NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

For years, I have directed IFF , a community development financial institution that specializes in nonprofit facilities lending. For example, I recall asking a health clinic with which we worked, “How big should the waiting room be?” Quality nonprofit facilities are community development.

Values 111

Values Community Development Psychology Healthcare 111

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 24, 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. That’s where I come in.

Poverty 105

Poverty Agriculture Culture Community Development 105

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 2, 2023

Image Credit: Daniel Xavier on pexels This is the fourth article in NPQ ’s series titled Owning the Economy: Stories from Latinx Communities. How does a small Latinx community organize itself to support homegrown businesses? Looking to expand and develop a permanent storefront, they participated in the food business course.

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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 138

Nonprofit governance and management Poverty Environmental Food 138

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

When schools and daycares shuttered, when food and other supply chains broke, who delivered baby supplies to parents juggling virtual work and young children? Who brought food to housebound elders? The nonprofit sector, along with community-based mutual aid networks , stepped up to meet immediate needs.

Governance 98

Governance Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit Administration and Development Finance 98

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Our Financial Opportunity Center , which delivers services using a model developed and supported by the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) , is a key tool with which to address the symptoms of financial trauma. His grandfather owned a soul food restaurant in Houston for over 50 years. Humans are complicated.

Poverty 88

Poverty Children Culture Food 88

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

I was born in Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) and started working in public health there as a clinical psychologist. I was responsible for mental health in what was, at the time, one of the world’s poorest countries. There I was, talking to parents about lead poisoning, doing what we do so readily in public health: telling people what to do.

Health 120

Health Race and Ethnicity Food Children 120

EveryAction

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

A: I am an Account Executive on the mid-market team working mostly with women's, reproductive health and justice, animal welfare, and education organizations. A: Definitely the food trucks at Farragut square! Q: What is your favorite thing about working at EveryAction? Q: What is your favorite lunch spot?

Non-Profits 52

Non-Profits Activism Food Culture 52

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 15, 2022

This article concludes Black Food Sovereignty: Stories from the Field , a series that has been co-produced by Frontline Solutions and NPQ. This series features stories from a group of Black food sovereignty leaders who are working to transform the food system at the local level.

Food 119

Food Agriculture Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 119

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 4, 2023

To transform our economy, we need to network, learn, ideate, iterate, and resource the work together as nonprofits, for-profits, community leaders and members, philanthropic institutions, governments, donors, and investors. At the same time, one of us, Lizzy Baskerville, managed a community garden for elder Asian neighbors.

Nonprofit governance and management 108

Nonprofit governance and management Food Public and Nonprofit Management Environmental 108

Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

And just some areas I wanted to share with you just so that you know the kind of funding that’s going to be out there is that 65 billion is going to be directed towards counties, and many of them are going to be in the form of community development block grants. And it’s also just centrally located in the community.

Nonprofit governance and management 114

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development Foundations 114

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 13, 2024

The number of people going hungry increased from 35 million in 2019 to 50 million in 2020, overwhelming food banks around the country. Regionally, social protections are weaker in the South, West, and Midwest than in the Northeast, resulting in higher poverty, less food security, greater unemployment, and lower median income.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Poverty Law Children 105

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 a massive charitable response, vast networks of locally supported food pantries, coat drives, homeless shelters, community clinics, and free schools have been launched and sustained.

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty 124

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 4, 2024

“In cities like Richmond, California, and Boston, Massachusetts, which had experienced ‘food apartheid,’ the need for locally grown, healthy food supported the rise of urban farms that employed returning citizens. Public resources flowed into health and human services, gender-affirming care, and equitable housing.

Public and Social Policy 116

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Taxation 116

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The diffusion of new and innovative models of community-owned commercial real estate is enhancing resident power and self-determination. Another area of rapid growth is Black-led food cooperatives, which are forming across the country, including in Dayton , OH; Detroit, MI; and the Boston neighborhood of Dorchester.

Finance 96

Finance Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Education 96

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 26, 2023

4 Once on Prospect, I was awash in a sea of excitement and activity as over 150 residents, labor activists, students, and onlookers buzzed about, handing out food and water, playing with young children, stewarding informational tables, dancing to the music, and finishing a massive art project that immediately drew my attention.

Education 87

Education Education Universities Public and Nonprofit Management 87

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 19, 2023

39 One is the “hospice worker”—many who are employed in human service nonprofits and help people survive the ravages of capitalism (such as by operating food banks) work in this lane. Notable successes include distribution of free shoes, clothing, healthcare, and food that was often produced through cooperatives and collective activity ….Solidarity

Public and Social Policy 76

Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 76

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 27, 2023

Neighborhood Initiativ e, a community-led housing and land trust in Boston. And we’ll also hear from Amaha Selassie of Gem City , a food cooperative in Dayton, Ohio. 00:01:38] We’ll be hearing from Minnie McMahon of the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative, a community-led Housing and land trust in Boston.

Public and Social Policy 93

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Food Nonprofit governance and management 93

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 8, 2023

When they first trained me to be a home health aide, and I was nervous about the tests, they built up my confidence and had tutoring if I needed help. Many agricultural and food policy groups engage with policy in a similar, though limited, fashion. My co-op] is like my second family. Kellie Moss et al., “The

Public Policy 76

Public Policy Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 76

The NonProfit Times

MAY 1, 2024

Lawmakers of both parties seeking earmarks for nonprofits in their districts turned to the T-HUD funding program this year after earmarks were banned from House funding proposals for the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), and Education last year.

Education 52

Education Education Community Development Governance 52