NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 25, 2025

Sometimes lost in the conversation are intermediaries like private foundations and donor-advised funds (DAFs). But this tendency is, fortunately, not universal—and some foundations and DAFs are stepping up. In 2024, the foundation awarded roughly $353 million in grants. All told, these grantmaking groups steward an estimated $1.7

Public and Social Policy 117

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Policies such as redlining , as highlighted in Richard Rothsteins The Color of Law , created entrenched housing inequities. In 1951, the groups came together to create the United Housing Foundation. Partnerships with state and local governments, foundations, and impact investors are essential to overcome this barrier.

Nonprofit governance and management 104

Nonprofit governance and management Manufacturing Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 104

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Social cooperatives are a prime example of how cooperative values are rehumanizing social care by restoring the social and interpersonal relations that are its foundation. 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.

Public and Social Policy 115

Public and Social Policy Healthcare Nonprofit governance and management Health 115

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

APRIL 18, 2025

Trust is the foundation of donor relationships, volunteer engagement, and community impact. Example: Annual Data Privacy Reviews A community health nonprofit reviews its data privacy policies annually to ensure compliance with updated laws and best practices, reinforcing trust with their community. Its everything.

Public and Social Policy 130

Public and Social Policy Ethics Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Leadership 130

The Charity CFO

JANUARY 8, 2025

At MCEA, their mission to use law and science to protect Minnesota’s environment and the health of its people serves as a crucial touchstone. For example, when working on a recent bill to achieve 100% clean energy by 2040, MCEA’s role was to ensure the legal language matched the intent of the law.

Leadership 52

Leadership Environmental Law Finance 52

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Collaborative ) as your foundation. Legal compliance to remain aware of and abide by applicable AI laws and regulations. Your organization can prevent many of these risks and maximize these solutions’ benefits by committing to use AI responsibly. Its tenets include: Privacy and security to protect personal and sensitive data.

Healthcare 130

Healthcare Fundraising Fundraising Nonprofit Leadership 130

The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Foundations and universities have often been targeted for not just their large endowments but also for support of controversial topics and opinions. The Council on Foundations, Independent Sector and the National Council of Nonprofits together issued a strongly-word denunciation of Section 4 of H.R.9495 Vice President-elect J.D.

Universities 116

Universities Foundations Finance Law 116

Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Make the first week of January your secret weaponwhile others are easing into the year, youll be making meaningful connections, reigniting leads, and setting the foundation for a standout 2025. The most recent issue of the Engage for Good newsletter points to this page on cause marketing law resources. Warm Regards, Jamie 2.

Law 130

Law Marketing Marketing Values 130

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 14, 2025

Currently, almost everything is legally locked down by US copyright law, but only entertainment corporations and a few thousand celebrity artists meaningfully benefit. The Copyright Trap The idea of copyright is usually framed as protection: Copyright laws protect creators from having their work stolen or manipulated.

Culture 93

Culture Altruism and Helping Law Non-Profits 93

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 3, 2025

To ensure mutualism thrives in the next generation, communities need laws, regulations, practices, and capital markets that encourage solidarity and investment outside of any given silo. Foundation PRIs are ideally suited to mutualist organizations that need to grow because they provide below-market loans. million children.

Nonprofit governance and management 125

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Insurance Social Enterprise 125

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 19, 2025

Thompson, Twin Pines Cooperative Foundation There is an accessible alternative to a lifetime of high rent payments to landlords: limited-equity housing cooperatives (LEHCs). Laws and regulations supporting LEHCs vary from state to state and country to country. Reprinted here with permission (CC-BY-NC 4.0).

Construction 77

Construction Law Governance Finance 77

Blue Avocado

JULY 8, 2025

Many organizations rely heavily on foundation grants and government funding, which — while essential — are often unpredictable and come with restrictive guidelines. Randi Sunshine from Learning Rights Law Center Funding Day-to-Day Operations Funding day-to-day operations is one of the biggest struggles our small nonprofit has.

Nonprofit governance and management 88

Nonprofit governance and management Recruitment Ethics Nonprofits 88

The Charity CFO

OCTOBER 28, 2024

By understanding these risks and implementing best practices, nonprofit organizations can create a strong foundation for success and avoid potentially costly mistakes. Misclassification can result in hefty penalties, including back taxes and fines from both the IRS and Department of Labor. And subscribe to the Youtube channel here.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 59

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Candid

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Those responsibilities range from ensuring the safety and well-being of foundation and grantee staff working in difficult environments, protecting the privacy of grantees and program participants, and creating a culture of safeguarding within an organization to prevent harm from occurring in the first place.

Philanthropy 95

Philanthropy Culture Law Collaborations 95

Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 17, 2025

When done right, they can give supporters those warm and fuzzy feelings that are the foundation of donor retention. Your country or state laws may require you to include different information here. These give you a solid foundation, but its the personal touch you add that will make your receipts really stand out.

Charitable Contribution 98

Charitable Contribution Values Retention Technology 98

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 16, 2025

While guardianship laws are often presented as tools for compassionate interventions, as implemented they frequently result in forced confinement in institutional settings in which patients may lack access to adequate care, housing options, or genuine recovery-oriented services.

Public and Social Policy 102

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management Medical 102

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

APRIL 1, 2025

While laws and penalties exist to encourage insurance coverage, they often fail to address the root causesfinancial hardship, lack of awareness, and systemic barriers. Nonprofits like the HealthWell Foundation and NeedyMeds offer financial aid to cover medical expenses, prescriptions, and rehabilitation.

Insurance 52

Insurance Medical Healthcare Law 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 9, 2025

In September 2024, two months before the American public voted Republicans into control of every branch of the US national government, that question was definitively answered at a private, non-political gathering of philanthropic foundation executives and their communications officers. billion goal. million times.

Homelessness 116

Homelessness Poverty Foundations Law 116

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 2, 2025

While the DAF sponsorship industry started small with community foundations, it exploded after the IRS approved public charity status for Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund in 1991, Vanguard Charitable Endowment in 1997, and Schwab Charitable Fund (now DAFgiving360™) in 1999.

Public and Nonprofit Management 69

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Philanthropy Foundations 69

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Tenant mobilizations that enhance resident protections, rights, and due process—when combined with rent or affordability controls (where authorized by state law)—create a profit crisis for landlords. The strategy to capture and convert the rental housing sector into social housing is already in motion.

Public and Social Policy 131

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 131

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 8, 2025

Unlike big commercial banks, most public banks (and all California public banks under state law) will be nonprofits and use their earnings from loan interest and fees to reinvest in local economies and large-scale community-wide projects. While not yet prevalent in the United States, public banking is common globally.

Nonprofit governance and management 128

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance Finance 128

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 11, 2025

For example, Horizon 2045s legal strategies initiative is an interdisciplinary exercise in borrowing from, replicating, and integrating tactics from international environmental and humanitarian law to shrink the space in which the nuclear weapons complex can legally operate.

Agriculture 69

Agriculture Environmental Civil Society Collaborations 69

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 28, 2025

This four-part liberatory leadership series includes our definition and broad understanding of liberatory leadership, the foundation of liberatory leadership through our exploration of leadership and race, our learnings on holding space for and with liberatory leaders, and a guide to practical applications of liberatory leadership.

Leadership 78

Leadership Collaborations Foundations Law 78

The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Democratic backsliding and restrictive laws will pose challenges to nonprofits operations and the safety of their beneficiaries. They are increasingly a vector attack, used as pathways for bad actors to get into government or foundation information technology (IT) systems. What does this mean for civil society in the coming year?

Civil Society 92

Civil Society Disaster Relief Ethics Technology 92

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

JUNE 3, 2025

Georges Foundation Marianne Oleson , Operations Director, EXPO (Ex-incarcerated People Organizing) of Wisconsin Guided by Expert Facilitator: Dr. Allison Quintanilla Plattsmier Aprils CNP Professional Track cohort is led by Dr.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 130

Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit Leadership Organizational Development Leadership 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

These are justly built on a foundation of extractive practices on the part of power holders who were using different forms of leadership that caused harm. Understand that trust is the foundation of progress. Our mission and vision have remained substantively the same over time, but our activities have changed considerably.

Public and Social Policy 94

Public and Social Policy Food Leadership Health 94

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 18, 2025

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Nonprofit Administration and Development 147

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Moreover, the reliance on AI-driven tools has contributed to the militarization of police forces, which further alienates communities and distances law enforcement from community-based approaches.15 You Can Opt Out, accessed November 13, 2024, www.ajl.org /campaigns/fly. 2 (Summer 2024): 2642.

Public and Social Policy 81

Public and Social Policy Health Environmental Ethics 81

Anedot

APRIL 29, 2025

Engaging corporations and foundations, family and community philanthropies, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations, and service groups. Donations from corporations and foundations contributes significantly towards this goal. The position manages the Corporate and Community Partnerships Manager.

Public and Nonprofit Management 52

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Insurance Foundations 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 22, 2025

The US Senate and the House of Representatives approved by narrow margins on July 17 and 18, 2025, a law that claws back federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Once President Donald Trump signs it into law, the US$9 billion rescissions package will withdraw $1.1

Law 52

Law Governance Foundations Nonprofits 52

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 3, 2025

An executive order (14238)calls for reducing the CDFI Fundto the minimum presence and function required by law. This article draws on research for a forthcoming report commissioned by the Economic Opportunity Coalition , a partnership of businesses managed by the Rockefeller Foundation.

Finance 85

Finance Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management 85

The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Foundational efforts in these areas are underway. The White House has proposed an AI Bill of Rights , and in March 2024, the European Parliament passed the world’s first comprehensive AI law, the Artificial Intelligence Act. Exceptions to these rules are permitted for law enforcement purposes.

Civil Society 105

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Ethics Public and Nonprofit Management 105

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 8, 2025

It’s no wonder 80 percent of disabled workers believe remote options would be “essential or very important” when hunting for a new job, according to a report by the Work Foundation in the United Kingdom. Other findings from the Century Foundation suggest that women and mothers have been more likely to take on jobs with telework.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits Children 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 22, 2025

Business Foundations Government Nonprofits & NGOs Social Enterprise Solutions Advocacy, Funding, Leadership, etc. Arts & Culture Cities Civic Engagement Economic Development Education Energy Environment Food Health Human Rights Security Social Services Water & Sanitation Sectors Government, Nonprofit, Business, etc.

Public and Social Policy 52

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 5, 2025

Because large foundations often struggle to reach nascent, emerging groups and are reticent to fund tenant organizing at scale, intermediaries play a critical role in supporting the tenant movement.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 110

Nonprofit Administration and Development Philanthropy Urban development Non-Profits 110

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 5, 2025

Cancer research in the United States doesnt rely on a single institution or funding streamits a complex ecosystem made up of interdependent parts: academia, pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology startups, federal agencies, and private foundations. When one falters, the whole system becomes vulnerable. Their giving also fluctuates.

Governance 63

Governance Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 63

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 14, 2025

Image Credit: Katelyn Perry on unsplash Through executive orders , regulatory rollbacks , and court fights , the Trump administration is not only dismantling civil rights protections it is turning the laws written to protect marginalized groups into tools of oppression. Their purpose has never been colorblind neutrality it has been justice.

Law 131

Law Nonprofit Administration and Development Governance Philanthropy 131