Penn Loh

Oct 30, 2024 | nonprofitquarterly.org | Penn Loh

Author’s note: I have been connected to much of the work mentioned in this article as a facilitator, board member, educator, and researcher. I helped found the Solidarity Economy Initiative (SEI) and currently serve on the board of the Center for Economic Democracy (CED). I co-authored a 2017 report, Solidarity Rising in Massachusetts, and a 2022 report on SEI. Unless otherwise cited, all quotes are from interviews conducted by me and my research team within the last three years.

Feb 7, 2024 | nonprofitquarterly.org | Amara Enyia |Penn Loh |Anmol Irfan |Alison Stine

With this article, we begin a new NPQ series, The Vision for Black Lives: An Economic Policy Agenda. Co-produced with the Movement for Black Lives (M4BL), this series will examine the many ways that M4BL and its allies are seeking to address the economic policy challenges that lie at the intersection of the struggle for racial and economic justice. Black life and dignity require the advancement of Black political power.

Feb 6, 2024 | nonprofitquarterly.org | Penn Loh |Meredith Klenkel |Algernon Austin |Ghada Abdel Tawab

Discussions of trust-based philanthropy have gained increased prominence over the years, but how can philanthropy operate as an effective part of social justice movements—beyond just providing grants to movement nonprofits? It’s a question that I have struggled to answer for years. Moving from being simply philanthropic critics to co-creating movement infrastructure…provided many opportunities to change longstanding practices.