NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

It also explores the political coalitions and campaigns centering environmental justice and equity in decarbonization across the US and champions both broad-based movement building and institutional power to harness resources and push for change. Public school teachers are not just educators.

Public and Social Policy 133

Public and Social Policy Education Education Environmental 133

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 7, 2023

This week, the initiative announced that it is dispersing more than $7 million in multi-year grants to fund 14 regional and statewide organizations, coalitions, and networks doing such work. From these conversations, the idea for PIVOT (Powerful Innovations for Voter Organizing and Transformation) was born.

Collaborations 118

Collaborations Homelessness Healthcare Health 118

MNA Association

JANUARY 5, 2024

Cultivate a network and community that is trusting, supportive, and mutually accountable. Priority topics within these areas may include succession planning, change management, multigenerational teams, shared leadership, advocacy, coalition building, advanced donor stewardship, and building the bench. Share your knowledge.

Leadership 52

Leadership Associations Management Nonprofits 52

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Elevate’s robust programming hosts three live keynote addresses , more than 20 live and on-demand sessions and provides countless networking opportunities for attendees. From leadership and coalition building to social justice and philanthropy, be part of Elevate 2023 to have conversations we need to make the world a better place.

Nonprofit Leadership 147

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Culture Philanthropy 147

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

MARCH 11, 2024

That’s why I was honored to take part in the Tennessee Nonprofit Network’s Advocacy Summit and Nashville Day on the Hill, February 27-28. Collaboration and Coalition Building Effective advocacy rarely happens in isolation. I am grateful to TNN for the chance to share a few thoughts here on why advocacy is so essential for nonprofits.

Public Policy 93

Public Policy Collaborations Associations Governance 93

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

For the longest time, I was on the movement side of that question and was highly critical of how philanthropy operates. Now, as board chair of the Boston-based Hyams Foundation , I find myself on the funder side, which means it’s my job to help the foundation move from critique to action. Our journey has been long and gradual.

Foundations 117

Foundations Nonprofit Administration and Development Philanthropy Leadership 117

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

While wage theft is a longstanding challenge, an unofficial coalition of organizers, researchers, and investigative journalists are working to change this. While wage theft is a longstanding challenge, an unofficial coalition of organizers, researchers, and investigative journalists are working to change this. What is Wage Theft?

Public and Social Policy 97

Public and Social Policy Law Governance Construction 97

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Image credit: Photo by Raychan on Unsplash This article introduces a new NPQ series, titled Building Power, Fighting Displacement: Stories from Asian Pacific America, coproduced with the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development ( National CAPACD ). And the challenges go beyond housing.

Values 108

Values Community Development Culture Race and Ethnicity 108

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

This two-day event will serve as a source of inspiration and a vital link between and among the Tennessee Nonprofit sector and members of the TN General Assembly. This two-day event will serve as a source of inspiration and a vital link between and among the Tennessee Nonprofit sector and members of the TN General Assembly.

Public and Social Policy 97

Public and Social Policy Public Policy Governance Leadership 97

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

But this modern reality comes with an inconvenient truth: Our public institutions are not equipped with the updated skills they need to effectively tackle the world’s ever-escalating challenges—not by a long shot. Consider the climate crisis. Or take the ongoing global migration wave.

Nonprofit governance and management 138

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development Governance 138

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 1, 2023

Created by Movement Generation , the New Economy Coalition, and the Climate Justice Alliance , Creative Wildfire supports artists and cultural workers to create art for the climate justice movement, just transition, and community power. Image Credit: Aisha Shillingford How can we use art to respond, adapt, and heal from the climate crisis?

Culture 91

Culture Energy Cultural Diversity Collaborations 91

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

For this conversation, our panelists are: Tony Pickett is CEO of the Grounded Solutions Network, a Black-led national nonprofit based in Washington, DC, which supports inclusive housing policies, community land trusts and multiple other housing models with lasting affordability. What strategies are being used to address these challenges?

Leadership 94

Leadership Community Development Associations Nonprofits 94

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 24, 2023

Coproduced by Partners for Rural Transformation, a coalition of six regional community development financial institutions, and NPQ , authors highlight efforts to address multi-generational poverty in Appalachia, the rural West, Indian Country, South Texas, and the Mississippi Delta. What do you picture when you think of rural?

Poverty 104

Poverty Agriculture Culture Community Development 104

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 10, 2023

Image Credit: Clint McKoy on unsplash.com “We know that redlining and segregation was not just a phenomenon that has to do with banks,” Jesse Van Tol, CEO of the National Community Reinvestment Coalition, said. The conference brings together hundreds of community activists, government officials, and bank community development officers.

Finance 107

Finance Law Governance Entrepreneurship 107

Candid

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

A coalition of funders—public, private, and philanthropic—investing in drug research, development, and clinical trials to defeat tuberculosis can collectively shape advances in medical science as well as global markets. More than 40% of millennials report engaging in impact investing, compared with 20% of baby boomers. In 2023 alone, U.S.

Public and Nonprofit Management 98

Public and Nonprofit Management Environmental Foundations Philanthropy 98

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 31, 2023

Coproduced by Partners for Rural Transformation, a coalition of six regional community development financial institutions, and NPQ , authors highlight efforts to address multi-generational poverty in Appalachia, the rural West, Indian Country, South Texas, and the Mississippi Delta. At its core, policy is about the allocation of resources.

Values 121

Values Poverty Nonprofit Administration and Development Finance 121

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

While 501(c)(3) nonprofits serve as cornerstones of positive change, addressing critical issues ranging from poverty and hunger to healthcare and environmental protection, their impact can be significantly amplified by stepping beyond direct service delivery. This doesn't mean abandoning their core mission.

Public Policy 72

Public Policy Environmental Education Education 72

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 4, 2023

Relatedly, there is a growing ecosystem of interventions that utilize the healing power of music to improve community health, such as the work of the Black Music Therapy Network, Inc. This national network supports the health and wellbeing of Black communities through community-based, culturally sustaining music practices.

Health 140

Health Race and Ethnicity Culture Collaborations 140

Candid

JANUARY 4, 2023

In response to the simultaneous global pandemic and racial equity movement, philanthropy committed to act with urgency to better support nonprofit partners, as well as the people and communities hit hardest by the impacts of these dual events. Pledges were made to reduce barriers, shift power, and engage in more equitable funding practices.

Public and Nonprofit Management 111

Public and Nonprofit Management Philanthropy Foundations Universities 111

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

While the Harvard Business School is just starting to consider new economic paradigms beyond capitalism and its incessant exploitation of workers , Colorado state officials and residents are taking bold action to create the world that we want to inhabit—one marked by thriving worker-owned businesses and a far more equitable distribution of wealth.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Finance Governance Culture 105

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2024

CRH’s salvation eventually came in the form of a collaborative approach, pivoting toward a combination of emergency funding provided by a small family foundation; a nonprofit, non-extractive loan fund; a third-party investment firm; and a coalition of Latinx community development financial institutions (CDFIs).

Finance 106

Finance Non-Profits Collaborations Public and Nonprofit Management 106

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 2, 2023

Coproduced with the National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders , a national network of Latinx community development groups, this series highlights community preservation, land ownership, and business development efforts in Latinx and immigrant communities across the country.

Participation and motivation 52

Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Community Development Leadership 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

But what if we think instead about homelessness as a point on a continuum that encompasses many states: housed and unhoused, permanent and temporary, stable and unstable, affordable and unaffordable? We hope the following lessons help other funders and social change leaders find ways to collaborate across sectors and silos on housing solutions.

Homelessness 104

Homelessness Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Collaborations 104

Nonprofit Fixer

JANUARY 25, 2024

It can be lonely and isolating to be a nonprofit executive director. Being a leader of any kind may sound sexy (or scary), but anyone who has been a leader understands the isolation, the ups and downs, and how lonely it can be. The expression “It’s lonely at the top” is based on some truth. Read on to learn more! Read on to learn more!

Nonprofit Leadership 52

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Nonprofits Poverty 52

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 9, 2023

Image Credit: Nav Photography on pexels.com Recently, Nineequa Blanding wrote a piece about a coalition in Washington state that established a $1.37 million fund to enable sabbaticals for BIPOC leaders. The piece struck a chord with many NPQ readers, as it did for the Health Justice desk. At first, reclaiming that time felt selfish.

Health 95

Health Public and Social Policy Healthcare Medical 95

EveryAction

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

With their robust grassroots networks, United We Dream leverages the power of youth to advocate for social and political change through allyships with advocacy organizations and toolkits for activist leaders. With the announcement of DACA’s repeal, the program has stopped accepting new applications. American Immigration Council. Learn More.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Law Children Governance 105

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Limited access to networks Limited access to networks and social capital can make it difficult for individuals to connect with others who can help them advance in their careers and succeed in their endeavors. Networking can be second nature to those raised in that environment, but completely alien to others.

Leadership 104

Leadership Poverty Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity 104

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 4, 2023

Community-based organizations and local governments are starting to recognize where such individuals may fall through the cracks and are creating policies and networks for more inclusive disaster response and recovery. But a greater understanding of this kind of vulnerability is emerging, and efforts are now underway to close the gap.

Disaster Relief 132

Disaster Relief Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Insurance 132

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Later that same day, Cameron told The Root , he received a notification on local social network Nextdoor titled “Spook Alert,” a phrase used by his parents’ neighbors in Bethany Beach when Black people are spotted in the neighborhood. By Chand Rajendra-Nicolucci & Ethan Zuckerman.

Nonprofit governance and management 96

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Participation and motivation Values 96

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Image credit: Matthew Moloney on unsplash.com This is the third article in NPQ ’s series titled Building Power, Fighting Displacement: Stories from Asian Pacific America, coproduced with the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development ( National CAPACD ). What does gentrification look like? And it’s not hyperbole.

Community Development 116

Community Development Leadership Food Governance 116

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

AUGUST 25, 2014

Check social media networks, personal and professional. . We also repost articles that mention our organization or one of our coalitions. 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm: Read and respond to comments on our 5 websites and social media networks. Kim Rescate is a lover of food and a runner (’cause of all the food).

Communication 74

Communication Food Nonprofits Education 74

Nonprofit Marketing Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2014

Network for Good hosted a special #GivingTuesday campaign, N4G Gives, focused on equipping nonprofits with the tools and knowledge for #GivingTuesday success. Honorable Mention Most Dollars Raised: The Sikh Coalition. The Sikh Coalition is the largest Sikh American advocacy and community development organization in the United States.

Community Development 55

Community Development Fundraising Fundraising Nonprofits 55

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 4, 2023

This is a question animating much of our work in East Texas, where a local family foundation ( T.L.L. Temple ) and a community development financial institution ( Communities Unlimited ) are teaming to develop bottom-up structural solutions to building rural capacity. million people. The barriers to change are real and persistent.

Entrepreneurship 115

Entrepreneurship Philanthropy Foundations Public and Social Policy 115

GiveGab

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

GiveForDV – Hosted by Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence and National Network to End Domestic Violence. GivingTuesday, known as the global day of giving, has become an increasingly popular day for fundraising amongst organizations and educational institutions. million to advance their missions and grow their impact.

Universities 52

Universities Education Education Foundations 52

MNA Association

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Mission and Values Montana Nonprofit Association provides leadership for Montana’s nonprofit sector and partners with Montana’s charitable nonprofits to promote a sustainable, networked, and influential sector. MNA is inspired by mission, informed by members, and provides resources for the here and now while keeping a forward focus.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 76

Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Public Policy 76

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Image Credit: Sabri Tuzcu on unsplash.com. The 9/11 terrorist attack and the Twin Towers’ destruction was a monumental tragedy. Almost 3,000 workers lost their lives, and many more lost their livelihoods. Windows on the World, the restaurant atop Tower One, lost 73 restaurant workers. The Original Vision and Purpose of Colors.

Public and Social Policy 99

Public and Social Policy Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Non-Profits 99

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Image credit: TuiPhotoengineer on istock.com This is the fifth and final article in NPQ ’s series titled Building Power, Fighting Displacement: Stories from Asian Pacific America , coproduced with the National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development ( National CAPACD ). Community organizing is more than solving problems.

Community Development 119

Community Development Poverty Retail Insurance 119