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Laying the Groundwork for Government-Led Poverty Reduction

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The US federal administration slashed 83 percent of foreign assistance programs during its first six weeks in office earlier this year, while European governments have redirected huge amounts of aid to defense spending. NGOs can adapt by prioritizing partnerships with the governments of low-income countries.

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Sprouts Foundation to Award $3M in Grants to Nonprofits Focused on Health and Wellness

NonProfit PRO

hide(); }});--> The Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation announced the launch of its 2025 Grants Program, with $3 million in funding available to support local organizations that advance nutrition education, nutrition access and wellness for children and adults in the communities where Sprouts operates. addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

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A Political Roadmap to Social Housing: How Do We Win?

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Roman Kraft on Unsplash It’s becoming increasingly hard to find a housing justice organizer who hasn’t been to Vienna or extolled the virtues of its social housing sector, and wants to do something similar in the United States. What is Social Housing? What’s harder to find is a political strategy to achieve as much.

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How Nonprofits Can Navigate Political Engagement and Maintain Public Trust

NonProfit Quarterly

Additionally, the Johnson Amendment helps safeguard public trust in 501c3 organizations. To allow otherwise would lead to a loss of public confidence in the charitable sector and contribute to a polarized society shaped by dark money in elections funneled through charities. See Regan v.

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5 Reasons Many Nonprofits Fail to Reach Their Highest Potential

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Building an Economy with Purpose: The Transformative Potential of Baby Bonds

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Curated Lifestyle on Unsplash This article introduces a three-part series— Building Wealth for the Next Generation: The Promise of Baby Bonds —a co-production of NPQ and the Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy at The New School for Social Research in New York City. This series will explore that central question.

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The Promise and the Power of Social Cooperatives

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Getty Images on iStock The democratization of social care realigns the roles of state and civil society within a larger framework of social and political transformation. John Restakis, Civilizing the State In response to neoliberal efforts to roll back state social service provision, a new type of social care has emerged.