NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Before they were living in two campers on federal public land, the Roberts family shared an apartment in Emmett, ID, where Judy Roberts worked in a factory. Years of reporting has documented the rise of families living on public land. Bad Public Policy “[Criminalization] is bad public policy.”

Homelessness 111

Homelessness Law Public Policy Public and Nonprofit Management 111

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 123

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty 123

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

From poverty wages to sky-high rents to environmental disasters, many of the crises we face today are linked to outsized and entrenched corporate power. To counter corporations’ outsized and unchecked power grab, we need more than public policy fights, community benefits agreements, and harm reduction.

Public Policy 138

Public Policy Governance Non-Profits Law 138

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 109

Energy Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public Policy 109

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

There is also a significant racial gap in benefits for Black people who do manage to overcome structural barriers to homeownership. According to recent research , due to racism within the real estate market, the median value of Black real estate assets in the US is about 60 percent of the value of white real estate assets.

Poverty 108

Poverty Health Public Policy Values 108

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. Or, what if that person doesn’t own a car and wants to avoid the time and expense of a cab, car share, or public transit? Quite a bit.

Retail 129

Retail Food Law Governance 129

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 99

Public and Nonprofit Management Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Poverty 99