Nonprofits and Zoning Disputes: A Common Conundrum

By Larry Kaplan
Nonprofit Quarterly

Here are two examples of the importance of nonprofits developing dialogue and constructive relationships with their neighbors, and how a failure to do so can derail the best-laid plans regardless of the “targeted demographics” of the proposal. In one case, a museum with international aspirations goes head-to-head with a local neighborhood historic preservation group; in the other, residents of a low-income community fight off plans to locate a homeless shelter in their midst. In both cases, the nonprofits failed to be good neighbors and talk to the local folks first.

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