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The Promise and the Power of Social Cooperatives

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Getty Images on iStock The democratization of social care realigns the roles of state and civil society within a larger framework of social and political transformation. The SABSA healthcare cooperative is one of over 11,000 enterprises in the province of Quebec’s distinctive social economy. “We

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Policies for Housing With Heart

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Such forms of living, however, have huge economic and social costs, as over-stressed and under-supported parents must attend to their children and aging parents from their isolated apartments or homes. That means transforming the zoning regulations, financial structures, and social patterns that separated them, just over a century ago.

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Guarding Trust: Overlooked Factors That Protect Your Nonprofit’s Reputation

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

While many organizations focus on public relations and fundraising strategies, smaller, often overlooked factors can significantly shape how your nonprofit is perceived. Regular updates through newsletters, social media, and community meetings create a culture of transparency, ensuring supporters feel included and engaged.

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Nonprofit Legal Compliance in an Unfriendly Political Environment

NonProfit Quarterly

Its board actions might be reversed because they were not taken pursuant to the organizations bylaws or applicable corporate laws. Ensure activities are operated consistent with all applicable laws , including Section 501c3 of the Internal Revenue Code and any licensing, registration, zoning, and contractual requirements.

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How to Restore Community Economies: Reestablishing the Right to Associate

NonProfit Quarterly

Decades of policy changes, however, often under the radar, today inhibit many diverse kinds of association. [We Public policy needs to facilitate large-scale financing for mutualist enterprises—organizations like cooperatives , employee-ownership trusts , and mutual insurance companies. This must be rectified.

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Why Guardianship Reform Is a Civil Rights Imperative

NonProfit Quarterly

A new report by the Massachusetts Guardianship Policy Institute indicates that an estimated 3,000 to 4,000 “unbefriended” or “unrepresented, at-risk” individuals in my home state “face significant risks to their health, safety, and well-being due to decisional incapacity and a lack of financial or social resources.”

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Sharing Meals

Stanford Social Innovation Review

In contrast to systems like energy, transportation, or health care, where expertise is more well defined, food expertise tends to be irrefutable, requiring no advanced degree or professional experience. Finally, imagine the food scraps left over in these community members’ kitchens.