NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

After months of quiet preparation, we went public with a community forum at the University of Illinois Chicago’s Student Center in late January 2009. Stage 3: Go Public Economic or community development…must replace a “thing focus” with a “people focus.” My own role was webmaster and lead researcher.

Public and Social Policy 122

Public and Social Policy Construction Law Activism 122

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The city fully embraces Gemeinwesenarbeit, a German term that refers to community development. Social workers are deployed in eight quarters throughout Darmstadt to organize meetings, promote community engagement and provide assistance with government processes. But housing is just one layer.

Nonprofit governance and management 101

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 101

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 30, 2025

Image Credit: Roger Bradshaw on Unsplash This years Just Economy Conference of 1,300 community development advocates, held by the National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) was unlike any other. It is, nonetheless, one of the most grassroots-oriented conferences held in Washington, DCand has been for decades.

Governance 85

Governance Law Finance Community Development 85

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 8, 2025

Murray Professor of Law at Fordham University School of Law, explored the critical role of legal strategy in protecting philanthropic work dedicated to racial justice in a challenging climate. A panel moderated by Tanya Kater Hernndez , Archibald R.

Public and Social Policy 63

Public and Social Policy Participation and motivation Law Public and Nonprofit Management 63

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Typically, a one-megawatt solar array can power at least 400 homes for a year at a cost of about $4 million—making this cost-prohibitive to most community developers. What are some practical strategies for building local capacity and breaking a colonial mindset around community energy production?

Energy 132

Energy Environmental Community Development Public Policy 132

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 30, 2024

While communities may initially be dependent on several external organizations, over time, communities will have to own their development. However, we lack universal criteria that help development organizations specify sufficiency in a local context. These economic enablers were then expanded into other dimensions.

Health 118

Health Public and Social Policy Medical Governance 118

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Also, the Lilly Endowment gave almost $146 million to six colleges and universities in Indiana for community-development projects, and the U. of Massachusetts at Boston received $10 million to establish the New Balance Institute for Innovative Leadership in Sport.

Education 363

Education Education Children Community Development 363

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Prest University of Chicago Medicine A rendering of the AbbVie Foundation Cancer Pavilion, expected to open in 2027 following the foundation’s $75 million gift to the University of Chicago.

Foundations 265

Foundations Universities Community Development Nonprofits 265

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Zirkel on wikimedia Can universities be effective community builders? Observers going back to the early 20th-century US philosopher John Dewey have also contended that universities play an essential role in creating a democratic citizenry. But do universities actually produce local solutions? Well, it depends.

Universities 119

Universities Curriculum and Teaching Participation and motivation Culture 119

Candid

MAY 2, 2023

Prior to the Civil War, the education of Black Americans was prohibited in most states and discouraged in others, leaving many Black communities without access to the educational resources to build quality lives, much less wealth. One friend turned to me and asked where I was headed; I proudly shared, “Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee.”

Universities 98

Universities Education Education Philanthropy 98

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

MAY 23, 2024

Get Started About the Author: Tyler Adams, MNLM, CNP Associate Director of Development, Corporate & Community Development – University of Iowa Center for Advancement. Tyler’s career path started when his younger brother was diagnosed with leukemia before his 2nd birthday.

Public and Social Policy 247

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 247

Ann Green

APRIL 7, 2015

Create community. Develop a community. Prior to Kimbia, Lori spent six years at The San Diego Foundation where she served as Director of Nonprofit Programs, developing education resources and tools for more than 250 local nonprofits. She holds an MBA from The University of Chicago, Booth School of Business, and a B.S.B.A

Universities 189

Universities Finance Community Development Foundations 189

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Whether we are working in community development, food insecurity, or racial justice, our fundraising must be grounded in our organization’s mission as we work to center the community we seek to serve and develop measurable impact and progress. . work at Capella University. Louis City, Missouri.

Sociology 167

Sociology Non-Profit Management Non-Profits Political Science 167

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

In 1979, I discovered financial cooperatives—namely, credit unions—and I joined the National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions in 1980. Michael McCray: I was born into community development finance. Cliff Rosenthal: I abandoned a career as a Russian historian to be a co-op organizer starting in the 1970s.

Finance 126

Finance Insurance Community Development Poverty 126

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The result of their work is more places for people to gather and experience nature, increased social cohesion, restored civic trust, and perhaps most importantly, community development that benefits all residents. In Akron, more than 20 public, nonprofit, and community groups came together to form the Civic Commons team.

Public and Social Policy 142

Public and Social Policy Construction Community Development Governance 142

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 26, 2023

Image Credit: Bruno Guerrero on unsplash.com This is the third article in NPQ ’s series titled Owning the Economy: Stories from Latinx Communities. Among the coalition participants is the organization I work for, the Latino Economic Development Corporation.

Construction 98

Construction Community Development Governance Environmental 98

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 25, 2023

A salient example is of organizations that are focused on community development but invest in mass incarceration. However, along with academic and industry research to the contrary, this line of thinking ignores the fact that you may be undermining your mission through your investments.

Public and Social Policy 127

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Non-Profits 127

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Agriculture Science and STEM Education requires working closely with school districts, colleges, and universities to expand educational opportunities and career pathways to support a sustainable local food system. Instead, most DEI efforts are led by human resource professionals with limited understanding of communities like Camden.

Food 145

Food Agriculture Poverty Public and Social Policy 145

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 don’t want that just to stay in community development.

Civil Society 98

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Community Development 98

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 16, 2024

They assume that the importance and urgency of their cause are universally understood. Without clear, concise communication, potential supporters may not grasp the full impact of the nonprofit’s work. Brand Fix #1: Don’t Assume the Mission is Self-Evident Many nonprofits believe that their mission speaks for itself.

Nonprofits 124

Nonprofits Leadership Values Community Development 124

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 3, 2024

In Washington, DC, the city’s Department of Housing and Community Development reports that 18,300 units of affordable housing of this kind became unaffordable between 2006 and 2017. This is no small matter. This loss of affordability is related to other challenges that DC renters and the city have been facing.

Values 137

Values Public and Nonprofit Management Construction Finance 137

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 23, 2024

As Courtney Berner of the University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives wrote in NPQ , before 2010, only one percent of US co-ops formed were worker co-ops; between 2016 and 2019, the rate jumped to 47 percent. Two Decades of Movement Growth Since 2004, there has been tremendous growth in the US worker co-op movement.

Public and Social Policy 128

Public and Social Policy Public Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Culture 128

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. In many ways, I imagine a nonprofit sector committed to economic justice looking like a sector where the suggestions we made as we braced for the brunt of COVID are universal norms.

Public and Social Policy 133

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty 133

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 12, 2023

In 2021, Howard University and the National Equity Lab (Ed Equity) revisited their partnership and sought to change that by expanding access to climate education in Title 1 high schools across the country. Students also engaged in community asset mapping, an approach to community development that focuses on existing resources and strengths.

Environmental 133

Environmental Education Education Community Development 133

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Black women who volunteered for the Black Panther Party—like Vanetta Molson-Turner , a registered nurse who contributed her time and expertise to the Black Panther Party’s Community Survival Programs —pooled their resources to serve their people in response to underinvestment and discrimination.

Philanthropy 133

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Healthcare Universities 133

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. In 2018, I gathered a group of nine people from the community—small business owners; residents; nonprofit, school, and university leaders—to discuss how to preserve our beloved neighborhood.

Public and Nonprofit Management 98

Public and Nonprofit Management Community Development Nonprofit governance and management Cultural Diversity 98

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 8, 2023

In 2020, however, while education remained in first place, there was a major increase in DAF grants being directed to “public sector benefit” organizations, a category that includes civil rights, voting rights, and community development finance. One key takeaway message: the rise of the über-wealthy in US philanthropy continues.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 98

Nonprofit Administration and Development Universities Philanthropy Public and Nonprofit Management 98

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

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The alliance recently published a report titled “ The Path to Universally Affordable Water Access: Guiding Principles for the Water Sector ,” which stems from a nationwide pilot program aimed at developing alternative water affordability practices. Provide affordable, universal access to water.

Public and Social Policy 140

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Universities Collaborations 140

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

The resources involved were modest ($240,000 total) but the ambition was large—namely, to assist Native nations to “regain control of their land and natural resources, revitalize traditional stewardship practices, and build sustainable stewardship initiatives that contribute to tribal economic and community development opportunities.”

Nonprofit governance and management 140

Nonprofit governance and management Poverty Food Environmental 140

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Adiza is passionate about policy and advocacy, housing affordability, community development, and creating equitable, inclusive, and cost-effective solutions to long-standing societal problems. Adiza is an MPA candidate at University of Memphis. Why are you excited to work for Momentum Nonprofit Partners?

Public Policy 77

Public Policy Public and Social Policy Collaborations Community Development 77

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

Notes Sulma Arias is executive director of both People’s Action Institute and People’s Action and Manuel Pastor is Director of the Equity Research Institute at the University of Southern California.

Philanthropy 139

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Health 139

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 17, 2024

This was a fundamental tenet to many of the reparations advocates who emerged from the Black nationalist/Pan-Africanist tradition, including Queen Mother Audley Moore , the Black Panther Party for Self Defense , the Universal Negro Improvement Association , and, of course, Clarke himself.

Food 98

Food Community Development Management Universities 98

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The original group of three founders and other volunteers worked with a local attorney and a research team from the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law to draft the co-op’s original bylaws. Universities can also play a vital role as economic anchors for co-op endeavors). A Co-op for Whom? Notes See also L. Halliday and M.

Food 111

Food Construction Public and Social Policy Governance 111

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 10, 2023

The conference brings together hundreds of community activists, government officials, and bank community development officers. To assess risk, the newly formed Federal Housing Administration hired the University of Michigan’s Ernest Fisher and Prudential’s Frederick Babcock.

Finance 116

Finance Law Governance Entrepreneurship 116

The Agitator

MARCH 25, 2013

Children and Family Justice Center at Northwestern University – Chicago, Illinois ($750,000) protects the rights and well-being of young people in the juvenile justice system and advocates for fairer laws and policies. Housing Partnership Network – Boston, Massachusetts ($1.5

Foundations 79

Foundations Nonprofits Law Energy 79

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Building on successful experiments in cooperative housing built by labor unions, they pushed for the type of large-scale, universal housing programs germinating during the interwar period in European cities like Vienna.

Public and Social Policy 143

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 143