NonProfit Leadership Center

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

After studying finance in college and then receiving her law degree from Florida State University, Erin practiced law for 13 years — first as in-house counsel for a multi-family housing company, then in private practice at a law firm, and finally as a prosecutor at the state attorney’s office.

Nonprofit governance and management 98

Nonprofit governance and management Law Universities Leadership 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

However, virtually none of the financing the global community has marshaled to fight climate change is directed toward them, and they feature in almost no high-level policy conversations about climate priorities. Despite the clear case for supporting them, smallholders are virtually excluded from global climate finance and policy.

Philanthropy 110

Philanthropy Agriculture Finance Poverty 110

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2024

Image credit: Christian Ouellet on istock.com Financing challenges often stymie nonprofits. The lack of access to financing [meant that the grant] nearly destroyed the organization. An ally had reached out separately to Seed Commons , a cooperative network of funds that finance worker cooperatives across the United States.

Finance 117

Finance Non-Profits Collaborations Public and Nonprofit Management 117

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 20, 2022

In that time, ESG integration has been enshrined in thousands of pension fund and asset manager ESG policies, while regulations such as the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) now require the practice of financial market participants. Work with governments. Revisit your range of ESG Funds.

Public and Social Policy 99

Public and Social Policy Finance Governance Participation and motivation 99

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Entering HLTH (pronounced “health”), an annual conference focused on the business of health—from healthcare startups to government agencies and insurance companies—feels as overwhelming as healthcare itself. We’re not talking about our financing system. Image Credit: Andrea De Santis on unsplash.com. And we’ve got to get there.

Health 106

Health Public and Social Policy Healthcare Finance 106

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 5, 2023

billion across social, health care, and education in 2021, while government spending in the same areas was approximately 25 times more. billion (about $1 billion) in 2020, while government spending was SGD 36.6 billion (about $1 billion) in 2020, while government spending was SGD 36.6

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Governance Philanthropy Poverty 105

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 21, 2023

Without access to quality childcare, many parents cannot work full time and become trapped in a cycle of poverty. Our initial focus was on counties with poverty and unemployment rates that exceeded statewide averages. All are coached through the licensing process and learn how to secure financing.

Curriculum and Teaching 101

Curriculum and Teaching Finance Children Recruitment 101

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 18, 2024

Nearly one in five home healthcare aides lives in poverty. Companies like Wellthy use AI to offer customized care coordination tools and support, and companies like Carefull use advanced AI and machine learning techniques to detect fraud and enable adult children to manage the daily finances of their aging loved ones.

Curriculum and Teaching 101

Curriculum and Teaching Healthcare Civil Society Technology 101

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 Ongoing neglect and isolation led to entrenched, concentrated poverty and a growing distrust of civic leaders. My first thought was, ‘Here we go.

Public and Social Policy 141

Public and Social Policy Construction Community Development Governance 141

Candid

JULY 2, 2021

Announced at the Generation Equality Forum convened by UN Women and co-hosted by the governments of Mexico and France, the Gates Foundation's commitment will focus on three areas: women's economic empowerment, health and family planning, and leadership.

Civil Society 91

Civil Society Governance Health Leadership 91

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2022

But the gains of the half century after emancipation were reversed in the following 50 years, as Black people lost land due to fraudulent tactics by government entities, banks, and individuals. Finances started dwindling, and it became more difficult to keep up with the farm’s demands. Here’s one of many stories of Black land loss.

Food 114

Food Agriculture Governance Children 114

The Charity CFO

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Tosha’s experience in mental health services and government contracting roles helped her see the benefit of systems and designs thinking. When the conversation moves towards funding from the federal government, this methodology holds an entirely independent weight. What are some potential unintended consequences? Get the free guide!

Education 52

Education Education Governance Poverty 52

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

DECEMBER 4, 2021

Whether they generate taxable profits or not, depends on whether their activity coincides within the government-approved purpose, such as: Scientific research and development, Education, Consulting, Humanitarian aid, Socially oriented advertising, Human rights protection, Political activity, and not only. Target financing.

Non-Profits 52

Non-Profits Public and Social Policy Fundraising Fundraising 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 9, 2023

By Jonathan Ng & Rob Mills In recent years, the concept of innovative finance has become increasingly popular in the international development community, especially as a way to mobilize more funding to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. Yet there is a limit to applying commercial finance thinking to the development sector.

Finance 99

Finance Production Governance Poverty 99

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 13, 2020

They also worked with the organization’s leadership to craft articles on how Water.org and its partners work to empower people in poverty with safe water to protect and save lives. Water.org helps people get access to safe water and sanitation through affordable financing, such as small loans.

Non-Profits 132

Non-Profits Civil Society Health Poverty 132

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

percent poverty rate (as of 2001). Similarly, CORE, the East Los Angeles effort, has the backing of a CDFI, Genesis LA , which was able to access $10 million in New Markets Tax Credits to help finance the acquisition of four properties. Purchasing land was, in a sense, the easiest step. Ownership is through a limited liability company.

Public and Nonprofit Management 103

Public and Nonprofit Management Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Poverty 103

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 11, 2023

The next Google or Facebook has yet to emerge from places plagued by chronic poverty, and even when a high-tech sector sets foot in low-income regions, it often exacerbates income inequality. Yet, these attempts have not significantly reverted economic decline.

Entrepreneurship 126

Entrepreneurship Collaborations Finance Food 126

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 3, 2023

Indeed, the creative process can be particularly useful in contexts of poverty and hardship, where it can be difficult for people to think beyond their immediate opportunities and constraints, and imagine alternative futures. The 2010 documentary Waste Land offers a good example. Contacts and collaborative opportunities.

Leadership 98

Leadership Public and Social Policy Environmental Culture 98

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 29, 2023

Spade questions whether this method can achieve liberatory ends, arguing against the idea that change will occur if a “nonprofit report shows that poverty is bad, or cops are racist.” Movement Financing Dilemmas So, back to Spade’s question on whether social movement activists should get paid.

Medical 117

Medical Universities Nonprofits Culture 117

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

A minority of nonprofits have more than six months of cash in reserve, according to reports like the Nonprofit Finance Fund’s State of the Sector ; many have less than three months of operating reserves on hand. We requested this knowing that operating reserve initiatives worked best when they were championed and governed by the board.

Nonprofit governance and management 120

Nonprofit governance and management Health Nonprofits Leadership 120

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

In Cape Town, there was a modern apartment, a car, and a job in high-end finance. Poverty is not about the absence of material possessions. Poverty is about people not knowing or owning their choices.” The local government school was a completely collapsed mud structure. We didn’t do that.

Children 76

Children Leadership Poverty Education 76

Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Consider whether your community has a wide range of potential giving sources willing to help out, including individual donors , corporate sponsors, foundations, and government agencies. Examples CARE Mission statement: CARE works around the globe to save lives, defeat poverty, and achieve social justice. of the overall workforce.

Public and Social Policy 80

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Charitable Organizations 80

Getting Attention

MARCH 9, 2015

Business Development Manager Nonprofit Finance Fund (New York, NY). Investigative Journalist & Marketing/ Communications Specialist Better Government Association (Chicago, IL). Marketing Strategist The Southern Poverty Law Center (Montgomery, AL). Associate Project Editor Appalachian Mountain Club (Boston, MA).

Communication 65

Communication Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Associations 65

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 21, 2023

In late 2021, a small Zimbabwean community-based organization, Score Against Poverty (SCORE), with help from the Canadian government, decided to test out a different approach. We also trained the local staff on ways to harvest data and report, especially finances to meet the needs of the donor.

Culture 52

Culture Agriculture Values Health 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 17, 2022

As the United Nations highlights, eradicating poverty is the greatest global challenge and an absolute requirement for sustainable development. To achieve this, more businesses need to join with the government and civil society to actively confront inequality, poverty, and climate change together. A Tyranny of Tradeoffs.

Agriculture 99

Agriculture Civil Society Poverty Environmental 99

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 2, 2023

Specifically, we propose using federal tax credits, combined with Medicare and Medicaid dollars, to restructure the ownership and financing of the nursing care industry. 2012) and demonstrate the failure of government regulations to rein in abuses (Coskun 2022; Silver-Greenberg and Gebeloff 2021). We flesh out each below.

Public and Social Policy 100

Public and Social Policy Non-Profits Finance Nonprofit governance and management 100

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 3, 2023

On its website, ILSR maintains a set of maps showing the overlay of poverty and store location in multiple metropolitan areas. As Smith observes in a related study , “health conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and obesity are strongly linked to poverty and reliance on cheap, low-quality food.” DeKalb County is not unique.

Retail 131

Retail Food Law Governance 131

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Other lead organizations include a domestic-violence survivor support nonprofit, a city government, an affordable housing developer, and a school district. This system requires the state government to honor and respect the expertise of those who live and lead in each community. Public officials do not know best.

Health 120

Health Race and Ethnicity Food Children 120

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

­­ A 1983 US government study documenting the placement of hazardous waste landfills in low-income and Black communities was one of the first studies to highlight the intersection of environmental issues and racial inequity. To date, it has worked with more than 250 entrepreneurs, who have raised more than $9 billion in financing.

Energy 98

Energy Finance Environmental Food 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 17, 2022

All sectors have a role to play in achieving climate justice, but it’s fair to say that compared to government and civil society, business is late in addressing the challenge and is in fact frequently called out as part of the problem. Why Climate Justice Matters to Business.

Civil Society 84

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Energy 84

Nonprofit Fixer

AUGUST 8, 2023

There is a good chance that most people you know share your values (wanting a clean environment, equality, and an end to disease and poverty) so asking them to donate to a cause is giving them an opportunity to create the world they want to see. Excuse 8: “I joined the board to lend my skills, expertise, and governance only.”

Fundraising 98

Fundraising Fundraising Nonprofit governance and management Governance 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 27, 2022

For example: Community organizers in San Juan, Puerto Rico , persuaded legislators to establish a community land trust to prevent resort developers from grabbing land from low-income residents who must evacuate so the government can dredge a polluted waterway that floods when it rains.

Public and Social Policy 96

Public and Social Policy Energy Manufacturing Environmental 96

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The harms that Black women face in our housing market are the result of decisions made by the government and real estate industry to segregate housing markets, setting the stage for corporations to profit off Black women’s pain. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor describes as “racist exclusion [giving] way to predatory inclusion.”

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Governance Law Insurance 132

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Often, the very same nonprofit that is advocating for social justice policy may pay its own workers poverty-level wages. What would it take to fully fund the human capital, governance, and advocacy costs of nonprofits? Obviously, the only entity with the assets and power structure to move this needle is the national government.

Public and Social Policy 129

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty 129

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 16, 2024

The interview that follows explores the history of the Clayborn Temple, the project to restore it, and the vision of Troutman and her colleagues to use the temple as a hub for developing a community-based economy in Memphis that i s Black-owned, Black-governed, and which sustains a thriving culture rooted in the Black imagination.

Governance 131

Governance Culture Construction Community Development 131

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The program includes classroom training in business development, finance, governance, democratic decision-making, and participatory management. Based on the pioneering work of Green Worker Cooperatives in the Bronx, our Academy is a key building block of our approach to cooperative development.

Non-Profits 136

Non-Profits Food Environmental Associations 136

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. But decades of austerity and the corporatization of public institutions have shifted the ethos of government agencies.

Energy 116

Energy Non-Profits Poverty Environmental 116