NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 8, 2022

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. The Food Justice Hub is designed to ensure that culturally relevant approaches engage our communities in sustainable development.

Food 128

Food Agriculture Poverty Public and Social Policy 128

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 20, 2023

The vehicle for the development of nonprofit infrastructure was government grants, beginning with President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty, which “expanded individual benefits related to health, education, and welfare and doubled down on the idea of working with nonprofit organizations.” Ibid, 247.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Poverty Governance 105

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 25, 2023

A salient example is of organizations that are focused on community development but invest in mass incarceration. For example, when GirlVentures , an outdoor girl and gender non-conforming education adventure program, moved to Oakland, CA, they looked for a local bank with social responsibility as part of its mission.

Public and Social Policy 97

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Non-Profits 97

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2023

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 don’t want that just to stay in community development.

Civil Society 83

Civil Society Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Social Policy Leadership 83

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 22, 2023

Despite challenges, including financing, the Alligator Head Foundation is spearheading mangrove education programs, restoring the livelihoods of fishers, and hoping for greater support from the recent launch of the Mangrove Breakthrough —a global call to action launched at last year’s COP27 aimed at protecting and restoring mangroves at scale.

Education 86

Education Education Foundations Environmental 86

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 24, 2023

Organized by the Labor Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Wellspring Cooperative , a worker co-op network based in nearby Springfield, the conference set to develop deeper ties between unions and worker co-ops—and to advance organizing for a solidarity economy. I am an educator. We had to educate them.

Education 133

Education Education Governance Food 133

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Nelson Colón of the Puerto Rico Community Foundation, and Clara Miller, president emerita of the Heron Foundation—come from philanthropy. In many ways, I imagine a nonprofit sector committed to economic justice looking like a sector where the suggestions we made as we braced for the brunt of COVID are universal norms.

Public and Social Policy 112

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty 112

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Black women who volunteered for the Black Panther Party—like Vanetta Molson-Turner , a registered nurse who contributed her time and expertise to the Black Panther Party’s Community Survival Programs —pooled their resources to serve their people in response to underinvestment and discrimination.

Philanthropy 108

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Healthcare Universities 108

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The original group of three founders and other volunteers worked with a local attorney and a research team from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law to draft the co-op’s original bylaws. Universities can also play a vital role as economic anchors for co-op endeavors). A Co-op for Whom? Notes See also L. Halliday and M.

Food 101

Food Construction Public and Social Policy Governance 101

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Educational challenges faced by inner-city communities in the U.S. There are many challenges that inner-city communities in the United States face when it comes to education. Provide education and training programs that are tailored to the needs of underserved communities.

Leadership 104

Leadership Poverty Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity 104

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 13, 2024

Black Americans especially have faced pervasive discrimination in education, the workforce, and the ability to build wealth through property ownership. In the words of President John Kennedy, welfare payments should be directed “toward prevention and rehabilitation.” That’s not what happened, of course. President George W.

Public and Social Policy 92

Public and Social Policy Poverty Law Children 92

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Courtney Berner, who directs the Center of Cooperatives at the University of Wisconsin, notes that nationally between 2016 and 2019, 47 percent of all new cooperatives were worker cooperatives, a stunning figure given that only 1 percent of cooperatives in the United States formed before 2010 were worker cooperatives.

Finance 83

Finance Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Education 83

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

And in so doing we are challenging the community development field to do better—by creating new tools to support truly equitable food-oriented development. Many large community development financial institutions , credit unions, and foundations present themselves as community-based food financing leaders.

Food 100

Food Finance Community Development Culture 100

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 13, 2023

They provide social services, healthcare screening, workforce development, and education.” Faith institutions, he noted, in many communities are often “the only game in town. They provide social services, healthcare screening, workforce development, and education. are often the only game in town.

Finance 82

Finance Homelessness Healthcare Foundations 82

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 10, 2023

The conference brings together hundreds of community activists, government officials, and bank community development officers. To assess risk, the newly formed Federal Housing Administration hired the University of Michigan’s Ernest Fisher and Prudential’s Frederick Babcock.

Finance 100

Finance Law Governance Entrepreneurship 100

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The West Holmes Community Development Organization, which traces its origins to one of these farms, modernized their cooperative farm and started a farmer’s market , which now forms part of a youth-led, sustainable food system for Mileston and Holmes County.

Food 109

Food Agriculture Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 109

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 19, 2023

Efforts to organize workers into unions within the sector have been on the rise—including among universities, museums, and community advocacy groups. 46 Education in community economics is also key. 48 In a thriving community, this civic infrastructure acts as a kind of “shadow government.”

Public and Social Policy 70

Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 70

Ann Green

APRIL 7, 2015

Create community. Develop a community. Prior to Kimbia, Lori spent six years at The San Diego Foundation where she served as Director of Nonprofit Programs, developing education resources and tools for more than 250 local nonprofits. in Finance from Georgetown University. People want to support you.

Universities 73

Universities Finance Community Development Foundations 73

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 8, 2023

This council served as our primary avenue for discussion, education, and mobilization about advocacy efforts. Building leadership through education and training is always a worthwhile investment in advancing social change. In the policy realm, we need to build the infrastructure to educate and empower advocates and co-op storytellers.

Public Policy 70

Public Policy Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 70

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 11, 2023

Anna Kim at McGill University and I pursued this question through in-depth fieldwork in two Detroit-based business incubators, which sought to revitalize Detroit through entrepreneurship but employed contrasting approaches. Neighborhood book clubs were repurposed as platforms with which to educate pet owners.

Entrepreneurship 111

Entrepreneurship Collaborations Finance Food 111

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Video is an opportunity for NGOs to gain a foothold in the media universe. 144 donors whose top 5 causes are animals and wildlife (19%), children and youth (15%), environment (12%), education (9%), and community development (8%). Video: The rising consumption of online video (Instagram and Facebook stories, Snapchat, etc.)

Disaster Relief 78

Disaster Relief Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Social Enterprise 78

The Agitator

MARCH 25, 2013

Children and Family Justice Center at Northwestern University – Chicago, Illinois ($750,000) protects the rights and well-being of young people in the juvenile justice system and advocates for fairer laws and policies. Housing Partnership Network – Boston, Massachusetts ($1.5

Foundations 79

Foundations Nonprofits Law Energy 79

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 20, 2023

And Northeastern University has collected this incredible collection…they had all these organizational records from big ones to small ones that included board minutes, correspondence, grant minutes, budgets over such a long period of time. CS : So why did you choose Boston as a case study? CD : A couple of reasons. I lived in the city.

Public and Social Policy 89

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public and Nonprofit Management 89

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 27, 2023

Listen to the Cities@Tufts Podcast (or on the app of your choice): “The Imaginal Cells of the Solidarity Economy: Community Ownership” Transcript [The timestamps in the transcript correspond with the audio version of this lecture.] So, well-being requires security of housing, food, education, meaningful pursuits in one’s life.

Public and Social Policy 85

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Food Nonprofit governance and management 85

Care2

APRIL 22, 2013

and serves as the Blogger-In-Chief for Care2''s top-ranked nonprofit communications blog, Frogloop. She is a graduate of Valparaiso University where she focused on English & New Media Journalism, though her informal education is – thankfully – a varied and on-going, life-long journey.

Non-Profits 70

Non-Profits Public and Nonprofit Management Recruitment Technology 70