NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 26, 2023

I found myself in the middle of a David and Goliath struggle between the citizens of the town and its biggest economic powerhouse: Yale University. 2 While immersed in organizing, this powerful coalition of residents, university wage-workers, city alders, and students were also reading. 1 That city was New Haven, Connecticut.

Education 84

Education Education Universities Public and Nonprofit Management 84

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Pennsylvania State University Press. Report of a Study Made by Atlanta University, under the Patronage of the Carnegie Institute of Washington D.C., Report of a Study Made by Atlanta University, under the Patronage of the Carnegie Institute of Washington D.C., Held at Atlanta University of Tuesday, May the 28th, 1907 (n.d.).

Insurance 123

Insurance Universities Finance Foundations 123

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 20, 2023

After the War on Poverty came Urban Renewal, Model Cities, the development of CDCs (Community Development Corporations) and LISC (Local Initiatives Support Corporation), an intermediary launched by the Ford Foundation to finance CDCs. An assumption underlying these efforts is that marginalized people simply need opportunities.

Public and Social Policy 110

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Poverty Governance 110

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.

Community Development 87

Community Development Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Cultural Diversity 87

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 85

Nonprofit Administration and Development Universities Philanthropy Education 85

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 118

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty 118

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 103

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Non-Profits 103

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

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 64

Sociology Non-Profit Management Political Science Non-Profits 64

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 132

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Health 132

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 132

Food Agriculture Poverty Public and Social Policy 132

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 105

Food Finance Community Development Culture 105

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 111

Environmental Education Education Community Development 111

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 114

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Healthcare Universities 114

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 103

Food Construction Public and Social Policy Governance 103

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 136

Nonprofit governance and management Poverty Environmental Food 136

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 104

Finance Law Governance Entrepreneurship 104

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 123

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Collaborations Universities 123

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 24, 2023

Organized by the Labor Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Wellspring Cooperative , a worker co-op network based in nearby Springfield, the conference set to develop deeper ties between unions and worker co-ops—and to advance organizing for a solidarity economy. As Akuno put it, I am bringing in 110 kids.

Education 136

Education Education Governance Food 136

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 13, 2024

Recently, $5 million in TANF funds in Mississippi found their way to a volleyball stadium at Southern Mississippi University, a school favored by former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre. Bush supported the use of the money to put women in classes that encouraged them to get married.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Poverty Law Children 98

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The West Holmes Community Development Organization, which traces its origins to one of these farms, modernized their cooperative farm and started a farmer’s market , which now forms part of a youth-led, sustainable food system for Mileston and Holmes County.

Food 113

Food Agriculture Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 113

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 19, 2023

Efforts to organize workers into unions within the sector have been on the rise—including among universities, museums, and community advocacy groups. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Press, 2021; original work published 1983). Here, nonprofit unions can also play a catalytic role. Megan Ming Francis and Michael C.

Public and Social Policy 74

Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 74

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 12, 2023

Is there a Seed Commons version of Project Destined in the works, and if not, can it be developed soon? Not only are workforce development and university education required to sustain regional cooperative economies at scale, but this education should begin at an early age.

Curriculum and Teaching 99

Curriculum and Teaching Education Education Public and Nonprofit Management 99

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 22, 2023

The JAMIN program was developed in 2014 and initially targeted university students, academics, and other researchers. But it expanded to secondary schoolers in the years after. The premise of this education program is that it reaches a more receptive target: children.

Education 91

Education Education Foundations Environmental 91

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Courtney Berner, who directs the Center of Cooperatives at the University of Wisconsin, notes that nationally between 2016 and 2019, 47 percent of all new cooperatives were worker cooperatives, a stunning figure given that only 1 percent of cooperatives in the United States formed before 2010 were worker cooperatives.

Finance 89

Finance Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Education 89

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 73

Universities Finance Community Development Foundations 73

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 13, 2023

Wilson said he realized that his “vocation needed to change,” and noted that he was not unique in having the illusion that inequity could be solved without challenging inequitable structures, pointing out that many community development financial institutions use risk criteria that are not dissimilar to banks.

Finance 86

Finance Homelessness Healthcare Foundations 86

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Provide diversity and inclusion training for all staff and board members, to increase awareness and understanding of the issues faced by underserved communities. Develop partnerships and alliances with other organizations that serve BIPOC communities, and collaborate on initiatives that promote diversity and inclusion.

Leadership 104

Leadership Poverty Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity 104

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 11, 2023

Anna Kim at McGill University and I pursued this question through in-depth fieldwork in two Detroit-based business incubators, which sought to revitalize Detroit through entrepreneurship but employed contrasting approaches.

Entrepreneurship 116

Entrepreneurship Collaborations Finance Food 116

Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Video is an opportunity for NGOs to gain a foothold in the media universe. 144 donors whose top 5 causes are animals and wildlife (19%), children and youth (15%), environment (12%), education (9%), and community development (8%). Video: The rising consumption of online video (Instagram and Facebook stories, Snapchat, etc.)

Disaster Relief 77

Disaster Relief Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Social Enterprise 77

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

AUGUST 8, 2023

History of Black cooperatives found in Jessica Gordon Nembhard, Collective Courage: A History of African American Cooperative Economic Thought and Practice (University Park, PA: Penn State University Press, 2014). Alliance for a Just Philadelphia’s website is www.ajustphiladelphia.org. Reclaim RI’s website is reclaimri.org.

Public Policy 73

Public Policy Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 73

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 20, 2023

And Northeastern University has collected this incredible collection…they had all these organizational records from big ones to small ones that included board minutes, correspondence, grant minutes, budgets over such a long period of time. CS : So why did you choose Boston as a case study? CD : A couple of reasons. I lived in the city.

Public and Social Policy 93

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public and Nonprofit Management 93

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 27, 2023

Listen to the Cities@Tufts Podcast (or on the app of your choice): “The Imaginal Cells of the Solidarity Economy: Community Ownership” Transcript [The timestamps in the transcript correspond with the audio version of this lecture.] I mean, well — I was going to say huge — it’s significant that we have a community board.

Public and Social Policy 89

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Food Nonprofit governance and management 89

Care2

APRIL 22, 2013

and serves as the Blogger-In-Chief for Care2''s top-ranked nonprofit communications blog, Frogloop. She is a graduate of Valparaiso University where she focused on English & New Media Journalism, though her informal education is – thankfully – a varied and on-going, life-long journey.

Non-Profits 70

Non-Profits Public and Nonprofit Management Recruitment Technology 70

The NonProfit Times

MAY 1, 2024

House lawmakers requesting earmarks from money allocated to the federal Department of Transportation and the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (T-HUD) 2025 Economic Development Initiative will be restricted to doing so only for state, local and tribal governments and public colleges and universities.

Education 59

Education Education Community Development Governance 59