Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Between 2016 and 2019 , nearly half of global giving by US foundations went to health, while environment and human rights accounted for roughly 11 percent each, followed by agriculture and education. There are many reasons why foundations structure their giving in this way. This is not insignificant.

Production 101

Production Entrepreneurship Agriculture Education 101

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 31, 2023

Outlining Key Investment Gaps in Rural America Nearly nine out of 10 of the nation’s persistent poverty counties are rural , and they face chronic underinvestment by government, philanthropy, and the private sector. Federal policy, which is often implemented through state governments, adds layers of complication.

Values 123

Values Poverty Nonprofit Administration and Development Finance 123

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

For example, during the Great Depression and the decades that followed, in a process called redlining, the government-sponsored Home Owners’ Loan Corporation and the Federal Home Loan Bank Board systematically denied loans to Black and Brown folks, excluding them from home ownership. million school-aged children every day.

Food 125

Food Agriculture Environmental Governance 125

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 24, 2023

For many Americans, the term rural elicits simplified imagery of people and places—primarily White, living in small towns, focused on agriculture, and impoverished. Rural communities have varied local economies, which include manufacturing , healthcare, the service sector, and agriculture. What do you picture when you think of rural?

Poverty 106

Poverty Agriculture Culture Community Development 106

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 79

Agriculture Nonprofit Administration and Development Construction Universities 79

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

These costs come from increased spending on worsened health, increased child welfare system expenditures, and lost tax revenues due to worse employment outcomes. In 2019, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) analyzed administrative costs in implementing Medicaid work requirements over a three-year period. billion per year.

Public and Social Policy 115

Public and Social Policy Poverty Social Policy Children 115

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 1, 2023

By Jarrod Vassallo , Sourindra Banerjee & Jaideep Prabhu Spanning 12,500 hectares, the East Kolkata Wetlands in India serves multiple purposes, from fish farming, agriculture, and rice cultivation to functioning as the world’s largest wastewater-fed aquaculture system. Consider these examples.

Agriculture 88

Agriculture Construction Culture Manufacturing 88

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. pollinator gardens) into areas under commercial, residential, agricultural, or other uses can offer meaningful benefits.

Public and Social Policy 106

Public and Social Policy Agriculture Manufacturing Environmental 106

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Most of them rely on rainfed agriculture, leaving them open to shocks like droughts and storms that can wipe out their crops and leave them without enough food to see their families through the year. Regenerative Agriculture. Astoundingly, only 1.7 This lack of investment has real, appreciable effects on farmers’ lives.

Philanthropy 105

Philanthropy Agriculture Finance Poverty 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Learn how the UBS Optimus Foundation used OutcomesX, a social impact marketplace that converts social impact into “verified impact units,” to support education and mental health nonprofits serving children in Ukraine.

Public and Nonprofit Management 71

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Agriculture Finance 71

MNA Association

JUNE 12, 2023

It’s hard to pin down the cause of these perceptions, but as a group they threaten the health of our sector and the operability of your missions. These nonprofits” are the very organizations government and communities count on for quality of life: kid’s summer food programs, houses of worship, 4-H, shelters and sanctuary, and more.

Public Policy 98

Public Policy Taxation Agriculture Public and Nonprofit Management 98

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 130

Public and Social Policy Finance Recruitment Poverty 130

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

In October, the metro council of Louisville’s combined city-county government voted to allocate $3.5 If we fall short, the money from Louisville’s city-county government could be rescinded. million to help make a co-op grocery a reality. There are still many steps to take. The grocery store has over 600 member-owners; we need more.

Food 107

Food Construction Public and Social Policy Governance 107

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Speakers: Kristin Hansen, executive director of the Civic Health Project, and Robb Willer, director of the Polarization and Social Change Lab at Stanford University, will discuss why and how the nonprofit sector is poised to play a leading role in bridging America’s divides. How to Have Better Political Conversations.

Civil Society 96

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 96

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 15, 2023

Governments representing deeply indebted nations are often unable to invest in health care, education, and other services, which, in turn, threatens their very political survival. For instance, some governments may perceive the imposition of environmental commitments as an infringement on their sovereignty.

Public and Social Policy 84

Public and Social Policy Environmental Governance Civil Society 84

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Local government wins because properties are back in productive use, generating taxes. State-enabling legislation provides land banks with unique powers to acquire vacant and tax-delinquent properties more quickly and cheaply than most local governments or nonprofits. CLTs serve many purposes.

Public and Social Policy 110

Public and Social Policy Governance Community Development Agriculture 110

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The development includes a four-story building of 86 family-oriented affordable housing units, as well as a space for health clinics, young adult education, and youth engagement run by social services and nonprofit organizations. Take the case of Khmer immigrants Dalis Sun and Mon Rith, who owned Grocery Plus since 2014.

Community Development 121

Community Development Poverty Retail Insurance 121

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Seeking to address the root causes of food insecurity in its own backyard, the Anthem Foundation (a philanthropic arm of the major Indianapolis-based health insurance company, Anthem, Inc. ), funded the initiative with a $2.45 It is co-governed, co-designed, and co-developed by people like Muhammad, Guerin, Triplett, and Lowry.

Food 96

Food Public and Nonprofit Management Medical Community Development 96

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 21, 2023

By Vurayayi Pugeni , Caroline Pugeni & Dan Maxson International community development has changed significantly over its history, shifting from primarily responding to disaster events to improving communities using a sectoral approach to issues like health, agriculture, and water and sanitation.

Culture 52

Culture Agriculture Values Health 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 12, 2024

And the battle with the state over Tribal sovereignty and our rights has always been recognized by the federal government; it’s only the state government that’s not recognizing our sovereignty. So our land, our languages, our kinship systems, our governances were forced out of us.”

Nonprofit governance and management 95

Nonprofit governance and management Culture Governance Public and Social Policy 95

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 12, 2023

The organizations are improving water and sanitation access, education quality, food security, and health equity, and a large majority take systems change approaches to their work. Together, they address food security challenges related to climate change, land tenure, and agriculture productivity that smallholder farmers face.

Civil Society 94

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Food 94

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 31, 2022

If we are to achieve a just transition to a lower-carbon, more resource-efficient, and more socially inclusive economy, governments and businesses need to take more action to realize their commitments, and not only build a green economy, but also put people and human rights at its center.

Insurance 77

Insurance Finance Production Agriculture 77

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Yet, all too often, their investments inadvertently exacerbate inequitable power dynamics in communities, reinforcing existing disparities and underlying health and wealth-building challenges. Many large community development financial institutions , credit unions, and foundations present themselves as community-based food financing leaders.

Food 113

Food Finance Community Development Culture 113

Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Consider whether your community has a wide range of potential giving sources willing to help out, including individual donors , corporate sponsors, foundations, and government agencies. Hire staff members According to the Health of the U.S. Where will we turn to for financial support? of the overall workforce.

Public and Social Policy 80

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Charitable Organizations 80

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

How Agrivoltaics Helps the Climate Crisis Agrivoltaics, also known as agrovoltaics or dual-use solar farming, is a sustainable agricultural practice that combines crop cultivation with solar panels on the same piece of land. Amidst this adversity, however, the pioneering solution of agrivoltaics offers hope for farmers and the environment.

Health 102

Health Agriculture Energy Nonprofit governance and management 102

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 26, 2022

In this way, grassroots strategies multi-solve : not only drawing down emissions, but also building equity, resilience, and planetary health in the process. Through SFOs, farmers are able to localize seed and knowledge exchange and, led by local leaders, coordinate their efforts to influence national government. Relationships.

Agriculture 115

Agriculture Public and Social Policy Energy Governance 115

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

In the process, we empower ourselves to transform the systems that govern our world. For example, the Black origins of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) were eclipsed by white farmers, 14 and Indigenous fights against government-provided commodity foods were marginalized. Setting the Table: Food as Teacher, Food as Healer.

Food 139

Food Culture Agriculture Health 139

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. Besides perpetual food insecurity, many are unable to access or cover basic health services, housing, transportation, water and sanitation, or education. A Tyranny of Tradeoffs.

Agriculture 96

Agriculture Civil Society Poverty Environmental 96

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 17, 2023

Carbon emissions from the fires exceeded reductions in emissions from the first year of COVID restrictions and economic slowdown. Wildfires contribute significantly to the 24 percent of US emissions coming from forestry, agriculture, and land use.

Public and Social Policy 95

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Environmental 95

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

The civil uprisings that followed the police murder of George Floyd and the health and economic disparities that communities of color faced during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic lifted a veil, revealing long-standing racism and inequality that oppress and weaken communities of color. Will donors and philanthropy listen?

Philanthropy 129

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Agriculture Culture 129

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 12, 2023

All this water theft had an adverse impact not only on local agriculture but also on the lives and livelihoods of local communities. Vimala’s mother-in-law is old and ailing; her husband’s health is also declining. In 2021, it was revealed that as much as 1.8 None of them can work. “My

Law 116

Law Non-Profits Governance Management 116

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 26, 2023

These human beings were taken in slave ships across the Atlantic to the Americas; those who survived the passage—and many did not—were enslaved principally in Brazil, the Caribbean, and the United States, and produced agricultural goods for sale in Europe (goods such as rum, sugar, cotton, tobacco, and coffee).

Non-Profits 96

Non-Profits Public and Nonprofit Management Finance Nonprofit governance and management 96

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 8, 2023

When the pandemic and government lockdown eliminated urban jobs, hundreds of thousands of people left Peru’s cities and walked home to their ancestral homelands. Scott Momaday During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the global shutdown sparked an unexpected return to and reinvigoration of Indigenous culture in Peru.

Leadership 97

Leadership Culture Poverty Public and Social Policy 97

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 5, 2023

In response, asset managers have created and rebranded trillions of dollars of funds as ESG (environment, social, and governance) funds targeting socially minded investors. As a result, ESG funds are often weighted toward health care and technology companies. So, it should be easy to recommend many worthy qualifying investments.

Environmental 101

Environmental Finance Energy Management 101

NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 4, 2015

According to a report issued by the United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, rural-based organizations received just 5.5 percent) when grants that benefit rural purposes, including rural development, rural health and agriculture, are included. The number improves slightly (to 6.2 in 2010.

Agriculture 53

Agriculture Governance Foundations Education 53

Bloomerang

MAY 21, 2021

My firm guides leaders and organizations in strategic plans and governance processes that deepens social change, racial justice, stakeholder engagement and community strength. Those are the human services organizations, environmental organizations, organizations focused on justice, hospitals, health organizations. Okay, great.

Nonprofit governance and management 120

Nonprofit governance and management Energy Nonprofits Public and Nonprofit Management 120

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Yet the quest for health equity has been stymied. The lack of meaningful health equity progress is due to business-as-usual approaches and interventions focused on getting quick results—which are often temporary, weak, and ineffective. While urgent services are necessary, they can never advance enduring health equity and wellbeing.

Health 79

Health Public and Social Policy Leadership Collaborations 79