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** Resourcing the Field: Inaugural Issue
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July 23, 2025

Welcome to Resourcing the Field! In this newsletter, we will operate at the intersection of justice and leadership, centering on frank discussions and practical solutions. In future issues, expect stories on subjects ranging from fundraising strategies to explorations of trust-based philanthropy, ways to address systemic funding inequities and ways to build sustainability—both for organizations and the people who engage in movement and nonprofit work themselves.

Our inaugural issue features stories on:
* A Novel Intervention ([link removed]) —A new “Economy Remix” article looks at how the nation’s first labor center centering Black workers in the South is being built.

* Voices from the Movement ([link removed]) —From NPQ’s State of the Movements ([link removed]) column, an article on how to root movement building in community assets and capacities.

* An In-Depth Interview ([link removed]) —In NPQ’s latest installment of Truth to Power ([link removed]) , a worker co-op advocate talks about how to combine leadership and democracy to build sustainable organizations.

* A “How-To” Story ([link removed]) —A book excerpt from John Abrams demystifies the process of converting a business to employee ownership.

As these articles detail, resourcing the field includes helping movements resource themselves through ownership of land and businesses. So, let’s get started!

Steve Dubb

NPQ Senior Editor, Economic Justice


** Must-Read Articles
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Can a New Labor Institute Advance Black Workers’ Rights in the South?

by Steve Dubb

Jobs with Justice and Clark Atlanta University, a historically Black college, have together created a new institute focused squarely on developing Black labor leaders.
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Restoring Our Capacities: How an Asset Lens Can Serve Movements Today

by April Doner

To build the movements that our nation and world need today, an asset lens can help us to see community capacities—and more effectively connect people with each other.
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Leadership and Worker Ownership: A Conversation with John Abrams

by Steve Dubb and John Abrams

Employee ownership of businesses has the potential to be a tool of social transformation. Getting there, however, requires building the muscle of democratic leadership.
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How to Convert a Business to Worker Co-op Ownership: A 10-Step Process

by John Abrams

​How can workers become owners of the business where they work? John Abrams, who founded a company that later became a worker co-op, lays out key steps.
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