What does reparative philanthropy require? For starters, it means investing directly in Black and Native communities to rebuild these communities’ generational wealth.
Why Artisans Are Building an Alternative to Etsy
In 2022, tens of thousands of artisans went on strike against Etsy. When that effort faltered, some of them came together to launch a marketplace of their own.
Can Impact Investors Create an Economy That’s “Regenerative by Design”?
A new report argues that for impact investing to be effective, it must focus on changing the structure of the firm to empower workers and center social purpose.
The Growing Movement for a Four-Day Workweek
A growing movement seeks to expand the four-day workweek from a niche benefit to a reality for all American workers.
Improvisation Over Strategy: What Nonprofit Managers Can Learn from Theater
What can nonprofit managers learn from theater directors? A community loan fund CEO discusses the similarities between the two roles.
Black Girl Freedom Week Seeks to Amplify Underrepresented Voices
Black women and femme organizers are leading an effort to invest $1 billion in Black girls and gender-expansive youth by 2030. As part of this effort, they are organizing the fourth annual Black Girl Freedom Week.
Philanthropy Needs to Trust the Real Experts—the People It Supports
The backlash to trust-based philanthropy has come out into the open. It is important for participatory grantmaking and trust-based philanthropy leaders to respond.
A Line in the Fading Paint
“The water wars. Syrians against Jordanians against Palestinians against Israelis against Lebanese against…in the end, it was everyone against everyone, and everyone lost.”
The Crown Has Come Home
Editors’ note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine’s fall 2023 issue, “How Do We Create Home in the Future? Reshaping the Way We Live in the Midst of Climate Crisis.” The city was dead and empty, yet the promise of life simmered beneath the surface. Mikala avoided the cracks in the roads, where eager roots
Amid HBCUs’ Financial Challenges, New Funding Offers Renewed Hope
Despite renewed attention placed on HBCUs, they continue to face financial challenges. A large grant directed at the United Negro College Fund offers hope.
How Resident-Owned Communities Can Create Mass Affordable Homeownership
Resident-owned manufactured housing communities offer a powerful strategy for facilitating affordability. The strategy merits greater public and philanthropic support.
Standing Up Cost Me My Job, But It Was Worth It
A worker explains how standing up against a hostile work environment and racial bias cost her the job—and that she would do it all again.