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Unlikely Advocates: Worker Co-ops, Grassroots Organizing, and Public Policy

NonProfit Quarterly

Up to this point, legislation for most worker co-ops was not a priority; federal policy wasn’t even a pipe dream. Public policy wasn’t really a part of our culture. Why Prioritize Public Policy and Advocacy? 6 Engaging in public policy advocacy is not without its dangers. Until it was.

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Building Infrastructure to Support Equity: A Conversation with Dr. Akilah Watkins

NonProfit Quarterly

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.

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Economic Justice: Nonprofit Leaders Speak Out

NonProfit Quarterly

Nelson Colón of the Puerto Rico Community Foundation, and Clara Miller, president emerita of the Heron Foundation—come from philanthropy. Worker-owned co-ops and benefit corporations are additional public policy frameworks for a just economy. If public dollars are secured and you perform well, that can help.

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From Owing to Owning: How Communities Can Control Commercial Land

NonProfit Quarterly

What makes the strip mall unique is its community ownership. A nonprofit, the East Portland Community Investment Trust , serves as the owner and lead manager and developer of the property, and for a monthly subscription fee of $10 to $100, nearby residents can become owners themselves.

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Movement Economies: Building an Economics Rooted in Movement

NonProfit Quarterly

We know there’s a deep hunger in movements for an economy that people collectively own and democratically manage. Previously, he said, “for much of the field of community organizing, there was a lot more race neutrality.” 23 William Gale, codirector of the Urban Brookings Tax Policy Center, concurs.