NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Image credit: Facing Race Founded in 1981, Race Forward is a nonprofit racial justice organization with a mission of “helping people take effective action toward racial equity.” I joined the staff back in 2014 to manage the production of the Facing Race conference. Leslie Grant-Spann: This year is my tenth anniversary on staff.

Public and Social Policy 138

Public and Social Policy Culture Nonprofit governance and management Public Policy 138

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 8, 2025

In this series, The Unexpected Value of Volunteers, Masaoka takes on the underappreciated topic of volunteerism, provides some unexpected ideas, and points the way toward a public policy agenda on volunteerism. Meanwhile, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that nonprofits employed 12.8 million people who earned $873.1

Volunteerism 83

Volunteerism Volunteerism Civil Society Public Policy 83

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

JANUARY 3, 2023

Here’s Why Tennessee Needs a Statewide Nonprofit Association. Nonprofits are Tennessee’s 6th largest industry, and the sector pays more than $13.5 Tennessee nonprofits generate over 31.6 Tennessee is one of the only states in the United States without a statewide nonprofit association. Source: Independent Sector.

Associations 112

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

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

When applying for benefits, families consistently come across unnecessary roadblocks—assumptions that people in poverty don’t know how to manage their own time and money or how to care for their families. Most government policy wonks have little to no experience with families living in poverty.

Public and Social Policy 134

Public and Social Policy Poverty Public Policy Governance 134

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

To achieve this requires a deeper understanding of the current housing crisis and how nonprofits can, with policy support, implement effective solutions. A Nonprofit Solution Before the surge in private equity interest in the single-family housing market, nonprofits were the quiet pistons in the engine of affordable homeownership.

Nonprofit governance and management 126

Nonprofit governance and management Construction Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 126

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

AUGUST 14, 2023

This survey gathered information about the overall health and capacity of the nonprofit sector, and examined what changes, if any, had occurred since the 2020 iteration. This survey gathered information about the overall health and capacity of the nonprofit sector, and examined what changes, if any, had occurred since the 2020 iteration.

Public Policy 89

Public Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Leadership 89

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

MARCH 3, 2023

The Mid-South Nonprofit Conference + Catalyst Awards will offer a keynote address + 12 breakout sessions The Mid-South Nonprofit Conference returns for its 5th year and aims to address barriers, solutions, and best practices within the nonprofit sector.

Public and Social Policy 108

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Public Policy Ethics 108

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Worker co-ops are businesses owned and governed by their employees. In Chicago, speakers surveyed the growth of the past 20 years while setting forth goals to bring worker co-ops fully into the economic mainstream through movement infrastructure, public policy, and culture building.

Public and Social Policy 128

Public and Social Policy Public Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Culture 128

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

mid-south nonprofit conference announces keynote speaker Xavier Ramey, one of the most respected voices in the DEI space, will deliver the keynote address for the 2023 Mid-South Nonprofit Conference. He is an award-winning social strategist, noted public speaker, & conflict mediator. Register here

Public and Social Policy 89

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management 89

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

First and foremost, food systems leadership offers opportunities for new relationships, connecting groups as diverse as farmers, emergency food providers, food waste management companies, and environmental justice advocates. About 20 percent are seated within government.

Public and Social Policy 94

Public and Social Policy Food Leadership Health 94

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 27, 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.” W hat would a nonprofit sector that pursued economic justice look like? The other five work for nonprofit intermediary organizations. Two of them—Dr.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty 132

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

JULY 20, 2023

The Nonprofit Talent Summit, co-presented by Momentum Nonprofit Partners , Christian Brothers University Institute for Leadership Development , and Mid-South Philanthropy Network , is perfect for nonprofit executive directors, board members, HR professionals, COOs, directors, and managers.

Nonprofit governance and management 88

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Organizational Change Law 88

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2024

Public Policy: A Hit and a Miss Are the lessons of Hurricanes Maria and Fiona being taken to heart? Officially, it is now public policy in Puerto Rico to move to 100 percent renewable power by 2050 (with intermediary goals of 40 percent renewable power by 2025—that is, a year from now—and 60 percent by 2040).

Energy 128

Energy Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 128

MNA Association

JUNE 12, 2023

But the dust has settled on most issues – and below you will find a recap of how the session played out relative to MNA’s policy agenda. TLDR; Many anti-nonprofit proposals this session stemmed from negative perceptions of nonprofits. Perception 1: “The tax-exempt status of nonprofits is unfair.”

Public Policy 98

Public Policy Taxation Public and Nonprofit Management Agriculture 98

Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2023

Nonprofit strategic planning can help your organization meet challenges effectively and take advantage of new opportunities. Despite the many benefits that strategic planning can bring, 49 percent of nonprofits lack a strategic plan. Nonprofit strategic planning FAQs What is strategic planning for nonprofits?

Nonprofit governance and management 121

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits Nonprofit Administration and Development 121

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

A Government of National Unity As a response to the dwindling support, the ANC agreed to form a coalition government. So, what should we expect from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s Government of National Unity? This support comes despite the fact that their ANC-led governments have been largely ineffective.

Philanthropy 95

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Poverty Civil Society 95

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’s staff team is engaged, collaborative, committed to growth, and passionate about MNA’s unique mission.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 76

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 7, 2024

Some years ago, we participated in an activity aimed at raising awareness of gender bias among hiring managers. Thirty people attended, including managers and members of an academic gender committee we were on. The majority of these students are women and the first in their families to access higher education.

Nonprofit governance and management 126

Nonprofit governance and management Collaborations Participation and motivation Public and Social Policy 126

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. Image Credit: Amina Filkins on pexels.com [W]e must be relentless in centering the needs and voices of workers. The worker cooperative model is one of our best tools for achieving that goal.

Manufacturing 119

Manufacturing Education Education Governance 119

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

AUGUST 14, 2023

This survey gathered information about the overall health and capacity of the nonprofit sector, and examined what changes, if any, had occurred since the 2020 iteration. This survey gathered information about the overall health and capacity of the nonprofit sector, and examined what changes, if any, had occurred since the 2020 iteration.

Public Policy 52

Public Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Leadership 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

We looked at spending across the social impact sector; including government , global and domestic philanthropy, and S-themed ESG assets under management; and found that globally we are spending an extraordinary amount of money—roughly $72 trillion annually—making social spending the world’s largest financial market. .”

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Universities Public and Nonprofit Management 111

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

JULY 20, 2023

The Nonprofit Talent Summit, co-presented by Momentum Nonprofit Partners , Christian Brothers University Institute for Leadership Development , and Mid-South Philanthropy Network , is perfect for nonprofit executive directors, board members, HR professionals, COOs, directors, and managers.

Nonprofit governance and management 52

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Organizational Change Law 52

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

To that end, a report from the nonprofit Transform Finance , Alternative Ownership Enterprises: An Introduction for Mission-Oriented Investors , authored by Andrea Armeni, Curt Lyon, and Julie Menter, seeks to advance the conversation. Cooperatives These are member-governed businesses in which each member has an equal say.

Non-Profits 80

Non-Profits Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Finance 80

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

For decades, nonprofits, governments, philanthropies, and corporations have been dogged by how to measure social impact. Every nonprofit is left figuring out its own way to measure and report impact. ” Do-it-yourself measurement certainly is not good for cash-strapped nonprofits, who are drowning in data.

Public and Social Policy 115

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Health 115

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

The complex is modest, but it houses an estimated 27 primarily immigrant-led small businesses and nonprofits. A nonprofit, the East Portland Community Investment Trust , serves as the owner and lead manager and developer of the property, and for a monthly subscription fee of $10 to $100, nearby residents can become owners themselves.

Public and Nonprofit Management 105

Public and Nonprofit Management Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Poverty 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 22, 2023

For a social sector organization or any other system to do this, it must ask: Are we prepared to make room for people to practice leadership in ways that differ from conventional management styles? Take the Center for Law and Social Policy , a nonprofit committed to reducing poverty and increasing economic opportunity.

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Leadership Health Public and Nonprofit Management 124

The Agitator

MARCH 15, 2018

We’ve discussed the nonprofit tax debate over the past two days; now it’s time to talk implications. I had the pleasure of working with a great MADD public policy volunteer named Nadine Milford. Conscious of the rules on nonprofit electioneering, she would say “I can’t tell you who to vote for. Ignore the new rules.

Public Policy 53

Public Policy Law Governance Universities 53

Ken Goldstein

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

In these contentious political times, those of us in the social services field may feel the need to be more vocal about policies that effect our clients and our missions, while simultaneously facing pressure to "not rock the boat" or be controversial. These guidelines cannot address every potential situation.

Activism 45

Activism Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management 45

Fundraising Leadership

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

She started her career in banking as a Student Loan Manager and later joined the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority where she served as Director of Program Administration as well as Director of Federal Relations, Policy, and Client Services. When I started in banking in 1977, there was a gender bias,” Roig says.

Education 52

Education Education Nonprofit governance and management Philanthropy 52

iMarketSmart

APRIL 6, 2022

This news can be shocking to hear and might even make some fundraisers and nonprofit administrators fall out of their seats. It’s a very simple truth to understand, and yet so much fundraising presumes that whatever matters to some fundraisers and most nonprofit administrators must also matter to donors. But it’s true. The donor is.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 52

Nonprofit Administration and Development Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy 52

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 96

Public Policy Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 96

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 15, 2025

The Issues with Flood Insurance FEMAs National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) provides flood insurance to qualified residents (those who have a government-backed mortgage) who live in participating communities by way of a network of insurance companies. But in 2023 FEMA recalculated its prices after updating the flood maps it uses.

Insurance 89

Insurance Public Policy Governance Environmental 89

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

It’s time to change public policy to do away with excessive wealth and its corrosive effects on our lives, our society, and our democracy. Why Excessive Wealth Matters Academics and nonprofit activists have long talked about income inequality—and, more recently, have begun to address the more significant issue of wealth inequality.

Public and Social Policy 122

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public Policy 122

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

No humane government would have turned to forcible and violent arrest to punish a family like the Robertses for trying to survive and stay together.” Bad Public Policy “[Criminalization] is bad public policy.” The family was evicted and became homeless. It’s bad for the homeless people it impacts.

Homelessness 122

Homelessness Law Public Policy Public and Nonprofit Management 122

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 12, 2024

Image credit: Yannick Lowery / www.severepaper.com Editors’ note: This article is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s fall 2023 issue, “How Do We Create Home in the Future? So our land, our languages, our kinship systems, our governances were forced out of us.” Reshaping the Way We Live in the Midst of Climate Crisis.”

Nonprofit governance and management 105

Nonprofit governance and management Culture Governance Public and Social Policy 105

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 3, 2023

But to respond effectively, it is important to understand dollar stores’ growing importance, how communities are responding, and how public policy might better support community-based businesses. Even store managers earn a very modest average annual salary of $40,000. What can be done about this pattern? Quite a bit.

Retail 133

Retail Food Law Poverty 133

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Through case management, subsidized housing, and wellness and health services, people receive help reentering society after being incarcerated. The Senate may soon consider a bill that would enable the Treasury Department to revoke the tax-exempt status of individual nonprofits and label them as “terrorist supporting” without due process.

Nonprofit governance and management 139

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Homelessness Law 139