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From Band-Aids to Blueprint: How Nonprofits Can Engineer Systems Change through Advocacy and Public Policy

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

By Andrea Hill, Chief program Officer, Tennessee Nonprofit Network Nonprofits are the cornerstones of our communities, tackling complex challenges from education and healthcare to environmental protection and social justice. And yes, the crux of systems change is built on advocacy and public policy.

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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. Nonprofits excel at highlighting the human cost of social issues.

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What is Park Equity?

NonProfit Quarterly

And if approached correctly, increasing equitable green spaces is a form of racial justice and environmental justice. Residents are working to assess the environmental and health burdens associated with former oil drilling sites and other contaminated lands. PSR-LA is going to make that a reality.

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Reimagining the Role of Business in Protecting Biodiversity

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Rajat Panwar , Theresa Lieb , Sarah Federman & Matthew Betts The landscape of corporate environmental responsibility is evolving beyond a focus on climate issues to more holistically account for nature-related risks, such as biodiversity loss. Earth Engine is one example of Google’s environmental tools.

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The Other Maternal Health Crisis: Black Birthing People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing

NonProfit Quarterly

Research Is Advancing Maternal Mental Healthcare In April of 2024, a seminal public health journal, Health Affairs, issued a special edition on perinatal mental health and wellbeing and conducted a related briefing. At its extreme, the mental strife some mothers encounter can lead to substance use disorder, suicide, and infanticide.

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Reconnecting Economics Education with Today’s Global Realities

NonProfit Quarterly

During his remarks, Powell referred to economics as “the science of public policy.” We coordinated through the nonprofit Positive Money , an international network that advocates for changes in the monetary policy of central banks to prioritize climate justice and facilitate a transition away from fossil fuels.

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The Call of Leadership Now: BIPOC Leaders in a Syndemic Era

NonProfit Quarterly

We are living through a syndemic—a time of multiple crises causing seismic economic, political, environmental, technological, and social shifts, which are long from being settled. In 2016, six women of color in the Colorado organizing and social justice movement ecosystem came together and formed Transformative Leadership for Change.