NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 24, 2023

That changed when a team from Reimagining the Civic Commons decided to reinvigorate public spaces in Akron’s systemically disinvested neighborhoods, including Summit Lake. Moving at the Speed of Trust Employing deep listening, engaging in meetings, and building one-on-one relationships with neighbors…helped inform public space design.

Public and Social Policy 140

Public and Social Policy Construction Community Development Governance 140

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Image credit: Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Parents in the United States work two jobs: powering our economy through paid labor and building our country’s future by raising children. million women across the country left the workforce, largely to support their children—a full million more women than men.

Public and Social Policy 134

Public and Social Policy Children Governance Philanthropy 134

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The stories range from the role of public libraries in climate justice to how the climate crisis is changing mental healthcare—and that’s to name a few. Please consider making a donation to NPQ today to help us continue to publish thought-provoking content that promotes civic engagement and social justice.

Public and Social Policy 67

Public and Social Policy Healthcare Environmental Energy 67

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Stanford Social Innovation Review ’s 2022 Nonprofit Management Institute (NMI) will focus on opportunities to bridge the divides that exist in society. How Can Philanthropy Help Rehabilitate US Democracy? Deep Listening Is Necessary for Social Change. Social Justice Organizations at a Crossroads. By SSIR Editors.

Civil Society 111

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 6, 2024

To change peoples’ material reality, however, means rehauling the entire operating system of our democracy, not just tinkering with its policies. Historically, for example, Black public health leaders in Pittsburgh created Freedom House Ambulance Services after being neglected by police-staffed ambulances.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Governance Nonprofit Administration and Development Poverty 126

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The children and grandchildren of Walmart co-founder Sam Walton have long embedded their interests, and, more importantly, their money, among industry groups, policymakers, academics, activists, and NGOs active in the future of food. Journalism is welcoming the new infusion of philanthropy. There’s more.

Public and Social Policy 117

Public and Social Policy Environmental Public and Nonprofit Management Philanthropy 117

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 20, 2023

But Generation Alpha, comprising children born after 2010 and following Generation Z, is on track to be the generation least connected with nature. The report also highlights how public and private programs around the country are finding innovative and often low-cost ways to achieve these goals.

Public and Social Policy 53

Public and Social Policy Children Environmental Philanthropy 53

Affnetz

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Some Nonprofit boards have a give, get, or get off policy and their Nonprofits are suffering because of it. For example, I worked with a local educational Nonprofit that served children in public housing communities. Again, philanthropy is essential for Nonprofits to flourish and achieve positive social outcomes.

Public and Social Policy 130

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Recruitment Leadership 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 7, 2023

By Julia Coffman As an advocacy strategy consultant and evaluator for the last two decades, I’ve supported many foundations in thinking about what it takes to win a particular policy or system change. Changing the way policies and systems are structured, run, and resourced can obviously be transformational.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Foundations Children 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 24, 2023

By Tia Martinez In seeking to improve the health outcomes of people in underserved communities, philanthropy’s results have, in general, been disappointing: Socioeconomic and racial injustices run so deep in these communities that strong barriers to change extend well beyond the health care system. Community grantees knew better.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Health Collaborations Foundations 98

Candid

JANUARY 6, 2023

Candid’s Issue Lab provides access to more than 33,000 philanthropic resources, which include reports, studies, surveys, and toolkits that cover a variety of issue areas and are contributed by social sector organizations from around the world.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Culture Health 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Getting our housing system to work better for all—especially for families of color who have long experienced discrimination and bias—will require a long-term concerted endeavor with coordinated efforts from a broad host of public, private, and community actors. The Annie E. A Collaborative Approach to Housing Justice.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Foundations 126

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2023

These narratives not only evoke emotions that affect our behavior—they also help directly shape our public policy priorities. In rewriting the story of who is deserving, as a country we must define what reparations could look like for the lasting effects of the transatlantic slave trade, slavery, and legalized anti-Black policy.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Culture Construction Psychology 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The long and continued practice of racist housing practices and policies in the United States means that Black people, Indigenous people, and people of color are the most likely to have insecure access to safe and affordable housing, to be unhoused— and to live in places that are disproportionately vulnerable to the effects of climate change.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Energy Manufacturing Environmental 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 11, 2023

Questions such as “Who benefits from and who is burdened by particular policies and practices?” This race-informed and race-explicit approach to policy and practice improves systems for everyone in this country because it turns out that what is harmful to Black and Latino communities is harmful to the rest of the country as well.

Governance 75

Governance Children Universities Education 75

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

This article is the fourth installment of NPQ’s series on Community-Driven Philanthropy. We now sit with a hard truth: the social justice sector is being outspent and outpaced by a movement that is rapidly gaining ground. Image Credit: Erica Lewis on unsplash. Indeed, the power of investment in narrative strategies is already evident.

Culture 83

Culture Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Collaborations 83

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 15, 2024

Image credit: Isabella Angélica on unsplash.com The dismal statistics on maternal health outcomes in the United States are well-known in health justice, health equity, and health philanthropy circles. Bringing children into this unequal world created another layer of stress for women who participated in the study.

Health 85

Health Healthcare Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy 85

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 103

Food Construction Public and Social Policy Governance 103

Philanthropy 2173

MARCH 17, 2020

Governments expanding their surveillance capabilities under the guise of public health, but neatly omitting any plans to "turn it off" when situations change. A social media connected world without human content moderation. Friends telling stories over video chat to their neighbors' children to give the parents a wee break.

Civil Society 40

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Public Policy Governance 40

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Dismantling barriers to food access requires clear strategies and methodologies that inform funding, drive policy, and guide community-based initiatives. As in other cities, in Camden, dedicated community-based organizations are working to close these gaps through nutrition education, food assistance programs, and social services.

Food 131

Food Agriculture Poverty Public and Social Policy 131

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

AUGUST 10, 2022

My current colleagues and clients know my children by name-and I know theirs. In a world of new COVID variants, monkeypox, and honestly, the social-anxiety that many of us have accrued after being solo for two-ish years, things are just not going to be the same. Be (and Stay) Responsive to the Needs of Lead Parents + Caregivers.

Children 56

Children Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Culture 56

Getting Attention

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Coordinator, Digital Content SOS Children’s Villages – USA (Washington, D.C.). Director of Communications—Policy The New Teacher Project (Location flexible). Johnson Center for Philanthropy, Grand Valley State University (Grand Rapids, MI). Public Education and Outreach Coordinator ACLU of Wyoming (Cheyenne, WY).

Public and Social Policy 69

Public and Social Policy Marketing Marketing Public and Nonprofit Management 69

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Identity politics is everywhere—and so are its political critics, from white nationalists and their right-wing apologists to leftists who want to talk about class but not race, gender, or other social identities and differences. When this is the case, what, if anything, is worth salvaging from identity politics?

Construction 94

Construction Public and Social Policy Culture Healthcare 94

Getting Attention

JANUARY 4, 2013

Health Policy Technical Writer/Editor , Futures Group (Washington, D.C.). Marketing Account Manager for Rural Teen Campaign , Rescue Social Change Group (telecommute within VT). National Public Affairs and Communication Advisor and Marketing Consultant II , NeighborWorks America (Washington, D.C.). RECENT OPPORTUNITIES.

Public and Social Policy 71

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Marketing Marketing 71

NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Digital Storytelling Expert, J Campbell Social Marketing. Through speaking, training, and consulting, she shows social purpose organizations how to use social media and storytelling to build communities, showcase impact, and advance their causes. Julia Campbell. Cause Camp 2020 Host. Lynne Wester.

Public and Social Policy 32

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Social Enterprise 32

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 78

Agriculture Environmental Food Public and Social Policy 78

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

So, it’s grounded in the human rights framework—the right to bodily autonomy, to have a child, to not have a child, and to parent the children that you have in safe and sustainable communities that are free from state violence and also from injustice. So what does that mean for us?

Law 86

Law Healthcare Health Public and Social Policy 86

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 89

Nonprofit governance and management Culture Governance Public and Social Policy 89

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 27, 2023

Over the course of our lecture series, we’ve talked a lot about the crucial role that community plays in building alternatives to capitalistic models of access, resource distribution and social equity. The idea behind it was to provide child care for a diverse population of children, both economically and racially.

Public and Social Policy 88

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Food Nonprofit governance and management 88

iMarketSmart

JANUARY 30, 2023

Start social then follow up. Start social then follow up Starting with simple, social language often works best. Social, emotional language encourages sharing. 11] Social phrasing also tends to elicit more information.[12] 11] Social phrasing also tends to elicit more information.[12] Any children?

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Psychology Insurance Ethics 52

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

AUGUST 7, 2009

Neither is communications or public relations. Reality 2: There is no such thing as the general public. The general public includes everyone, from children to seniors, rich and poor, incarcerated and homeless. Smart nonprofits are now using social media tools to create those same cozy feelings online.

Public and Social Policy 86

Public and Social Policy Marketing Marketing Public and Nonprofit Management 86

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

This is one of my absolute favorite topics in philanthropy, this idea of engaging board members as fundraising ambassadors. We’ll start with a few key trends in philanthropy that will ground our conversation. And this is according to a 2020 report The Role of Volunteering In Philanthropy by Fidelity Charitable.

Leadership 62

Leadership Fundraising Fundraising Philanthropy 62

Bloomerang

AUGUST 21, 2021

And I understand the impulse to avoid the subject, no one likes to face their mortality, but that’s not really what legacy philanthropy is about. And, as a philanthropy facilitator, you have an opportunity, I would say, a responsibility to help. They can do the same thing by making you the beneficiary of their insurance policy.

Public and Social Policy 131

Public and Social Policy Insurance Values Psychology 131

Bloomerang

AUGUST 13, 2021

So if we overlap those trends, really the wealthy asset-holding millennials is where the philanthropy is increasing the most. So in other words, philanthropy is shifting from the middle-class boomers to people like Mark Zuckerberg. And so including it in that, and then also social, right? So including it. . .

Nonprofit governance and management 112

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Nonprofits Technology 112

Candid

JUNE 21, 2022

Philea (Philanthropy Europe Association) is the offspring of the recent merger between the European Foundation Center (EFC) and the Donors and Foundations Network in Europe (DAFNE). Its network of philanthropic actors in over 30 countries collectively represent more than 10,000 public-benefit foundations.

Philanthropy 116

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Leadership 116

Bloomerang

AUGUST 13, 2021

So if we overlap those trends, really the wealthy asset-holding millennials is where the philanthropy is increasing the most. So in other words, philanthropy is shifting from the middle-class boomers to people like Mark Zuckerberg. And so including it in that, and then also social, right? So that’s the self-custody or hardware.

Nonprofit governance and management 52

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Nonprofits Technology 52

Care2

JUNE 1, 2009

frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" Philanthropy has always been primarily a concern of older people.

Fundraising 47

Fundraising Fundraising Advertising Public and Social Policy 47