The growing wave of anti-trans legislation in the United States has forced many transgender people to consider whether they can safely remain in the country. While some are preparing escape plans and exploring international relocation options, others face significant barriers that make leaving nearly impossible.
When workspaces, schools, and community spaces incorporate art, biophilic design, and other sensory engagement as tools for healing, prevention, and community building, they provide free, meaningful pathways to mental and emotional health that don’t rely solely on conventional medical models.
Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine’s winter 2024 issue, “Health Justice in the Digital Age: Can We Harness AI for Good?” In the year 2080, medical advancements have reached dizzying heights. Crowded hospitals are relics of history, as the majority of healthcare has shifted to the virtual world. People are no longer treated
The companies and institutions most responsible for deforestation support unsustainable practices and contribute to harm. What would an ethical supply chain look like instead?
Homelessness is rising, and homeless people are being criminalized. To counter those trends, support for unhoused people to organize on their own behalf is critical.
Across industries, workers are being displaced by AI and automation at alarming rates. But nonprofits have the opportunity to empower individuals with the skills they need to thrive.
After Hurricane Helene, community groups like BeLoved Asheville have shown what community care can look like in the wake of the natural disaster. Government resources must also be allocated to meet people’s needs.
As the Association of Writing Programs annual conference begins in wildfire-stricken LA, questions are mounting about how and if to hold a nonprofit conference in a climate disaster area.
In the current moment, movement-based organizations must reclaim their revolutionary roots. In contemporary organizing in the US South, tools are available to do so.
As examples from Tennessee and Alabama show, when workers, unions, and communities come together, major gains in worker wellbeing become possible.
A view of Trump administration policies from Casa Tochan, a Mexican migrant shelter.
The San Francisco-based Center for Gender and Refugee Studies provides technical assistance to support the legal representation of unaccompanied migrant children. Recent actions by the Trump administration have put these efforts at risk.