Blue Avocado

JULY 8, 2025

Opportunities exist in launching social enterprises, fee-for-service programs, investing in donor engagement, and more. Aron Carleson from Hillsboro Schools Foundation Note: The opinions and product/service recommendations expressed above are solely those of the participants and do not necessarily represent those of Blue Avocado.

Nonprofit governance and management 88

Nonprofit governance and management Recruitment Ethics Nonprofits 88

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 3, 2025

The capital markets that can invest in social enterprise are chaotic and low-impact. billion; and co-ops and mutuals around Quebec, Canada, contribute $50 billion to Canadas gross domestic product. So how can we incentivize the creation and growth of mutualist social enterprise?

Nonprofit governance and management 125

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Insurance Social Enterprise 125

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. From inception, the pool was centered on community development financing activities and emphasized racial, gender, and economic equity.

Community Development 111

Community Development Finance Energy Nonprofit governance and management 111

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Mapping a Just Transition from an Extractive Economy At the end of 2020, People’s Economy Lab convened about 20 BIPOC community leaders to create a roadmap for a just transition to a regenerative economy in the Greater Seattle area. This process closes the food waste loop, keeping financial and natural resources in the community.

Nonprofit governance and management 124

Nonprofit governance and management Food Public and Nonprofit Management Environmental 124

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 1, 2023

Based in Oakland, CA, and launched in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the cooperative is forging a table of Black women-led, community-based organizations so Black cultural production across the city can thrive. BAMBD CDC is an arts-based organization invested in community development writ large.

Culture 128

Culture Retail Community Development Environmental 128

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 122

Food Finance Community Development Culture 122