NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 20, 2022

How does the field of public health—given its role in making decisions that impact entire populations—define ethics? How can it be used to advance health equity and social justice? Chan School of Public Health. Nancy Krieger , a professor of social epidemiology at Harvard T.H. But why is this approach necessary?

Ethics 97

Ethics Health Public and Social Policy Values 97

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The Right to Be Free from Environmental Harm The Deep South Center for Environmental Justice (DSCEJ) works toward equity and justice in environmental, energy, and climate policies. Human health is closely tied to these water systems as they provide drinking water, monitor groundwater usage, and divert or drain flood water.

Public and Social Policy 97

Public and Social Policy Environmental Energy Health 97

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 12, 2024

The Risk of Lower-Income Work “The lower you are in [an] income group, your exposure increases,” said Sunil Dahiya, an analyst at the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air , explaining that oftentimes people with lower incomes work outdoors, which increases their risk.

Nonprofit governance and management 107

Nonprofit governance and management Health Governance Public and Nonprofit Management 107

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

There’s a disparity in access to cooling,” Dr. Elizabeth Gillespie of Denver Health told Colorado Public Radio during a heat wave in 2023. “I Rising sea temperatures also contribute to the severity of storms because the warm oceans emit more moisture and, in turn, energy. But all those measures still cost money.

Poverty 107

Poverty Energy Health Manufacturing 107

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Time is of the essence: If countries are left to tackle clean energy transition policies in isolation, there is a real risk of having to reinvent the wheel multiple times, dramatically slowing down the world’s climate progress. Because energy systems are interconnected, our solutions must be as well.

Public and Social Policy 104

Public and Social Policy Energy Nonprofit Administration and Development Collaborations 104

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 23, 2023

By Dai Ellis & Oliver Sabot Snatched from the jaws of defeat, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) will hasten the transition of key markets—for energy, vehicles, cement, and more—toward “greener” technologies. To understand what is possible, we can look to the field of global health. degrees Celsius.

Finance 84

Finance Health Governance Manufacturing 84

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 122

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development Governance 122

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 9, 2023

Image Credit: Daniel Mingook Kim on unsplash.com Two major problems confront California’s energy policy. Second, California’s energy laws and business models are rooted in injustice. These two major problems are perfectly illustrated in the passage of Net Energy Metering 3.0, But that’s not what’s happening now.

Public and Social Policy 80

Public and Social Policy Energy Environmental Non-Profits 80

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The youth alleged that Montana’s “ fossil fuel-based state energy system ” contributes to climate change and is therefore a violation of their constitutional right to a safe environment. Youth Leaders What’s behind the surge in young people taking governments to court to sue over climate inaction and destruction? The court agreed.

Environmental 113

Environmental Governance Law Energy 113

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Shortly after release of the 2019 report, youth from 150 countries came together for a global demonstration to protest the inaction of governments across the world on climate change. Tribal governments can access such funds to reduce air pollution. For example, it sets aside $2.85 However, the act creates ways to connect incentives.

Nonprofit governance and management 87

Nonprofit governance and management Environmental Governance Energy 87

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Then, we’ve been trying to compare the information given by the federal government and the one been given by the Puerto Rico government, which was usually different in terms of the amount of money. The US government and FEMA recently changed the recovery process in Puerto Rico. The wording, the categories of the information.

Governance 128

Governance Disaster Relief Foundations Philanthropy 128

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 22, 2023

BIPOC organizers envisioned how EJ could live and thrive in government planning to meet climate goals. Mostly, we had to turn the White heads of agencies and governments to look at the California we knew: over 50 percent people of color. 8 Well, that all turned around with EJ organizing. BIPOC are the majority of our state.

Environmental 80

Environmental Public and Social Policy Energy Law 80

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 30, 2023

According to Indigenous rights and environmental groups, these activities have had a detrimental effect on the social and health outlooks of the Yanomami people. In 1992, the Tanzanian government allowed the same corporation to take 4,000 hectares of land, which 50,000 Maasai people called home.

Environmental 93

Environmental Governance Energy Construction 93

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 4, 2024

First, democratic funds like Seed Commons, 4 Ujima Fund, 5 and the Just Transition Integrated Capital Fund gave us a new model for how communities could steward and govern capital together. The passage of the THRIVE Act prioritized renewable, environmentally sound, ethically sourced energy production, from development to deployment.

Public and Social Policy 104

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Taxation 104

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Much of the workforce today, from blue-collar workers in factories to electricians, plumbers, educators, and health care providers, depends on problem-solving and real-time decision-making. It is crucial, however, that the renewed energy of organized labor is channeled in the right way.

Public and Social Policy 125

Public and Social Policy Technology Civil Society Production 125

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The health and safety implications of such a transition are also huge. But the cost benefits of electric buses, which include energy incentives and savings for school districts operators, are well documented. United States , was filed in 2015 against the US government. This is especially true for cash-strapped school districts.

Children 97

Children Health Law Energy 97

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

MARCH 18, 2024

Show how the current situation leads to long-term expenses for government programs. Project the Economic Benefits of Your Policy: Cost-Savings Analysis: Show how your policy will save the government money. For example, research the impact of inadequate early childhood education on future crime rates and incarceration costs.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Public Policy Healthcare Governance 52

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 7, 2023

There are also opportunities to advance equity and establish more community-responsive co-governance in the process. Because public dollars often have extensive reporting requirements, CTC feared that accepting these funds might invite financial instability and divert energy from existing programs.

Governance 71

Governance Community Development Collaborations Environmental 71

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The central thesis I operate with is that the more we learn to love ourselves and to express this love in our relationships with one another, the greater the health, vitality, authentic care, and wellbeing we will all experience. A central aspect of cultivating this love I am speaking of—in the way that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Activism 100

Activism Health Psychology Political Science 100

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 15, 2023

The BPRA would create a public energy option in New York by expanding the ability of the New York Power Authority, the state’s public utility, to finance, build, and operate affordable, reliable renewable energy. Last week, the Build Public Renewables Act passed in the New York State Senate.

Energy 95

Energy Non-Profits Poverty Environmental 95

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Many times, government and nonprofit representatives had come to Starleen’s Summit Lake neighborhood and indicated that things were going to improve, but not much ever came of it. “My My first thought was, ‘Here we go. A bunch of professionals are coming in to tell us what they are going to do,’” said Saulsberry.

Public and Social Policy 139

Public and Social Policy Construction Community Development Governance 139

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 14, 2023

Multiple generations of residents in Del Norte County have now suffered from widespread childhood obesity, low educational achievement, high teen drinking rates, poor health outcomes, and other social problems linked to high rates of trauma, unemployment, and poverty.

Nonprofit governance and management 93

Nonprofit governance and management Health Collaborations Foundations 93

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

When the legendary physician and advocate Paul Farmer unexpectedly passed away at the age of 62 in February, he was called a hero , a visionary , and a global health giant. ” This notion extends to many other fields of leadership in business, government, and the nonprofit sectors. “Beware the iron cage of rationality.”

Nonprofit Leadership 84

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Medical Nonprofit governance and management 84

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

Taking on issues from housing segregation to mental health services to sustainable transportation in their contract fights, these workers are showing that labor power is key to fighting for climate justice in communities. As both public-sector and care workers, teachers are essential to society’s functioning.

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Education Education Environmental 124

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 12, 2023

But at the EconCon conference held in Washington, DC, in June, hosted by the Omidyar Network and a dozen nonprofit think tanks, speakers offered a far broader definition of public power— namely, the power of government to act on behalf of the public. Why focus on “public power”? But the power of industrial policy extends further.

Public and Social Policy 75

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Insurance Public and Nonprofit Management 75

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 5, 2024

to Corpus Christi, Texas—a flood- and hurricane-prone region with deep pockets of poverty, poor health and economic and racial inequities.” have serious health and safety hazards, such as gas leaks, damaged plumbing, and poor heating. Compounding the regional inequities of climate change, the American South needs housing.

Construction 62

Construction Poverty Environmental Governance 62

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Vincent Bevins: The book takes as its starting point something for which I think there’s ample evidence: there is quite a lot of energy and desire around the world to change the global system that we inhabit. If the question is not of desire, energy, or will, then perhaps the question is about tactics. RR: Let’s talk about media.

Governance 102

Governance Civil Society Homelessness Energy 102

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 30, 2023

In particular, we are racing to substitute one energy-generating technology (combustion) and the natural resources on which it depends for others while ignoring ecological and social consequences. Take nickel, a key component of EV batteries as it increases energy storage and mileage per charge. history,” awarding more than $13.8

Manufacturing 90

Manufacturing Environmental Energy Governance 90

Candid

DECEMBER 10, 2021

million for clinical effectiveness research (CER) studies aimed at improving care for adults and children across a range of health conditions. The grants will fund nine new CER studies, including three focused on telehealth and mobile health strategies. public health system. Grants totaling $23.5 December 8, 2021. Read more.

Public and Nonprofit Management 52

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Health Medical 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 25, 2023

By Trevor Zimmer In May, the COVID-19 national public health emergency officially ended. But the COVID-19 pandemic will not be the last novel infectious disease in our lifetimes, and climate change will be a threat to human and planetary health without equal.

Public and Social Policy 78

Public and Social Policy Manufacturing Health Finance 78

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 15, 2023

Governments representing deeply indebted nations are often unable to invest in health care, education, and other services, which, in turn, threatens their very political survival. For instance, some governments may perceive the imposition of environmental commitments as an infringement on their sovereignty.

Public and Social Policy 76

Public and Social Policy Environmental Governance Civil Society 76

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 7, 2023

Robert Shmerling at Harvard Health, the United States “scores poorly on many key health measures, including life expectancy, preventable hospital admissions, suicide, and maternal mortality.” Yet even analysis by race and income fails to get at the underlying cause of disparities in our health system.

Leadership 65

Leadership Healthcare Health Medical 65

Fundraising Leadership

APRIL 14, 2023

At the recent Catalyst 2023 conference, ( L to R) Rikia Birindelli-Fayne, interim Executive director, corporate engagement EMEA, Catalyst; Jennifer Kingston, principal head of DEI, Edward Jones; Dr. Kulleni Gebreyes, principal HC Consulting, and Health & Equity Institute leader at Deloitte. billion in benefits to its communities.

Culture 52

Culture Race and Ethnicity Health Manufacturing 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 24, 2024

After spending years investing in programmatic work to address energy issues—but not seeing the progress they had hoped for—the Foundation founded the RE-AMP network to build systems capacities, such as systems thinking and planning, working groups to coordinate efforts, technologies to share information, media support, and expanded resources.

Civil Society 94

Civil Society Energy Collaborations Leadership 94

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 17, 2023

They create a suite of environmental problems: from high carbon emissions as trees and soils burn; to public health emergencies when wildfires hit towns and smoke affects distant cities; to water contamination compounding regional drought. Modern land management practices such as fire suppression and logging make forests likelier to burn.

Public and Social Policy 82

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Environmental 82

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. And guarantees are much less common in other fields, such as community-focused renewable energy.

Community Development 76

Community Development Finance Energy Nonprofit governance and management 76

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Two years ago, Raymond Foxworth of First Nations noted in NPQ that “Native people have long held a worldview that connects human and community health to the health of land and the environment. Treasury Department’s Allocations of Funding for Tribal Governments under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 , Policy Brief No.

Nonprofit governance and management 133

Nonprofit governance and management Poverty Environmental Food 133