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How to Interrupt the Public Funds to Private Profits Pipeline: A California Story

NonProfit Quarterly

Portions of this article rely heavily on the capstone project Public Bank East Bay, prepared by Sarah Albert for the University of California, Berkeleys Goldman School of Public Policy, May 2024.

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A Political Roadmap to Social Housing: How Do We Win?

NonProfit Quarterly

Politicians are influenced by money as much as or, frankly, often much more than votes, and public policy is the product of calculating trade-offs between the two. Of course, securing a significant bloc of potential votes is only part of the battle. These all are interconnected and dynamic.

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Countering Criminalization: The Vital Role of Organizing Against Homelessness

NonProfit Quarterly

And homelessness is rising. A recent US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) report identified 771,000 homeless people in January 2024, a record number that was 18 percent higher than the previous year, which in turn marked a 12 percent increase over 2022. Homelessness is being criminalized, observes Theoharis.

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Resiliency Strategies for Nonprofits in Times of Political and Financial Instability

NonProfit Quarterly

billion in backlogged bills, 90 percent reduced homelessness services, and the denial of support to more than 3,600 adults and 4,200 children seeking refuge in domestic violence shelters. The fallout was devastating: $16.7 3 (2022): 822842. 3 (2020): 401426. link] Sarah L. Young, Kimberly Wiley, and Elizabeth A.M. 67 (2020): 558567.

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From Band-Aids to Blueprint: How Nonprofits Can Engineer Systems Change through Advocacy and Public Policy

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

We see the hunger they alleviate, the education they provide, the homelessness they address, but the root causes remain, casting long shadows over countless lives. It's about shifting power dynamics, dismantling harmful policies, and creating a new blueprint for a more equitable future. But the vision is worth the fight.

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10 Marketing Realities Nonprofits Need to Accept to Succeed

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Reality 2: There is no such thing as the general public. The general public includes everyone, from children to seniors, rich and poor, incarcerated and homeless. No matter how much you try, you will not reach everyone. In fact, if that’s what you try to do, odds are good that you will, in fact, reach no one.

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What’s Your Start Agenda?

Stanford Social Innovation Review

As Liz McKenna, an assistant professor of public policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School has empha siz ed , “Social movements often operate over years, decades. A number of other nonprofits have been focused on reducing homelessness.