NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Social movements must push to (re)claim ownership and control of land and economic resources for ordinary people—not mega-corporations and the wealthy few. Over the past three years, the BCI network has grown to over a dozen co-ops and social justice organizations in DC, Maryland, and Virginia, representing more than 200 regional workers.

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NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 8, 2023

Up to this point, legislation for most worker co-ops was not a priority; federal policy wasn’t even a pipe dream. Public policy wasn’t really a part of our culture. Why Prioritize Public Policy and Advocacy? 6 Engaging in public policy advocacy is not without its dangers. Until it was.

Public Policy 98

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NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 4, 2025

Legal justice, environmental justice, racial and social justice. Michael Roberts (Tlingit), First Nations Development Institute What does justice mean in Native American communities? Those are two of the big questions asked in a new report from the First Nations Development Institute (First Nations). Our voices are invisible.

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Image credit: Drazen Zigic on istock.com Work requirements—or requiring people to find employment in order to access public benefits—force people to prove that they deserve a social safety net. But where did they come from, and why are they still a central part of economic policy today? So, what keeps them alive today?

Public and Social Policy 129

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NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Image: “Refusing to Settle For Less” by Yvonne Coleman Burney/ www.artbyycolemanburney.com Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2024 issue, “Escaping Corporate Capture.” 9 Today, manufacturing is the top industry in the South employing Black men—for Black women, it’s the healthcare industry.

Manufacturing 122

Manufacturing Public and Social Policy Agriculture Law 122

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

“Braver New World” by DALL-E/OpenAI Editors note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine s winter 2024 issue, Health Justice in the Digital Age: Can We Harness AI for Good? It brings healthcare directly to patients, regardless of location, and is a game changer for many.

Health 110

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NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 17, 2023

Image Credit: Adam Wilson on unsplash.com This is the f ifth article from A Green New Deal on the Ground , a series produced with Climate and Community Project, a progressive climate policy think tank developing cutting-edge research at the climate and inequality nexus.

Public and Social Policy 119

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2023

It’s unlike any healthcare appointment you have had , and when it’s time to go , you almost don’t want to leave. We believe that when Black birthing people are centered, healthcare is transformed—and the experience of birth has the power to transform and heal individuals, families, and communities. 8 This was not always the case.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 19, 2023

“RULER OF THE EARTH” BY YUET-LAM TSANG Editors’ note: This article is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2023 issue, “Movement Economies: Making Our Vision a Collective Reality.” How do social movements come to make the language of economic systems change their own? We think it can. We think it can.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 98

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 27, 2023

In today’s tumultuous climate—global political turmoil; emboldened White supremacists; mass gun violence; environmental degradation; pandemics; lack of access to quality, affordable healthcare; and counting—we need leadership that can grapple with the challenges. Movement work is not simply intersectional—it’s chockablock.

Public and Social Policy 111

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NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Image: “Through the Fire” by Yvonne Coleman Burney/ www.artbyycolemanburney.com Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2024 issue, “Escaping Corporate Capture.” So I think that broadening the public sector and having direct community control are some great examples.

Public and Social Policy 124

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Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Monitor Legislation that Impacts Your Nonprofit and the Communities you serve Nonprofits must be legislative watchdogs for three key reasons: Impact awareness: New laws affect funding, operations, and beneficiary eligibility. Nonprofits bring unique perspectives to lawmakers. Nonprofits bring unique perspectives to lawmakers.

Education 52

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iMarketSmart

DECEMBER 5, 2022

7] John Greenhoe relates, “the most successful development officers I have worked with developed a regimented procedure for connecting with new prospects.”. Maybe it’s access to a valuable social network. Pets, cancer, healthcare, and hospice are normally winners.[24]. So does delivering publicity or gratitude.

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NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The recent outbreak in Africa has raised concern due to increased transmission in urban areas, affecting communities with limited access to healthcare. Sierra Leone is one of the countries with such vulnerability, with growing urban areas with limited access to healthcare.

Healthcare 98

Healthcare Public and Social Policy Health Nonprofit Administration and Development 98

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 17, 2025

Image credit: Dall-E by OpenAI Editors note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine s winter 2024 issue, Health Justice in the Digital Age: Can We Harness AI for Good? 7 The lack of robust data systems to track and manage the allocation and utilization of funds across healthcare centers led to inefficiencies and poor accountability.

Health 98

Health Technology Healthcare Medical 98

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 2, 2023

This article is, with publisher permission, adapted from a more extensive journal article, “ A Tax Credit Proposal for Profit Moderation and Social Mission Maximization in Long-Term Residential Care Businesses ” published last year by Nonprofit Policy Forum. Fortunately, existing policy tools can address this.

Public and Social Policy 111

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

For one, the public sector is a large part of the economy. Government also sets the terms for what might be called a social contract —that is, the unofficial economic bargain between the state and its citizens. Yet, even as social movements rise and the old system withers, a new social contract has yet to emerge.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Governance Poverty Healthcare 126

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 12, 2023

Image Credit: Luriko Yamaguchi on pexel.com What is public power? In a word, a large share of public services during the neoliberal era of the past few decades has been outsourced. Why focus on “public power”? In a word, a large share of public services during the neoliberal era of the past few decades has been outsourced.

Public and Social Policy 98

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NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 7, 2024

Image: “ In Deep With No Water” by Yvonne Coleman Burney/ www.artbyycolemanburney.com Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2024 issue, “Escaping Corporate Capture.” 1 Our economic system leaves many if not most of us no choice but to borrow for healthcare, housing, education, and other basic needs.

Public and Social Policy 132

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 28, 2024

Among its seven editors is Dorothy Cilenti, a clinical professor at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health. Dorothy Cilenti: I started out in governmental public health. In 2013, I was awarded funding to start a national Maternal and Child Health Workforce Development center.

Public and Social Policy 105

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NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 16, 2023

The federal government officially ended the public health emergency on May 11, 2023. Even before the PHE status was lifted, some states had already entered the Medicaid “unwinding period,” ending the pandemic-specific policies that allowed continuous coverage for those enrolled.

Health 143

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Over the last year, she had to visit the emergency room at the local hospital three times when she and members of her family developed severe respiratory symptoms. Yet, in our siloed and disease focused healthcare systems, the root causes for poor health and disparities go largely ignored. Elisa isn’t alone.

Health 130

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NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 27, 2025

State of the Movements is a recurring NPQ column dedicated to tracking the pulse of social movements and the solidarity economy in 2025. One group centered around building the solidarity economy itselfthat is, developing cooperatives , community land trusts , and other instruments of democratic ownership of land and business.

Public and Social Policy 99

Public and Social Policy Participation and motivation Insurance Nonprofit Administration and Development 99

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 2, 2025

Image credit: Garry Knight “What policy initiatives would I create if I could?” I’ve worked in and with nonprofits for a long time, including directing one nonprofit, working in another, and consulting with many. I’ve written a monthly newsletter, ZimNotes , on nonprofits for over 30 years. But what can we hope for?

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Law Children Nonprofit Administration and Development 52

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The Right to Be Free from Environmental Harm The Deep South Center for Environmental Justice (DSCEJ) works toward equity and justice in environmental, energy, and climate policies. The Kresge Foundation supports the education and research skills training that has helped develop solutions to severe flood risks in these areas. “As

Public and Social Policy 130

Public and Social Policy Environmental Energy Health 130

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 10, 2025

Image credit: Dall-E by OpenAI Editors note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine s winter 2024 issue, Health Justice in the Digital Age: Can We Harness AI for Good? However, the pressing need for equity as relates to both the tech industry and healthcare makes digital health a very complex challenge.

Race and Ethnicity 75

Race and Ethnicity Health Ethics Public and Social Policy 75

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 20, 2025

Richard Wolff, cofounder of the nonprofit media organization Democracy at Work and professor emeritus of economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, elaborated on the CBO data. A Nonprofit Response Greg Harrell-Edge, the founder and CEO at the nonprofit-network platform ProImpact Project, is fully aware of these facts.

Public and Social Policy 98

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NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 17, 2025

Theyre all nonprofits. To say that many nonprofits would cease to exist without [federal] funding is putting it mildly. Recent executive orders by the Trump administration are touching off fear and uncertainty among nonprofits in Providence and other cities across the country. And theyre under attack.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 52

Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Social Enterprise 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 26, 2025

LGBTQ+ people—especially transgender youth—have been increasingly targeted by the Trump administration. The impact on nonprofits and the communities they serve has been devastating. Nonprofits serving queer and trans communities are doing so much with too little.”

Public and Social Policy 89

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofits Homelessness 89

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 14, 2025

By enabling state-level abortion restrictions, the courts decision raised alarming parallels for disability rights advocates, particularly regarding individual autonomy in medical decision-making , access to essential healthcare, and the protection of established legal rights. As Martin Luther King Jr.

Healthcare 124

Healthcare Public and Social Policy Law Medical 124

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 13, 2025

The Struggle to Build White Male Antiracist Infrastructure There is a growing network of white menand many otherswho recognize that social justice movements need to create spaces for white men and boys that are nourishing, supportive, and guided by leadership that believes in them. It also helps lay the groundwork for the critical work ahead.

Culture 111

Culture Nonprofit Administration and Development Leadership Public and Social Policy 111

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 22, 2025

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. The Supreme Courts decision in Loper Bright v.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Governance Participation and motivation Nonprofit Administration and Development 111

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Foreign Aid and Trumps Racist Politics Trumps actions targeting South Africa are set against a backdrop of racist rhetoric and disinformation promoted by his administration. The laws primary purpose is to facilitate government acquisition of land at a negotiated price for public benefitakin to US laws regarding eminent domain.

Health 110

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