NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

They held regular monthly meetings at the Joshua Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church in the city’s West End, and they secured a grant to cover childcare to enable those with young children to attend. To facilitate volunteer recruitment, they developed a series of helpful tasks suitable for recurrent or one-off participation.

Food 103

Food Construction Public and Social Policy Governance 103

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 2, 2023

Image Credit: Daniel Xavier on pexels This is the fourth article in NPQ ’s series titled Owning the Economy: Stories from Latinx Communities. How does a small Latinx community organize itself to support homegrown businesses? At Adelante Mujeres, the staff reflects the community served. This work, however, cannot be done alone.

Participation and motivation 52

Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Community Development Leadership 52

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 27, 2023

Locals have started to migrate to neighboring communities in search of improved conditions. Let There Be Light “When children wake up at night, they have light to study,” says Ajimitale Johnson, a shop owner in Ajemitale-Odonla.” But recently, a solar project made its way to Ajemitale-Odonla, changing life there for the better.

Energy 97

Energy Children Insurance Construction 97

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

In the series, urban and rural grassroots leaders from across the United States share how their communities are developing and implementing strategies—grounded in local places, cultures, and histories—to shift power and achieve systemic change. These ideals and beliefs are built into how EFAI works. million grant to LISC Indianapolis.

Food 90

Food Public and Nonprofit Management Medical Community Development 90

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

And in so doing we are challenging the community development field to do better—by creating new tools to support truly equitable food-oriented development. Many large community development financial institutions , credit unions, and foundations present themselves as community-based food financing leaders.

Food 106

Food Finance Community Development Culture 106

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Black women who volunteered for the Black Panther Party—like Vanetta Molson-Turner , a registered nurse who contributed her time and expertise to the Black Panther Party’s Community Survival Programs —pooled their resources to serve their people in response to underinvestment and discrimination. What Black Liberationists Taught Me.

Philanthropy 115

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Healthcare Universities 115

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

When schools and daycares shuttered, when food and other supply chains broke, who delivered baby supplies to parents juggling virtual work and young children? The nonprofit sector, along with community-based mutual aid networks , stepped up to meet immediate needs. Who brought food to housebound elders? It wasn’t for-profit companies.

Governance 94

Governance Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit Administration and Development Finance 94

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 18, 2023

NC Policy Watch found that nearly 28 percent of residents and 38 percent of children live below the federal poverty line in the county, which for many puts flood insurance, recovery resources, and reliable internet access out of their reach. Funders can work with their grantees to capture feedback directly from the affected communities.

Philanthropy 91

Philanthropy Poverty Governance Environmental 91

The Agitator

MARCH 25, 2013

Just got around to reading about the 13 organizations that recently won recognition (and $$) from the MacArthur Foundation for their creativity and effectiveness. million) enables peer learning and collaboration among more than 100 affordable housing and community development leaders. Here are the 13 winners for 2013.

Foundations 79

Foundations Nonprofits Law Energy 79

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Mission: To improve access and quality of education for 4 million children living in underserved communities in India. Mission: To help eradicate extreme poverty through community development projects in urban sanitation, water filtration, health, alternative energy, and economic empowerment. United States.

Non-Profits 61

Non-Profits Poverty Children Education 61

Getting Attention

MARCH 22, 2012

4) Communications Coordinator , EMILY’S List (Washington, D.C.). 5) Communications Director , Progress Michigan (Lansing, MI). 6) Communications Manager , PENCIL (New York, NY). 7) Communications Manager , Starlight Children’s Foundation (Los Angeles, CA).

Marketing 58

Marketing Marketing Homelessness Associations 58

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

MAY 21, 2012

In my fundraising work with smaller nonprofit organizations, the number one thing I see hindering our grantwriting projects is staff members’ fear of calling potential foundation funders to introduce the organization and to inquire about the possible fit of project(s) with the funder’s interests. small development shop.

Homelessness 89

Homelessness Foundations Community Development Children 89

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 7, 2023

We interviewed housing policy experts, fair housing experts, and community development experts. And then we started finding people around the country who were working on this issue—small community groups that started, many of them after reading The Color of Law, and many long before The Color of Law came out.

Law 94

Law Governance Nonprofit Administration and Development Poverty 94

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 26, 2023

4 Once on Prospect, I was awash in a sea of excitement and activity as over 150 residents, labor activists, students, and onlookers buzzed about, handing out food and water, playing with young children, stewarding informational tables, dancing to the music, and finishing a massive art project that immediately drew my attention.

Education 85

Education Education Universities Public and Nonprofit Management 85

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 27, 2023

Listen to the Cities@Tufts Podcast (or on the app of your choice): “The Imaginal Cells of the Solidarity Economy: Community Ownership” Transcript [The timestamps in the transcript correspond with the audio version of this lecture.] So that’s a lot of children that come to see us every day. Steve Dubb: [00:22:59] Great.

Public and Social Policy 90

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Since 2017, Funders for Housing and Opportunity (FHO), a funder collaborative that believes a stable, affordable home is the foundation for health, opportunity, and justice, has directed about a third of its $17 million in grants to policy advocacy and organizing.

Public and Social Policy 96

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Poverty Health 96