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Food Co-op Leaders Say the Cure for Gentrification Is Solidarity

NonProfit Quarterly

The position of food co-ops in this mix can be ambiguous. On one hand, community-owned food co-ops can be a powerful strategy to assert community control over local food and avoid resident displacement. Yet food co-ops are also sometimes criticized as being potential agents of gentrification.

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What Nigeria Can Teach the US About Food Insecurity

NonProfit Quarterly

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. Akaka’s family cultivates common food crops like yam and maize.

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Food Is Her Fight and Her Freedom: Regaining Ground in Rural India

Stanford Social Innovation Review

India’s fragrant spices, cornucopia of foods, and breathtaking biodiversity compelled despots and discoverers alike to traverse its mystical landscapes, from the mighty Himalayas to the valiant Deccan. And in doing so, they have relentlessly decolonized what land and food have meant for my people.

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Newsletter: Businesses Step-Up to Support Ukraine ; Why Your Partnership Program Needs a Newsletter ; Grocer Launches Cause Product to Fight Hunger in America

Selfish Giving

Purchase-triggered donation vs. Cause product: What's the difference? A purchase-triggered donation is when a business donates a portion or percentage of sales from the sale of an existing product or service to a cause or nonprofit. for sale at Food Lion supermarkets are a cause product. Brain Food 1.

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Newsletter: How to Use ChatGPT to Write Partnership Outreach Emails ; Albertsons Launches First Private Label Cause Product ; Should We Give People Money Before Disaster Strikes?

Selfish Giving

This captive audience presents an excellent opportunity to reach potential customers who value quality and are willing to invest in premium products and services. Albertsons launches its first homegrown, private label cause product to fight hunger. Mary's Food Bank , Phoenix, AZ 4. Brain Food 1. ✍️ Partnership Notes 1.

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Newsletter: Top Social Impact & Partnership Trends of 2022 ; Company to Staff: Get a booster, We'll Give Food Bank $100 ; How Your Nonprofit Can Use QR Codes

Selfish Giving

Before Thanksgiving I wrote that nonprofits should be targeting local theater productions of A Christmas Carol as they frequently include a fundraiser for local organizations. Director, Corporate Development, United Spinal Association , Queens, NY 6. Brain Food 1. Action-triggered cause marketing for the win! ??

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Newsletter: Who Must You Engage with in Corporate Partnerships? Retailers Use Precious Store Space to Showcase Causes Instead of Products ; Lush ‘Bath Bomb’ Supports Teaching Truth in History

Selfish Giving

Why Timberland and others are using precious store space to support causes instead of showcasing products. “We We sell everybody a product once. Impressively, this cause product has released more than just delicious aromas. National Corporate Relations Director, American Heart Association , Remote 3. Brain Food 1.

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