KeMeK Philanthropy

KeMeK Philanthropy

Tag: Solidarity Economy

  • Restoring our capacities: How an asset lens can serve movements today

    Restoring our capacities: How an asset lens can serve movements today

    —

    by

    operator
    in

    This article was originally published by NPQ Online on July 23, 2025, https://nonprofitquarterly.org/restoring-our-capacities-how-an-asset-lens-can-serve-movements-today/. Used with permission. “What do we want? Asset-based community development! When do we want it? Now!” That is a chant that I am pretty sure has never been uttered at a rally anywhere. Nonetheless, many movement activists, knowingly or otherwise, depend on asset-based…

  • Why we need a solidarity economy now

    —

    by

    operator
    in

    As the US faces historic cuts to the social safety net, local economic alternatives can meet basic needs and provide opportunities to organize for a better future. This article was originally published on Waging Nonviolence. As people across the United States face massive cuts to Medicaid, SNAP and other vital programs, many are asking: What happens…

  • Social co-ops: An innovative solution to our social care crisis?

    Social co-ops: An innovative solution to our social care crisis?

    —

    by

    operator
    in

    While a few green shoots are beginning to sprout, social cooperatives, also known as social co-ops, are still a relatively new concept to many Americans.  That means their special characteristics, as we find them in the countries where they operate, are not yet well understood here in the U.S.  If we take the definition offered…

  • The Liberating Power of the Commonsverse

    —

    by

    operator
    in

    A key reason that so many social and ecological pathologies persist, despite strenuous efforts to solve them, is that the narrow frame for solving them. Our political culture sees capitalist markets and growth as the only serious vehicles for progressive change. When private property, corporate profitmaking, and the commodification of nature are seen as sacrosanct,…

  • Solidarity Economy Organizers Gather in Atlanta to Build Toward Liberation

    —

    by

    operator
    in

    This article was originally published by NPQ Online on May 27, 2025, https://nonprofitquarterly.org/solidarity-economy-organizers-gather-in-atlanta-to-build-toward-liberation/. Used with permission. Remembering our history allows us to build our futures.” So said Stephanie Guilloud of movement organization Project South in the initial plenary session of the Resist & Build Summit. The scope taken on by conference attendees was very ambitious. Held in…

  • Organizing for the Long Haul: How to Build a Network for Land and Liberation

    —

    by

    operator
    in

    This article was originally published by NPQ Online on April 30, 2025, https://nonprofitquarterly.org/organizing-for-the-long-haul-how-to-build-a-network-for-land-and-liberation/. Used with permission. We are often forced to fight defensive battles in our movements. When your house is on fire, the immediate and urgent priority is to extinguish the blaze. Such is the case with many struggles against the present administration of President…

  • “No Tariffs on Sharing”: Tool Libraries Offer Resilience Amid Federal Chaos

    —

    by

    operator
    in

    This story was originally published by Truthout. As a handy person, Devon Curtin spends a lot of time helping people enrich their living spaces. Recently, while working with a friend to remodel their floor, Curtin noticed that the cost of do-it-yourself projects is already rising because of Donald Trump’s tariffs. “The cost of mahogany was the…

  • Our Task Ahead: Reclaiming Revolutionary Struggle in Atlanta and the South

    —

    by

    operator
    in

    This article was originally published by NPQ online on March 26, 2025 at https://nonprofitquarterly.org/our-task-ahead-reclaiming-revolutionary-struggle-in-atlanta-and-the-south/. Used with permission. State of the Movements is a recurring NPQ column dedicated to tracking the pulse of social movements and the solidarity economy in 2025.  “As goes the South, so goes the nation.” This maxim may not yet be standard among political analysts, but its truth…

  • Resist and Build: A Movement Building Process Centering the Solidarity Economy

    —

    by

    operator
    in

    This article was originally published by NPQ online on February 26, 2025 at https://nonprofitquarterly.org/resist-and-build-a-movement-building-process-centering-the-solidarity-economy/. Used with permission. State of the Movements is a recurring NPQ column dedicated to tracking the pulse of social movements and the solidarity economy in 2025.  The solidarity economy movement finds itself at a critical juncture. The opportunity for a breakthrough amid crisis is real, even as…