NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 15, 2025

That money must be complemented by foundations or donors (or possibly government programs) that offer matching grants and technical assistance to the investment fund and/or the supported businesses. Each fund is unique. Activating these funding streams will be challenging but not impossible.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Public Policy 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 11, 2025

Rather than funding climate adaptation and food security separately, funders could support Indigenous-led initiatives that combine traditional ecological knowledge with modern agricultural innovation to build both climate resilience and food sovereignty.

Agriculture 69

Agriculture Environmental Civil Society Collaborations 69

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 26, 2025

The misleadership class had a general agreement that the movement would not disrupt governance agreements and so the Atlanta Project-SNCC were often excluded from those discussions because we would not comply with the PR and marketing campaigns that Atlanta was the city too busy to hate despite its repression of Black people, Nwangaza said.

Poverty 105

Poverty Philanthropy Agriculture Education 105

NonProfit PRO

JULY 18, 2025

Innovative Solutions: From regenerative agriculture to constitutional reform, Native-led innovation is producing scalable models with global relevance. Key findings of the research include: Place-Based Potential: Many Native communities lie within funders existing geographic portfolios, offering overlooked opportunities to increase impact.

Retail 147

Retail Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Philanthropy 147

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 24, 2025

Using a responsible data governance framework, such as the Better Deal for Data , would be well advised. Open really means open, and that means that the released materials are available for other nonprofits, governments, and even businesses. Open availability makes it possible to continue the work in exile, or in multiple countries.

Nonprofit governance and management 112

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Agriculture Governance 112

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

For example, the Rhode Island Food Policy Council (RIFPC) is the backbone network for the people, businesses, government agencies, and community organizations that make up Rhode Island’s food system. About 20 percent are seated within government.

Public and Social Policy 94

Public and Social Policy Food Leadership Health 94

Candid

JUNE 26, 2025

Breakthroughs in drug discovery, medical imaging, and precision agriculture that enable scientists to predict early-stage drug performance and suggest optimal timing for farmers to plant crops highlight the sweeping potential of this technology. Artificial intelligence is reshaping nearly every industry, from finance to health care to retail.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 59

Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Philanthropy Collaborations 59

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 21, 2025

With a complex and vast investment portfolio, its reach spans across fund investments, grants, and direct investments across several countries and regions, mostly in Africa, Latin America, Europe, and the United States and is focused on transforming sectors like agriculture and tourism towards a more regenerative approach.

Collaborations 75

Collaborations Health Finance Management 75

Blue Avocado

MARCH 11, 2025

Because we choose not to be under the government’s thumb by acquiescing to the 501(c)(3) status game, we are generally not permitted to apply for grant funding. We would love to qualify for funding for education, agriculture, electricity, fresh water, and jobs creation.

Volunteerism 60

Volunteerism Volunteerism Healthcare Agriculture 60

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 16, 2025

Owning space—whether for housing, business, or agriculture—is a critical piece of communities’ resistance and long-term stability. Governance is consensus-based, not hierarchical—ensuring decisions about funding reflect the values and priorities of the community itself.

Food 65

Food Finance Culture Entrepreneurship 65

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

It has been very common for governments to request AI models that can identify fraud in a public benefits systemfor instance, in the applications they receive for childcare benefits or unemployment benefits. So, we would have massive challenges to deal with from a standpoint of agriculture and basic human survival.

Nonprofit governance and management 105

Nonprofit governance and management Technology Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 105

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 4, 2025

One involves the unfilled legal, moral, and economic obligations established by hundreds of treaties with the US government. And a third are limits on Native representation in the US government itself. The authors also emphasize that sustainable agriculture practices work with rather than at the expense ofthe land (39).

Public and Social Policy 113

Public and Social Policy Culture Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofit Administration and Development 113

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 8, 2025

Public bankscreated by governments and chartered to serve the public interestoffer a powerful model to advance racial equity, public accountability, and community self-determination. The Bank of Rochester is poised to lead the way, demonstrating whats possible when governments put public money to work for the public good.

Finance 136

Finance Poverty Law Governance 136

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. In Peru, weak governance, inadequate enforcement of environmental laws, and corruption have created an environment where these illegal activities can thrive. However, the report stresses that more needs to be done.

Ethics 84

Ethics Agriculture Environmental Production 84

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 13, 2025

An extreme example of the stress that children are under is illustrated by the case of Jocelynn Rojo Carranza, an 11-year-old girl from Gainesville, TXa small agricultural town of 18,000 people located about 70 miles north of Dallas. Its important to make sure that immigrant families, immigrant communities know their rights.

Children 122

Children Nonprofit Administration and Development Governance Agriculture 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 2, 2025

Meanwhile, Trumps executive order dismantling diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives within the federal government eliminates DEI considerations in federal hiring, promotions, and performance reviews, aiming to prioritize merit-based decisions. In other cases, companies are buying time to fully evaluate and assess the changes.

Public and Social Policy 96

Public and Social Policy Energy Poverty Governance 96

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 30, 2024

This focus on living with dignity creates a broad scope for innovations in the dimensions of health and well-being, education and skills, economic activities, and governance. These economic enablers were then expanded into other dimensions.

Health 118

Health Public and Social Policy Medical Governance 118

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 10, 2025

1 There we were taught the latest agricultural, home economic, and family health technologies that had almost no relevance to the agroecological and climate zones we lived in or the health problems that our people faced. Government Accountability Office, November 4, 1976, www.gao.gov/products/hrd-77-3.

Technology 113

Technology Health Nonprofit Administration and Development Universities 113

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 17, 2025

In Nigeria, where health inequities are deeply rooted in systemic issues such as poverty, 1 gender inequality, 2 and inadequate governance (poor administration/planning), 3 the introduction of new technologies can sometimes deepen these disparities rather than alleviate them.

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. All of these laws require adequate notice before changes can be made to official government websites. 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

DECEMBER 12, 2024

I remember seeing the smoke rising from the trees every thousand feet or so during the dayillegal logging followed by slash-and-burn agriculture. The African-descended Quilombola population live in tight-knit communities surrounding the Tocantins River, and rely on fishing and agriculture to survive. It was sobering.

Philanthropy 98

Philanthropy Environmental Agriculture Nonprofit governance and management 98

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 18, 2025

State researchers warned that mismanaged agricultural lands had become dangerously flammable. The tragedy exposed how historic injustices and environmental neglect have deadly consequences; the chaotic government response even prompted a PBS Frontline documentary. Water has also been a topic at the center of the recovery effort.

Agriculture 96

Agriculture Public and Social Policy Culture Environmental 96

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Yet while the hazards of industrial agriculture (and the opportunities offered by agroecological food systems) are equally well known , most money still bets on the status quo: increasing the use of imported fertilizers and pesticides and motorized irrigation, despite high costs and questionable returns.

Agriculture 116

Agriculture Food Finance Governance 116

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

MARCH 7, 2025

you can verify licenses through your states Department of Agriculture or a similar governing body. Pest control involves chemicals and treatments that must be handled correctly. A licensed company follows industry regulations and safety standards. In the U.S., Questions to Ask: Is your company licensed to operate in this state?

Nonprofit governance and management 52

Nonprofit governance and management Agriculture Environmental Governance 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

These business models rebalance economic (and often governance) rights away from outside investors to other stakeholders, such as workers and producers who drive value creation in the business. Similar efforts to advance these ideas continue today driven by individual enterprises, philanthropy, and government.

Governance 71

Governance Public and Social Policy Production Finance 71

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 26, 2025

What does it take for communities like these to exercise power against slavery and deforestation? In remote places where criminal activities encroach on carbon reserves, frontline organizations play a vital role.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Agriculture Children Public Policy 98

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 26, 2022

There is common infrastructure, such as a savings and credit union, multi-sectoral cooperatives for storage of agricultural products and a farmer’s bank, and a network of agroecology schools. This included halting government-sponsored mega-dams and building community-governed, micro-hydro energy systems. Relationships.

Agriculture 128

Agriculture Public and Social Policy Energy Governance 128

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 4, 2023

In the US, the federal government is already compensating Indigenous tribes to relocate. The island is vulnerable to changing climatic conditions, including unusually heavy rainfall; flood-induced erosion by the Brahmaputra River has destroyed half of the island, harming local agriculture and ways of life.

Agriculture 105

Agriculture Public and Social Policy Governance Construction 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The Missing Middle Agriculture is a central economic pillar in rural communities, especially in developing countries. In some developing countries, up to two-thirds of the population are employed in agriculture, a sector that can account for more than 25 percent of GDP. Active involvement in the governance of the investee.

Finance 121

Finance Agriculture Non-Profits Governance 121

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 17, 2022

To achieve this, more businesses need to join with the government and civil society to actively confront inequality, poverty, and climate change together. Usually, these costs are borne by the weakest link, and in agriculture, that’s the farmer. A Tyranny of Tradeoffs. The Business Path for Addressing Inequality.

Agriculture 106

Agriculture Civil Society Poverty Environmental 106

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 25, 2024

DPI rose to prominence globally during the COVID-19 pandemic enabling digital government-to-person payments through cash transfers. The Aadhaar project morphed into India Stack during the mid-2010s to include components such as payments and financial data governance, in addition to identity.

Public and Social Policy 145

Public and Social Policy Governance Agriculture Activism 145

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 28, 2023

Closing the Racial Wealth Gap in the South US researcher and agricultural law expert Nathan Rosenberg has said , “If you want to understand wealth and inequality in this country, you have to understand Black land loss.” They also continue to face discrimination, and exclusion from government programs, loans, and subsidies.

Agriculture 144

Agriculture Finance Culture Collaborations 144

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. In several of these cooperatives, either governments or civil society or development institutions have played roles as catalysts to sow the initial seeds.

Food 123

Food Civil Society Agriculture Public and Social Policy 123