NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Despite their shortcomings, these communities represent a major source of unsubsidized affordable housing for low-income people. The Value of Resident-Owned Communities (ROCs) Opportunities for landlord exploitation of manufactured housing residents remain high….There The short answer: it is—through resident land ownership.

Manufacturing 103

Manufacturing Finance Nonprofit governance and management Law 103

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 10, 2024

Image credit: Drew Katz Black Bostonian communities citywide have more than just something to say for themselves: their economies are building institutions that prioritize asset-based community development and are creating the foundations for a local solidarity economy.

Food 109

Food Medical Community Development Finance 109

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 16, 2023

Image credit: Corey Agopian on unsplash.com This article concludes NPQ’s series Owning the Economy: Stories from Latinx Communities. Those who’ve managed to scratch out a way to stay are at risk every day of being erased. Boost cultural economic development with commercial district revitalization strategies.

Community Development 86

Community Development Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Cultural Diversity 86

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Building a just transition from our present unsustainable, extractive economy to one that is regenerative (and therefore sustainable) is deeply relational and must be anchored in values of solidarity. At the same time, one of us, Lizzy Baskerville, managed a community garden for elder Asian neighbors.

Nonprofit governance and management 96

Nonprofit governance and management Food Public and Nonprofit Management Environmental 96

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

JANUARY 13, 2023

I served as the Program Director for community development and microenterprise development at MIFA. For seven years, I served as the Senior Program Officer for a financial intermediary providing grant making, technical assistance, and training for community development corporations, and grassroots organizations.

Nonprofit governance and management 90

Nonprofit governance and management Leadership Community Development Organizational Change 90

The Volunteer Hub

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

According to Nonprofit Source, 90% of company executives indicated that partnering with a reputable nonprofit organization enhanced their brand and 89% believe partnering leverages their ability to improve the community. Developing partnerships presents a win-win-win scenario for your nonprofit, the community, and your corporate partner.

Volunteerism 86

Volunteerism Volunteerism Non-Profits Public and Nonprofit Management 86

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 was ready for that challenge and opportunity.

Civil Society 85

Civil Society Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Social Policy Leadership 85

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 19, 2023

Image Credit: Vyacheslav Dumchev on istock This is the second article in NPQ ’s series titled Owning the Economy: Stories from Latinx Communities. The protest also garnered support from the 21st Street Collective, a tenant union from Central Long Beach composed of HUD-assisted tenants who were facing harassment from their manager.

Law 97

Law Cultural Diversity Community Development Children 97

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. Low-income communities have also regularly been made targets for predatory financial service providers such as check cashers, loan sharks, payday lenders, and others.

Public and Social Policy 113

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty 113

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 7, 2023

Image credit: AndreyPopov on istock.com How can frontline communities access public funding for climate solutions? But some needed elements are clear: these include expertise; values-aligned capacity-building partners; relationships that are built on trust, accountability, and transparency; and flexible funding.

Governance 72

Governance Community Development Collaborations Environmental 72

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2023

As Eliya Imtiaz, former managing editor of the “Michigan in Color” section of the Michigan Daily , put it last year, “Similar to most ideals in this country, the current notion of DEI heightens the façade that everything occurs on an individual level.” Artists are essential to any vision that calls the future into question.

Philanthropy 85

Philanthropy Culture Agriculture Community Development 85

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2024

CRH’s salvation eventually came in the form of a collaborative approach, pivoting toward a combination of emergency funding provided by a small family foundation; a nonprofit, non-extractive loan fund; a third-party investment firm; and a coalition of Latinx community development financial institutions (CDFIs).

Finance 94

Finance Non-Profits Collaborations Public and Nonprofit Management 94

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 21, 2022

At a recent professional dinner, I struck up a fascinating conversation with a woman who has spent her legal career working in civil rights, housing, and community development. Such phenomena are root causes of many challenges facing urban communities of color today. Image Credit: Mustapha Saadouni on unsplash.com.

Finance 94

Finance Community Development Non-Profits Nonprofit governance and management 94

Pam Moore

OCTOBER 3, 2016

It is clear social media marketing is delivering real and measurable business value for companies large and small today. They are often thrown to the wild pack of tweeting craziness as their management teams and leadership know less than they do in understanding how to drive business value using these new social tools and methodologies.

Marketing 167

Marketing Marketing Management Foundations 167

Pam Moore

AUGUST 31, 2018

You must get in the head of both your management as well as your audience. You are not speaking the same language as your management. It could be you are talking apples and your management is talking oranges. Too many new social media managers get all hyped up about vanity metrics such as followers, likes, etc.

Management 147

Management Leadership Marketing Marketing 147

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 16, 2023

He left his senior management position in Austria and purchased desert land North of Cairo where he and his family relocated. Amartya Sen suggested we should measure social context based on its ability to give individuals and communities the freedom and capability to pursue the things they value in life.

Philanthropy 125

Philanthropy Homelessness Psychology Health 125

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 15, 2022

But while the DRA is a valued partner for community groups, food justice activism in the delta, particularly among Black farmers and community organizations, precedes the authority’s creation. TAGI grows and sells fruit and vegetables while centering community engagement.

Food 109

Food Agriculture Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 109

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 8, 2022

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

Food 130

Food Agriculture Poverty Public and Social Policy 130

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 8, 2023

In other words, more and more we can expect giving to follow the volatility of the stock market—rising more in years when stock values rise, and falling more in years when stock values decline. One key takeaway message: the rise of the über-wealthy in US philanthropy continues.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 83

Nonprofit Administration and Development Universities Philanthropy Education 83

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 22, 2023

But in 2016, a group of marine scientists and conservation managers collaborated with the community of Alligator Head to establish the East Portland Fishing Sanctuary , with the goal of restoring the island’s coast. Many have left the profession altogether. So, in educating the youth, we’re also educating at a familial level.”

Education 87

Education Education Foundations Environmental 87

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. The strongest co-ops offered or required trainings and courses in cooperative economics and management. Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, Gilda Haas explains how the L.A. In Washington, DC, M.

Finance 84

Finance Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Education 84

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 9, 2023

Image credit: Kenny Eliason on unsplash.com This is the fifth article in NPQ ’s series titled Owning the Economy: Stories from Latinx Communities. This is housing that was part of the public housing system that since 2014 has been directly managed by MEDA.

Culture 77

Culture Cultural Diversity Community Development Public and Nonprofit Management 77

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Despite payment moratoriums, “the number of customers who continued to pay regularly suggests how strongly they value water services,” the Water Alliance report details. Hara also points out that communities often don’t realize that they’re struggling to pay for escalating, accrued water management costs that are driven by climate change.

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Collaborations Universities 119

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 12, 2023

This question was front of mind when, in February 2020, right before the COVID lockdown began, the Bronx Cooperative Development Initiative , co-hosted an “innovation encuentro.” Ditto for coding and software development. Is there a Seed Commons version of Project Destined in the works, and if not, can it be developed soon?

Curriculum and Teaching 97

Curriculum and Teaching Education Education Public and Nonprofit Management 97

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

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.

Public and Nonprofit Management 93

Public and Nonprofit Management Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Poverty 93

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

In 2018, we developed the Advancing Health Equity Through Housing (HEH) funding opportunity and supported 31 organizations working at the intersection of housing and health equity in cities across the United States. For example, funders can provide flexible operational support that helps organizations engage with their communities.

Health 100

Health Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Philanthropy 100

Pam Moore

FEBRUARY 24, 2018

What is your core value proposition? What unique value do you offer your ideal customer that your competition does not? What will be the business value and benefit of you gaining the needed engagement on Facebook to win an honored news feed placement in the new Facebook algorithm? Who are you? What are you about?

Marketing 167

Marketing Marketing Values Advertising 167

Pam Moore

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

They want value. Governance with a balance of risk management and employee empowerment. Commitment to provide the highest value possible to all audience members, customers, partners and the larger ecosystem. Community development strategy and plan inclusive of social listening and engagement. They want experiences.

Governance 60

Governance Education Education Values 60

Pam Moore

AUGUST 31, 2018

You must get in the head of both your management as well as your audience. You are not speaking the same language as your management. It could be you are talking apples and your management is talking oranges. Too many new social media managers get all hyped up about vanity metrics such as followers, likes, etc.

Management 60

Management Leadership Marketing Marketing 60

Pam Moore

JUNE 2, 2017

Listen to the audio podcast here-> Big Announcement Social Media Training Academy and Member Community. Note: If you listen to the podcast you will be provided a coupon code with extra special savings + free 30 minute consultation ($250 value!). 1+ million connections across social, we walk the walk! million downloads to date.

Manufacturing 167

Manufacturing Advertising Public and Social Policy Marketing 167

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 20, 2023

And it got some strong pushback on social media, some of the comments, saying that I was being way too dismissive of local leadership, of grassroots efforts, fundamentally don’t understand CDCs and their value. The cognitive shift that would have had to happen for it to see the value in organizing just didn’t happen. And that hurts.

Public and Social Policy 91

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public and Nonprofit Management 91

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 26, 2023

A young adult explained how Yale’s expansion into the neighborhood was a direct agent of violence, both raising property values and pushing youth into dangerous enemy gang territory. The greater value of campus land is in its nonprofit tax- exempt status, which serves as a financial shelter for profitable research and private investors.

Education 82

Education Education Universities Public and Nonprofit Management 82

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 19, 2023

We know there’s a deep hunger in movements for an economy that people collectively own and democratically manage. Another approach—and one that can also face resistance—is what is known as the worker self-directed nonprofit, which applies management strategies in the worker co-op sector to nonprofits. So, what comes next?

Public and Social Policy 72

Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 72

Pam Moore

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

We're jumping smack dab into the middle of the time of year where digital and content marketers must balance keeping their family and own soul fed while at the same time ensure they are giving their audience, community and customers the content they need and expect. In this 25 minute podcast you will learn: .

Marketing 60

Marketing Marketing Production Values 60

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 17, 2023

Most practitioners working in community development have accepted this as the reality of impact investing: The harder you drive for social impact in disadvantaged communities, the farther away you get from unbuffered full market return.

Marketing 107

Marketing Marketing Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management 107

Pam Moore

DECEMBER 21, 2020

What you'll learn… The #1 thing that is keeping you from success The #1 thing you must have before posting even 1 social network update 7 Essential steps to develop a profitable social media strategy & plan that delivers results How to get from strategy to plan to execution to measurable results The difference between strategy, plan and (..)

Marketing 78

Marketing Marketing Foundations Technology 78

Pam Moore

DECEMBER 21, 2020

What you'll learn… The #1 thing that is keeping you from success The #1 thing you must have before posting even 1 social network update 7 Essential steps to develop a profitable social media strategy & plan that delivers results How to get from strategy to plan to execution to measurable results The difference between strategy, plan and (..)

Marketing 78

Marketing Marketing Foundations Technology 78