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

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

Moreover, a significant proportion of utility governing boards comprises utility workers and frontline community members. Although established in a more progressive era, when the public interest held more sway, microeconomic and market values have since come to dominate utility governance.

Energy 84

Energy Law Governance Public and Social Policy 84

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

By James Anderson Here’s a new axiom fit for the 21st century: The greater the global challenge, the more likely it is to fall to local governments to fix. Local governments are left bearing the brunt and have, understandably, so far struggled. Or take the ongoing global migration wave.

Nonprofit governance and management 122

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development Governance 122

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 6, 2024

With trillions of dollars under management and major influence within the highest levels of government, these firms hold outsized economic and political power. BlackRock, in particular, wields a large amount of capital in both the US economy and its government. In many ways, BlackRock is a follower of the global economy.”

Management 122

Management Public and Social Policy Governance Universities 122

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 1, 2023

We are witnessing the horrors as the Israeli government is perpetrating them. And certainly, civil society organizations are fundamental to monitoring and educating the public about how the US government is spending our tax dollars. This is likely the first time that genocide has been livestreamed on social media.

Public and Social Policy 145

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Philanthropy Law 145

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 25, 2024

DPI rose to prominence globally during the COVID-19 pandemic enabling digital government-to-person payments through cash transfers. This was the start of the Aadhaar project, which offered a universally accessible ID, a foundational form of digital identification. By 2022, around 1.3

Public and Social Policy 115

Public and Social Policy Governance Agriculture Activism 115

NonProfit Leadership Center

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

when she thinks about the Certificate in Nonprofit Management graduate program at the University of Tampa. Now the capital campaign director at the University of Tampa where she spent 18 months earning this prestigious certificate, you might add the word ‘remarkable’ to Erin’s list when you understand her story.

Nonprofit governance and management 98

Nonprofit governance and management Law Universities Leadership 98

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Candia-Bailey took her life on January 8, 2024, less than nine months after the university announced that she had been appointed to serve as the vice president of student affairs at the Missouri HBCU. In the wake of her death, it was revealed that leading up to her suicide, she had felt depressed and unsupported at work.

Universities 95

Universities Health Leadership Culture 95

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Image credit: LinkedIn Sales Solutions on Unsplash In the wake of the 2023 US Supreme Court decision to strike down affirmative action and amid rising discrimination against Black academics at predominately White institutions (PWIs), renewed attention is being paid to the importance of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

Universities 118

Universities Finance Education Education 118

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 22, 2024

Rosemary Ndubuizu is assistant professor of African American studies at Georgetown University and a volunteer organizer with ONE-DC , based in Washington, DC. What policy changes are needed at the level of the federal government? Amara Enyia is director for policy and research at the Movement for Black Lives , based in Chicago.

Public Policy 121

Public Policy Governance Universities Philanthropy 121

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 24, 2024

In other words, to be eligible for this provision, the borrower must owe more money to the federal government than they originally borrowed. This provision forgives debt accrued by students who enrolled in universities, many of which were for-profit, that failed to provide an adequate education. This means that, sadly, 2.5

Nonprofit Administration and Development 89

Nonprofit Administration and Development Education Education Universities 89

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 PRO

APRIL 17, 2023

The Center for Nonprofits & Philanthropy at Texas A&M University's Bush School of Government & Public Service will host the annual Bank of America Program on Volunteerism on April 19, 2023.

Volunteerism 94

Volunteerism Volunteerism Governance Universities 94

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Collaboration among community members, nonprofit organizations, academic institutions, and local governments allows resources to flow where they’re needed and is a powerful way to help address race and climate inequities. In late 2021, FEMA finally changed that policy that had kept thousands of Black families from accessing aid.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 90

Nonprofit Administration and Development Environmental Universities Governance 90

Philanthropy 2173

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

First and foremost, Donald Trump's campaign has declared it will be " taxing, fining, and suing excessively large private university endowments " to fund its own propaganda-driven alternative university. Now, big private universities don't usually inspire a lot of sympathy, I get that.

Civil Society 91

Civil Society Universities Philanthropy Foundations 91

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The experiment, called Collaborate to Co-Liberate , brought together over 200 practitioners from nearly 90 organizations across the country (and beyond) for 15 months to co-develop ways to build accountable, self-governing, and radically democratic organizations that embody liberatory visions while preserving overall effectiveness.

Leadership 106

Leadership Non-Profits Governance Law 106

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 30, 2024

A subset of funders have started to shift resources into the hands of advocates calling upon the government to undergo a process of redress and repair. This move recognizes the federal government as, in the words of scholars William A. Universities are starting to confront their legacies and ties to slavery.

Philanthropy 122

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Advertising Universities 122

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Advocates must build on the momentum gained through the debt justice struggle by advocating for free college to replace the existing student-funded financing model that limits college access, exacerbates racial wealth inequities, and absolves the government of responsibility for higher education. A movement for free college can change that.

Finance 99

Finance Education Education Governance 99

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 26, 2023

I found myself in the middle of a David and Goliath struggle between the citizens of the town and its biggest economic powerhouse: Yale University. 2 While immersed in organizing, this powerful coalition of residents, university wage-workers, city alders, and students were also reading. 1 That city was New Haven, Connecticut.

Education 84

Education Education Universities Public and Nonprofit Management 84

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

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. We can’t solve it through the other branches of government. Montanans can’t be blamed for changing the climate.”

Environmental 117

Environmental Governance Law Energy 117

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 19, 2023

One, by Kevin Musgrave , a Southeast Missouri State University communications professor cited above, focuses on attempts to fuse economic and religious thought. Conway of Caltech, titled The Big Myth: How American Business Taught Us to Loathe Government and Love the Free Market , examines the role of corporate propaganda.

Public and Social Policy 97

Public and Social Policy Marketing Marketing Governance 97

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Charitable dollars are essential to maintaining a healthy civil society, vital to both nonprofit charities and local governments that depend on these resources to achieve their critical missions. Small charitable gifts increased after the enactment of the temporary universal charitable deduction. billion in charitable giving that year.

Civil Society 98

Civil Society Universities Law Governance 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 7, 2024

Bridging the University-to-Workforce Gender Gap Many academically accomplished women struggle to surpass barriers and achieve top positions and competitive salaries after they graduate from college. Here’s a look at four of them. The majority of these students are women and the first in their families to access higher education.

Nonprofit governance and management 104

Nonprofit governance and management Collaborations Participation and motivation Public and Social Policy 104

NonProfit Leadership Center

JANUARY 26, 2024

Julie Perrelli, CFRE Philanthropy Officer, Suncoast Hospice Foundation Julie is a graduate of the University of Florida. from the University of New England. She holds a master’s degree in nonprofit management from Rutgers University and a bachelor’s degree in social work from Eastern University. Katie Schultz, Ed.D

Nonprofit Leadership 111

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management 111

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

JUNE 8, 2023

Image Credit: Jorm Sangsorn on istock.com Worldwide, civil society—from NGOs to grassroots activist groups to social movements to unions—is being undermined by global conflict, suppressive governments, the erosion of democratic institutions, and the spread of disinformation.

Civil Society 85

Civil Society Governance Law Taxation 85

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

JULY 20, 2023

The Nonprofit Talent Summit, co-presented by Momentum Nonprofit Partners , Christian Brothers University Institute for Leadership Development , and Mid-South Philanthropy Network , is perfect for nonprofit executive directors, board members, HR professionals, COOs, directors, and managers.

Nonprofit governance and management 88

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

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 12, 2024

Often, the homes of lower-income individuals and families aren’t insulated, providing no protection from pollution, noted Somporn Chantara, an associate professor in environmental science at Chiang Mai University. But Archer believes real action will be taken at the government level only when the impetus is created to do so. “If

Nonprofit governance and management 111

Nonprofit governance and management Health Governance Public and Nonprofit Management 111

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. This might include: 1.

Civil Society 86

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 23, 2023

From Experimentation to Diffusion of Urban Innovations The innovative role of dynamic cities has been referred to as government by experiment. Experimentation is particularly important for climate governance, where cities have developed new ideas at an impressive rate. Some small wins even turn into legislation.

Civil Society 91

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Construction Governance 91

Philanthropy 2173

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Today, in the AI battles, Facebook/Meta, IBM and Oracle, along with universities and the National Science Foundation, announced the AI alliance - dedicated to open AI models. For decades it was open source versus corporations. Then Microsoft (closed, proprietary) bought GitHub (most used repository of open source code).

Ethics 52

Ethics Universities Governance Technology 52

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

But child care is more expensive than ever, and the federal government hasn’t done enough to support families, especially working mothers. The federal government must act quickly to preserve and increase funding for child care. Now more than ever, families bear the brunt of the economic burden.

Public and Social Policy 134

Public and Social Policy Children Governance Philanthropy 134

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Xavier served as the lead of the Social Innovation and Philanthropy strategy in the University of Chicago's Office of Civic Engagement, managed multi-million dollar philanthropic portfolios to stimulate employment through the United Way of Metro Chicago, & worked as a nonprofit Director of Development in Chicago’s North Lawndale community.

Public and Social Policy 89

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management 89

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

We looked at spending across the social impact sector; including government , global and domestic philanthropy, and S-themed ESG assets under management; and found that globally we are spending an extraordinary amount of money—roughly $72 trillion annually—making social spending the world’s largest financial market. .”

Public and Social Policy 95

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Universities Governance 95

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

OCTOBER 31, 2023

As well as colleges and universities, the federal government and state governments offer scholarships. However, unlike the former, grants come more often from government agencies, and usually require proof of financial necessity. Need and merit-based scholarship provide free money for recipients. What is a Fellowship?

Governance 52

Governance Universities Foundations Associations 52

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Much of this struggle takes place outside government, but the role of the state is important. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Democracy (OECD)—a group of 41 relatively wealthy nations, including the United States—in 2019, US government spending (federal, state, and local) equaled 38.1

Public and Social Policy 99

Public and Social Policy Governance Poverty Healthcare 99