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Unlikely Advocates: Worker Co-ops, Grassroots Organizing, and Public Policy

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Yuet Lam-Tsang In August 2018, the first legislation explicitly naming worker-owned cooperatives—the Main Street Employee Ownership Act—became United States federal law. When they first trained me to be a home health aide, and I was nervous about the tests, they built up my confidence and had tutoring if I needed help.

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“Educational Purposes”: Nonprofit Land as a Vital Site of Struggle

NonProfit Quarterly

4 Once on Prospect, I was awash in a sea of excitement and activity as over 150 residents, labor activists, students, and onlookers buzzed about, handing out food and water, playing with young children, stewarding informational tables, dancing to the music, and finishing a massive art project that immediately drew my attention.

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PODCAST: Understanding Fundraising & Human Behavior

The Charity CFO

We had a lot of like, you know, law firms that we did stuff for. And, um, as soon as you said that you did this little, uh, gosh, I used to work in the food service industry a long time ago. To know that they’re really into mental health services for children on making something up. That’s right.