Steve Dubb
Senior Editor at Nonprofit Quarterly
Steve Dubb is a senior editor @NPQuarterly, where he directs its economic justice program, including the Economy Remix column & #RebuildTheEconomy webinars.
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5 days ago |
nonprofitquarterly.org | Steve Dubb
The vast majority of employees at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)—an estimated 1,400 to 1,500 people out of 1,700—have received layoff notices, according to a lawsuit filed in court yesterday by the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU). A hearing was held on April 18 by Judge Amy Berman Jackson. Judge Jackson issued an order suspending the administration’s action for now.
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1 month ago |
nonprofitquarterly.org | Steve Dubb
Truth to Power is a regular series of conversations with writers about the promises and pitfalls of movements for social justice. From the roots of racial capitalism to the psychic toll of poverty, from resource wars to popular uprisings, the interviews in this column focus on how to write about the myriad causes of oppression and the organized desire for a better world. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
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1 month ago |
nonprofitquarterly.org | Steve Dubb
Should a private foundation be more than a private investment company that uses some of its excess cash flow for charitable purposes? Heron Foundation, New Frontiers in Mission-Related Investing, 2004At the end of 2024, US private foundations held a record $1.64 trillion in assets. According to federal law, annually they must spend 5 percent of that amount, or $82 billion, on grants or other qualifying expenses. In 2024, actual grants reportedly were $105 billion.
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2 months ago |
nonprofitquarterly.org | Steve Dubb
It is impossible to buy a toaster that has a one-in-five chance of bursting into flames and burning down your house. But it is possible to refinance an existing home with a mortgage that has the same one-in-five chance of putting the family out on the street. Elizabeth Warren, “Unsafe at Any Rate,” 2007.
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2 months ago |
nonprofitquarterly.org | Steve Dubb
Three weeks after a January 28 memo titled “Fork in the Road” encouraged federal workers to accept “deferred resignation” and leave their positions—and one week after a union-backed demonstration held at the Capitol—federal government union members are gearing up to hold demonstrations in cities across the country on Wednesday, February 19. Organizers are calling the coordinated events Save Our Services Day of Action.
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Join me @NPQuarterly’s Remaking the Economy webinar, as Fer Abraca @ourcityRTTC, Jaime Gloshay @commonfutureco, abdiel lópez @justicefunders & Onyx Rodriguez @blackfarmerfund explore how #nonextractivefinance can advance #economicjustice. 11/20, 2p ET: https://t.co/AWPJz6PDmy
In a recent @npquarterly article, @revduggan1 writes about faith communities and #affordablehousing —"Building affordable housing on religiously held properties presents an opportunity for faith institutions to 'love thy neighbor' on a massive scale." https://t.co/y0zlmVoPmC
For #IndigenousPeoplesDay2024, I thought I'd send out a brief note to call attention to Nonprofit Quarterly's Indigenous People's Day article collection @npquarterly. Hope you find some of these articles interesting and resources engaging. See: https://t.co/nmbWOYEjP7
