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Shared Leadership’s Role in Piloting the Plane

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

The advisory group, in its early days, spent a lot of time on values clarification and team-building exercises. We wrestled with hard questions… “Does this policy make sense in practice? It’s so easy to practice simple social interactions. People want to be seen, it’s a metric for being valued and appreciated.

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Work Requirements Are Rooted in the History of Slavery

NonProfit Quarterly

But where did they come from, and why are they still a central part of economic policy today? This series— Ending Work Requirements — based on a report by the Maven Collaborative, the Center for Social Policy, and Ife Finch Floyd, will explore the truth behind work requirements.

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What Bagels Taught Me About Leadership

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

Renjilian, Executive Director, Community Connections for Children Christy S. Renjilian holds a Masters in Social Policy Analysis from the University of Chicago and has served as the Executive Director of Community Connections for Children since 2011. CCC) is a nonprofit with a staff of 85 and a $144 million budget.

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How the Child Tax Credit Empowered Low-Income Parents

NonProfit Quarterly

The new studies bolster the case, long made by many liberal economists and policymakers, that poor families tend to spend cash welfare payments on their most pressing needs, to the benefit of the entire household and especially children. Among the top priorities for families that received the expanded credit, the March study found, was food.

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Recognizing the Full Spectrum of Black Women’s Views on Homeownership Is Key to Progress

NonProfit Quarterly

This erasure of Black women from social policy built on a single-axis framework is especially true with respect to housing. When asked what her top motivation was in wanting to be a homeowner, she didn’t talk about investments or retirement, but rather her children. Image Credit: Angelina Sorokin. Image Credit: Angelina Sorokin.

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Shifting the Harmful Narratives and Practices of Work Requirements

NonProfit Quarterly

But where did they come from, and why are they still a central part of economic policy today? This series— Ending Work Requirements — based on a report by the Maven Collaborative, the Center for Social Policy, and Ife Finch Floyd, will explore the truth behind work requirements. These accusations were never based in reality.

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America’s Broken Safety Net—and How to Address It: An Interview with Alissa Quart

NonProfit Quarterly

Earlier this year, I had to chance to talk with Quart about her new book, her description of contemporary US social policy as having created a “dystopian social safety net,” and her thoughts about how to build a US society that is centered on mutual caring and economic justice. It is systemic and values based.