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We Must Be Founders

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Yet it is precisely at this moment, when democracy is being challenged from all sides, and when the limitations of our nearly 250 years of governing are coming to a breaking point, that we must rise up and fulfill this mandate. Trust in government is at near-record lows because none have yet delivered for all. This work is urgent.

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??How Community-Based Public Space Can Build Civic Trust: Lessons from Akron

NonProfit Quarterly

Many times, government and nonprofit representatives had come to Starleen’s Summit Lake neighborhood and indicated that things were going to improve, but not much ever came of it. “My My first thought was, ‘Here we go. A bunch of professionals are coming in to tell us what they are going to do,’” said Saulsberry.

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When It Comes to Promoting Prosperity, Production Beats Consumption

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Asserting that the poorest people in the world actually represent a huge consumer market—a core concept that has underpinned much of the philanthropic and social innovation universe—not only promised more and better products for the poor, but also greater dignity by being treated as a customer.

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How to Recharge a Nonprofit-Led Affordable Housing Delivery System

NonProfit Quarterly

Elevated mortgage interest rates, rising home prices, and a record-low supply of available homes are impacting local housing markets across the country. This shift disrupted the balance in the housing market that had made homes affordable for many Americans. What’s behind Growing Investor Dominance in Housing?

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“Educational Purposes”: Nonprofit Land as a Vital Site of Struggle

NonProfit Quarterly

After decades of urban disinvestment, many urbanites celebrate these schools as “anchor institutions” to help drive their area’s big comeback or renewal. Given my work, it specifically focuses on university-driven urban development. 39 And interest in these nonprofit land struggles has gone global.

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Tenants Nationwide Call for Social Housing Now!

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Seattle City Council on Wikimedia Commons Across the country, renters and unhoused people are organizing to demand that all levels of government address the nation’s housing crisis. Public housing—directly funded by the government and hence affordable to the lowest income people—is a fundamental cornerstone of social housing.

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Project 2025: What Does It Mean for Racial and Economic Justice?

NonProfit Quarterly

For instance, in the chapter on education (Chapter 11), Lindsey Burke, who directs Heritage’s Center for Education Policy, writes that the “The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, which prioritizes government and public sector work over private sector employment, should be terminated” (354).