NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The Sierra Club’s new report, Coming Clean on Industrial Emissions: Challenges, Inequities, and Opportunities in U.S. The sector relies on burning fossil fuels to either provide power or heat used in production processes, representing nearly a third of all methane gas consumption in the country. “I

Manufacturing 97

Manufacturing Environmental Health Production 97

Candid

MARCH 28, 2022

The social sector can feel like a black box—even for those of us who work in it. People want to know: Just how big is the sector? Social Sector Dashboard to provide these valuable, big-picture insights. trillion industry operates. . social sector from the dashboard: . What role does it play in the economy?

Governance 98

Governance Foundations Philanthropy Associations 98

Philanthropy 2173

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

with more than $10 billion endowments (one of which is a "public" university), with the largest topping $50 billion. The sector in the U.S. Second, the OpenAI events show that the nonprofit governance model is not "strong" enough to outweigh the interests of investors. The nonprofit sector ain't what you think it is.

Nonprofit governance 87

Nonprofit governance Governance Civil Society Non-Profits 87

The Charity CFO

JANUARY 12, 2024

This is particularly true in domains where it doesn’t make sense for the government or private sector to provide aid. This donor pool consists of individuals, corporate giving programs, private foundations, and government grants. What does this spell for the nonprofit you wish to start?

Nonprofit governance and management 52

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Law Governance 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In January 2024, over 300 organizations globally, from across industries and the financial sector, committed to nature-related disclosures based on TNFD’s recommendations, published just months prior. Thus, biodiversity loss presents a tangible operational risk to these industries.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Agriculture Manufacturing Environmental 98

Philanthropy 2173

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

I've been to the conferences and workshops, read the listservs, talked to the researchers and read some of the research, played with the public tools. But I have some thoughts on how AI is going to unfold in the sector, especially after checking out this new resource from Giving Tuesday - the AI Generosity Working Group. Lots of press.

Public and Social Policy 59

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public and Nonprofit Management 59

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 27, 2023

What explains this massive split between the corporate and the social sectors? The public sector isn’t much different. Thus, it is highly plausible that this data divide between the corporate and social sectors could be a key differentiator in overall progress. One explanation could be the role of data.

Public and Social Policy 96

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 96

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 18, 2023

Image Credit: Markus Spiske on unsplash.com As the impacts of climate change become more severe and pervasive, 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. Legal action is not a new tactic for environmentalists.

Governance 89

Governance Law Culture Environmental 89

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

Public school teachers are not just educators. As both public-sector and care workers, teachers are essential to society’s functioning. The Need for an Education Policy Overhaul It’s no secret that the US K-12 public education system is underfunded, understaffed, and under-resourced.

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Education Education Environmental 124

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

JUNE 12, 2023

The organization’s goal in the expansion is to provide consistent public policy support, advocacy, and research for the entire Tennessee nonprofit sector at the state and federal level. Nonprofits are Tennessee’s 6th largest industry , and the sector pays more than $13.5 Tennessee nonprofits generate over 31.6

Public Policy 52

Public Policy Associations Governance Nonprofits 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 31, 2023

The World Bank even dubbed this phenomenon the “MENA paradox,” highlighting a reduction in public sector jobs–mostly held by educated workers—which has not been offset by a sufficient increase in private sector jobs. percentage points over three years).

Manufacturing 109

Manufacturing Education Education Foundations 109

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 28, 2024

The organization believes that the stronger the ecosystem, the more empowered the film industry is to shape narratives that advance change, so it is intentional about building the collective power of the over 100 organizations in the ecosystem.

Philanthropy 88

Philanthropy Nonprofit governance and management Culture Public and Nonprofit Management 88

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 18, 2023

But in other ways, it was old news for a country in which 92 percent of total employment is in the informal economy—a category that long predates gig work, and which is defined as any employment where workers lack access to government social and labor protections through their jobs. Some of this story is positive, but much of it is not.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Governance Law Technology 132

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

APRIL 23, 2023

Tips and Strategies for Students to Successfully Pursue a Career in the Nonprofit Industry Pursuing a career in the nonprofit industry requires dedication, hard work, and a strong commitment to the mission of the organization. See how to Start.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 52

Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Social Entrepreneurship 52

Bloomerang

MAY 27, 2021

A recent study by Fidelity Charitable – the USA’s biggest grantmaking public charity – reported that two out of three volunteers had reduced or halted their participation at a nonprofit which before COVID-19 , they’d previously offered their time to. The Community Foundation Public Awareness Initiative. That’s barely one in ten.

Nonprofit governance and management 136

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Entrepreneurship Governance 136

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. It was one of the earliest forms of public assistance in the United States, aimed primarily at White women whose husbands had died.

Public and Social Policy 88

Public and Social Policy Poverty Governance Insurance 88

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

According to a 2014 study of wage theft in California and New York , wage theft doesn’t just hurt low-wage and immigrant workers, it also contributes to poverty, increases the need for SNAP (supplemental nutrition assistance program, formerly known as “food stamps), and increases the cost of public assistance services.

Public and Social Policy 89

Public and Social Policy Law Governance Construction 89

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

But networks are not only key to speed and scale in the technology sector; the same is true for ambitious climate policy. The NGOs are united in this common approach but each brings unique expertise in a specific energy sector: appliances, buildings, electricity, industry, urban transport systems, and vehicles.

Public and Social Policy 104

Public and Social Policy Energy Nonprofit Administration and Development Collaborations 104

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 10, 2023

The conference brings together hundreds of community activists, government officials, and bank community development officers. These maps continued to govern bank lending until the passage of the Fair Housing Act of 1968. This year’s event was easily the group’s largest since before the COVID-19 pandemic. percent of the $7.3

Finance 100

Finance Law Governance Entrepreneurship 100

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

JANUARY 3, 2023

Source: Independent Sector. Nonprofits are Tennessee’s 6th largest industry, and the sector pays more than $13.5 In most states, a statewide nonprofit association provides holistic services to nonprofits, including services such as statewide public policy and advocacy support, training and technical assistance, and research.

Associations 112

Associations Public Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 112

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

We are attempting to address the “glass house” that the philanthropic sector resides in. While popular narratives suggest that Black people lack wealth because of individual choices, it is the 404 years of collective harm by federal, state, and local governments, private industry, and individuals that has created the wealth gap.

Philanthropy 108

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Health 108

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The children and grandchildren of Walmart co-founder Sam Walton have long embedded their interests, and, more importantly, their money, among industry groups, policymakers, academics, activists, and NGOs active in the future of food. Now, “it’s hard to even extract their influence from fisheries policy,” Sennott said.

Public and Social Policy 113

Public and Social Policy Environmental Public and Nonprofit Management Philanthropy 113

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Layoffs by Another Name The action by Post Guild members comes at the end of one of the most unstable years in the media sector. The industry itself has been facing a financial crisis, and corporate owners like Gannett, GateHouse Media, and Alden Global Capital have drastically shrunk departments and heavily cut staffing.

Public and Nonprofit Management 93

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Poverty Non-Profits 93

NonProfit Leadership Center

JANUARY 26, 2024

As a career nonprofit leader and current member of the philanthropic sector, I am honored to serve on the NLC Board. the largest nonprofit public-interest law firm in the Tampa Bay area. Brody, Esq. Chief Strategy Officer, Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg Office of Bay Area Legal Services, Inc., Our work changes lives every day.

Nonprofit Leadership 111

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

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Yet community development corporations , a $28 billion sector of over 6,200 nonprofits that support local community economic development, are largely invisible in the national conversation. From Movement to Industry Despite the impressive numbers, the national spirit that had sustained a movement for decades dissipated.

Community Development 108

Community Development Public and Social Policy Governance Production 108

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Local initiatives will tell funders and the housing industry a lot about the partnerships and strategies needed to reduce evictions, create and preserve affordable housing, and encourage the development of racially just housing policies. Piloting Cross-Sector Solutions in Miami-Dade County.

Nonprofit governance and management 85

Nonprofit governance and management Collaborations Governance Leadership 85

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 15, 2023

By Tiffany Manuel & Dana Bourland What if government, the philanthropic sector, and community advocates could pull a policy lever and advance housing, climate, and racial justice all at once? Public comment ended in April 2023, and HUD will likely release the final rule sometime later this year.

Public and Social Policy 85

Public and Social Policy Environmental Finance Governance 85

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 5, 2024

While organizations like the China Disabled Persons’ Federation aim to support the rights and interests of disabled individuals through assistance obtaining welfare subsidies and other services, only the most severely disabled individuals qualify for government financial aid.

Nonprofit governance and management 82

Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 82

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

However, white people were able to build wealth through homeownership because our housing industry was built to benefit them—and only them. Through predatory inclusion, the federal government worked hand-in-hand with bankers and real estate brokers to pass housing policies that benefited the corporate housing sector.

Public and Social Policy 113

Public and Social Policy Governance Retail Finance 113

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Image credit: Jon Tyson on Unsplash The decades-long decimation of local news—and the dangers that the trend poses for public oversight, an informed citizenry, and democracy itself—remains very much underway. Since 2005, some 2,200 local newspapers have closed, according to a press release by the MacArthur Foundation.

Healthcare 109

Healthcare Foundations Public Policy Philanthropy 109

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 15, 2023

Governments representing deeply indebted nations are often unable to invest in health care, education, and other services, which, in turn, threatens their very political survival. For debtors, there may be political resistance, a lack of public support, or concerns about unintended consequences or trade-offs.

Public and Social Policy 76

Public and Social Policy Environmental Governance Civil Society 76

Candid

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

While some might not think of labor unions as part of the social sector, they are in fact 501(c)(5) nonprofits and have been included in Candid’s data tools for years. 1 And while union density has fallen across the private sector, union density of certain women-dominated professions like nursing have slightly increased.

Law 105

Law Agriculture Education Education 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 23, 2023

Urban innovation ecosystems can provide an alternative to grand schemes, and cities’ social sectors provide a source of ongoing innovation. From Experimentation to Diffusion of Urban Innovations The innovative role of dynamic cities has been referred to as government by experiment. There is hope on the skyline though.

Civil Society 91

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Construction Governance 91

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The War on Drugs Is Personal The War on Drugs has been a half-century-long, concerted, militarized campaign led by the US government to enforce prohibitions on the importation, manufacture, use, sale, and distribution of substances deemed to be illegal, advancing a punitive rather than a public health approach to drug use.

Public and Social Policy 114

Public and Social Policy Law Psychology Poverty 114

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 4, 2024

This put pressure on governments, institutions, and other organizations to proactively engage in racial justice reform within healthcare and medicine. Some innovations—which were deployed without the rigorous testing needed to assess their viability and safety—have also posed a more universal threat to the public.

Health 68

Health Ethics Race and Ethnicity Medical 68

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 29, 2023

Showing Up In the United States, the public murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police in 2020 sparked a national moment of reckoning with institutional racism, income inequality, and related failures inherent in US social and economic systems. The first mindset shift is flipping the script on risk and considering the risk of inaction.

Nonprofit governance and management 98

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Community Development 98

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 28, 2023

Representative Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) The shape of government relations for worker co-ops has experienced a massive shift in the past five years. The worker co-op sector is exceptionally good at connecting within itself. Image Credit: Amina Filkins on pexels.com [W]e must be relentless in centering the needs and voices of workers.

Manufacturing 95

Manufacturing Education Education Governance 95