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Economic Justice: Nonprofit Leaders Speak Out

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Yuet Lam-Tsang Editors’ note: This article is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2023 issue, “Movement Economies: Making Our Vision a Collective Reality.” W hat would a nonprofit sector that pursued economic justice look like? The other five work for nonprofit intermediary organizations. Two of them—Dr.

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Recognizing the Full Spectrum of Black Women’s Views on Homeownership Is Key to Progress

NonProfit Quarterly

The legal scholar who developed the concept of intersectionality, Kimberlé Crenshaw, explains the limitations of viewing oppression using an “either/or” view instead of a “yes, and.”. Specifically, policymakers do not consider Black women living in poverty when developing programs that help people purchase and retain ownership of a home.

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How to Start a Volunteer Program: 12 Steps for Success

Bloomerang

Has your nonprofit identified an unaddressed need within your community? Volunteers provide nonprofits with the on-the-ground support they need to further their missions, whether that means helping to build homes, providing meals for food-insecure families, mentoring local youths, or cleaning up trash at local parks.

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Collaboration Across Social Boundaries: A Practical Guide

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Bringing the discovery to market through a startup company is an exhilarating but intimidating prospect, as the scientist has no private sector experience. An entrepreneur hoping to market affordable solar finds it necessary to collaborate with architects, materials scientists, and roofing contractors.

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Impact Investing Can’t Deliver by Chasing Market Returns

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Jim Bildner In 2012, more than a decade ago, in response to a growing wave of impact investing obsession, Kevin Starr warned that impact investing was doomed to fail: “Few solutions that meet the fundamental needs of the poor will get you your money back,” he observed, and “overcoming market failure requires subsidy.”

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Supporting Diverse Entrepreneurs for Climate Justice

Stanford Social Innovation Review

New commercial and development opportunities need to reach the communities most impacted by climate change. The Global Financial Markets Association estimates that achieving a just transition will require between $3 and $5 trillion each year for the next 30 years. Cutting Food Waste Emissions.

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[VIDEO] Building a Better Grants Strategy Post-COVID

Bloomerang

And I operate a grants and fundraising consulting business, and we support nonprofits all over the country, started off primarily with those in the DMV area but it’s expanded since then. So really just trying to see how nonprofits have managed and how you’ve really been able to thrive. . And nonprofits are no exception.