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The Jackson Water Crisis, the Complexity of Environmental Racism

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Jacob Wackerhausen on istock.com The ongoing water crisis in Jackson, MS, is about the lack of access to clean water and the way a community’s health and wellbeing are impacted when this vital resource is unavailable, but there are other crucial factors at play.

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How Private Equity Is Swallowing Up Health Care—And What to Do About It

NonProfit Quarterly

Understanding the role private equity is playing in health care is critical; only then can we begin to design solutions to the healthcare system that center public and community ownership. In 2021, that number was $206 billion, as reported by Kaiser Health News —enough to purchase 1,400 hospitals and other healthcare firms.

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We Must Be Founders

Stanford Social Innovation Review

We need to reimagine our laws, regulations, customs, and institutions. Historically, for example, Black public health leaders in Pittsburgh created Freedom House Ambulance Services after being neglected by police-staffed ambulances. Piecemeal responses will be chipped away, from administration to administration.

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Fighting for Cleaner Air in East Boston

NonProfit Quarterly

We are demanding equal protection and equal enforcement of environmental laws and regulations. Class, race, and ethnicity are key determinants of exposure to pollution and other environmental hazards, with working-class people and BIPOC folks disproportionately exposed relative to affluent White people.

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Taking Steps Toward Disability Inclusion in China

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The UN Disability and Development Report 2018 reveals that individuals with disabilities face fundamental challenges in nearly all aspects of life, including employment, health care, and education. Members also integrate the B Impact Assessment as a guideline to enhance the company’s social and environmental performance.

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Wells Are Running Dry in Rural Communities of Color. Is a Fix in Sight?

NonProfit Quarterly

Rural communities of color were historically excluded from being annexed into cities with utility services, a phenomenon known as “ municipal underbounding ,” said Camille Pannu, an associate clinical professor at Columbia Law School who has studied water access issues in California. In 2017, the USDA helped to fund a $2.1

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100+ Fundraising Tasks for Your Nonprofit’s Board

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Many nonprofit organizations struggle to engage their board members with fundraising, especially the act of asking another person for money. Offer to support the development director, development committee, board chair, or ED in their fundraising tasks. Show up at fundraising events and help before, during, and after with tasks.