NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Yet the quest for health equity has been stymied. The lack of meaningful health equity progress is due to business-as-usual approaches and interventions focused on getting quick results—which are often temporary, weak, and ineffective. While urgent services are necessary, they can never advance enduring health equity and wellbeing.

Health 75

Health Public and Social Policy Leadership Collaborations 75

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

I was born in Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) and started working in public health there as a clinical psychologist. I was responsible for mental health in what was, at the time, one of the world’s poorest countries. There I was, talking to parents about lead poisoning, doing what we do so readily in public health: telling people what to do.

Health 112

Health Race and Ethnicity Food Children 112

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 16, 2023

The federal government officially ended the public health emergency on May 11, 2023. For some, the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency is a relief. Addressing Ableism in Policy Development In the early days of 2020, the federal government’s response to the pandemic included announcing a public health emergency.

Health 136

Health Public and Social Policy Healthcare Nonprofit Administration and Development 136

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

JULY 8, 2023

Sherry Rout, our new Director of Government Relations and Public Policy, will be a key player in mobilizing nonprofits across the state We’re excited to welcome Sherry Rout, our new Director of Government Relations and Public Policy! What’s one thing people might not know about you? I am an avid tent camper!

Public Policy 64

Public Policy Governance Political Science Law 64

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

In vibrant and thriving communities, people have the power and resources to realize their vision of health and well-being. The importance of housing as a social determinant of health has been well-documented by researchers and philanthropies alike. By Stacey Barbas , Kate McLaughlin , Jessica Mulcahy & Vedette R.

Health 93

Health Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Philanthropy 93

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Image credit: Jacob Wackerhausen on istock.com The ongoing water crisis in Jackson, MS, is about the lack of access to clean water and the way a community’s health and wellbeing are impacted when this vital resource is unavailable, but there are other crucial factors at play.

Environmental 94

Environmental Health Poverty Governance 94

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

JULY 8, 2023

Sherry Rout, our new Director of Government Relations and Public Policy, will be a key player in mobilizing nonprofits across the state We’re excited to welcome Sherry Rout, our new Director of Government Relations and Public Policy! What’s one thing people might not know about you? I am an avid tent camper!

Public Policy 52

Public Policy Governance Political Science Law 52

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The War on Drugs Is Personal The War on Drugs has been a half-century-long, concerted, militarized campaign led by the US government to enforce prohibitions on the importation, manufacture, use, sale, and distribution of substances deemed to be illegal, advancing a punitive rather than a public health approach to drug use.

Public and Social Policy 117

Public and Social Policy Law Psychology Poverty 117

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 26, 2023

The restaurant workers’ victory is just one example of how co-governance—that is, governing arrangements in which local authorities cede partial decision-making power to community residents and community-based groups—is making a difference in cities across the country. But then something different occurred.

Nonprofit governance and management 100

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public and Nonprofit Management Law 100

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

These networks, led primarily by women, operate outside of the established medical world and the law to create access to abortion even in states where abortions have become effectively, if not literally, illegal. The existence of these networks has been reported by various news organizations. to establish their own companion networks.

Medical 99

Medical Law Health Governance 99

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Moseley, the university’s president who has since been put on paid administrative leave as an outside law firm investigates the abuse claims. As she prepared to enter the academic workforce herself, she did so with the knowledge that for many Black women, climbing the leadership ladder in academia can be at a cost to their mental health.

Universities 95

Universities Health Leadership Culture 95

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 21, 2023

A new social contract —that is, a structural change in the relationship of the public to the government, the 1930s New Deal being the quintessential US example—seemed to just maybe be at hand. None made it into law. Free community college? New federal support for affordable housing? Build Back Better, Minnesota Style?

Public and Social Policy 86

Public and Social Policy Law Governance Construction 86

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Planning Beyond Pragmatism PowerSwitch Action was born out of collaborations between labor unions and community organizations channeling their combined strengths to oppose real estate developers, banks, big-box retailers, and other corporate influences in local governance and economic development.

Public Policy 133

Public Policy Governance Non-Profits Law 133

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The Brookings Institution, a nonprofit whose mission is to conduct nonpartisan research to improve policy and governance, recently released a report, Understanding Democratic Decline in the United States , which attempts to provide a framework to understand and at least begin to quantify the nation’s “democratic decline.”

Civil Society 66

Civil Society Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Social Policy Governance 66

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 3, 2023

As Mitchell, Smith, and Holmberg point out, this is illegal price discrimination—a violation of the Robinson-Patman Act of 1936 , a New Deal-era antitrust law, but it is also very common given lax antitrust enforcement. Dollar stores also negatively impact public health. What is the impact of dollar store expansion on communities?

Retail 124

Retail Food Law Governance 124

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

In total, more than a dozen law enforcement officials were waiting, undercover or in hiding, to surprise the Roberts family. No humane government would have turned to forcible and violent arrest to punish a family like the Robertses for trying to survive and stay together.” Prosecutors indicated they would seek jail time.

Homelessness 104

Homelessness Law Public Policy Public and Nonprofit Management 104

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Most obviously, funders working in specific issue areas—climate, health, education, or in my case, democracy—can work to support efforts downstream to prepare government and civil society in their respective sectors to take advantage of the opportunities and mitigate the risks of AI on their specific areas of concern.

Civil Society 86

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 86

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 20, 2023

While the title of the book might belie the scope of inquiry, Dunning makes the case that using nonprofits as a “tool for addressing urban problems” has led to a form of “urban governance” that uses private organizations to fulfill public, democratic rights. And over time, private foundations emerged and issued grants in a similar way.

Public and Social Policy 108

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Poverty Governance 108

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Because, as I said before, we often think of family separations as this historical artifact rather than thinking of them as a continuum that the government has used to maintain the oppression of Black families. So, what we see is this rapid rise of mandatory reporting laws concurrent with horrific violence happening to Black Americans.

Children 135

Children Poverty Law Public and Social Policy 135

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 7, 2023

Image Credit: edgeeffectmedia.com on unsplash.com Leah Rothstein has been a consultant to nonprofit housing developers, local government, and private firms. Recently, with her father Richard Rothstein, she coauthored a book called Just Action: How to Challenge Segregation Enacted Under the Color of Law.

Law 90

Law Governance Nonprofit Administration and Development Poverty 90

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

A New Court Tactic The youth were represented by Our Children’s Trust, a nonprofit law firm. As NPQ reported in May 2023, “young people and environmental groups are increasingly turning to the courts as a means of indicting governments and corporations for their role in exacerbating the problem” of climate change.

Environmental 117

Environmental Governance Law Energy 117

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 13, 2023

We are demanding equal protection and equal enforcement of environmental laws and regulations. Prioritizing East Boston’s Air Health One of the biggest air polluters in East Boston is Logan Airport, where drivers often idle, their fumes poisoning the surrounding area. We also need our government agencies to protect us.

Race and Ethnicity 110

Race and Ethnicity Health Environmental Children 110

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The people making economic decisions today—in government, on Wall Street, in corporate boardrooms, and indeed in Silicon Valley—overwhelmingly look the same as they have since their creation, with virtually no racial, gender, or economic diversity.

Technology 92

Technology Law Non-Profits Governance 92

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

In 1996, Democratic President Bill Clinton signed welfare reform into law , which ended the entitlement to cash aid and introduced time-limited benefits tied to work requirements. Breaking these laws could mean fines, arrest, or sentences—forcing them back into unpaid labor on plantations.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Poverty Law Children 132

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Monitor Legislation that Impacts Your Nonprofit and the Communities you serve Nonprofits must be legislative watchdogs for three key reasons: Impact awareness: New laws affect funding, operations, and beneficiary eligibility. Staying informed prevents blindsided disruptions.

Education 52

Education Education Public and Social Policy Law 52

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

While popular narratives suggest that Black people lack wealth because of individual choices, it is the 404 years of collective harm by federal, state, and local governments, private industry, and individuals that has created the wealth gap. No reparations policies have passed into law yet. What is your vision for long-term impact?

Philanthropy 112

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Health 112

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 21, 2023

A 2019 report from a government study found “false positives to be between 2 and 5 times higher in women than men.” Researchers at the ACLU tested Rekognition on headshots of Congress members, which returned 28 incorrect matches.

Public and Social Policy 94

Public and Social Policy Ethics Race and Ethnicity Law 94

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 12, 2023

These militias, funded by both the state of California and the federal government, were paid bounties for the murder of Indigenous people; members of these militias were then eligible to get land from the federal government, effectively receiving land stolen from Native people as payment for killing them.

Governance 121

Governance Agriculture Food Production 121

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Scott served seven years in prison after being arrested on federal drug charges shortly after obtaining his law degree from Louisiana State University in 1994. They don’t want to talk about mental health. He pledged to invest in jobs and training, health and mental wellness, after-school programs, and wraparound services.

Poverty 127

Poverty Health Education Education 127

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

JULY 20, 2023

He practiced law for 17 years specializing in labor relations, employment law, government contracting, and subsequently directed federal and state advocacy for a government relations firm. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, notably as Counsel to the Pension Protection Act conference committee.

Nonprofit governance and management 88

Nonprofit governance and management Organizational Change Public and Nonprofit Management Law 88

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

As the ease of conducting business and technology advanced, fraud increased, prompting the banking sector to want a more conclusive identity verification solution from governments. Initially, KYC regulations simply obliged financial services (banks, brokerage houses, insurance firms, mortgage houses, etc.)

Governance 98

Governance Technology Insurance Law 98

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 16, 2023

It’s completely preventable, at least according to the various experts I spoke to, including veteran coal miners, mine safety experts, and health experts. It also created the Mine Safety Health Administration (MSHA), which is tasked with overseeing the welfare of these workers. It’s not an old man’s disease anymore.

Health 68

Health Governance Law Construction 68

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 4, 2024

First, democratic funds like Seed Commons, 4 Ujima Fund, 5 and the Just Transition Integrated Capital Fund gave us a new model for how communities could steward and govern capital together. These new laws channeled philanthropic assets into municipal bonds and community development loan funds, which stabilized local municipalities.

Public and Social Policy 107

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Taxation 107

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 28, 2024

Meaningful Action for Maternal Advocacy and Safety), which focuses on reproductive justice and maternal health disparities. We might be living in locales where our state and local governments are hostile actors toward policies that Black and Brown folks feel would make their communities better—make their lives better,” she said.

Environmental 120

Environmental Law Governance Health 120

MNA Association

JANUARY 14, 2023

HB2 Part B Health and Human Services HB2 is the monster budget bill which must be passed each session. Part B relates to the Health and Human Services portion of the budget. This concept made it through committee last session but ultimately did not pass on the floor. Please let us know if you have any concerns or suggested edits.

Taxation 52

Taxation Law Charitable Organizations Health 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 18, 2023

This phenomenon, known as futoko, refers to the increasing number of children who don't attend school for more than 30 days due to reasons unrelated to health or finances. Even more concerning is a rising number of juvenile suicides, with 514 deaths recorded in 2022 alone, according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.

Children 91

Children Law Governance Education 91

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 12, 2023

India’s Water Theft Issue Activist Sureshkumar Dhoka undertook a painstaking investigation , filing over one hundred applications under India’s Right to Information (RTI) Act, demanding information from public servants and government authorities about the groundwater in Mumbai. None of them can work. “My The trial has yet to begin.

Law 106

Law Non-Profits Governance Management 106