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The Next 4 Years: Tapping Into Nonprofit Expertise

The NonProfit Times

What isn’t widely seen by the public is how no matter which party is in power the sector must often follow the elected around cleaning up the government’s mess like the guy at the circus who carries a shovel and follows the elephants. Just a side comment on general failings of the nonprofit sector. Where did all the fervor go?

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From Policy to Power: Centering People by Supporting Tenant Unions

NonProfit Quarterly

This could mean a slumlord of one building, or a private equity firm that owns multiple buildings in one city, or even Project-Based Section 8 buildings, under the control of HUD (the US Department of Housing and Urban Development). A tenant union can be neighborhood- or citywide, across multiple landlords.

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How the State of the People Power Tour Is Building Power and Amplifying Black Voices

NonProfit Quarterly

Seven of the tours 10 stops are in states that are disproportionately impacted by regressive policies, such as voter suppression laws and the refusal of state governments to expand Medicaid , even though more than half of Black and Latine children rely on Medicaid or the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) for their healthcare coverage.

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How the Climate Crisis Impacts People Who Are Unhoused

NonProfit Quarterly

Thinking Beyond Shelters What can nonprofit organizations and other groups do to help? Working to create or promote awareness and information assistance systems is certainly a place where nonprofits can step in. Working to create or promote awareness and information assistance systems is certainly a place where nonprofits can step in.

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Federal Workers Are Organizing for Democracy—from the Inside Out

NonProfit Quarterly

In the face of a relentless effort to dismantle the federal government from within, a new movement is taking shape—led not by politicians or pundits but by federal workers themselves. And we will work together to create the conditions necessary to build a government that serves the public good. That message has reverberated.

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How States Can Link Up to Support Human Rights

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Morgan Lane on iStock How can nonprofit leaders and movement activists effectively respond to Trump 2.0, The incoming Trump administration also aims to limit federal agency power regarding social welfare. Defending against police state weaponization is imperative.

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Supporting nonprofit and mission-driven affordable housing providers 

Candid

Critical to building and preserving more affordable homes are nonprofit and mission-driven housing providers. But it has always been precarious, relying on a combination of government funding and razor-thin operating margins. How will shifts in government funding affect affordable housing? How did we get here?