Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 3, 2025

By Sara Horowitz You can feel it when you walk into a mutualist space for the first timewhether its a worker cooperative in North Carolina , a community garden , a labor-housing cooperative , a cohousing group in New York City, a nonprofit building in Portland, Oregon , or a social cooperative in the Italian Alps. million children.

Nonprofit governance and management 125

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Insurance Social Enterprise 125

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 8, 2025

Unlike big commercial banks, most public banks (and all California public banks under state law) will be nonprofits and use their earnings from loan interest and fees to reinvest in local economies and large-scale community-wide projects. Instead, public banks partner with local banks to expand community-driven impacts.

Nonprofit governance and management 128

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance Finance 128

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JUNE 9, 2022

The base of every marketing education is learning how to define your target audience and deliver messages that will resonate with them, influencing them to complete some identified call to action. For the past 8 years, I have been nearly exclusively working with Black-led nonprofits and nonprofits that serve predominantly Black communities.

Public and Social Policy 223

Public and Social Policy Production Education Education 223

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Fortunately, community land trust (CLT) homeownership appears more successful than most government programs for first-time, low-income homebuyers—both due to demonstrated increased housing stability for residents and a participatory board model that includes both resident and nonresident community representation.

Public and Social Policy 131

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 131

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

MAY 21, 2012

Earlier this month I commented in my newsletter and wrote a blog post about how nonprofits should not be afraid of the “what ifs” out there, prompted by a recent Virginia ruling that liking a Facebook page did not count as protected free speech. small development shop. Guest Post by Wendy Baird of Wendy Baird Consulting.

Homelessness 227

Homelessness Foundations Community Development Children 227

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 8, 2025

This reliance on external drivers did not sit comfortably with Neugebauer, whose background is in community development and social innovation. Bringing in money and resources to organizations is a really important thing to do, but we miss this opportunity to build a foundation of civic and community engagement, she told NPQ.

Children 66

Children Philanthropy Education Education 66

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 25, 2023

Many in the nonprofit sector look at their income statements (also known as the “profit and loss” report), but unless you’re a chief financial officer or perform a similar role, you may spend far less time looking at your organization’s overall financial position. These assets help nonprofits deliver on their missions by generating income.

Public and Social Policy 127

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Non-Profits 127

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Image Credit: itsnnnoa on unsplash.com Nonprofit facilities communicate, and we need to be more conscious, thoughtful, and vocal about what they say about who and what our organizations value. For years, I have directed IFF , a community development financial institution that specializes in nonprofit facilities lending.

Values 122

Values Community Development Psychology Healthcare 122

Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

Similar to the list I shared for nonprofits focusing on education , arts and culture tends to be a very popular issue area for American foundations. So, while there are a few global and national options below, most are targeted to their communities. Areas served: US. Knight Foundation. Areas served: Oregon.

Culture 110

Culture Foundations Education Education 110

Ann Green

APRIL 7, 2015

Give Local America is coming on Tuesday, May 5 and more than 7,000 nonprofits are participating. Create community. Develop a community. Communications donor relations fundraising planning communications donor retenion' You can change that. A lot of effort goes into an event like that.

Universities 189

Universities Finance Community Development Foundations 189

Candid

APRIL 22, 2025

nonprofit sector, yet it remains significantly underfunded. of nonprofit leaders say volunteers enable them to provide essential services they otherwise could not. Yet, without greater investment in volunteer engagement and infrastructure, nonprofits will continue to struggle to fully leverage this valuable resource.

Nonprofit governance and management 72

Nonprofit governance and management Recruitment Community Development Foundations 72

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Image credit: Ian Nicole Reambonanza on Unsplash This is the fourth article in NPQ ’s series titled Building Power, Fighting Displacement: Stories from Asian Pacific America, coproduced with the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development ( National CAPACD ). How does a refugee community organize itself?

Race and Ethnicity 128

Race and Ethnicity Community Development Participation and motivation Culture 128

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

There is no shortage of highly talented leaders coming from Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities, and many of them lead from within the nonprofit sector. They do however face unique challenges, which are numerous and varied, reflecting the complex and evolving nature of the nonprofit sector as a whole.

Leadership 121

Leadership Poverty Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity 121

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 8, 2017

According to the 2017 Global Trends in Giving Report , a donor’s ideology has more impact upon which causes and types of nonprofits they support than gender or age. Education: 7.4%. International development: 6.2%. Community development: 5.2%. Education: 8.8%. Community development: 5.1%.

Public Policy 96

Public Policy Volunteerism Volunteerism Children 96

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Image credit: TuiPhotoengineer on istock.com This is the fifth and final article in NPQ ’s series titled Building Power, Fighting Displacement: Stories from Asian Pacific America , coproduced with the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development ( National CAPACD ).

Community Development 131

Community Development Poverty Retail Insurance 131

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 31, 2023

Coproduced by Partners for Rural Transformation, a coalition of six regional community development financial institutions, and NPQ , authors highlight efforts to address multi-generational poverty in Appalachia, the rural West, Indian Country, South Texas, and the Mississippi Delta.

Values 130

Values Poverty Nonprofit Administration and Development Finance 130

The Charity CFO

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Successful nonprofits and for-profit businesses alike use a variety of key performance indicators (KPIs) to help track their organizations performance. This guide will explore some of the most common nonprofit KPIsincluding how to calculate themto help you pick the right KPIs for your nonprofit.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 52

Nonprofit Administration and Development Retention Nonprofits Activism 52

MNA Association

OCTOBER 16, 2024

We know that decisions made in Helena and in Washington, DC have an enormous impact on our work as nonprofits. We also know that partnering with government and the public sector is critical to advance our missions and build thriving communities. We are excited to share the responses with you in our Nonprofit Voter Guide.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Non-Profits Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofits 98

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Image credit: Yuet Lam-Tsang Editors’ note: This article is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2023 issue, “Movement Economies: Making Our Vision a Collective Reality.” W hat would a nonprofit sector that pursued economic justice look like? The other five work for nonprofit intermediary organizations. Two of them—Dr.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty 132

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 7, 2023

Coproduced by Partners for Rural Transformation , a coalition of six regional community development financial institutions, and NPQ , authors highlight efforts to address multi-generational poverty in Appalachia, the rural West, Indian Country, South Texas, and the Mississippi Delta.

Poverty 120

Poverty Community Development Construction Finance 120

Bloomerang

JUNE 17, 2022

Pride Month is a great time to celebrate and reflect on the work activists and nonprofit organizations are doing to support the LGBTQ+ community. With that in mind, I wanted to share a list of funding and grant resources available for nonprofits serving that community. Areas served: United States. Pride Foundation.

Foundations 131

Foundations Culture Charitable Contribution Nonprofits 131

Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

#GivingTuesday 2020 is December 1 and below are important data about GivingTuesday donors to help your nonprofit create a successful campaign. From the 2020 Global Trends in Giving Report : 2) 9% of donors worldwide donated to a nonprofit, NGO, or charity on GivingTuesday 2019. International development and relief – 6%.

Public and Social Policy 145

Public and Social Policy Public Policy Homelessness Charitable Organizations 145

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 17, 2023

Most practitioners working in community development have accepted this as the reality of impact investing: The harder you drive for social impact in disadvantaged communities, the farther away you get from unbuffered full market return.

Marketing 122

Marketing Marketing Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management 122

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 12, 2023

But to build cooperative intelligence, cooperative education needs to start at a much earlier age. Such, at least, is the thesis of work I’ve been involved in to create a cooperative education curriculum at the high school level in the Bronx. In Dare the School Build a New Social Order? ,

Curriculum and Teaching 106

Curriculum and Teaching Education Education Public and Nonprofit Management 106

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 10, 2024

Image credit: Drew Katz Black Bostonian communities citywide have more than just something to say for themselves: their economies are building institutions that prioritize asset-based community development and are creating the foundations for a local solidarity economy.

Food 131

Food Community Development Medical Finance 131

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 21, 2023

the community development financial institution where I work, lends to families and businesses throughout the state of Maine. A childcare business incubator needs to combine small business start-up education with specific childcare business management and coaching. Coastal Enterprises, Inc.,

Curriculum and Teaching 106

Curriculum and Teaching Finance Children Recruitment 106

The Agitator

MARCH 25, 2013

million) enables peer learning and collaboration among more than 100 affordable housing and community development leaders. Southwest Organizing Project – Chicago, Illinois ($750,000) educates, mobilizes, and empowers communities in Chicago to help overcome foreclosures and violence.

Foundations 79

Foundations Nonprofits Law Energy 79

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 26, 2023

Image Credit: Bruno Guerrero on unsplash.com This is the third article in NPQ ’s series titled Owning the Economy: Stories from Latinx Communities. Among the coalition participants is the organization I work for, the Latino Economic Development Corporation. The 2018 effort fell short, but that was only the first attempt.

Construction 98

Construction Community Development Governance Environmental 98

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. Autumn Lowry is a master gardener, foodie, and consummate connector of people.

Food 111

Food Public and Nonprofit Management Medical Community Development 111

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

AUGUST 20, 2023

Andrea Hill of Momentum Nonprofit Partners Explains Three Federal Bills that are important to nonprofits Advocacy is often the difference maker when it comes to whether a nonprofit is able to advance its mission. I have two opportunities of advocacy to share.

Public and Social Policy 87

Public and Social Policy Recruitment Governance Nonprofits 87

The NonProfit Times

MAY 3, 2024

Leaders of 11 of the nation’s largest charities banded together in an urgent appeal to Congressional leaders to reverse last week’s rules change restricting lawmakers’ ability to request earmarks for nonprofits in their districts. million nonprofit employees. Nonprofit workers in total make up between 10% and 12% of the U.S.

Construction 64

Construction Education Education Nonprofits 64

Nonprofit Megaphone

AUGUST 9, 2024

Google Ad Grants: The Ultimate Guide Since 2003, Google Ad Grants have been empowering nonprofits to communicate, recruit, fundraise, and more. These grants are a powerhouse tool that can supercharge a nonprofit’s progress toward its goals. Google Ad Grants provide up to $10,000 worth of ads per month to qualifying nonprofits.

Public and Nonprofit Management 98

Public and Nonprofit Management Public and Social Policy Nonprofits Management 98

Nonprofit Megaphone

AUGUST 26, 2024

Google Ad Grants: The Ultimate Guide Since 2003, Google Ad Grants have been empowering nonprofits to communicate, recruit, fundraise, and more. The grants provide up to $10,000 worth of ads per month to qualifying nonprofits. In summary, they are a powerhouse tool that can supercharge a nonprofit’s progress toward its goals.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits Management 98

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 22, 2023

Although too early to probe, the carbon market could also prove to be a viable economic opportunity for conservation nonprofits and coastal communities like Alligator Head. So, in educating the youth, we’re also educating at a familial level.” But it expanded to secondary schoolers in the years after.

Education 111

Education Education Foundations Environmental 111

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 12, 2023

Image Credit: Abe Camacho on unsplash.com This article introduces a new NPQ series, Owning the Economy: Stories from Latinx Communities. These are home values, rent prices, median household income, percentage of residents who are college educated, and percentage of residents who are White.

Culture 98

Culture Construction Community Development Education 98

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2023

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. The nonprofit sector is hugely important both economically and socially to this country.

Civil Society 98

Civil Society Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Social Policy Community Development 98

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 8, 2023

Image Credit: Sivani Bandaru on unsplash.com The common headline in the nonprofit press has been simple: Giving declined in 2022 for only the fourth time in 40 years. Nonprofit reliance on wealthy donors has other, perhaps less obvious implications. For further details, see this recent NPQ article ). The short answer is: “Unlikely.”

Nonprofit Administration and Development 98

Nonprofit Administration and Development Universities Philanthropy Public and Nonprofit Management 98