Alison Stine

Youngstown

Climate Justice Senior Editor at Nonprofit Quarterly

Author and Contributor at Freelance

Writer and editor. Author of DUST (@WednesdayBooks), TRASHLANDS, ROAD OUT OF WINTER, OHIO VIOLENCE. Philip K Dick Award. NEA Grant. @alisonstine.bsky.social

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Articles

Parables of Earth: Why We Must Bear Witness to Climate Disaster

1 month ago | nonprofitquarterly.org | Alison Stine

The pictures on social media show a concrete spillway with a large swath of graffiti painted across it. As the nearby river flooded, the water swallowed the graffiti on the spillway, letter by letter. These photos bring me right back to the experience of living by the river, under its constant threat of flooding. The series of photos was an effective and moving way to measure the rapid rise of the river—the Hocking River—in my former home, Athens County, Ohio.
What’s Happening with Book Bans Under Trump?

1 month ago | nonprofitquarterly.org | Alison Stine

Libraries and museums are some of the latest targets of the mass layoffs and funding restrictions that have become characteristic of the second Trump administration. At the end of March, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), a federal agency that provides grant funding to museums and libraries across the country, placed its whole staff on administrative leave.
An AWP Conference in the Wake of Climate Disaster

2 months ago | nonprofitquarterly.org | Alison Stine

It’s a rite of passage in spring, when hotels overflow, attendees with nametags on lanyards flood the streets, and alcohol sales at hotel bars smash records. It’s AWP: The Association of Writing Programs (AWP) annual conference for the nonprofit of the same name, which serves creative writers, academics, publishers, and literary journal and book editors.
It Keeps Happening: The Impact of Repeated Climate Disasters

2 months ago | nonprofitquarterly.org | Alison Stine

It’s becoming hard to keep track. Was it Hurricane Helene that destroyed a neighbor’s house in Florida, or was it Hurricane Milton? Did a community deal with a mass exodus of residents after the Park Fire or the Eaton and Palisades Fires? An urgent issue emerging from our late stage of the climate crisis: The world is not simply dealing with one disaster but multiple ones, often at the same time and in the same areas, again and again.
The Emergency at the NEA Will Impact Arts Nonprofits

Feb 20, 2025 | nonprofitquarterly.org | Alison Stine

Parables of Earth is a recurring column from NPQ’s Climate Justice desk exploring the connections between climate and art. Inspired in part by Octavia E. Butler, this column expands our lens on climate justice and taps into our deeply human inclination for creative expression—for joy, for strength, and for imagining new worlds. “If our position means no more NEA grants for Tupelo Press, so be it.
What Happens When Your “Climate Haven” Is No Longer Safe?

Feb 13, 2025 | nonprofitquarterly.org | Alison Stine

It was supposed to be a safe place. At least, that’s what Kelsey Lahr believed of Asheville, NC. After researching the most climate-resilient places to live in the United States based on data from researchers and experts, Lahr relocated to Asheville in 2020 following years of wildfires and mudslides impacting her home in Santa Barbara, CA. The Appalachian city of Asheville, with its mild temperatures and inland location, was believed by many, including Lahr, to be safe from severe climate events.
Disability Under Trump’s Anti-DEI Agenda

Feb 13, 2025 | nonprofitquarterly.org | Alison Stine

Among the many targets of the executive orders from Trump’s first few weeks in office are the over 70 million adults in the United States who report having a disability. That’s about one in four American adults, according to 2022 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—people who now face threats to their employment, education, and more.
The Problem of Clothing Donations in LA and Beyond

Jan 30, 2025 | nonprofitquarterly.org | Alison Stine

It’s a problem in the wake of nearly every disaster, but the cataclysmic wildfires in Los Angeles, CA, are the latest event to spotlight the issue: When people donate, some donate trash. The items are often not what helping organizations have specifically asked for or what communities say they need: they’re clothes, often so used they are actually unusable, dirty and unsuitable to give to survivors. This creates yet another issue after climate disaster: mounting piles of unwanted waste.
Freedom from Medical Debt Could Help Millions of Americans—If Trump Allows It - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

Jan 23, 2025 | nonprofitquarterly.org | Alison Stine

“While in the hospital I was [racking] my brain on how in the world I could bring in some money and pay our incoming medical bills while staying home with a medically complex child.”That’s how Mallory Rose described the first few weeks with her newborn daughter, who was eventually, after multiple hospitalizations, diagnosed with a serious infection known as staph scalded skin syndrome.
How Can Nonprofits Help When They’re Burning?

Jan 10, 2025 | nonprofitquarterly.org | Alison Stine

The ongoing fires in Los Angeles County constitute a disaster that is as deadly and destructive as it is distinctive: this is an urban wildfire. We may think of wildfires as tearing through thick forests, but the fatal California event that began on January 7th, 2025, is burning in a densely populated, urban area.