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From Food Pantry to Urban Farming: Food Justice Lessons from Camden

NonProfit Quarterly

Dismantling barriers to food access requires clear strategies and methodologies that inform funding, drive policy, and guide community-based initiatives. While the answers remain complicated, we must use our collective power and community agency to address our needs. A Camden community vision emerges.

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22 Statistics About #GivingTuesday Donors Worldwide

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Health and wellness (physical and mental) – 12%. Human and social services – 8%. International development and relief – 6%. Education and literacy – 5%. Community development – 3%. Research and public policy – 1%. Public media and communications – 0%.

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Setting a Co-op Table for Food Justice in Louisville

NonProfit Quarterly

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. Reporters and community members have also complained about LMPD’s failure to respond to records requests. We secured $3.5

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Beyond Pledges: Building More Inclusive Capital Ecosystems

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Brandon on Unsplash The murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police three and a half years ago ignited a months-long period of mass social mobilization and intense public engagement. It will improve lives by supporting everything from more desirable housing options to stronger education and better health.

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Building Infrastructure to Support Equity: A Conversation with Dr. Akilah Watkins

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Chris Briggs on unsplash.com Dr. Akilah Watkins, who previously led the Center for Community Progress and has been a leader in the CEO Circle, a group of community development leaders of color, became president and CEO of Independent Sector in January 2023. I was ready for that challenge and opportunity.

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How to Eliminate the Myth of Meritocracy and Build the World We Deserve

NonProfit Quarterly

Co-produced with the Movement for Black Lives (M4BL), this series examines 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. These racist stories then shape our policies for years and years.

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Economic Justice: Nonprofit Leaders Speak Out

NonProfit Quarterly

Often, the very same nonprofit that is advocating for social justice policy may pay its own workers poverty-level wages. Nelson Colón of the Puerto Rico Community Foundation, and Clara Miller, president emerita of the Heron Foundation—come from philanthropy. The reality is more complicated.