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Housing and Health: Creating Solutions With Communities

Stanford Social Innovation Review

In vibrant and thriving communities, people have the power and resources to realize their vision of health and well-being. There are inequities in housing quality, stability, and access; and imbalances of power that favor markets, developers, and landlords. By Stacey Barbas , Kate McLaughlin , Jessica Mulcahy & Vedette R.

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Impact investing: Catalyzing systemic changeĀ 

Candid

million nonprofit organizations, causes, and movements. Impact investing is only the latest iteration of how foundations can use their assets for the public good. The Heron Foundation , for example, works with mission-aligned, poverty-oriented investment managers to grow its assets. In 2023 alone, U.S.

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Local Solutions to Federal Problems: Moving Climate Dollars to Communities

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: AndreyPopov on istock.com How can frontline communities access public funding for climate solutions? The same elements [needed for] BIPOC communities to benefit from public funding are also the most promising approaches to addressā€¦climate change. The answers are, well, complex.

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Organizing a Community Around Food Sovereignty

NonProfit Quarterly

In the series, urban and rural grassroots leaders from across the United States share how their communities are developing and implementing strategiesā€”grounded in local places, cultures, and historiesā€”to shift power and achieve systemic change. I also come from a family of grocery workers and managers.

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From Food Pantry to Urban Farming: Food Justice Lessons from Camden

NonProfit Quarterly

Participating students learn about controlled environment agricultural management and the underlying technologiesā€”eg, sensors, data collection, and data analyticsā€”and the operations and maintenance of an indoor hydroponic farm. The figure below describes the innovative hub and its components.

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How Guarantees Can Advance Community Development and Racial Equity

NonProfit Quarterly

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. There is, however, a way for nonprofits to gain greater access to ā€œflexibleā€ capital and for foundations to generate a financial return.

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Beyond Pledges: Building More Inclusive Capital Ecosystems

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Brandon on Unsplash The murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police three and a half years ago ignited a months-long period of mass social mobilization and intense public engagement. It will improve lives by supporting everything from more desirable housing options to stronger education and better health.

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