What is “corporate capture” and how can people escape its effects—in our politics, our culture, our daily life, and in the nonprofit sector? Three authors from NPQ’s summer economic justice magazine will explore the concept of corporate capture and how movement-based groups can build viable escape routes to advance economic justice.
One in Five Nonprofit Workers Can’t Afford Basic Expenses
One in five nonprofit workers can’t afford basic expenses, according to a new report.
Safety in Solidarity: How to Safeguard Movement Groups and Members
When organizing in communities, especially in BIPOC communities, safety is critical. Here are stories from across the nation regarding how groups build collective security.
Sparking Positive Change: The Power of Community-Centered Health Education
Through empowerment and community building, health education can help address the stark health disparities facing underserved communities.
What to Pay Attention to During Climate Week NYC 2024
Even if you’re not in New York, you can participate in Climate Week NYC 2024.
Why Don’t Climate Evacuees Just Leave?
The land is buckling beneath their houses. Why are residents of Rancho Palos Verdes reluctant to go?
Should You Lose Your Right to Vote If You Have a Criminal Record?
In most of the United States, if you’re convicted of a crime, you lose the right to vote, which is not the international norm. Three national nonprofits call for policy change.
Project 2025: What Does It Mean for Racial and Economic Justice?
Looking under the hood of Project 2025, proposals in the report threaten racial and economic justice gains in housing, education, labor, taxes, regulatory policy, and more.
How Black Women Organizers Center Those Closest to the Pain
Supermajority is an organization that believes those closest to the pain should have their voices and concerns uplifted. Throughout this election and beyond, they are fighting to make that happen.
Building Social Housing from the Ground Up: Grassroots Perspectives
The current US housing system fails to meet millions of people’s needs. Fortunately, across the nation, campaigns to provide affordable housing for all are gaining ground.
How to Recharge a Nonprofit-Led Affordable Housing Delivery System
To make housing affordable to millions of cost-burdened Americans, it is vital to align practice and policy to create an effective nonprofit housing delivery system.
Liberating the Media
As journalism struggles to survive, enormously rich owners behave like neglectful parents—often ultimately disowning the very news entities they’ve helped to prop up for years. We need to liberate ourselves from this corporate capture if we are to survive, and that rests on a shift in mindset: a recognition that good media is unlikely to be for-profit media.