NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 14, 2023

While many foundations screen their endowment investments based on environmental, social, and governance factors, only a few optimize their investment strategies for mission impact. There is, however, a way for nonprofits to gain greater access to “flexible” capital and for foundations to generate a financial return.

Community Development 83

Community Development Finance Energy Nonprofit governance and management 83

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 17, 2023

By Jim Bildner In 2012, more than a decade ago, in response to a growing wave of impact investing obsession, Kevin Starr warned that impact investing was doomed to fail: “Few solutions that meet the fundamental needs of the poor will get you your money back,” he observed, and “overcoming market failure requires subsidy.”

Marketing 106

Marketing Marketing Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management 106

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

As of 2019, there are approximately 1,000 ROCs—that’s about 2 percent of the national market, which is significant but still an admittedly modest share. The residents elect a board of directors consisting of members of the cooperative to direct the purchase effort and manage the community post-purchase. How are ROCs Created?

Manufacturing 107

Manufacturing Finance Nonprofit governance and management Law 107

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In the nonprofit sector, it requires transcending the standard hierarchical funder-nonprofit dynamics and replacing them with norms of power sharing and reciprocity. Unlike many funding opportunities, qualifying projects did not need to have nonprofit tax status or be fiscally sponsored by a nonprofit.

Nonprofit governance and management 104

Nonprofit governance and management Food Public and Nonprofit Management Environmental 104