NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

It is also when the National Cooperative Business Association Cooperative League of the USA (NCBA CLUSA), the US national co-op association, hosts its annual Cooperative Impact conference in Washington, DC. a nonprofit association that helps educate co-op developers, presented her research findings.

Public and Social Policy 97

Public and Social Policy Education Education Associations 97

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 16, 2025

Owning space—whether for housing, business, or agriculture—is a critical piece of communities’ resistance and long-term stability. It’s a holistic plan to preserve what we know our ancestors, our grandparents, our great-grandparents built,” said Asiaha Butler, founder of the Resident Association of Greater Englewood (R.A.G.E.),

Food 65

Food Finance Culture Entrepreneurship 65

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 8, 2025

By emphasizing public policy and economic development goals, BND has helped the state weather economic downturns; create a secondary market for strategic affordable housing, agricultural, and small business loans; and promote long-term economic stability. Rochester is aiming to replicate this model.

Finance 136

Finance Poverty Law Governance 136

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

So if you went to a college that was traditionally associated with women, it might downrank your application. But gender-associated terms had appeared in the training data in ways that were associated with negative outcomes because of the bias in the system. The applicants werent even classified by gender.

Nonprofit governance and management 105

Nonprofit governance and management Technology Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 105

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

14 However, human activities such as burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, landfills, toxic agricultural practices, and transportation have increased the natural rate of these gases in the atmosphere. According to NASA, the average surface temperature of Earth “was about 2.45 degrees Fahrenheit (or about 1.36 degrees Fahrenheit (1.30

Race and Ethnicity 111

Race and Ethnicity Environmental Education Education 111

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 27, 2025

Deforestation is occurring in the Amazon at an alarming rate, primarily driven by the demand for agricultural commodities. This company operates in the Ucayali region of Peru, an area that has become a hotspot for palm oil production and associated deforestation.

Ethics 84

Ethics Agriculture Environmental Production 84

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 2, 2025

The company has reduced its GHG emissions by 25 percent since 2019 and is committed to no deforestation and to implementing regenerative agriculture practices. Andrew Forrest, an Australian mining billionaire, also confirmed a long-term commitment to net zero because it is completely bankable.

Public and Social Policy 96

Public and Social Policy Energy Poverty Governance 96

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 17, 2025

According to the World Medical Association, there is about one doctor for every 10,000 patients in Nigeria, translating to a ratio of approximately 1:10,000. Emerging Technologies: Potential and Risks Technological innovations are often lauded as a panacea for global health challenges.

Health 98

Health Technology Healthcare Medical 98

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 3, 2025

Credit: Dan Loran on Unsplash Since the Donald Trump administration took office in January 2025, farmers and the entire agricultural industry have been under siege. Grants, technical resources, and interactive tools like the Climate Risk Viewer were also missing entirely. What happens next?

Agriculture 83

Agriculture Law Food Environmental 83

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 6, 2024

The Justice40 Initiative , for example , commits multiple agenciesespecially the federal Departments of Agriculture and Energy , and the US Environmental Protection Agency to the promise that 40 percent of federal spending should benefit disadvantaged communities. The sense of funding uncertainty is palpable.

Energy 124

Energy Environmental Agriculture Nonprofit governance and management 124

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 13, 2025

Students also worked with Javier Navarro, whose research focuses on the complexity of the host-associated and environmental microbiome, including viruses, bacteria, archaea, fungi, and protists. Another colleague’s grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to support the teaching of Southwest American history: gone.

Civil Society 98

Civil Society Environmental Agriculture Universities 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 26, 2025

Yet as the scorching heat associated with climate change causes crops to fail, mass deaths of fish in the overheated rivers, wildfires in the forest, and a scarcity of drinking water, vulnerable workers must find other ways to survive.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Agriculture Children Public Policy 98

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

DECEMBER 12, 2023

By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press Kamran Jebreili/AP Activists demonstrate for rural people, food, land, and climate justice at the COP28 U.N. billion in new financing to reduce climate impacts, especially from agriculture, and increasing help for vulnerable communities. Climate Summit.

Agriculture 286

Agriculture Foundations Health Finance 286

Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Details: This programs was the brainchild of Chris Mann , the former associate manager, brand marketing at New Balance (who’s now a hotshot account director at Cone ) who wanted to further educate NB customers and store employees about his company’s support for Komen for the Cure. Program: New Balance/Komen Pinup Program.

Marketing 260

Marketing Marketing Food Agriculture 260

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 29, 2024

For small-scale farmers in emerging markets like India, Kenya, and Nigeria, agricultural extension agents are crucial lifelines. They provide Climate-Smart Agriculture practices, deliver market and pricing information for farmers to maximize income, and help farmers connect with local suppliers.

Public and Social Policy 137

Public and Social Policy Agriculture Law Environmental 137

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 23, 2023

In Nigeria, as in the US, people are looking for ways to fight food insecurity and maintain agricultural production amidst climate change and the changing rainfall patterns—including increased flooding—that it is triggering. Floodplain agriculture allows floodwaters to deposit nutrient-rich sediment across a wide area.

Food 111

Food Agriculture Production Governance 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Research in 2021 from the Farmer Income Lab —a “think-do tank” founded by the multinational company Mars and comprised of companies, NGOs, and civil society organizations— estimated that up to 70 percent of farmers in agricultural supply chains may be living below the global poverty line of $3.20

Agriculture 106

Agriculture Civil Society Poverty Environmental 106

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The delta is a largely rural, agricultural area with a troubled history of racial and economic disparities. They can also serve as de facto reparations for Black families in Mississippi, who are descendants of the enslaved individuals whose agricultural labor created enormous wealth for white families.

Food 127

Food Agriculture Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 127

Candid

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The IRS recognizes 45,387 501(c)(5) entities, which include both unions and agriculture/horticultural organizations. The national arm of the National Association of Letter Carriers (as opposed to any of the locals) is by far the largest union in terms of revenue, bringing in $1.78 Unions by the numbers. billion dollars.

Voluntarism 105

Voluntarism Agriculture Homelessness Philanthropy 105

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2023

That’s because most wells in town have been contaminated by runoff from agriculture, said Prado, who is president of the Sultana Community Services District. Due to the fact that we live in an agricultural area and this is a little community, we would be devastated,” he said. candidate at the University of California, Berkeley.”

Agriculture 98

Agriculture Nonprofit Administration and Development Construction Universities 98

Selfish Giving

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

A lot of people associate 4-H with agriculture and the raising and showing of animals, but they also teach sewing,” my contact at JOANN explained. A survey revealed what they already knew: Many of JOANN’s customers and employees are either currently involved with 4-H or are alumni of the organization. ??

Curriculum and Teaching 130

Curriculum and Teaching Activism Agriculture Marketing 130

Anedot

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Giving Marin Community Partnership Little Wishes Maggie/Mavi Pilloton Marin Agricultural Land Trust, Drought Resilience and Water Security Initiative Marin Foster Care Association Osher Marin Jewish Community Center Shoreline Connectivity Project Side by Side, Raices Unidas Social Call Sparkle Foundation Vivalon.

Nonprofit Leadership 98

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Agriculture Public and Nonprofit Management 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

With 65 percent of the population living in rural areas, agriculture is increasingly feminized where women perform 80 percent of farm work. Women are now able to register on government’s I-Khedut (farmers) portal and access public schemes and trainings via initiatives such as Krishi-Vigyan-Kendras (agricultural science centers).

Food 123

Food Civil Society Agriculture Public and Social Policy 123

MNA Association

MARCH 22, 2023

HB870 – Revise Tax Rate for Nonprofit Agricultural Property This bill proposes to revise the tax rate for agricultural property owned by certain nonprofits to 10 times the rate under normal valuation. The bill is somewhat narrow in scope (see p. The hearing date is not set. MNA will oppose.

Taxation 98

Taxation Agriculture Health Governance 98

MNA Association

JUNE 12, 2023

.” Often, it’s a specialty issue that triggers the challenge: hospitals not paying property taxes yet having such a large real estate footprint, or nonprofits owning agricultural land and getting a “discounted” ag rate on their taxes yet not being ag producers. Every success represents the power of association.

Public Policy 98

Public Policy Taxation Public and Nonprofit Management Agriculture 98

Getting Attention

JUNE 3, 2013

Communications Associate , Levitt Pavilions (Beverly Hills, CA). Editorial Assistant , Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (College Park, MD). Communications Coordinator (Part-time), NARAL Pro-Choice Washington (Seattle, WA). Communications Director , Oregon Environmental Council (Portland, OR).

Public and Nonprofit Management 69

Public and Nonprofit Management Marketing Marketing Agriculture 69

Selfish Giving

APRIL 25, 2018

This usually coincides with our annual National FFA Week and raises money for grants to local FFA chapters to develop or improve an agricultural project (read some great stories about these projects here). "Tractor Supply does a donation at checkout campaign to raise funds for FFA. I like #3: be the expert. Cool jobs in cause** ??

Retail 100

Retail Agriculture Public and Nonprofit Management Recruitment 100

Candid

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Within the tax code , unions are designated as nonprofit organizations under section 501(c)(5), a designation they share with agricultural or horticultural organizations. 115 million of that came from the National Education Association (NEA), by far the biggest union grantmaker. Unions are 501(c)(5)s. Unions award grants.

Law 105

Law Agriculture Education Education 105

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JULY 14, 2023

How Biostimulants Are Enhancing Crop Health in Farming Biostimulants offer a promising, sustainable solution for enhancing crop health in modern agriculture. In recent years, a rapidly evolving farming methodology is drawing attention in the realm of modern agriculture: the use of biostimulants to enhance crop health.

Health 52

Health Agriculture Food Production 52

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Now, they’re expanding their philanthropy to news organizations that report on food, agriculture, and the environment and, in turn, amplifying the family’s other efforts. What matters more, she said, is diverse sources who have something unique to contribute to environmental and agricultural coverage.

Public and Social Policy 137

Public and Social Policy Environmental Public and Nonprofit Management Philanthropy 137

MNA Association

APRIL 13, 2023

TAX TREATMENT OF NONPROFITS HB870 – Revise tax rate for agricultural property owned by certain nonprofits HB870 proposes to require a property tax on agricultural land owned by certain nonprofits. The bill passed out of the House 68-31and will be heard in Senate Natural Resources on Wednesday, 4/12 at 3:00 p.m.

Agriculture 52

Agriculture Taxation Environmental Law 52

The Volunteer Hub

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

You can use your job description to also reinforce your mission and the impact associated with each role. Because of this, it is important that you communicate the expected time-commitment associated with each opportunity. Department of Agriculture on common volunteer motivations. Check out this report from the U.S.

Management 76

Management Volunteerism Volunteerism Agriculture 76

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The White Center Community Development Association (White Center CDA), where I work, is deeply engaged in this community building work. But in 2018, Grocery Plus fell under the scrutiny of the US Department of Agriculture because of an algorithm the agency uses to screen for fraud.

Community Development 131

Community Development Poverty Retail Insurance 131

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

While immigration policies have prioritized high levels of education or family ties—and the political conversation tends to presume a basic scarcity of jobs—critical jobs in construction, agriculture, hospitality, and the care economy, including elderly care, cannot be automated.

Public and Social Policy 144

Public and Social Policy Finance Recruitment Poverty 144

Nonprofit Megaphone

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Agriculture. The American Farmland Trust protects agricultural land, promotes environmentally sound farming practices, and helps farmers continue to grow food for us all. Kiss the Ground is committed to educating the public about the environmental benefits of regenerative agriculture. National Art Education Association.

Children 106

Children Nonprofits Environmental Agriculture 106

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 19, 2024

It also inadvertently contributes to the association between Okinawa's poverty and local people's values and behaviors.

Public and Social Policy 140

Public and Social Policy Poverty Construction Law 140

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

My mother, Dr. Jacqueline McCray , she was the dean of agriculture and the administrator of the cooperative extension program at the University of Arkansas in Pine Bluff and created the first USDA Center of Excellence in Regulatory Science. Lots of credit unions were created that were associated with anti-poverty associations.

Finance 126

Finance Insurance Community Development Poverty 126