantly from a social service agency? Raising awareness of our issues to educate people on our cause. Advocating on our issues to change hearts and minds. “Engaging our community” is the #1 nonprofit communications goal overall.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

In recent years, social justice leaders have consistently called for a systems change approach to redressing the root causes of social problems, rather than only mitigating their symptoms. After all, social justice is by nature utopian. Public awareness: to change the perception of a group at a societal or cultural level.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 29, 2023

A report by the Associated Press found that Republican lawmakers in a dozen states have advanced at least 30 bills similarly targeting DEI measures at colleges and universities. Amid these legislative maneuvers, some leaders in higher education and DEI are speaking out with increasing alarm, and with calls to action.

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Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy Education Education 124

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Image credit: Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash In a world of worsening climate disruptions and growing economic inequities, what is the economics education that people need? In a world of worsening climate disruptions and growing economic inequities, what is the economics education that people need?

Education 81

Education Education Curriculum and Teaching Public and Social Policy 81

Affnetz

MAY 21, 2024

Ensure that your team members have the necessary skills and expertise to deliver high-quality educational experiences. You can also promote at school fairs, newsletters and other social events. This may include background checks for staff, emergency response plans, and clear policies and procedures for handling incidents.

Management 246

Management Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management Children 246

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 31, 2024

Imagine your outrage if you were a public school teacher and your pension fund invested in a company that supported and lobbied for vouchers and charter schools. Public employee pension funds in the United States have $5.99 Public employee pension funds in the United States have $5.99 Pension Funds: Whose Capital? Our Capital!

Public and Social Policy 143

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Universities Finance 143

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 5, 2024

Deepak Bhargava: My motivation for taking the job is believing that we are at a pivotal point in the country’s history and that many of the gains that social movements have won over many decades are in jeopardy. That is the strategy for social change that philanthropy should get behind. What made you want to come to JPB?

Philanthropy 132

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Ethics 132

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 27, 2023

Social progress, on the other hand, shows a very different picture. What explains this massive split between the corporate and the social sectors? Some refer to this as the “ data divide ”—the increasing gap between the use of data to maximize profit and the use of data to solve social problems.

Public and Social Policy 111

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 24, 2025

Just three years ago, the American Psychiatric Association admitted to a history replete with discrimination, abusive experimentation, and victimization of BIPOC communities in the name of scientific evidence. 10 Only 35.1 percent of Latinx Americans with mental illness receive treatment annuallythe US average is 46.2 10 Only 35.1

Race and Ethnicity 87

Race and Ethnicity Healthcare Health Medical 87

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 25, 2023

Thanks to prison privatization, corporations, many of whom, like CoreCivic , are publicly listed companies, have a perverse incentive to boost their stock prices and keep prisons full by lobbying for policies like harsher policing, longer sentencing, and incarceration for non-violent crimes.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Non-Profits 126

Candid

JANUARY 2, 2024

Candid’s Issue Lab is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and sharing social sector knowledge. Here we highlight some of the most popular publications from 2023.  HBCUs have been critical in educating Black people, developing Black leaders, and addressing inequality throughout U.S. communities face.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 17, 2024

Libraries, universities, cultural centers, public parks and outdoor spaces, and other institutions that helped shape the nation and powered the rise of a thriving white middle class in the mid-20th century were not created by the market or a single sector. Moreover, the public wants meaningful and lasting change. But they never have.

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Public and Social Policy Civil Society Governance Public Policy 131

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 3, 2024

This in turn, causes them to miss out on education and increases their exposure to violence. Climate-induced displacement also strains social and health services, including access to menstrual hygiene and sexual and reproductive health. During SB 60, discussions centered previous GAP implementation, resulting in a summary report.

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Public and Social Policy Poverty Health Environmental 136

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 29, 2024

Fast Forward’s research of how APNs are using AI to fight climate change found a vast range of use cases, including decarbonizing supply chains, tracking pollution, predicting disasters, optimizing sustainable farming practices, protecting biodiversity, and equipping policy makers with better data.

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Public and Social Policy Agriculture Law Environmental 137

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 13, 2024

These days, activists from all corners come to Barcelona to learn how community-run associations have put a solidarity economy into action—promoting local democracy, community education, and wellbeing. Public health problems spiked. However, the situation was once quite different.

Public and Social Policy 122

Public and Social Policy Culture Children Education 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 19, 2024

It also inadvertently contributes to the association between Okinawa's poverty and local people's values and behaviors. Article 14, Section 1 of the Japanese Constitution states, "All citizens are equal under the law and shall not be discriminated against based on race, creed, gender, social status, or lineage."

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Public and Social Policy Poverty Construction Law 140

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.

Public and Social Policy 144

Public and Social Policy Finance Recruitment Poverty 144

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 13, 2024

Naming gifts provide donors with reputational and market value , what legal scholar William Drennan refers to as “ publicity rights ,” and beneficiary organizations and their constituents with financial and mission-driven value. Yet over time, perpetual naming gifts for facilities may prove detrimental to future generations.

Ethics 122

Ethics Public and Social Policy Universities Philanthropy 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 30, 2024

The conversations remain small and overdue, but recent momentum is notable with new organizations , publications, resources, and frameworks exploring how philanthropy can—and, in the eyes of many, should—engage the movement for reparations in the United States. That remains true even if that wealth was donated to promote a public good.

Philanthropy 134

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Advertising Universities 134

MNA Association

OCTOBER 16, 2024

We also know that partnering with government and the public sector is critical to advance our missions and build thriving communities. Nonprofit leaders play an important role in shaping public policy. I currently sit on the board of the Montana Council on Economic Education.

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Public and Social Policy Non-Profits Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofits 98

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 6, 2024

Co-produced with the Movement for Black Lives (M4BL), this series will examine 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. Popularizing the notion that housing is a right for all will require mass political education.

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Public and Social Policy Homelessness Values Education 124

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 2, 2024

This money can make a transformative difference to working families—for example, to pay for education or as a home down payment. Jon Shell of Toronto-based Social Capital Partners walked through the ups and downs of passing the legislation over two years. Not everything at the symposium centered around policy.

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

These results created a unique opportunity to advance worker ownership policy. We devoted the past two years to meeting with and educating legislators, their offices, and state agency staff on employee ownership. This work builds on years of advocacy, outreach, and education led by our coalition partners.

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