Can impact investing make housing more affordable? On 7/15, 3 pm ET, I'll discuss this with panelists Betty Francisco @bosimpact.bsky.social; Meridith Levy, Boston Neighborhood CLT; Kate Khatib, Seed Commons; David Lidz & Shelby King @shelterforce.bsky.social. Free registration at: shorturl.at/wtygu

@shelterforce.bsky.social, Miriam Zuk and Leo Goldberg lift up local/state coalitions advancing #CommunityLandTrusts, #Cooperatives & more. As they write: "Public policy can ... create a legal and fiscal environment in which community ownership can thrive." More at: shelterforce.org/2026/06/19/h...

@shelterforce.bsky.social, Laurie Mazur writes about a #CommunityLandTrust in the Klondike neighborhood of North #Memphis. “So long as the community is sitting at the table, we can do what’s needed to improve the community," says one local leader. Read more at: shelterforce.org/2026/06/09/a...

@shelterforce.bsky.social, I wrote about a #MA state initiative to restore rent control after 32 years; 124,000 have signed petitions for a Nov. vote. Hear from campaign leaders such as @vidaurbana.bsky.social and read more about state rent control history at: shelterforce.org/2026/06/05/c...

@shelterforce.bsky.social, Timi Koyejo of @cplusc.bsky.social writes on how New York City's #publichousing authority is using its #anchor procurement power "to speed up green retrofits, improve residents’ quality of life, and lower costs." Read more at: shelterforce.org/2026/05/26/w...

@shelterforce.bsky.social Frank Woodruff of Community Opportunity Alliance & Jeremy Carter of NALCAB note that community groups should act by the end of June to get considered for inclusion in their states' lists; the next window won't be until 2036. Read more at: shelterforce.org/2026/05/22/o...

Is #publicbanking an idea whose time has come? For @shelterforce.bsky.social I spoke w/the CEO of @bankofnorthdakota.bsky.social & folks at @neweconomyproject.bsky.social, @publicbankla.bsky.social (CA), and in OH, MA, NM & @publicbanksnow.bsky.social. Read more at: shelterforce.org/2026/04/15/h...

Last fall, the Center for @nextsystemstudies.bsky.social helped organize teach-ins across the world to ask "If the current economic system is not working, what will?" On 4/24, noon ET, participants reflect on experiences and share future plans. Register for free at: nextsystem.org/next-system-...

On 4/16 at 1p ET @shelterforce.bsky.social join George McCarthy @landpolicy.bsky.social Sara Morgan of Fahe, Tony Pickett @groundedsolutions.bsky.social & myself to learn how the feds can use Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac to partner with #cdfis & #clts, support rural housing & more. tinyurl.com/ytf4actv

My latest Solidarity Corner article @shelterforce.bsky.social shows how #cohousing can be affordable, in part by partnering with #cooperatives and land trusts. As advocate Laurie Frank explains, co-housing helps residents share resources: "It’s a way of life." See: shelterforce.org/2026/03/20/c...

Today @shelterforce.bsky.social my monthly "Solidarity Corner" column launches to share stories about the #solidarityeconomy and show how "people seek to develop more just housing and community economic development systems ... [and build] thriving communities. See: shelterforce.org/2026/02/26/w...

@npquarterly.bsky.social today, Deyenira del Rio @neweconomyproject.bsky.social and Debra Ack of #EastNewYorkCLT write about the growth of #communitylandtrusts in New York City "from just two 12 years ago ... to more than 20" and how it was done. Read more at: nonprofitquarterly.org/a-community-...

@npquarterly.bsky.social this morning, we published an article on the strike being led by @sbworkersunited.org. Workers are seeking a first contract. In 2024, Starbuck's CEO took home $95.8 million, more than 6,000 times the median worker wage. Read more at: nonprofitquarterly.org/from-buffalo...

Look forward to moderating "Activists and the Academy" free webinar by Justice Funders & Center for Engaged Scholarship with activist-scholars Dannika Gordon, x.com/silaspgrant, x.com/PhenomenalTi... & x.com/brian_callaci, tomorrow 11/12, 1p ET, Free registration: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

@npquarterly.bsky.social Marian Conway has the latest on the #PSLF (public service loan forgiveness program. Both #nonprofits and 21 state attorneys general have filed lawsuits to stop a political litmus test as to which nonprofit employees would benefit. See: nonprofitquarterly.org/new-student-...

@npquarterly.bsky.social today we published an article by @lizclayroy.bsky.social, Karthick Ramakrishnan, and Aron Goldman on how the election of #Mamdani could alter "how people .... view the possibilities for intergenerational governance." Read more at: nonprofitquarterly.org/after-the-el...

@npquarterly.bsky.social, Shirley Sherrod of New Communities (Albany, GA) speaks w/@rebekahbarber.bsky.social. "We were not thinking that we were creating the first community land trust ... [but rather a place] for our people to live and work in and be free." nonprofitquarterly.org/staying-and-...

‪ @npquarterly.bsky.social we published an article on Boston's #NoKings rally. I spoke with several federal workers @fedworkersunited.bsky.social who shared stories about how funding cutbacks are affecting EPA, HHS, the Dept. of Education, and USDA. Read more@: nonprofitquarterly.org/at-no-kings-...

@npquarterly.bsky.social, in our "State of the Movements" column @economicdemocracy.us & @fairbudgetdc.bsky.social write on the #FreeDC effort; they note: "What’s happening in the nation’s capital is a harbinger of worsening political repression." Read more @: nonprofitquarterly.org/first-they-c....

@npquarterly.bsky.social, an article on the firing of HUD federal @fedworkersunited.bsky.social whistleblowers who called out non-enforcement of #fairhousing law @natfairhouse.bsky.social. And a call for #nonprofit action to share their stories. For more, see: nonprofitquarterly.org/trump-admini...

@npquarterly.bsky.social today, @johanmatthews.bsky.social and his colleague Carolyn Edsell-Vetter offer glimpses of a #solidarityeconomy in the making. They write,: "With our economy…being undermined from within, the revolution might not require bulldozers." nonprofitquarterly.org/postcards-fr...

Many thanks to @kxraja.bsky.social and Indah Nuritasari for this @npquarterly.bsky.social article on community building and media. As Nuritasari writes, "Diasporic media provides a way to connect with members of the community so they can maintain a sense of their identity, heritage, and culture.'

Today @npquarterly.bsky.social, our latest "We Stood Up" column of 1st person workplace stories–If you have a story to share, email me at: steve[at]npqmag.org—features #union workers calling a feminist nonprofit to task for betraying its values. Read more here: nonprofitquarterly.org/we-stood-up-...

Today @npquarterly.bsky.social starts a 6-part weekly series, "The New Asian Diaspora Media: Defending Democracy Locally and Globally." First up: @kxraja.bsky.social. [Amid anti #immigrant backlash], "AAPI community journalism is more important than ever." See: nonprofitquarterly.org/how-asian-di...

@npquarterly.bsky.social today, we published an article on @gblcboston.bsky.social's first #LaborDay #union march & rally in Boston. Appreciation to @ayannapressley.bsky.social whose quote is in the headline. Most speakers were local but the flight attendants' @flyingwithsara.bsky.social also spoke.

For Labor Day, @npquarterly.bsky.social Bernadette King Fitzsimons @seiu-uhw.bsky.social writes on the past and future of #unions. "Unions must take bold, strategic action to organize workers and win strong contracts. That is what unions do." Read more at: nonprofitquarterly.org/labor-day-20...

@npquarterly.bsky.social from #PuertoRico, an article on Trump's dismissal of 5 oversight board members. “The fear is that a new, friendlier junta will…force Puerto Ricans to pay back a larger portion of the debt.” Read @sandrarc.bsky.social's account here: nonprofitquarterly.org/island-on-ed...

Important article @npquarterly.bsky.social by Esteban Kelly @usworker.coop on the future of #cooperatives and #organizing. "To elevate cooperatives ... we must invest in them strategically—not just as businesses, but as movement infrastructure." Read more at: nonprofitquarterly.org/whats-next-w...

In early July, the US Dept. of Labor posted 64 rule change proposals; one would exempt homecare workers from min. wage. Others affect mine and workplace toxin safety. Comment deadline on many is this week. Read more in this @npquarterly.bsky.social article: nonprofitquarterly.org/us-labor-off...

Today @npquarterly.bsky.social, we published an update on the #studentdebt crisis and how #highereducation is "being shredded at the altar or tax cuts." As of March 2025, total federal student loan debt for 42.7M borrowers is $1.693 trillion. Read more here: nonprofitquarterly.org/the-new-stud...

Today @npquarterly.bsky.social, I wrote on a labor center formed by @jwj.org and the W.E.B. Du Bois Center at Clark Atlanta University, a #hbcu, to support Black #labor #union leaders in the #South. "We want to reimagine the South, organize in the South, and put the emphasis on Black leadership.”

"While it is no longer making headlines, the growing student movement for Palestine has far from faded." Read more @npquarterly.bsky.social as Akin Olla of Dissenters reports on the latest, as students organize to build power by building student unions. See: nonprofitquarterly.org/what-does-ga...

Today @npquarterly.bsky.social, Chris Dols & Alissa Tafti @fedworkersunited.bsky.social write: "Our goal isn’t just trying to survive this moment—it is to transform it, by helping federal service better serve its core purpose: the public good." Read more at nonprofitquarterly.org/federal-work...

@npquarterly.bsky.social, we published an article by @rudytudi.bsky.social on L.A. street vendors & the struggle for #immigrant justice. "This is a moment to release ourselves from the illusion that the disappearance of our neighbors is 'not our lane'." See: nonprofitquarterly.org/my-street-ve...

@npquarterly.bsky.social yesterday, a story on a new report from First Nations Development Institute called Elevating #Native Voices. "For both Native and non-Native communities alike, now is a critical time to recognize the importance of Native justice." See: nonprofitquarterly.org/what-does-ce...

Today, @npquarterly.bsky.social, we wrote on a national #solidarityeconomy gathering w/ @democracycollab.bsky.social, US Solidarity Economy Network @redneckgonecrazy.bsky.social, @nextsystemstudies.bsky.social & others on how to fight back & build forward. See: nonprofitquarterly.org/solidarity-e...

What if #co-op democracy and #union rights mattered? A recent @npquarterly.bsky.social article looks at how 115,000 member-owners at REI voted NO on a board-approved slate after two @reiunion.bsky.social-backed candidates were denied ballot access. Read more@ nonprofitquarterly.org/rei-co-op-me...

How can housing be a public good? It’s not just affordability—it’s justice, community, dignity. Join @shelterforce.bsky.social and @npquarterly.bsky.social May 14 at 2 PM ET; Miriam Axel-Lute & I will moderate four leaders who'll discuss how housing can center people, not profit.. buff.ly/hENDP2u

@npquarterly.bsky.social, Hillary Kane, center director of PHENND in Philadelphia, writes about the struggle to save #AmeriCorps. "By acting in solidarity, we can both defend nonprofits and support the next generation of civil society leadership." More at: nonprofitquarterly.org/saving-ameri...

@npquarterly.bsky.social today published an article on the latest legal and political maneuvering regarding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ... up to 1,500 federal workers' jobs as well as consumers' ability to be protected from fraud is at stake. See: nonprofitquarterly.org/this-is-what...

@npquarterly.bsky.social, Rudy Espinoza of Inclusive Action writes about their suit to stop the IRS from sharing ITIN data with ICE. "The greatest obstacle was not deciding the merits of the effort at hand, but overcoming personal fears and insecurities.". See: nonprofitquarterly.org/overcoming-f...

This morning @npquarterly.bsky.social published an article by Shaye Skiff of @npeu.bsky.social making the case for solidarity between @fedworkersunited.bsky.social and @nonprofitunion.bsky.social workers—"the two struggles are really the same struggle." See: nonprofitquarterly.org/the-case-for...

@npquarterly.bsky.social this morning we published an article by Helena Worthen @higheredlabor.bsky.social about the growing movement to #KillTheCuts with demos planned Tuesday 4/8. This is on top of tomorrow's #HandsOff national day of action. Read more at: nonprofitquarterly.org/higher-educa...

I'm writing to lift up an article we published @npquarterly.bsky.social today on #union organizing and #coop board elections at REI. The nation's largest co-op denied ballot access to two union-backed candidates. Read about how the workers are responding: nonprofitquarterly.org/rei-workers-...

At @npquarterly.bsky.social, we published two new articles on #ImmigrantJustice. The latest by Rana Elmir of www.proteusfund.org/rtf/ discusses how movement groups are mobilizing to support African, Middle Eastern, Muslim and South Asian communities. See: nonprofitquarterly.org/as-immigrant...

Last week @npquarterly.bsky.social I wrote about Trump admin attacks on the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau. Now, a $2 billion claim against Capital One has been dropped; more dismissals to follow (see: www.cnbc.com/2025/02/27/c...). For my article, see: nonprofitquarterly.org/conflict-at-...

@npquarterly.bsky.social, we published a new article today on #FederalWorkers and #union organizing, as workers gear up across the nation for tomorrow's Save Our Services Day of Action, including in Chicago, Phoenix, Seattle, New York, Dallas, and more. See: nonprofitquarterly.org/fed-workers-...

@npquarterly.bsky.social we published an article today on federal #union organizing, as fed workers face layoff pressures. Spoke with two federal workers, one from #AFGE and one from an independent union, who said to expect more public actions ahead. See: nonprofitquarterly.org/federal-work...

Just writing to lift up an article we published @npquarterly.bsky.social today on #union organizing and #coop board elections at REI, the nation's largest co-op retailer. Workers are backing 2 nonprofit leaders; we'll learn soon if they get on the ballot. See: nonprofitquarterly.org/rei-workers-...

@npquarterly.bsky.social we published three articles on how #publicbanking can advance economic justice, 2 from CA and 1 from NY. See: nonprofitquarterly.org/how-to-inter.... And also: nonprofitquarterly.org/what-does-fi..., and nonprofitquarterly.org/in-californi...