Policy & Government

The Economy Is Changing—and So Must We: A New Charge for Nonprofits

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In 2018, NPQ committed to emphasizing the need to remake our economy into a system that provides for more shared wealth and equity, one that values sustainability and racial justice. We have covered the topic in our newswires and have begun a webinar series that brilliantly combines inspiring vision with grounded experience of some of the foremost change agents in the field. We will continue this emphasis well into the future and, for those of you who have not yet engaged in this element of our work, we bring you one of our introductory pieces from Senior editor Steve Dubb. Don’t miss his next webinar on Thursday, January 10th!

Social Enterprise

Social Enterprise: What the U.S. and European Experience Can Teach Us—And Where to Now?

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As author and professor Janelle Kerlin has noted, “From practitioners to policymakers, activists, and funders of the social good, social enterprise has captured the imagination and hopes of a growing cross-section of society that seeks to find a more sustainable answer to the problems of society.” This article, concluding our four-part series on rebuilding the economy, examines notable differences between the philosophy and practice of social enterprise in the United States and Europe.

Rebuilding the Economy

Visions of a New Economy from Detroit: A Conversation with Malik Yakini

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A democratic society, contends Detroit-based activist and educator Malik Yakini, requires embedding the economy in “the connection we have to each other and to the planet.” This interview, the third article in a four-part series on rebuilding the economy, situates the search for a more democratic economy in the history of the movements for Black liberation and food justice in Detroit.

economic trends

Organizing Our Economy as if We Lived on a Single Planet: A Conversation with Douglas Rushkoff

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If efficiency requires us to send slaves into caves to extract metals and create toxic waste that destroys the planet, notes Douglas Rushkoff, then maybe we should be less efficient. This interview, the second article in a four-part series on rebuilding the economy, explores the inherent problems with our current extractive economy and calls on nonprofits to promote an economy that is both sustainable and equitable.

Why Building a More Democratic Economy Matters for Nonprofits

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Next week, NPQ will run a cluster of four articles, taken from the Summer 2018 issue of Nonprofit Quarterly magazine, on how to build a more democratic economy. This is the start of a year-long campaign to more fully explore this ever more emergent field which will include a series of seven monthly webinars starting in the fall, buttressed with supporting materials. This series will work to boost understanding and foster conversation of how nonprofits and movements can most effectively respond to our nation’s rising inequality.