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How to Interrupt the Public Funds to Private Profits Pipeline: A California Story

NonProfit Quarterly

This happens daily when local governments park public funds in banks. Public funds amounting to billions of dollars are turned into private profits for services using your assets. The Peoples Money for the Peoples Needs What difference could a public bank make? It turns out, quite a lot.

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

NonProfit Quarterly

Politicians are influenced by money as much as or, frankly, often much more than votes, and public policy is the product of calculating trade-offs between the two. The hub will educate and guide tenants to manage or own their own housing and support various resident and community governance structures.

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Countering Criminalization: The Vital Role of Organizing Against Homelessness

NonProfit Quarterly

And homelessness is rising. A recent US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) report identified 771,000 homeless people in January 2024, a record number that was 18 percent higher than the previous year, which in turn marked a 12 percent increase over 2022. Homelessness is being criminalized, observes Theoharis.

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Resiliency Strategies for Nonprofits in Times of Political and Financial Instability

NonProfit Quarterly

The email informed the nonprofits, which provide critical intervention services for family, domestic, and dating violence, that the grant orientation was canceled, effective immediately with no reason given, and that the government office had been instructed to refrain from public speaking engagements, including communication with the nonprofits.

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Using data to make LGBTQ+ elders and their needs visible 

Candid

What public policies are needed to address the unmet needs of our constituents? What gaps exist in government data collection on LGBTQ+ aging that is leading to gaps in policy protections and services?

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Elevating Voter Engagement: A Partnership Between AZ Impact For Good and Nonprofit VOTE

Non Profitvote

Laurie Liles, the Chief Public Policy Officer, shares insights into this impactful collaboration and its significance in empowering communities through active participation in the electoral process. In partnership with Nonprofit VOTE, AZ Impact For Good amplifies its mission by promoting voter engagement across the state.

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BIPOC Leadership Challenges: 26 Tips To Increase Accessibility Across The Nonprofit Sector

Bloomerang

we all know nonprofits rely on a combination of government grants, philanthropic donations, and earned income to support their operations. Participate in public policy debates and advocacy efforts that affect underserved communities, and represent the interests and concerns of those communities.