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Setting a Co-op Table for Food Justice in Louisville

NonProfit Quarterly

And, as in so many other cities, Louisville’s predominantly Black neighborhoods are subject to food apartheid. Downtown grocery stores have recently disappeared, exacerbating food apartheid: between 2016 and 2018, five grocery stores in Louisville’s urban core closed. Some of these projects were top-down in conception and execution.

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Recentering Philanthropy toward Social Justice

NonProfit Quarterly

Isabelle Leighton: I love that you’re starting with a nice and easy question, not like my favorite food or anything! It doesn’t fall within the same political ideological frameworks that are presented within a lot of the traditional philanthropy. So, this is a great question and something we get asked a lot. It looks different.

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Newsletter: Competing Caterpillar Cakes Spark Retail War for Charity ; Perfect T-Shirt to Get Vaccinated in Benefits Great Cause ; The Era of Corporate Political Responsibility is Upon Us

Selfish Giving

Associate Director, Corporate Alliances, American Association for Cancer Research , Philadelphia 2. Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships, Maryland Food Bank , Halethorpe, MD 5. Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships, Maryland Food Bank , Halethorpe, MD 5. Brain Food 1. Cool Jobs in Cause 1.

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Newsletter: Better Sponsorship Packages with Thriller, Spiller, Filler ; Mini USA Aims to Put More Pets in Passenger Seats ; Get Your Partnership & Marketing Teams on the Same Page

Selfish Giving

For example, say that you are recruiting sponsors for a gala. At lunch, Ally made its way to a local food pantry where it covered the cost of 200 Thanksgiving meal kits ahead of the holiday.To Vice President, Corporate Philanthropy, United Way , Tampa, FL 4. Brain Food 1. Thriller gets a partner's attention.

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Report Finds a “Crisis” of Nonprofit Workforce Shortages

NonProfit Quarterly

When any of those happen, the ripple effects cannot be ignored: communities lose access to food, shelter, mental health care, and other vital services on which people depend (iii). Providers of human services accounted for one-third of all nonprofits reporting salary compensation as a challenge in recruiting and retaining workers.

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What Is Volunteerism? A Guide to the History & Benefits

Bloomerang

are fundraising or selling items to raise money (36%), preparing or distributing food (34%), collecting and distributing goods or clothing (26.5%), and mentoring youths (26%). For instance, if you help recruit volunteers for a school, you must understand what type of volunteers you need and how to connect with them.

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Newsletter: A 'Long Haul' Fundraising Strategy; Rock the Casbah for a Cause ; Lacoste Ditches for Endangered & 9 Other At-Risk Species

Selfish Giving

Think about how you could use this same disciplined, step-by-step process to recruit corporate partners. This week on CauseTalk Radio , Megan and I talk to to Dashel Schueler , Associate Director of Development and External Relations, at Seattle public radio station KEXP , about International Clash Day. ???? Top Stories 1.