NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

Moreover, a significant proportion of utility governing boards comprises utility workers and frontline community members. Although established in a more progressive era, when the public interest held more sway, microeconomic and market values have since come to dominate utility governance.

Energy 81

Energy Law Governance Public and Social Policy 81

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 17, 2023

How do you shift the culture of a mostly White organization to become truly multiracial? Certainly, having “liberal” or “progressive” values is not enough. When inviting them, MIP was clear about its approach: MIP was looking to change the organization’s culture, including that of the Steering Committee. It is not easy.

Culture 93

Culture Leadership Recruitment Values 93

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The movement for reparations in the United States—a Black-led movement that began even before slavery’s end—is making unprecedented strides forward, and governments across the country are beginning to act. Acknowledgment makes reckoning visible, which changes culture—and, in the process, helps communities that have been harmed feel seen.

Philanthropy 108

Philanthropy Culture Foundations Governance 108

Nonprofit Megaphone

MAY 6, 2023

However, running a nonprofit requires a unique set of skills and knowledge, particularly when it comes to governing the organization. To be an effective board member, it’s essential to have a deep understanding of the nonprofit sector and the best practices for governance.

Governance 52

Governance Nonprofit governance and management Ethics Nonprofit governance 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 19, 2024

Although this concentration has had profound local economic and cultural implications, various government agencies have justified it by saying that it is necessary for security reasons or that it brings in national economic support in exchange for hosting the military facilities. percent of the country’s total land area.

Public and Social Policy 140

Public and Social Policy Poverty Construction Law 140

NonProfit Leadership Center

MARCH 25, 2024

In addition to salary, emphasize the value of benefits, such as health care, retirement plans, flexible work arrangements, and professional development opportunities. Culture-Related Strategies Create a supportive work environment where employees feel valued, respected, engaged, and have opportunities for growth.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 130

Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Retention 130

NonProfit Leadership Center

MARCH 6, 2023

new training events and certificate programs to help you renew your commitment to growth and to nurture your organization’s learning culture. REGISTER The Anatomy of Culture: Building Organizational Culture from the Inside Out — June 7 What makes a an organizational culture strong?

Nonprofit governance and management 290

Nonprofit governance and management Culture Leadership Nonprofits 290

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 31, 2023

Image Credit: cottonbro studio on unsplash.com Rural America is far more diverse than how it is portrayed in media and popular culture. Roughly one-third of rural counties reported the presence of an economic professional who could identify and write grants for local government. This helped preserve more than 17,000 jobs.

Values 110

Values Poverty Nonprofit Administration and Development Finance 110

NonProfit Leadership Center

OCTOBER 2, 2023

But it’s not just about a leader’s skills and expertise; great board members fundamentally align with your nonprofit’s mission, values and culture. Lastly, provide opportunities for board members to continuously learn and develop their skills, as ongoing training and development will support ongoing good governance.

Nonprofit governance and management 246

Nonprofit governance and management Recruitment Nonprofit Leadership Governance 246

Fundraising Leadership

APRIL 14, 2023

Culture eats strategy for lunch.” The recruitment strategy, Holder says, includes “internal intentionality and, increased accountability” to reflect the mission, vision and value. Diversity and inclusion are key to our business, not optional, they are core to our values,” says James E. asks Bible. “We It’s uncomfortable.

Culture 52

Culture Race and Ethnicity Health Manufacturing 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

But once a board becomes more community-anchored, how are they to embrace the challenge of inclusive governance and bring out the best insights from their new members? Here, the issue becomes much less clear. Agree on the Big Why There is no shortage of strategies for creating successful board meetings.

Nonprofit governance and management 131

Nonprofit governance and management Finance Governance Leadership 131

NonProfit Leadership Center

DECEMBER 13, 2022

What is the cost to your culture and performance when team members don’t understand each other’s perspectives or experiences? Overcome common workplace challenges and learn how to connect authentically across lines of cultural difference by taking the Intercultural Development Inventory ® assessment.

Nonprofit governance and management 246

Nonprofit governance and management Finance Governance Leadership 246

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 2, 2024

The leaders of a nonprofit community garden want to help residents move up the value chain by selling food products from their homes, but state law restricts food production to commercial kitchens or farms. In other cases, they are organizations, industries, professions, or cultures.

Collaborations 132

Collaborations Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management 132

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 26, 2023

Indigenous Peoples have oral histories that confirm eons of existence in relationship with place, and we should be respectful that many Indigenous cultures have their own belief systems regarding creation and the origins of their populations. I was fortunate to grow up in a family with many traditional healers and cultural leaders.

Health 98

Health Poverty Public and Social Policy Culture 98

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 7, 2023

Over the course of our trip, we visited locations across Spain, but here we focus on Barcelona’s Sants neighborhood, a post-industrial working-class community, due to its unique co-op legacy, the community’s social fabric, and its infrastructure and governance. In 1950, the building become a nightclub, the Bahía.

Governance 116

Governance Culture Food Energy 116

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Image credit: fizkes on istock.com This article accompanies the recent NPQ webinar, “ Compensation Equity: Operationalizing Justice Values in Nonprofit Pay Structures ,” presented by the authors. They are asking: “Is how we pay our own workers in alignment with our proclaimed values and external-facing work?”

Psychology 103

Psychology Values Governance Culture 103

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 13, 2024

From 1939 to 1975, Spain was ruled by a fascist government led by General Francisco Franco. In the months that followed, the people transformed the factory from an empty toxic shell into a vibrant space of cultural life. Many of those inspired by Barcelona’s example have adopted similar strategies in their own communities.

Public and Social Policy 99

Public and Social Policy Culture Children Education 99

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 8, 2024

But when the (often white) leaders had funder relationships that could allow them to write their own checks, governing boards didn’t ask too many questions. How should governing boards move beyond performative change? Governing boards must construct an onboarding plan in partnership with the incoming BIPOC leader.

Nonprofit governance and management 124

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Leadership Non-Profits 124

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Sample Program Outline: Management & Leadership in the Nonprofit Sector : Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector The Nonprofit Organization Context Nonprofit Human Resources Ethics & Values in the Nonprofit Sector Designing Programs for Long-Term Sustainability: Developing the Program’s Theory of Change Resource Allocation for (..)

Nonprofit governance and management 246

Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Foundations 246

NonProfit Leadership Center

MARCH 6, 2023

new training events and certificate programs to help you renew your commitment to growth and to nurture your organization’s learning culture. REGISTER The Anatomy of Culture: Building Organizational Culture from the Inside Out — June 7 What makes a an organizational culture strong?

Nonprofit governance and management 130

Nonprofit governance and management Culture Leadership Nonprofits 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

By James Anderson Here’s a new axiom fit for the 21st century: The greater the global challenge, the more likely it is to fall to local governments to fix. Local governments are left bearing the brunt and have, understandably, so far struggled. Or take the ongoing global migration wave.

Nonprofit governance and management 144

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development Governance 144

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

MARCH 12, 2024

While consumers value personalized experiences that cater to their interests and preferences, they also express concerns about the collection and use of their personal data. To address the digital divide, marketers can implement inclusive strategies that prioritize accessibility, affordability, and cultural sensitivity.

Ethics 52

Ethics Marketing Marketing Culture 52

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 22, 2024

The Jewish faculty wrote: Criticism of the state of Israel, the Israeli government, policies of the Israeli government, or Zionist ideology is not—in and of itself—antisemitic.…We We hold varied opinions on Israel. Whatever our differences, we oppose the IHRA’s definition of antisemitism.

Governance 116

Governance Universities Associations Law 116

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 12, 2023

These militias, funded by both the state of California and the federal government, were paid bounties for the murder of Indigenous people; members of these militias were then eligible to get land from the federal government, effectively receiving land stolen from Native people as payment for killing them.

Governance 121

Governance Agriculture Food Production 121

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Image credit: Christophe Hautier on unsplash.com Can movement nonprofits create and sustain liberatory and resilient structures, cultures, and practices—and still be effective and efficient in their operations? Participatory self-governance is not easy work. There is still much to learn, uncover, disrupt, and transform.

Leadership 102

Leadership Non-Profits Governance Law 102

MNA Association

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Mission and Values Montana Nonprofit Association provides leadership for Montana’s nonprofit sector and partners with Montana’s charitable nonprofits to promote a sustainable, networked, and influential sector. The Executive Director actively supports building the membership base and the value members find in belonging to MNA.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 76

Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Public Policy 76

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 8, 2023

Scott Momaday During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the global shutdown sparked an unexpected return to and reinvigoration of Indigenous culture in Peru. When the pandemic and government lockdown eliminated urban jobs, hundreds of thousands of people left Peru’s cities and walked home to their ancestral homelands.

Leadership 122

Leadership Culture Poverty Public and Social Policy 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 21, 2024

In 1967, Alvin Toffler published his famous book Future Shock in which he issued a warning: In the face of vast technological and social changes, humanity is likely to collectively experience a condition not unlike the culture shock suffered by travelers to foreign countries, where they are surrounded by strange languages and customs.

Public and Social Policy 137

Public and Social Policy Governance Technology Activism 137

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

MARCH 3, 2023

This year’s theme, “ All In ”, will examine how the recovery and success of the nonprofit sector is driven by the collective and effective work of the staff, board, stakeholders, clients, community, government, and corporate sector. Nonprofit staff and volunteer teams can often face burnout due to “wearing many hats”.

Public and Social Policy 108

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Public Policy Ethics 108

NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 22, 2022

This year’s conference breakout speakers address some of the most pressing issues facing nonprofit professionals, from acquiring and retaining top talent and leading like an entrepreneur to prioritizing yourself in a non-stop world and embracing an inclusive culture. Culture and P.R.A.I.S.E. Culture and P.R.A.I.S.E.

Nonprofit Leadership 130

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Culture Nonprofit governance and management 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 7, 2024

And although we belong to different generations, we share a culture and experiences as Mexican women. Purple Glasses to Innovate All Women Coo aims to transform these cultural dynamics and remove common barriers to gender equity. Our observation and understanding of gender inequalities derive from this unique intersection of knowledge.

Nonprofit governance and management 126

Nonprofit governance and management Collaborations Public and Social Policy Participation and motivation 126

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The local paradox is important because local social networks are increasingly filling the gaps left behind by struggling local institutions—disappearing civic associations, dying local media, and hollowed-out state and local governments. Values-Driven, Closely Moderated, Trusted, and Local.

Nonprofit governance and management 122

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Participation and motivation Values 122

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

An organization’s culture is directly connected to its leadership. People who value growth will help your organization grow. As a nonprofit leader, it is important that you create a culture that supports growth and change, because the growth of your business is contingent upon the growth of your staff.

Nonprofit governance and management 130

Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofits Leadership Governance 130

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

While the National Center for Employee Ownership defines employee ownership as “any arrangement in which a company’s employees own shares in their company or the right to the value of shares in their company,” in a worker cooperative, ownership means not just sharing profits, but having a direct voice and vote in the workplace.

Public and Social Policy 92

Public and Social Policy Finance Governance Culture 92

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 25, 2023

Image Credit: Adam Jícha The cultural sector is seeking alternatives to business-as-usual. This article is the second in the series, “ Remember the Future: Culture and Systems Change ,” co-produced by Art.coop and NPQ. The values of radical participatory democracy have informed our sprawling sci-fi art project, Other Orbits.

Culture 94

Culture Governance Values Collaborations 94

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 12, 2024

And the battle with the state over Tribal sovereignty and our rights has always been recognized by the federal government; it’s only the state government that’s not recognizing our sovereignty. So our land, our languages, our kinship systems, our governances were forced out of us.”

Nonprofit governance and management 84

Nonprofit governance and management Culture Governance Public and Social Policy 84

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

MARCH 20, 2018

I’m working on a new two-part webinar series for late April on building an organizational culture that supports your communications work. . I’m using a basic definition of culture: The shared assumptions, values, beliefs, attitudes, and standards that govern how people behave. Or you can email me directly. .

Culture 47

Culture Communication Nonprofit governance and management Governance 47