NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The result of their work is more places for people to gather and experience nature, increased social cohesion, restored civic trust, and perhaps most importantly, community development that benefits all residents. In Akron, more than 20 public, nonprofit, and community groups came together to form the Civic Commons team.

Public and Social Policy 141

Public and Social Policy Construction Community Development Governance 141

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 16, 2023

For example, the Australian Medical Association’s recent health vision is a departure from a tradition of what they call “sickcare” to a genuine health care. is a break from the past when trillions were spent on developing treatments for numerous health issues. Imagine using homelessness as a health indicator of society!

Philanthropy 127

Philanthropy Homelessness Psychology Health 127

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.

Poverty 101

Poverty Agriculture Community Development Culture 101

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), for example, has long focused on the social determinants of health, an academic model that stresses how much ill health happens before anyone gets to (or fails to get to) a doctor. Some foundations are stepping up to this reality.

Philanthropy 134

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Health 134

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 13, 2023

As such, it is no surprise that East Boston sits in a flood zone and is burdened by high levels of air pollution and industrial hazards, the newest being an electrical substation being built near a playground despite years of community opposition.

Race and Ethnicity 115

Race and Ethnicity Health Environmental Children 115

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. These ideals and beliefs are built into how EFAI works. million grant to LISC Indianapolis.

Food 92

Food Public and Nonprofit Management Medical Community Development 92

Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

Grants are made for scholarly exhibitions at museums, curatorial research, visual arts programming at artist-centered organizations, artist residencies and commissions, arts writing, and efforts to promote the health, welfare, and first amendment rights of artists. Areas served: US. The Kresge Foundation. Areas served: US. Knight Foundation.

Culture 106

Culture Foundations Education Education 106

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 8, 2017

Health and safety: 8%. International development: 6.2%. Community development: 5.2%. Health and safety: 11.1%. Community development: 5.1%. International development: 4.2%. Health and safety: 7.9%. International development: 4.9%. Community development: 4.8%.

Public Policy 89

Public Policy Volunteerism Volunteerism Children 89

Candid

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Examples of PRIs include investments in community development financial institutions, which make loans to small businesses owned by members of economically disadvantaged groups in underinvested communities. One foundation looking to improve health outcomes in one country is a good thing.

Public and Nonprofit Management 98

Public and Nonprofit Management Environmental Foundations Philanthropy 98

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Connie Binkowitz, director of development and external policy at CTC, described how, in 2020, the organization received a grant from the Memphis Division of Housing and Community Development (DHCD). This grant came out of a program supported by federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) dollars.

Governance 77

Governance Community Development Collaborations Environmental 77

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 14, 2023

At the same time, many community development nonprofits face challenges in securing the capital needed to carry out their core missions and, importantly, to test new ideas and strategies. From inception, the pool was centered on community development financing activities and emphasized racial, gender, and economic equity.

Community Development 82

Community Development Finance Energy Nonprofit governance and management 82

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The report, Never More Urgent , reveals that the greatest disparities facing Black and Brown people in the United States are in five main areas: justice, food and housing security, education, economic security, and health. Instead, most DEI efforts are led by human resource professionals with limited understanding of communities like Camden.

Food 134

Food Agriculture Poverty Public and Social Policy 134

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? Developing Community Leadership Entrepreneurs play a critical role as community builders.

Participation and motivation 52

Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Community Development Leadership 52

Candid

JANUARY 21, 2022

Treasury-certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and serves as a vital capital provider in low-income communities across California. New York Life has announced investments totaling $50 million in long-term capital in Century Housing Corporation for?the Century is a U.S. January 20, 2022.

Civil Society 52

Civil Society Manufacturing Community Development Governance 52

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

JANUARY 13, 2023

I stepped down as the executive director for the Family Safety Center after battling some health issues. I served as the Program Director for community development and microenterprise development at MIFA. Be sure to check out our consultant directory for more of the best consultants around!

Nonprofit governance and management 90

Nonprofit governance and management Leadership Community Development Organizational Change 90

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

While these objectives differ, there is a clear overlap of priorities and opportunities to advance shared equitable community development goals. Different yet complementary objectives : Land banks focus on addressing large inventories of vacant and abandoned properties, while CLTs focus on creating and preserving affordability.

Public and Social Policy 107

Public and Social Policy Governance Community Development Agriculture 107

Bloomerang

JUNE 17, 2022

Point of Pride provides financial aid and direct support to trans folks in need of health and wellness care. The Prism Foundation empowers the Asian & Pacific Islander LGBTQ+ community by raising critical funds and mobilizing resources to build a more just and equitable society. Stonewall Community Foundation.

Foundations 123

Foundations Culture Health Charitable Contribution 123

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 108

Food Finance Community Development Culture 108

Nonprofit Tech for Good

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Health and wellness (physical and mental) – 12%. International development and relief – 6%. Community development – 3%. Latin America and the Caribbean – 9%. 3) 74% of GivingTuesday donors are female, 25% male, and 1% non-binary. Animals and wildlife – 11%. Children and youth – 10%.

Public and Social Policy 145

Public and Social Policy Public Policy Homelessness Charitable Organizations 145

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Position : Monitor Sector : Childcare Bill : SB1053 / HB1336 Bill Summary : As introduced, enacts the "Workers Need Child Care Act"; establishes the child care infrastructure fund from which the department of economic and community development disperses grants to nonprofit entities for establishing new licensed child care agencies in this state.

Children 52

Children Nonprofit Administration and Development Law Education 52

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 137

Nonprofit governance and management Poverty Environmental Food 137

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The data from our survey confirm notable disparities in the financial health of organizations along racial lines. Nonprofit financial health: Nearly two thirds (66 percent) of white-led organizations in our survey ended fiscal year 2021 with a surplus, as did 64 percent of AAPI- and Latinx-led organizations.

Governance 95

Governance Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit Administration and Development Finance 95

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

These inequities have had multigenerational impacts on the health, economic opportunity, education, and culture of millions of people. Seeding and Scaling Economic Empowerment Increasing economic empowerment by historically marginalized groups—growing hand in hand with increased community power more broadly—will drive many positive impacts.

Finance 72

Finance Culture Foundations Public and Social Policy 72

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 21, 2023

The need to develop more childcare businesses is obvious, but how to build and sustain viable childcare businesses is not. the community development financial institution where I work, lends to families and businesses throughout the state of Maine. What can be done to address this gap? Coastal Enterprises, Inc.,

Curriculum and Teaching 89

Curriculum and Teaching Finance Children Recruitment 89

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

It does not surprise, then, that Black neighborhoods face health disparities relative to their white neighbors, with marked differences in rates of infant mortality, asthma, gun violence, and life expectancy. Food co-ops must collaborate with those addressing systemic racism, health equity, and economic justice. Notes See also L.

Food 104

Food Construction Public and Social Policy Governance 104

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 116

Health Race and Ethnicity Food Children 116

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

In addition, the framework emphasizes the importance of self-determination in the consultation process and the need for communities to be informed about and included in all stages of the process, such as permitting, leasing, and requests for proposals.

Energy 125

Energy Environmental Finance Governance 125

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 21, 2023

By Vurayayi Pugeni , Caroline Pugeni & Dan Maxson International community development has changed significantly over its history, shifting from primarily responding to disaster events to improving communities using a sectoral approach to issues like health, agriculture, and water and sanitation.

Culture 52

Culture Agriculture Values Health 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 8, 2023

Arturo Mendez, a representative for Mission Arts Performance Project —a community-centered project that activates spaces around the Mission—believes this effort is critical to the community’s health.

Activism 73

Activism Children Health Community Development 73

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. Humans are complicated. No framework can explain every situation. CDFIs across the nation offer similar financial services.

Poverty 86

Poverty Children Culture Food 86

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 15, 2023

Working through the state agencies gave us a platform to support state agencies’ implementation and developers’ compliance, and that’s exactly the kind of lever AFFH offers in the realm of fair housing now.

Public and Social Policy 99

Public and Social Policy Environmental Finance Governance 99

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 13, 2015

Mission: To help eradicate extreme poverty through community development projects in urban sanitation, water filtration, health, alternative energy, and economic empowerment. Mission: To promote the right to education and to preserve the environment and cultural heritage of Brazil. Grassroots Pakistan ● grassrootspakistan.ngo.

Non-Profits 58

Non-Profits Poverty Children Education 58

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 89

Civil Society Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Social Policy Leadership 89

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. Q: What’s your role at EveryAction? Q: What is your favorite thing about working at EveryAction?

Non-Profits 52

Non-Profits Activism Food Culture 52

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The report concludes with guiding principles on how utilities can develop better informed affordability policies and prevent shutoffs. The pilot helped utilities embrace the critical role they play in ensuring their customers’ health and explore ways to relieve water debt stress.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Collaborations Universities 126

Lets Talk Nonprofit

APRIL 4, 2017

Programs like 21st Century Community Learning Centers, those funded by Community Development Block Grants, and many more. I also work with groups like community health centers, which should continue to be supported under the proposed budget. The keywords here are "proposed," "could" and "should."

Fundraising 52

Fundraising Fundraising Nonprofit Finance Finance 52

Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

And I always like to point this out because I think mental health is extremely important, especially as the fact that you’re dealing with populations who might be they’re doing one of the most vulnerable parts of their lives, or maybe there’s a cause that is really, really necessary to focus on and requires all your mental energy.

Nonprofit governance and management 115

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development Foundations 115