NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 7, 2025

It’s a question that articles in NPQ and various other nonprofit sector publications raise, often looking toward the role that philanthropy can play in building more just systems. But what if philanthropy itself is at times reinforcing social problems? How do we build a more just society? Sometimes this is true.

Taxation

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 6, 2023

Image Credit: RDNE Stock project on pexels.com What is social housing? But to make it more than just a slogan, you need policies and institutions to make that right into a reality. Not so long ago, social housing was rarely discussed in the United States. But that hasn’t stopped movements from pushing.

Public and Social Policy

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 4, 2024

2 It has been edited for publication here. The growth of these efforts required more access to nonextractive investment capital, creating a demand for public banks and democratic loan funds across the country.” With more local resources, child care became free, along with public school–provided breakfasts and lunches.” “How

Public and Social Policy

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 2, 2023

This article is, with publisher permission, adapted from a more extensive journal article, “ A Tax Credit Proposal for Profit Moderation and Social Mission Maximization in Long-Term Residential Care Businesses ” published last year by Nonprofit Policy Forum. Fortunately, existing policy tools can address this.

Public and Social Policy

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

For one, the public sector is a large part of the economy. Government also sets the terms for what might be called a social contract —that is, the unofficial economic bargain between the state and its citizens. Yet, even as social movements rise and the old system withers, a new social contract has yet to emerge.

Public and Social Policy

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The social welfare state expansion that occurred early in the pandemicfirst under Donald Trump and then under Joe Bidenis now gone. The number of children in poverty , according to US Census Bureau data, climbed from 5.2 percent (9.962 million) between 2021 and 2023, while the number of people of all ages in poverty climbed from 25.58

Public and Social Policy