MNA Association

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Written by Jim Bennet, MNA Board of Directors and Montana Community Foundation Gift Planning Officer As we approach the end of 2023, many estate planning professionals are preparing for 2025 in earnest, as potential estate tax changes loom on the horizon.

Law 52

Law Agriculture Public and Nonprofit Management Fundraising 52

Bloomerang

AUGUST 4, 2023

— Want to Say No Dear Want to Say No, There are two principles at play here, and you’re wise to recognize them: The value of being donor-centric, and The value of conducting due diligence to protect your charity and the donor. If you have a local law firm that specializes in nonprofit law, this is a place to start.

Law 81

Law Insurance Environmental Finance 81

Candid

MAY 9, 2023

For every $100 foundations give to an Ivy League school, how many dollars do you think foundations give to a historically Black college and university (HBCU)? In fact, for every $100 foundations gave to the average Ivy League, they gave 56 cents to the average HBCU. HBCUs have long played a pivotal role in the United States.

Philanthropy 131

Philanthropy Education Education Universities 131

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 11, 2023

For the DEI industry to achieve its foundational goals, it must shift its focus away from profitability and toward acknowledging and dismantling White supremacy. These laws—these milestones of progress—are the scaffolding for the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion industry that we know today.

Public and Social Policy 137

Public and Social Policy Non-Profits Law Values 137

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The rules governing the attraction of wealth to wealth are not laws of nature, nor are they immutable. But the rules governing the attraction of wealth to wealth are not laws of nature, nor are they immutable. When the wealthy establish foundations and contribute money to these foundations, they receive tax benefits.

Public and Social Policy 84

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public Policy 84

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 3, 2023

ICWA, a federal law, was enacted to protect the best interests of Native American children and to promote the stability and security of Native tribes and families. That law was upheld in June by the US Supreme Court in a 7–2 decision in the case of Haaland v. ICWA, in short, remains the law of the land.

Children 90

Children Public and Social Policy Law Culture 90

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 6, 2023

That’s because hip-hop culture embraces the principle of “ sankofa ,” valuing the importance of going back to a community after becoming successful and bringing others along. The cultural value of sankofa is why hip-hop artists who understand their communities’ assets and needs often return to reinvest in them.

Philanthropy 110

Philanthropy Culture Foundations Collaborations 110

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The Value of Resident-Owned Communities (ROCs) Opportunities for landlord exploitation of manufactured housing residents remain high….There State and local governments can…pass laws…extending a right of first refusal to the residents to match any competing offers to buy the land. The short answer: it is—through resident land ownership.

Manufacturing 103

Manufacturing Finance Nonprofit governance and management Law 103

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

By Nick Hart & Jason Saul One of the great—if largely unsung—bipartisan congressional acts of recent history was the passage in 2018 of the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act. The "data" that we make available to the public is of little value to discerning what works. Is the government doing that? For example, the U.S.

Public and Social Policy 128

Public and Social Policy Governance Finance Law 128

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Many we spoke with pointed out the obvious tension of the endowment corpus—95 percent of most foundations’ wealth is invested rather than distributed in grants. Below, we share how each of the components of repair might look for philanthropy and how one particular funder, the Bush Foundation, is trying to live into the cycle.

Philanthropy 145

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Culture Foundations 145

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2023

Taylor and Molly Blondell surveyed over 30,000 environmental and public health grants distributed by 220 foundations, which awarded approximately $4.9 How Location Affects the Foundation-to-Grantee Pipeline Most foundations are located on the coasts of the United States—mainly in New York and California.

Environmental 82

Environmental Foundations Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management 82

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Hazen Foundation provided funding for CYC to engage youth and community stakeholder voices in the transition process, leading to the creation of a transition committee that consisted of three board members, three staff, and three youth representatives of CYC’s foster youth membership. The Edward W.

Leadership 76

Leadership Organizational Development Foundations Values 76

NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 7, 2023

” Emily Naranjo, Senior Manager, Value Based Programs, Florida Blue “As a woman professional of color who grew up with a single mother in a low-income household, I am excited to be a part of this initiative to promote inclusivity on nonprofit boards. It is my duty to use the skills and talents I have to give back.

Nonprofit governance and management 246

Nonprofit governance and management Participation and motivation Public and Nonprofit Management Race and Ethnicity 246

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 20, 2021

While I always recommend you let donors know you are not in the business of offering professional legal or financial advice, and they should consult with their own advisors, this doesn’t mean you can’t inform people about changes in the law. Remember this: Fundraising is a value-for-value exchange. You can do better. Final Note.

Philanthropy 111

Philanthropy Law Charitable Contribution Values 111

The Charity CFO

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Nonprofits must raise the money to pay rent and salaries while keeping the lights on, just like a grocery store or a law office. In fact, government grants provide up to 10x more money to nonprofits than private foundation grants (see below). Private Foundation Grants. The nonprofit will never owe that capital gains tax either.

Nonprofit governance and management 98

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Meanwhile, state legislatures controlled by Republicans have passed dozens of new laws to make voting more difficult, especially in majority communities of color. ” Philanthropists and foundations have responded since 2021 with robust funding for organizations and initiatives to fortify our democratic infrastructure.

Philanthropy 111

Philanthropy Law Public and Social Policy Foundations 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Casey Foundation. Casey Foundation’s mission is to create a brighter future for America’s children, young people, and families. While the foundation’s mission covers much more than just housing, it cannot achieve this mission without helping to ensure families have safe, stable, and affordable housing.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Foundations 126

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 29, 2023

That question was at the heart of a recent talk by Dean Spade, a mutual-aid theorist and activist named a Freedom Scholar last year by the Marguerite Casey Foundation. One example is the Underground Railroad, which helped an estimated 100,000 Black Americans free themselves from enslavement and operated completely outside the law.

Medical 107

Medical Universities Nonprofits Culture 107

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

This organizing wave taught Louisville food activists the value of persistent, deep organization and informed co-op organizing as people began to gather at kitchen tables, public libraries, and churches in 2015. Such donations by foundations are not common. But that, Dallum said, would have left power with the foundation.

Food 100

Food Construction Public and Social Policy Governance 100

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 5, 2024

percent of the population, China has enacted more than 60 laws and regulations aimed at safeguarding the rights of individuals with disabilities, encompassing those with visual, auditory, linguistic, physical, intellectual, psychological, and multiple disabilities. China is no exception to this global issue.

Nonprofit governance and management 119

Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 119

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 24, 2024

While communities in Merced and Long Beach both used “uniform complaint procedures” to hold their districts accountable for violations of laws or regulation, their capacities were different. The Garfield Foundation offers a different example of how networks with capacity achieve systems change that evades individual groups.

Civil Society 133

Civil Society Energy Collaborations Leadership 133

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Interning at the Sustainable Economies Law Center in Oakland, I got a bird’s-eye view of the cooperative ecosystem and what cooperatives could do. Understanding that preexisting relationships are key to sustaining Black-led cooperatives, I first enlisted the friends I had made during law school. Photo courtesy of Repaired Nations.

Law 84

Law Public and Social Policy Associations Organizational Development 84

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Impact investing, on the other hand, wasn’t coined until 2007 when the Rockefeller Foundation, along with other philanthropists, investors, and entrepreneurs, put a name to investments made with the intention of generating measurable social impact alongside a financial return. Sorry, but the US didn’t catch on until 2011.).

Environmental 140

Environmental Finance Governance Law 140

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 9, 2024

At around the same time that study was released, the Washington Area Women’s Foundation published a study of 36 Black women leaders’ experiences in the Washington, DC, area nonprofit sector. She has worked at several large institutions, possibly in labor, large national nonprofits, or well-endowed foundations.

Race and Ethnicity 118

Race and Ethnicity Health Nonprofit governance and management Philanthropy 118

Fundraising Leadership

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

” “I wear my values on my sleeve,” said Lerner. “It It is not easy to live your values in business. But they are not values if you only practice them when they are convenient. Insight earned a perfect scores on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation corporate equality index. You have to do it when it’s tough.”

Leadership 52

Leadership Philanthropy Retail Education 52

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 22, 2023

Image Credit: Anders Norrback Bornholm on unsplash.com In a report published last year for Just Futures , an investment advisory firm that seeks to encourage “values-based investing,” Anand Jahi indicates that the amount of money invested on Wall Street totals $71.4 trillion to $8.4 trillion to $66.6 Is ESG investing collapsing? Not at all.

Nonprofit governance and management 84

Nonprofit governance and management Non-Profits Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management 84

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 1, 2023

She is also the curator and founder of Betti Ono Foundation. It requires bold reassessments of form, new metrics or models of profitability, and concepts of growth that center thriving in our missions, values, and purpose. East Bay PREC purchased Esther’s for $1.5 million and plans to invest another $3.4

Culture 96

Culture Retail Community Development Collaborations 96

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Historically, Black people have been dispossessed of land in the United States through enslavement, violence ( including lynching ), and discriminatory laws and practices. A restorative relationship with land affirms land’s intrinsic value, including its healing properties and its capacity to shelter, feed, and support life of all kinds.

Governance 121

Governance Agriculture Food Production 121

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 9, 2023

Second, California’s energy laws and business models are rooted in injustice. Efficiency and Economic Optimization Are Not Our Gods In addition to the red herring of the cost-shift debate, the utility playbook is rife with technocratic economic optimizations prioritizing efficiency as a governing value over equity.

Public and Social Policy 81

Public and Social Policy Energy Environmental Non-Profits 81

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 8, 2024

Similarly, 51 percent of POC leaders cite lack of access to foundations as a challenge compared to 41 percent of white leaders. Today’s nonprofit boards recognize the value of Black and brown leaders who understand dominant cultural norms, are adept at code-switching, and are outcomes-driven and eager for accountability. million (9.6

Nonprofit governance and management 124

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Leadership Non-Profits 124

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Barriers to health care coverage and the failure of insurance providers to pay for abortion even when required by law is a product of our nation’s history of sexism, racism, and discrimination. Barriers to Abortion Persist All Throughout Our Nation. Abortion deserts, too, persist even in states where access is legally protected.

Health 111

Health Philanthropy Governance Insurance 111

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Given the exponential growth in data, governance offers the management rigor necessary to minimize risk and maximize value as data traverses systems and users. In essence, data governance is not merely a compliance checkbox but a strategic initiative capable of creating substantial value for organizations. million (IBM).

Governance 52

Governance Production Technology Management 52

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The designation, awarded to a place for having cultural, scientific, historical, or other significance, protects the location under the law. World Heritage sites belong to all the peoples of the world,” according to UNESCO, “irrespective of the territory on which they are located.”

Culture 110

Culture Construction Law Universities 110

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

By Andrew Chunilall The original purpose of philanthropy can be traced back to a question posed by Scottish-American industrialist Andrew Carnegie in his 1889 article “ The Gospel of Wealth ”: “What is the proper mode of administering wealth after the laws upon which civilization is founded have thrown it into the hands of the few?”

Philanthropy 59

Philanthropy Foundations Governance Social Enterprise 59

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

While the National Center for Employee Ownership defines employee ownership as “any arrangement in which a company’s employees own shares in their company or the right to the value of shares in their company,” in a worker cooperative, ownership means not just sharing profits, but having a direct voice and vote in the workplace.

Public and Social Policy 92

Public and Social Policy Finance Governance Culture 92

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 11, 2023

At the Rippel Foundation, we are part of a broad movement to change this. With support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and others, we developed the vital conditions framework. BeWellPBC in Palm Beach County, FL, offers a second example of the value of this approach. She knew others likely faced similar gaps.

Health 69

Health Public and Social Policy Leadership Collaborations 69

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 21, 2023

We do this by offering support to Tribes through four key pillars, built upon a strong and deep foundation of Native American cultural values: Technical Assistance & Project Finance, Energy Policy & Government Relations, Workforce Development, Education & Training, and Events & Information. and Catherine T.

Philanthropy 80

Philanthropy Nonprofit Administration and Development Energy Nonprofit governance and management 80