As exclusionary campaigns grow on the Republican side, Democratic candidates of color fight back with inclusionary campaigns, changing the political culture of the country.
In the Tampa Bay metropolitan region, Black homeownership has fallen from 46.5 percent to 32 percent in the past 11 years, even as white homeownership remains above 70 percent.
There are many ways to help as midterm election day nears. Some are collective, but others simply require inspiration and an understanding of need.
In Syracuse, a community foundation launches an initiative to reduce—and ultimately end—lead poisoning in the city.
Taking our quickly growing wealth gap as a given is a big mistake.
When and how should an organizational board share its thinking about organizational change and engage its stakeholders? How is it best to balance the efficient decision-making a closed-door process can offer against the potentially messier and more political nature of a wider process? Well, do you want a small mess now, or a big, angry one later?
The all-too-familiar pattern of residents uniting around NIMBY themes is currently in full view in Pasadena, where proposed plans for a “permanent supportive housing solution” at what’s now a motel quickly led to what’s been described as a “raucous community meeting.”
What happens when you subsidize housing for 30 years, but the need persists beyond that? The nation will soon find out, as three million federally subsidized housing units begin to reach that threshold. An estimated 500,000 households could be affected in the coming decade.
Everyone agrees that there’s no shortage of anger in America, but the pipe bomb scare reflects an atmosphere of virulent but rote hatred that should scare anyone concerned about democracy.
A number of media initiatives across the country seek to change exclusionary patterns of coverage by encouraging more resident engagement with local media and elevating community voices and narratives so they can register clearly even in the midst of crisis.
International aid workers talk about the depth and effects of the white savior complex in that community, but this podcast is useful for more broadly reconsidering structures and behaviors of exclusion and subjugation in charitable work. If you don’t have time to listen to this powerful piece right now, make sure you download it for later listening!
The founder of this nonprofit is simultaneously president of the board, CEO, and—until recently—CFO, and the website states that none of its own statements should be construed as a commitment. So, when is a nonprofit not a nonprofit?