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Building an Economic Case for Policy Changes

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

Why Economics is your friend as a nonprofit advocate By Kevin Dean, President & CEO Tennessee Nonprofit Network Last year, at a conference out of town, I shared coffee with an old friend as she recounted her incredible public policy journey. But when advocating for policy changes, appealing solely to emotions might not be enough.

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India’s Philanthropy Spending Grows, Development Goals Elusive

The NonProfit Times

Despite the robust annual increases, however, the current total falls short of the 13% of GDP analysts at NITI Aayog, an Indian government public policy think tank, believe is necessary for the country to meet its commitment to achieving 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

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A $500 Million Pledge to Support Local News

NonProfit Quarterly

The philanthropic sector recognizes the need to strengthen American democracy and is beginning to see that progress on every other issue, from education and healthcare to criminal justice reform and climate change, is dependent on the public’s understanding of the facts.” It’s a call to action for philanthropy to step up.”

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Legislative Tracker - Health & Human Services

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

Please note that Tennessee Nonprofit Network monitors all bills that impact nonprofits and the communities they serve, but we only take positions on issues impacting the entire nonprofit sector and align with our public policy agenda. Want to take action on a bill below? Find your legislators here. Did we miss any important bills?

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BIPOC Leadership Challenges: 26 Tips To Increase Accessibility Across The Nonprofit Sector

Bloomerang

we all know nonprofits rely on a combination of government grants, philanthropic donations, and earned income to support their operations. Educational challenges faced by inner-city communities in the U.S. There are many challenges that inner-city communities in the United States face when it comes to education.

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Facial Recognition Technology’s Enduring Threat to Civil Liberties

NonProfit Quarterly

A 2019 report from a government study found “false positives to be between 2 and 5 times higher in women than men.” Education Due to the unprecedented and tragic number of school shootings in the United States, schools have found themselves under enormous pressure to address issues of school safety and security.

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Lessons From the Failures of Covax

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Having helped lead the management office for COVAX Delivery, I present lessons learned from the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines—the largest public health intervention in human history—to better prepare for and mobilize responses to the future.