NonProfit Leadership Center

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Petersburg, Florida, the Museum serves as an active resource in the cultural life of the community and world. Proceeds from the sale of tees (and related car decals) help people who are homeless or at risk of being homeless access the food and supplies they need to keep and continue caring for their beloved pets. Located in St.

Children 264

Children Homelessness Nonprofit Leadership Leadership 264

Candid

MARCH 27, 2024

In February, bucking end-of-year trends, none of these human services sub-categories were searched more often than the arts and culture sub-categories listed above. of subject area searches of nonprofit profiles, followed closely by human services (22.1%).

Culture 52

Culture Food Homelessness Education 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 2, 2024

The leaders of a nonprofit community garden want to help residents move up the value chain by selling food products from their homes, but state law restricts food production to commercial kitchens or farms. In other cases, they are organizations, industries, professions, or cultures.

Collaborations 132

Collaborations Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management 132

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

She also lives in a food desert, which makes getting nutritious and affordable food difficult. The nearest fresh food grocer is three miles away, across the 101 freeway. She can afford one big shopping trip in the month and at the end of the month she visits the local food pantry to subsidize until she gets her next paycheck.

Health 130

Health Public and Social Policy Entrepreneurship Food 130

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 15, 2022

This article concludes Black Food Sovereignty: Stories from the Field , a series that has been co-produced by Frontline Solutions and NPQ. This series features stories from a group of Black food sovereignty leaders who are working to transform the food system at the local level.

Food 108

Food Agriculture Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 108

Selfish Giving

APRIL 17, 2019

And I'm not even active on Instagram ! If historians can do this, so can cause marketers, but we need to be active on Twitter ! Brain Food 1. Two pushbacks on selfish selfie culture. Last week, I shared a post on ten nonprofits that are using Instagram incredibly well. I'm glad you liked it. You should be!

Culture 113

Culture Public and Nonprofit Management Marketing Marketing 113

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Culture change is slow, but it is central to us as a movement that we are intentionally creating together. Among the 15 local cooperative businesses and democratic collectives we count in our ecosystem, many focus on arts and cultural strategies to strengthen our solidarity economy.

Culture 94

Culture Collaborations Construction Environmental 94

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Early on, the community established itself enough to have its own cultural center, known as Cambodia Town. Here in America, surviving victims and perpetrators (the youth forced to commit atrocities) live together in a culture still beset by racism. But so too is the creative spirit. Can we learn to trust one another?

Race and Ethnicity 110

Race and Ethnicity Community Development Participation and motivation Culture 110

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 7, 2023

Though many early cooperatives and the cultural ecosystems built around them disappeared due to the Spanish Civil War and the Francoist dictatorship that followed, Sants’ residents have fought in recent years to revitalize, recover, and keep the collective memory of economic self-governance alive. Food co-ops were set up in food deserts.

Governance 116

Governance Culture Food Energy 116

Selfish Giving

APRIL 7, 2021

Activate – Like A Boss will help you to identify, activate, and evangelize your donor/event attendee/volunteer audiences. You also have to position, activate and steward. Companies are seeking help to stay ahead of cultural moments and avoid embarrassing gaffes. (I Brain Food 1. This playbook will show you how!

Marketing 130

Marketing Marketing Activism Food 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Biodiversity Loss and Global Corporations The imminent loss of one million species presents a grave threat, impacting human health, food security, rural communities worldwide, and over half of the global GDP. Engaging in ecosystem restoration activities is a direct means for companies to address prior harm inflicted upon ecosystems.

Public and Social Policy 135

Public and Social Policy Agriculture Manufacturing Environmental 135

Candid

JULY 14, 2022

For decades, Native American tribes have faced economic and food insecurity, education barriers, substandard and overcrowded housing, and limited healthcare—all tied to flawed federal policies and broken treaties. The funding also helped cover the cost of PPE and other supplies that kept youth active and mentally healthy.

Disaster Relief 98

Disaster Relief Healthcare Food Children 98

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

I am a Hopi female raised culturally as a traditional food and farming practitioner. I come from generations of traditional farmers, seed savers, and food foragers. Hopi Agricultural Systems and Spiritual Food Knowledge. But change, like nature, remains slow in our private corner of the world.

Agriculture 81

Agriculture Food Children Culture 81

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In the series, urban and rural grassroots leaders from across the United States share how their communities are developing and implementing strategies—grounded in local places, cultures, and histories—to shift power and achieve systemic change. The culture I come from relies a lot on storytelling to cement our learning and culture.

Health 112

Health Race and Ethnicity Food Children 112

Fundraising Leadership

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Put Measures In Place To Prevent Burnout A 2022 McKinsey report has found that, compared to men working at the same level, women tend to do more to foster a culture of diversity and inclusivity. This can include looking after children, preparing food, shopping, traveling for supplies, attending school meetings, and more. ” 4.

Culture 98

Culture Health Production Healthcare 98

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Aaron and his team have designed a donor thank you process that’s an ongoing practice integrated into the fundraising culture at Feeding America. Feeding America’s mission is to advance change in America by ensuring equitable access to nutritious food for all. They seek “an America where no one is hungry.” It’s popular ,” Aaron shared.

Food 86

Food Disaster Relief Retention Children 86

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 13, 2023

Care for Those Caring for Our Environment The prevalence of eco-anxiety in activism circles is under-attended and often ignored in favor of wholly investing oneself in the movement. In addition, several grassroots organizations are prioritizing a care-based approach to activism. These spaces also serve as a form of therapy.

Healthcare 77

Healthcare Health Environmental Psychology 77

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Take, for example, impact measurement and management (IMM), the main way in which impact investing differentiates itself from conventional investing activity. The volume of activity combining investment and finance with systems thinking is growing. What could systemic investing look like in practice? How is the field evolving?

Finance 135

Finance Public and Social Policy Environmental Food 135

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

It shapes and perpetuates Native identities, cultures, and worldviews.” Founded in 1999 and similar in mission to NAEDC, the nonprofit supports ecotourism while also promoting “food sovereignty and ecological stewardship.” Another facet is food sovereignty, including “reclaiming Native food traditions.” The Path Forward.

Nonprofit governance and management 133

Nonprofit governance and management Poverty Environmental Food 133

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 17, 2023

Rest inequality refers to the gap in the quality, duration, and amount of rest people get depending on their status in Western culture. The idea that rest is a weakness or luxury has a long history in America, and it is still deeply rooted in white supremacist Western culture. How much sleep and rest do I lose due to stress?

Race and Ethnicity 104

Race and Ethnicity Health Public and Social Policy Culture 104

Candid

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Common uses include website based chatbots that provide 24/7 answers to oft-asked questions, hiring software that screens resumes for certain criteria, and robots doing manual labor like restocking food bank shelves. Here are three ways smart tech can be used to shift organizational work cultures: Invest in online chatbots.

Health 124

Health Culture Recruitment Technology 124

Bloomerang

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Incorporate diverse forms of worship, including music, interactive sermons, and community-driven activities. Encourage congregants to actively participate in community service and outreach programs. Your congregation may even have its own soup kitchen, or food pantry, or similar program. Stewardship education and awareness.

Education 71

Education Education Technology Activism 71

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 5, 2022

I share my story here as an unfolding of these energies, followed by an inquiry into how we might use this ancestral knowledge to build healthier organizational and movement cultures. Was it American culture teaching her bad values? Activism healed me, gave me purpose and community, and yanked my voice out from inside me.

Energy 106

Energy Culture Leadership Public and Social Policy 106

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 11, 2023

Iris Crawford : What led you to climate activism and eventually to Mothers Out Front? At 14, I began to see the lack in resources, which eventually led to my start in food justice. I started off growing fruits and vegetables in a community garden and delivering them to elders in my neighborhood, as it was a food desert.

Children 99

Children Political Science Environmental Food 99

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 1, 2023

Efforts to unlock biocultural value can be seen across industries from agrochemicals and biofuels to functional foods, nutraceuticals, and cosmeceuticals. Constructing Biocultural Capital Beyond avoiding depletion, resources from the biosphere and ethnosphere can be utilized in a way that actively improves both.

Agriculture 98

Agriculture Construction Culture Manufacturing 98

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 25, 2023

Image Credit: Adam Jícha The cultural sector is seeking alternatives to business-as-usual. This article is the second in the series, “ Remember the Future: Culture and Systems Change ,” co-produced by Art.coop and NPQ.

Culture 94

Culture Governance Values Collaborations 94

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 5, 2023

What was your research process of pulling all of these dense topics, from global warming, to faith, to redlining, to greenlining, to food insecurity together in an accessible, easy-to-read way? HMT: It is a process of constantly educating ourselves. That was my process for figuring out just how do we talk about this.

Environmental 103

Environmental Food Poverty Culture 103

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 12, 2023

When people are forced to leave, these neighborhoods often lose their cultural vibrancy and sense of community that made them appealing to new residents in the first place. Community Education Community-based organizations can activate communities by educating them about impending changes that stand to destabilize their neighborhoods.

Culture 91

Culture Construction Community Development Education 91

Candid

JUNE 23, 2022

Brazil’s culture of giving and philanthropy has been growing since the 1980s. In response, the philanthropic sector mobilized significant resources to support pandemic relief efforts, donating money, food, and medical equipment directly to civil society organizations including hospitals.

Civil Society 98

Civil Society Philanthropy Collaborations Public and Nonprofit Management 98

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 21, 2024

Practitioners are starting to listen to the “historically ignored knowledge of survivors, youth, frontline defenders, and those with lived climate-related experiences to understand better how to provide a fully encompassing environmental and mental health—or environ(mental)—approach that includes climate, social, and cultural justice.”

Disaster Relief 98

Disaster Relief Health Environmental Universities 98

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The organization was formed a little over 20 years ago, in February 2002, when resident leaders came together to support their unique and culturally diverse neighborhood: White Center , WA. Our philosophy is one of comprehensive community development—a diverse set of holistic strategies designed to embrace a community’s culture and assets.

Community Development 107

Community Development Poverty Retail Insurance 107

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 18, 2023

Both Juliana and the lawsuit brought by the young Hawaiian plaintiffs are part of a broader global movement of youth-led climate activism that has arisen in recent years. Over several years, Torres Strait Islanders have actively rallied against the looming dangers of climate change.

Governance 88

Governance Law Culture Environmental 88

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Community-driven solutions to persistent racial injustice, environmental degradation, and the lack of housing, food security, healthcare, and more can only happen when communities themselves are given the time, space, and resources needed to directly impact their people. This “who” needs to change.

Philanthropy 141

Philanthropy Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Culture 141

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

People are ready to get out and explore the world, all with the comforts of an all-inclusive buffet and leisure activities at their fingertips. All-inclusive resort All-inclusive resorts allow people to relax on a nice vacation without the hassle of having to figure out where to eat or what activities to do.

Food 75

Food Public and Nonprofit Management Production Activism 75

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Narrative History Narratives are our cultural understandings, our frames of reference, our mental models—they provide the story of our social world. During this time, Black people were forced into labor without choice or compensation because of the widespread cultural narrative that they were racially inferior.

Public and Social Policy 89

Public and Social Policy Poverty Governance Insurance 89

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 9, 2023

The Center works with a combination of science, law, activism, and creative media to protect the lands, waters, and climate that people, wildlife, and all types of communities and ecosystems need to survive. The US has 5% of the world’s population but consumes 30% of the world’s resources and creates 30% of the world’s waste.”

Agriculture 73

Agriculture Environmental Food Public and Social Policy 73

Beth Kanter

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

It begins with learning, habituation, and cultural shifts to fully harness AI benefits responsibly. He described how volunteers, previously spending hours on research for culturally resonant welcome baskets, turned to Copilot for quicker insights. The path may seem daunting, but the key is to start with your people.

Public and Nonprofit Management 62

Public and Nonprofit Management Production Construction Nonprofits 62