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. Over the years, I’ve seen corporate food giants pack up and leave our neighborhoods.

Food 88

Food Public and Nonprofit Management Medical Community Development 88

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 112

Community Development Poverty Retail Insurance 112

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 114

Race and Ethnicity Community Development Participation and motivation Culture 114

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 13, 2024

The US social safety net consists of Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, unemployment insurance, and welfare programs. For example, many Black people were paid in cash, off the record, and were thus ineligible for social insurance programs that called for contributions through payroll taxes.

Public and Social Policy 97

Public and Social Policy Poverty Law Children 97

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

[ii] Cooperative organizations can be federations of workers, farmers, and landowners; mutual insurance companies; or banks and credit unions. Sharing resources allows them to grow healthier food, to purchase land, and sometimes to buy tractors and equipment for farming.

Insurance 122

Insurance Universities Finance Foundations 122

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 25, 2023

A salient example is of organizations that are focused on community development but invest in mass incarceration. To choose an adviser, they convened a committee of staff and board members to issue a request for proposals and interview advisers who would uphold their organizational priorities to fight food insecurity. “In

Public and Social Policy 102

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Non-Profits 102

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.

Participation and motivation 52

Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Community Development Leadership 52