NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 20, 2025

Review your communications and communications policies to ensure that they do not create unnecessary risks of copyright or trademark infringement, defamation, fraudulent misrepresentations, or political campaign intervention. Dissatisfied employees heighten legal risks. The factsheet What Is Lobbying Under the 501(h) Election?

Public and Social Policy 122

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

It demonstrated that when innovative leaders empower proximate communities, orchestrate strategic collaboration across sectors and geographies, and unlock creative capital, they dont just challenge the status quothey leap past it, catapulting systemic change forward. Their effort was not an outlier. This short film by If Not Us Then Who?

Public and Social Policy 111

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 13, 2025

hide(); }});--> A new report, Reinventing the Cycle: Adapting Relationship Fundraising for Donors Who Use DAFs, by the DAF Research Collaborative uncovers best practices for donor advised fund (DAF) fundraising as DAFs are growing in popularity among donors. Daniel Heist, PhD, under the auspices of the DAF Research Collaborative.

Retail 147

Retail Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Philanthropic Studies 147

Fundraising Leadership

OCTOBER 31, 2024

election2024 ” The mission of civility during this time applies to private companies, non-profits (that are legally mandated to be non-partisan), as well as larger public companies with an extensive employee base and perhaps a distanced hierarchy of ownership. Decreasing political anxiety at work is the goal. The APA study shows, “Many U.S.,

Public and Social Policy 117

Public and Social Policy Participation and motivation Non-Profits Culture 117

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Policy bodies like the National Governor’s Association are calling for more tailored mental health planning. Only 10 percent of organizations reported community engagement as a core activity of their policy support strategies. Current mental health policymaking tends to be insufficiently sensitive to these differences.

Health 126

Health Public and Social Policy Governance Collaborations 126

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 27, 2025

Another collaboration that started around the same time was less successful. Launched by a retired teacher who joined forces with the public school system and a regional firm, it aimed to improve the STEM knowledge and skills of underserved students. Cross-Sector Collaboration in Cities: Learning Journey or Blame Game?

Collaborations 71

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Candid

APRIL 9, 2025

Fewer organizations reported stepping up their communications as the most significant shiftemphasizing protecting vulnerable communities (9%), increasing advocacy and policy-related messaging (4%) or collaboration to amplify messages (4%), and adopting a more proactive and bold tone (3%). Its the same idea, he says.

Public and Social Policy 102

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NonProfit PRO

JUNE 16, 2025

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Retail 147

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JULY 2, 2024

Established nonprofit organizations play a vital role in addressing social issues, driving positive change, and enriching communities. Developing new programs and initiatives that address community needs effectively requires careful research, collaboration with stakeholders, and alignment with organizational priorities and resources.

Public and Social Policy 246

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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

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NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 16, 2024

It reaches into healthcare, finance, justice, education, and public policy, promising to streamline and elevate. Nonprofit leaders dedicated to social justice know that AIs power to shape lives will further entrench the biases weve fought for generations to dismantle if left unchallenged.

Ethics 98

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

As food systems networks emerge and establish high-performing structures, members will become able to identify and respond to systems needs efficiently and collaboratively. Learn new structures Food Policy Councils take different forms. To create change in such a system requires systems leadership.

Public and Social Policy 94

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Vital Strategies, the New York-based public health nonprofit I’ve led for the past two decades, employs nearly 400 people in 16 countries. At Vital Strategies, we consider our global diversity to be our strength, and a powerful asset in our mission to reimagine public health for everyone.

Health 264

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 17, 2024

This has led me to the conclusion that if we want to close the racial wealth gap, we need to get serious about public banking. Public banking could help change these dynamics. Public banking could help change these dynamics. Public banks are not a new concept. How did I come to adopt this position?

Public and Social Policy 135

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 5, 2024

At this past summer’s gathering, Amardeep Singh, vice president of programs at Proteus Fund, a funder collaborative that supports movements to advance justice, equity, and inclusive democracy, shared a vision that sticks with you. “We A society anchored by a shared future is a powerful re-orientation for the nation, including philanthropy.

Philanthropy 111

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Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2025

Nonprofits are no strangers to uncertaintywhether from economic downturns, environmental disasters, shifting donor priorities, or changes in government policy. More often, businesses are focusing on corporate social responsibility (CSR) and looking for ways to collaborate with nonprofits.

Public and Social Policy 120

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Retention 120

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Welcome Adiza Hamda, our new Public Policy Intern We’re excited to welcome Adiza Hamda our new public policy intern for Tennessee Nonprofit Network! Her long-term goal is to contribute her skills and knowledge towards ameliorating pervasive social challenges and improving the quality of life of the human race.

Public Policy 77

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 6, 2025

One major strategy to counter this fear lies in massive collaboration, a coming together of individuals, groups, and organizations at unprecedented scale to exert major influence on political and social events. Forms of Combined Power Mass mobilization to combat authoritarianism and demand social responsibility dates back millennia.

Nonprofit governance and management 94

Nonprofit governance and management Civil Society Collaborations Public and Social Policy 94

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.

Public and Social Policy 143

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Image Credit: Jaric Swart on Unsplash State of the Movements is a recurring NPQ column dedicated to tracking the pulse of social movements and the solidarity economy in 2025. The opportunity for a breakthrough amid crisis is real, even as social change movements today face increasing repression, fragmentation, and resource scarcity.

Public and Social Policy 107

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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 141

Public and Social Policy Construction Community Development Governance 141

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 2, 2024

By Theodore Lechterman & Johanna Mair The field of social entrepreneurship often takes its normative foundations for granted. Social enterprises seek to address social problems using business strategies. Understanding how social innovation directly affects people’s lives is essential.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 20, 2025

Some of you are cautious of making public statements, worried political backlash could freeze assets, as has already happened to others. Crowd your funds with other donors into existing collaborative funds, like Co-Impact or the newly launched Beginnings Fund , to support high-impact organizations.

Philanthropy 125

Philanthropy Health Civil Society Public and Social Policy 125

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 17, 2025

These leaders are transforming public systems from within—finding champions in government, building cross-sector coalitions, persisting through setbacks, and continuing to deliver impact for the communities they work with. It’s not to replace public systems but to help make them better. 2) We’re getting on with the work.

Philanthropy 52

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Governance Civil Society 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Last year, our social impact startup hit a milestone that eludes 96 percent of female founders: we hit one million dollars in revenue. We know that for social entrepreneurs trying to solve global challenges, the system is rigged. Underneath every accomplishment lies a profoundly broken funding landscape for social innovation.

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Non-Profits 119

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.

Public and Social Policy 115

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

It calls for AI that is designed explicitly to dismantle systemic inequities and address the social ills caused by historical and present-day injustices. For those impacted by AIcommunities, workers, everyday peoplesuch policies serve as essential protective barriers. Workers deserve to benefit from the productivity gains AI offers.

Public and Social Policy 84

Public and Social Policy Health Environmental Ethics 84

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

DECEMBER 4, 2023

By Andrea Hill, Chief program Officer, Tennessee Nonprofit Network Nonprofits are the cornerstones of our communities, tackling complex challenges from education and healthcare to environmental protection and social justice. And yes, the crux of systems change is built on advocacy and public policy.

Public Policy 64

Public Policy Public and Social Policy Food Homelessness 64

Anedot

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Oversee all aspects of administration and day-to-day operations, ensuring effective use of resources and adherence to policies, and legal/regulatory requirements. Foster a positive, inclusive, and collaborative organizational culture that empowers volunteers and maximizes their contributions.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 52

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Candid

MAY 28, 2025

Policy shifts, including cuts to Medicare and Medicaid and services such as Meals On Wheels, impact older adults’ access to care, especially among those relying on public insurance or fixed incomes. Data also points to social isolation and neglect as significant risk factors. Now, the public has started to pay attention.

Health 52

Health Public and Social Policy Insurance Healthcare 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Three years into this effort, more than 50 schools have joined the movement, all aligned around a commitment to living the values of active citizenship, social justice, and good governance. Public schools, which serve about 40 percent of Lebanons 1.1 million students, have been particularly affected.

Education 75

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Anedot

APRIL 8, 2025

Organization Overview With over 40 years of service, West Marin Community Services (WMCS) provides essential assistance such as food distribution, emergency financial aid, referrals to social services, and equity-driven community engagement to residents in West Marin. Deepen partner collaborations. Reyes Station.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 52

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

What if for every dollar invested in agricultural export strategies and subsidies for chemical fertilizers, we invested in farmer and consumer organizations collaborating with municipal governments to revitalize municipal territorial markets? Deepening Learning and Collaboration to Align Healthy Investments This is a time of learning.

Agriculture 116

Agriculture Food Finance Governance 116

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

NonProfit Leadership Center

JANUARY 31, 2023

“I chose to participate in the Certificate in Leadership program because I wanted to evaluate how my leadership and communication styles could influence or hinder others from wanting to lead,” says Erica, a health policy analyst at Florida Policy Institute. Leadership is a continuous growth and learning experience.

Leadership 130

Leadership Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Health 130

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

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 111

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Image credit: AndreyPopov on istock.com Work requirements—or requiring people to find employment in order to access public benefits—force people to prove that they deserve a social safety net. But where did they come from, and why are they still a central part of economic policy today?

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Public and Social Policy Poverty Social Policy Children 136