NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 10, 2025

Data controls involve technical measures like encryption and organizational policies to protect data integrity and security. Ensuring data quality is a foundational aspect of effective data sharing, impacting everything from operational efficiency to legal compliance and user trust.

Race and Ethnicity 75

Race and Ethnicity Health Ethics Public and Social Policy 75

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 26, 2025

Meanwhile, dozens of LGBTQ+ nonprofits—including the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the Oakland LGBTQ Community Center—have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal funding for refusing to comply with the administration’s transphobic policies, such as banning the use of terms like “transgender,” “queer,” and “gender identity.”

Public and Social Policy 89

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofits Homelessness 89

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 17, 2025

Emerging technological innovations in healthcare have the potential to transform public health and healthcare delivery systems, making them more efficient, personalized, and accessible. 23 For example, nearly 40 percent of Nigerians live in extreme poverty, 24 while gender inequality remains pervasive.

Health 98

Health Technology Healthcare Medical 98

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Not to be outdone was first buddy South African-born US billionaire Elon Musk, who claimed on social media that the South African government is openly pushing for genocide of White people in South Africa. Kaiser Family Foundation notes that the WHO already has financial challenges. He has also spoken to Musk to clarify the laws terms.

Health 110

Health Public and Social Policy Healthcare Law 110

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 17, 2025

Although public outcry and lawsuits were successful in quashing this initial salvo, the administration has made it clear that it will continue to seek to reduce or eliminate federal funding for nonprofits totaling several hundred billion dollars.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 52

Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Social Enterprise 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 2, 2025

Image credit: Garry Knight “What policy initiatives would I create if I could?” Of course, I hardly expect my preferred policies to be adopted wholesale. As we approach the Fourth of July, I want to propose a policy agenda that will strengthen democracy and give a fair shake to all. But being future-oriented is important.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Law Children Nonprofit Administration and Development 98

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 8, 2025

Image credit: North Atlantic Books, Dimple Abichandani Truth to Power is a regular series of conversations with writers about the promises and pitfalls of movements for social justice. I connected with these young women that were starting the Third Wave Foundation, which is today the Third Wave Fund.

Public and Social Policy 80

Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Governance Foundations 80

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Image credit: Barbara Olsen on Pexels If you want to reduce poverty, cash matters. Springboard to Opportunities —the organization we both work for—began operations in 2013 with the goal to break cycles of generational poverty that are particularly persistent in Black communities. But it is past time to move from programs to policy.

Public and Social Policy 134

Public and Social Policy Poverty Public Policy Governance 134

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

What do community organizing calls for police abolition and recent federal public investments like the American Rescue Plan Act (more popularly known as ARPA) have in common? Public investments like ARPA have reawakened a commitment by politicians to use our dollars to improve access to quality housing, schools, and jobs.

Public and Social Policy 139

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Philanthropy 139

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Ongoing neglect and isolation led to entrenched, concentrated poverty and a growing distrust of civic leaders. That changed when a team from Reimagining the Civic Commons decided to reinvigorate public spaces in Akron’s systemically disinvested neighborhoods, including Summit Lake. The city’s Black business district was devastated.

Public and Social Policy 142

Public and Social Policy Construction Community Development Governance 142

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 5, 2024

Image credit: cottonbro studio on pexels.com Last month, Deepak Bhargava became president of the JPB Foundation, which has over $2.8 It made me attuned as to what it was to feel like you don’t belong and how important it is to create social structures and a culture that is deeply welcoming and inclusive for everybody.

Philanthropy 132

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Ethics 132

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

One is that many foundations, under the guise of philanthropic pluralism , have supported a status quo that has harmed South Africa’s Black majority. Yet despite these challenges, global philanthropy has much to learn from South Africa on democracy, development practice, and social justice. Today, that democracy is fraying.

Philanthropy 97

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Poverty Civil Society 97

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Colclough & Kate Lappin In 2018 in the Netherlands, the public learned that Dutch tax authorities had for years been using an AI-driven system to incorrectly accuse people of committing child welfare fraud. They also show that protecting labor rights is foundational to protecting human and civil rights as well. By Christina J.

Public and Social Policy 144

Public and Social Policy Governance Civil Society Technology 144

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Casey Foundation. They were also more likely to live in units that were overcrowded or contaminated by lead, asbestos, and other environmental hazards within high-poverty, low-opportunity communities. Casey Foundation’s mission is to create a brighter future for America’s children, young people, and families.

Public and Social Policy 127

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Poverty 127

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In this interview with NPQ , The Sentencing Project’s codirector of research, Nazgol Ghandnoosh, discusses the series, particularly the last installment, which examines how mass incarceration deepens inequality and harms public safety. RB: The last installment of the report uplifts how mass incarceration exacerbates poverty.

Public and Social Policy 128

Public and Social Policy Poverty Law Education 128

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

While immigration policies have prioritized high levels of education or family ties—and the political conversation tends to presume a basic scarcity of jobs—critical jobs in construction, agriculture, hospitality, and the care economy, including elderly care, cannot be automated.

Public and Social Policy 144

Public and Social Policy Finance Recruitment Poverty 144

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Having worked in the social sector for a little over a decade, I have firsthand experience with the art and science of getting social impact programs off the ground. In contrast, guaranteed income gives cash to people living below the poverty line or with inconsistent or no income and entails a qualifying process.

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty Nonprofit governance and management 119

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Often, the very same nonprofit that is advocating for social justice policy may pay its own workers poverty-level wages. Nelson Colón of the Puerto Rico Community Foundation, and Clara Miller, president emerita of the Heron Foundation—come from philanthropy. Two of them—Dr.

Public and Social Policy 133

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty 133

Candid

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

It requires a long-term strategy so that an ecosystem of organizations—with specialists in communications, legal support, and policy research—can work together to build a broad base of support. Foundations across California have begun to work together in strategic alliances.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Foundations Poverty Environmental 105

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Image credit: EyeEm Mobile GmbH on iStock This article is the final contribution in a three-part series Building Wealth for the Next Generation: The Promise of Baby Bonds a coproduction of NPQ and the Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy at The New School for Social Research in New York City. Changing state policy is challenging.

Poverty 98

Poverty Public and Social Policy Children Governance 98

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 20, 2023

But I always had a sense of those organizations when I worked there, an internal critique of what kind of social change were we really bringing about. So, I’m humbled that you see your professional trajectory in this book, because many of the questions came from working at the Boston Foundation. It was just so amazing to read it.

Public and Social Policy 106

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public and Nonprofit Management 106

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 6, 2024

A third of the people in this country, nearly 100 million, live below 200 percent of the federal poverty level , where the loss of income from even a short-term illness can be insurmountable. To change peoples’ material reality, however, means rehauling the entire operating system of our democracy, not just tinkering with its policies.

Public and Social Policy 127

Public and Social Policy Governance Nonprofit Administration and Development Poverty 127

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JULY 11, 2016

In addition, many of us spend our time managing the direct relationships that we have painstakingly built up on email, web, and social media platforms with our own direct audiences. Every foundation, nonprofit or research institution, whether it is providing services or shaping policy, is producing knowledge.

Public and Social Policy 101

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Foundations Poverty 101

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Trust in institutions—including philanthropy—began declining dramatically, opening the door for more public critique of foundations and big-dollar donors as elitist, nontransparent, and plutocratic. But even a decade ago, the limitations of what came to be called “ strategic philanthropy ” were evident.

Philanthropy 131

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Governance 131

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

We recommend that in the coming years foundations put the power of their significant resources behind three themes, each with a different kind of transformative potential. ” To do that, organizers must work with champions within government agencies to align resources, practices, and systems to implement hard-fought policy wins.

Public and Social Policy 112

Public and Social Policy Governance Non-Profits Foundations 112

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Built on a foundation of racism, discrimination, and exclusion, with roots stretching back to the birth of this nation, it has been used both intentionally and unintentionally to limit BIPOC living options and life opportunities. Housing Justice Through Policy, Narrative, and Local Change.

Public and Social Policy 120

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Leadership 120

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

BIPOC communities are disproportionately impacted by social inequality, with higher rates of poverty and unemployment. Limited access to networks Limited access to networks and social capital can make it difficult for individuals to connect with others who can help them advance in their careers and succeed in their endeavors.

Leadership 122

Leadership Poverty Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

If families reflect deeply in this moment on their philanthropic purpose, pace, power, and practices, and carefully choose their future path in this rapidly changing world, they will not only expand their impact but can fundamentally change the norms of our entire sector and help catalyze broader social transformation. Many already are.

Philanthropy 131

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Collaborations 131

Getting Attention

JANUARY 25, 2013

Arts Program Associate , Knight Foundation (Miami, FL). Communications and Technology Manager , Association of Small Foundations (Washington DC). Editor/Publications Manager , Migration Policy Institute (Washington DC). Marketing Temp , Foundation Center (New York, NY). Social Media Intern , JBFCS (New York, NY).

Public and Social Policy 69

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Marketing 69

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 2, 2024

He launched the Grameen Bank , and a generation later microfinance—a system of providing small loans to people who otherwise do not have access to conventional banking—has reached every corner of the world, lifting millions out of poverty. Not everything at the symposium centered around policy. Let’s start with the money.

Public and Social Policy 138

Public and Social Policy Finance Nonprofit governance and management Non-Profits 138

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

In 2019, the US Census Bureau also reported that, after adjusting for the cost of essentials such as housing, gas, and electricity, California had the highest level of “functional poverty” of all 50 states, at 18.2 These results created a unique opportunity to advance worker ownership policy.

Public and Social Policy 142

Public and Social Policy Law Poverty Healthcare 142

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 22, 2023

By Sida Ly-Xiong After completing a leadership fellowship program for women of color, a program participant accepted a position as director of citizen engagement and education at a state public health agency in the United States. ” during check-in meetings.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Leadership Health Public and Nonprofit Management 126

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 29, 2024

Such a foundational change will require a concurrent shift in nonprofit institutions, which have evolved alongside the government and market-based economy in the United States. We look at whether we are supporting enabling conditions—like public opinion—to advance a flourishing multiracial democracy.

Nonprofit governance and management 134

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Governance Nonprofits 134

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 16, 2023

People with disabilities are leading policy change, technology development, and workplace evolution. As funders at the Ford Foundation and Borealis Philanthropy, we seek to leverage our positions to advocate for greater support and funding for disabled leaders. But space needs to be made. Hands need to reach out.

Technology 122

Technology Public and Social Policy Governance Leadership 122

Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

However, any new nonprofit needs a strong foundation to thrive. the IRS defines nonprofits as “Organizations that are organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, testing for public safety, literary, educational or other specified purposes.” There are over 1.8 In the U.S., Look into: Your primary audience.

Nonprofit governance and management 110

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Charitable Organizations 110

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 20, 2023

In developing the report, the EPA accepted feedback from the public from October 2021 through March 2022 and conducted nearly a dozen public listening sessions, including one for tribal communities as they are some of the most impacted by lead. No amount of lead is safe in the blood.

Curriculum and Teaching 76

Curriculum and Teaching Children Environmental Public and Social Policy 76

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Edited Transcript: How is investing in power building critical to achieving the foundation’s mission and what lessons and experiences convinced you of the importance of power building? Judith Bell: We have been a social justice funder, really, since our inception 75 years ago. An edited transcript follows below.

Public and Social Policy 91

Public and Social Policy Health Foundations Philanthropy 91