Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 6, 2023

While many consider this rise in loneliness to be largely a social problem, communities around the world are applying innovative public health approaches to connecting people not only to each other but to health professionals and systems that can provide much-needed support. They also need to ask, “What matters to you?”

Health 130

Health Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 5, 2023

billion across social, health care, and education in 2021, while government spending in the same areas was approximately 25 times more. billion (about $1 billion) in 2020, while government spending was SGD 36.6 billion (about $1 billion) in 2020, while government spending was SGD 36.6 How a Variation on Pay for Success Can Help.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Governance Philanthropy Poverty 105

Candid

MARCH 6, 2023

Given this level of interest, some nonprofits are applying the phrase to such a broad range of activities it is becoming watered down. When it comes to raising visibility on a given issue, nonprofits often strive to achieve broader impact—the kind of change that comes through collective action. And, their impacts last.

Governance 105

Governance Activism Collaborations Culture 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 14, 2023

It was in this context that the authors began working together: Michelle as initiative director of the BHC Collaborative in Del Norte County and Tribal Lands and Geneva as TCE’s program officer. As happened across California the Indigenous people survived some of the worst genocidal campaigns and land seizures in United States history.

Nonprofit governance and management 98

Nonprofit governance and management Health Collaborations Foundations 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

That’s the perspective taken by the funder collaboration Funders for Housing and Opportunity (FHO), and it drives FHO’s growing emphasis on very affordable housing (meaning housing that’s affordable to those with very low incomes) as a solution to homelessness. Put housing first. Housing is the solution to homelessness.

Homelessness 103

Homelessness Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Collaborations 103

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Many immigrant workers who want to pursue wage-and-hour claims are forced to navigate language barriers, bureaucratic complaint processes, and poor enforcement by under-resourced state and federal labor agencies. What is Wage Theft? Let’s start with some basics. Existing measures to protect workers often come short. The way ¡Reclamo!

Public and Social Policy 92

Public and Social Policy Law Governance Construction 92

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 11, 2024

Trust in institutions is necessary to create and improve the social contracts that govern democracy and allow communities and the nation to strike sustainable civic bargains. Second, define what “strong trust” means for your organization and how it helps achieve the mission. Trust doesn’t just happen.

Civil Society 132

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Health Governance 132

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 11, 2023

Why Scaling Deep Can Build Self-Reliance in Communities. Also, because successful collaborations with local actors benefited all collaborators, one success bred another, creating a chain reaction of more local bricolage that extended the ventures’ duration. Yet, these attempts have not significantly reverted economic decline.

Entrepreneurship 116

Entrepreneurship Collaborations Finance Food 116

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 8, 2023

This is one of the many efforts legislators and state departments are now focusing on to advance climate resilience—and will reveal how beavers are beneficial, not detrimental, to California’s waters and lands. New state funding is boosting a restoration program to help relocate beavers to areas in need of wetland conservation.

Environmental 106

Environmental Nonprofit governance and management Law Collaborations 106

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

There is no shortage of highly talented leaders coming from Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities, and many of them lead from within the nonprofit sector. They do however face unique challenges, which are numerous and varied, reflecting the complex and evolving nature of the nonprofit sector as a whole.

Leadership 106

Leadership Poverty Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity 106

Sweet! by BlueSky

JANUARY 18, 2021

From the NFL and the Komen Foundation to local PTA’s encouraging parents to eat at local restaurants to support school supplies, these partnerships have helped meet community needs beyond what the government can provide. Smaller grassroots partnerships between local nonprofits and small businesses are held back by cynicism.

Collaborations 52

Collaborations Governance Nonprofits Health 52

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Employee ownership can take many forms, including worker cooperatives, employee stock option plans (ESOPs), “hybrid” employee-owned LLCs and corporations, and employee-ownership trusts. In short, broad-based employee ownership can help to preserve businesses and sustain quality jobs. million active employee-owners.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Finance Governance Culture 98

The Charity CFO

AUGUST 15, 2023

The nonprofit sector is full of rewarding and impactful careers because it plays a crucial role in addressing various social, environmental, and humanitarian challenges. In this section, we will debunk the three most common nonprofit accounting myths. However, most of it is actually the same. However, most of it is actually the same.

Nonprofit Accountability 52

Nonprofit Accountability Nonprofit governance and management Non-Profits Public and Nonprofit Management 52

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Image credit: Yuet Lam-Tsang Editors’ note: This article is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2023 issue, “Movement Economies: Making Our Vision a Collective Reality.” 1 During this time, nonprofit organizations like Inclusive Action for the City, which I cofounded in 2008, had to do our own soul-searching.

Culture 102

Culture Community Development Collaborations Activism 102

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Philanthropy can play a crucial role in supporting underserved and marginalized communities in their rebuilding process. A few states south of us, Jackson, Mississippi, saw heavy rains that caused flooding, overwhelming a water treatment plant and leaving a city of 150,000 without safe water. Be there for the long hall.

Philanthropy 94

Philanthropy Health Medical Nonprofit governance and management 94

EveryAction

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

If you loved our 2018 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar get ready for our new, improved, and updated 2019 calendar! We've searched far and wide for the best and brightest nonprofit conferences from all around the country! Nonprofit Management. Nonprofit Technology, and more! Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar 2019.

Nonprofit governance and management 105

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Associations Finance 105

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Image Credit: Oladimeji Odunsi on unsplash.com How do you support development across the food system in a way that builds community ownership and power for Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities? This is a question that a group of food system activists of color have come together to address. This work is worth supporting.

Food 105

Food Finance Community Development Culture 105

The Charity CFO

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Grants are the lifeblood of nonprofits, giving them the much-needed cash injection to market the organization, fund a project, or get an initiative off the ground. Having a full grant pipeline increases your nonprofit’s chances of success and improves your visibility and credibility. What is a Grant?

Nonprofit governance and management 52

Nonprofit governance and management Law Charitable Contribution Nonprofit Accountability 52

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The best nonprofits don’t rest on their laurels. . How hard is your nonprofit working? I often ask my clients: “ If your organization were to cease to exist , how upset would your board members be?” What moments is your nonprofit living? you can still go deeper. you can still go deeper.

Culture 114

Culture Nonprofits Activism Governance 114

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2021

The most successful nonprofits don’t rest on their laurels. . If you’re not “ all signs point to go ,” it’s time to take a look at what your team is doing and how you’re faring based on the metrics that matter most to your nonprofit. To figure out how you can grow, start with assessing where you are right now.

Nonprofits 56

Nonprofits Governance Children Collaborations 56

EveryAction

DECEMBER 12, 2017

If you loved our 2017 Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar get ready for our new, improved, and updated 2018 calendar! We've searched far and wide for the best and brightest nonprofit conferences from all around the country! Nonprofit Management. Nonprofit Technology, and more! Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar 2018.

Nonprofit governance and management 77

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Public and Social Policy Associations 77

Getting Attention

OCTOBER 14, 2014

What’s your focus and how do you carry it out? We use three main strategies to get there—engaging volunteers and supporters, collaborating with others and maximizing the use of online technology. Q: What was the problem you were trying to solve, and how did you come to rebranding/naming as the solution? A: That’s a long story!

Nonprofit governance and management 70

Nonprofit governance and management Disaster Relief Governance Education 70

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 23, 2023

From the COVID-19 pandemic to structural racism, community-based organizations have always stepped up to fill the gaps and forge new solutions—especially where government is unable, unwilling, or ineffective. These organizations face onerous and exclusionary processes to tap into government funding sources.

Nonprofit governance and management 110

Nonprofit governance and management Health Collaborations Governance 110

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 22, 2023

By Sida Ly-Xiong After completing a leadership fellowship program for women of color, a program participant accepted a position as director of citizen engagement and education at a state public health agency in the United States. By failing to make a coordinated effort to support a new leader and leadership approach, the agency isolated her.

Public and Social Policy 110

Public and Social Policy Leadership Health Public and Nonprofit Management 110

Bloomerang

JANUARY 18, 2023

Creating a nonprofit business plan is an important step for any organization whether you’re about to launch or are well established in your community. . A nonprofit business plan is slightly different to the commercial sector. Government funding and donor support. Financial projections. Board recruiting.

Nonprofit governance and management 91

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Public and Social Policy Collaborations 91

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 13, 2023

For more than a decade , the question of how to channel more assistance to recipient country entities has—albeit with some remaining questions about what constitutes locally led and how to actually fund them—become more or less standard. However, actually doing so can be a real challenge for philanthropic actors.

Collaborations 94

Collaborations Organizational Development Civil Society Nonprofit governance and management 94

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

The social sector is using big data to enhance nonprofit transparency and knowledge more than ever before, and the opening of the Form 990 has made an essential contribution. Making more robust use of open 990 data requires that nonprofits, foundations, researchers, and the IRS and federal government alike commit to sustained action.

Public and Social Policy 110

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 110

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

From equitable policies and low-carbon infrastructure to values like collaboration and fairness, we need deep shifts, and we need them soon. Crossing other types of borders can accelerate change too. Water challenges in cities—from flooding to scarcity to pollution—can be reduced by upstream wetlands.

Health 138

Health Energy Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management 138

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

DECEMBER 3, 2021

How a Holistic Human Approach Can Improve Nonprofit Success. Nonprofit and aid organizations are working tirelessly to address some of society’s most pressing social needs. In many ways, this demanding moment is an opportunity for nonprofits to grow and mature, improving their ability to support their core clients.

Nonprofit governance and management 80

Nonprofit governance and management Collaborations Homelessness Social Enterprise 80

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 16, 2023

The newly launched Disability x Tech Fund , which focuses on technology justice, offers a framework for how we can collectively resource these leaders. Our interactions with technology are shaped and intermediated by the people who design them, the decisions made on how to deploy them, and the human-created rules that govern them.

Technology 112

Technology Public and Social Policy Governance Leadership 112

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In the series, urban and rural grassroots leaders from across the United States share how their communities are developing and implementing strategies—grounded in local places, cultures, and histories—to shift power and achieve systemic change. How did we have it so wrong? And how could we be so complacent about the status quo?

Health 114

Health Race and Ethnicity Food Children 114

EveryAction

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Thousands of nonprofit pros rely on our annual Best Nonprofit Conferences Calendar to discover skill-building, strategy-slaying, network-enhancing nonprofit events. We've scoured the nonprofit-sphere for high-quality conferences, both large and small, broad and specialized, here in the U.S. Nonprofit Management.

Nonprofit governance and management 102

Nonprofit governance and management Finance Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 102

Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2021

Whether you are new to grants, and re-evaluating how your organization seeks out grant funding, Rachel Werner will go through what you need to know to become more grant ready. We’re here to talk about how to build a better grant strategy in this post-COVID, to the extent that we are post-COVID world. You can tweet us.

Nonprofit governance and management 114

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development Foundations 114

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 12, 2023

A growing research base indicates that social context across time can powerfully influence present-day health and well-being. Those working on environmental issues can trace trauma to human separation from the natural world. It shifts what we fund, how we fund it, and the impact that funding has.

Participation and motivation 120

Participation and motivation Health Culture Environmental 120

The Charity CFO

MARCH 16, 2022

Grant writing may be the most valuable skill in nonprofit fundraising. Many nonprofits–established as well as new ones–are intimidated by the process. How to organize your team to meet your grant application deadlines. What NEW nonprofits can do prove they’re worthy of funding . A Modern Nonprofit Podcast.

Nonprofit governance and management 52

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Collaborations Food 52

Bloomerang

APRIL 16, 2021

In this webinar, Sarah Durham will focus on identifying who your audiences are, how to prioritize them, and other elements key to developing a smart communications strategy. We are here to talk about how to build your nonprofit’s engagement engine. Hey, Sarah, how are you doing? It’s a great agency.

Public and Nonprofit Management 121

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Communication Public and Social Policy 121

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

­­ A 1983 US government study documenting the placement of hazardous waste landfills in low-income and Black communities was one of the first studies to highlight the intersection of environmental issues and racial inequity. While start-ups excel at creating innovative solutions, larger companies know how to scale concepts.

Energy 98

Energy Finance Environmental Food 98