NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 13, 2023

Through collaborative action, Mothers Out Front East Boston is fighting for the right to breathe clean air and live and work in a community that is safe and healthy. We are demanding equal protection and equal enforcement of environmental laws and regulations.

Race and Ethnicity 122

Race and Ethnicity Health Environmental Children 122

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 1, 2023

During the pandemic, economic inequity and social and environmental injustice became hypervisible. What marginalized communities already understood became topics of conversation in the public square. million in renovations to support a community-developed plan to reopen this legacy site as a collectively owned community asset.

Culture 115

Culture Retail Community Development Collaborations 115

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 14, 2023

While many foundations screen their endowment investments based on environmental, social, and governance factors, only a few optimize their investment strategies for mission impact. From inception, the pool was centered on community development financing activities and emphasized racial, gender, and economic equity.

Community Development 90

Community Development Finance Energy Nonprofit governance and management 90

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

The resources involved were modest ($240,000 total) but the ambition was large—namely, to assist Native nations to “regain control of their land and natural resources, revitalize traditional stewardship practices, and build sustainable stewardship initiatives that contribute to tribal economic and community development opportunities.”

Nonprofit governance and management 139

Nonprofit governance and management Poverty Environmental Food 139

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 15, 2023

The public will be able to ask questions that have gone unuttered and unanswered for too long, such as: Why are people of color almost always more likely to be sited near environmental hazards? Why are appraisals of homes in majority Black and brown communities almost always lower than those in majority white communities?

Public and Social Policy 89

Public and Social Policy Environmental Finance Governance 89

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

They develop rural and urban agriculture projects, offer leases for commercial spaces that serve local communities, support affordable rental and cooperative housing projects, conserve land for environmental preservation purposes, and maintain urban green spaces.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Governance Community Development Agriculture 111

Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

The animating principle of Kresge’s Arts & Culture Program is equitable Creative Placemaking, which elevates arts, culture, and community-engaged design as central elements of community development and planning. Oregon Community Foundation. Areas served: US. Knight Foundation. Cleveland Foundation.

Culture 104

Culture Foundations Education Education 104

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 18, 2023

Here, we detail how philanthropists can expand and diversify their portfolios to better meet the short- and long-term needs of rural communities of color. Of that total, the United States Environmental Protection Agency found that a minuscule 0.73 million) was specifically directed to rural communities. percent ($9.7

Philanthropy 98

Philanthropy Poverty Governance Environmental 98

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 8, 2022

But the Center aspires to do more—to advance economic empowerment in an environmentally sustainable way. One strategy for achieving that vision is to support urban agriculture and community agency, giving people the chance to produce their own food. Food pantry work is important. Advancing urban agriculture in Camden.

Food 139

Food Agriculture Poverty Public and Social Policy 139

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 22, 2023

Translating conservation and environmental advocacy into something adults find worth sharing can be difficult. “[The But it expanded to secondary schoolers in the years after. The premise of this education program is that it reaches a more receptive target: children.

Education 100

Education Education Foundations Environmental 100

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

Additionally, Duranti-Martinez points out, “Community ownership also means that the people most impacted by racial, economic, and environmental injustice have meaningful decision-making power over development” (7). Annual commercial rent increases can range from seven to 26 percent across the country” (5).

Public and Nonprofit Management 101

Public and Nonprofit Management Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Poverty 101

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 4, 2023

In short, by combining traditional knowledge with innovative technology and design, Majuli farmers, with the help of nonprofits such as SAFE, are demonstrating how sustainable agriculture can be achieved in the face of environmental challenges, mitigating the number of climate refugees.

Agriculture 98

Agriculture Public and Social Policy Governance Construction 98

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 25, 2023

A salient example is of organizations that are focused on community development but invest in mass incarceration. While numerous funds focus on ESG (environmental, social, and governance) factors or thematic equity funds, some mission-aligned investors will use proxy voting to push corporate policy changes.

Public and Social Policy 115

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Non-Profits 115

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Every day, after educating them about the dangers of lead poisoning, I sent families back to homes full of lead paint, because at the time, our public health response did not include necessary environmental changes, like home repairs. Connecticut and Delaware have also created similar community-rooted collaboratives.

Health 120

Health Race and Ethnicity Food Children 120

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Contamination often drives up treatment and therefore service costs and is a pervasive environmental justice issue. Addressing contamination that threatens our water supplies and escalates that need for poor communities to bear the burdens and the costs are of significant concern,” said Hara.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Collaborations Universities 132

Care2

APRIL 22, 2013

and serves as the Blogger-In-Chief for Care2''s top-ranked nonprofit communications blog, Frogloop. Justin Perkins – Director of Nonprofit Services, Care2 Since 2006, Justin has worked with Care2 on over 250 campaigns to recruit millions of supporters for nonprofits across a wide variety of social and environmental issues.

Non-Profits 70

Non-Profits Public and Nonprofit Management Recruitment Technology 70

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The selection committee didn’t care about organizational structure; they only cared about the potential of the community projects to contribute to a just transition to a regenerative economy in King County.

Nonprofit governance and management 113

Nonprofit governance and management Food Public and Nonprofit Management Environmental 113

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 17, 2024

Despite their best intentions, minority deposit institutions (MDIs) and community development financial institutions (CDFIs), like other small banks, simply lack the capital base to close the racial gap. The people of Massachusetts are also pushing for a public bank to benefit small businesses and community development.

Public and Social Policy 133

Public and Social Policy Finance Governance Disaster Relief 133

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 4, 2024

These new laws channeled philanthropic assets into municipal bonds and community development loan funds, which stabilized local municipalities. The passage of the THRIVE Act prioritized renewable, environmentally sound, ethically sourced energy production, from development to deployment.

Public and Social Policy 121

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Taxation 121

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 13, 2024

Key aspects of this safety net include the following: Tax codes at the local, state, and federal levels that are progressively restructured to ensure a radical and sustainable redistribution of wealth Federal and state job programs that support economically marginalized Black people—and fairly compensate care economy workers; publicly supported jobs (..)

Public and Social Policy 110

Public and Social Policy Poverty Law Children 110

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. The drug epidemic has devastated our most poverty-stricken communities. Environmental pollution and degradation impact low-income communities disproportionately.

Public and Social Policy 127

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty 127

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 20, 2023

I think it was around environmental change. It makes me think of a time when I was at the Interaction Institute for Social Change, which is national, but based in Boston. It’s a collaborative facilitation and consulting firm. I remember there was a competition for a big initiative.

Public and Social Policy 100

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public and Nonprofit Management 100

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 27, 2023

So there were a lot of environmental issues in the neighborhood. 00:27:50] The community came together and said, we need to stop this dumping and we need to stop these fires. 01:16:50] The other seats are nonprofits, religious institutions, community development corporations, and businesses. to to be on the board.

Public and Social Policy 97

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Food Nonprofit governance and management 97