NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 20, 2023

Even small amounts of lead can lead to severe adverse health effects in children , including issues with learning, brain and nervous system development, hearing and speech, and arrested growth. Exposure to lead during pregnancy can lead to developmental or behavioral problems in children later on.

Curriculum and Teaching 66

Curriculum and Teaching Environmental Children Public and Social Policy 66

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Proceeds benefit the Best Friends Animal Society, a nonprofit working to end the killing in America’s animal shelters through adoption, spay and neuter education, and no-kill initiatives. Proceeds benefit First Book, a nonprofit that provides new books and educational resources to schools and programs in low-income communities.

Ethics 129

Ethics Children Poverty Education 129

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Often, the result is rural poverty. percent of rural residents lived below the poverty line, compared to 11.9 It supports a population of over 380,000 residents, 21 percent of whom live in poverty, 15 percent of whom are Black, and 15 percent Latinx. As of 2019, an estimated 15.4 percent of urban and suburban residents.

Poverty 85

Poverty Children Culture Food 85

The Kindful Blog

MARCH 1, 2021

Mission: Boulanger Initiative’s mission is to promote music composed by womxn through performance, education, and commissions. Donate hygiene, cleaning, or non-perishable food items. Mission: WINS (Women In Need Society) is Calgary’s homegrown thrift charity founded in 1992 to provide basic needs to women in poverty and their families.

Poverty 121

Poverty Health Philanthropy Education 121

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

AUGUST 23, 2020

Watts of Love: Watts of Love is a global solar lighting nonprofit bringing people the power to raise themselves out of the darkness of poverty. class education for anyone, anywhere. Kiva : To connect people through lending to alleviate poverty. Invisible Children: To bring a permanent end to LRA atrocities.

Poverty 94

Poverty Public and Nonprofit Management Health Education 94

Nonprofit Megaphone

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The American Farmland Trust protects agricultural land, promotes environmentally sound farming practices, and helps farmers continue to grow food for us all. These gifts would be perfect for a loved one passionate about sustainable farming, growing food, and farmer appreciation. National Art Education Association.

Children 105

Children Environmental Agriculture Nonprofits 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 14, 2023

For millennia, oceans, rivers, and forests provided an abundance of food and other resources for the residents of this area, until the late 1800s, when white settlers arrived and began to extract gold and timber. Though ecologically and culturally rich, the county ranks in the bottom eighth in California for per-capita income.

Nonprofit governance and management 98

Nonprofit governance and management Health Collaborations Foundations 98

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Proceeds benefit the Best Friends Animal Society, a nonprofit working to end the killing in America’s animal shelters through adoption, spay and neuter education, and no-kill initiatives. Proceeds benefit First Book, a nonprofit that provides new books and educational resources to schools and programs in low-income communities.

Ethics 107

Ethics Children Production Manufacturing 107

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MAY 29, 2023

A word about inkind gifts: Of course you should always thank a donor who gives an inkind gift, such as a donation of bottled water, laundry detergent, pet food, or whatever. These seven children are receiving a quality education, three meals a day, mentoring, and medical care. And your gift made it happen.

Food 98

Food Children Values Poverty 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

They were also more likely to live in units that were overcrowded or contaminated by lead, asbestos, and other environmental hazards within high-poverty, low-opportunity communities. Casey Foundation’s mission is to create a brighter future for America’s children, young people, and families. The Annie E.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Foundations 111

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Concern Worldwide Gifts: When you buy Concern Gifts, you support Concern’s work in 25 countries worldwide – bringing food, clean water, good health, education and a higher standard of living within reach of more people. Although Concern is based in the U.K., their gift program also accepts U.S.-issued

Poverty 111

Poverty Children Food Health 111

iMarketSmart

JULY 24, 2017

Her grandmother only finished the third grade leading her to believe in education as her road to freedom. Later that night, at around midnight, three nuns showed up at her door carrying baskets of food and toys for her and her half-sister and brother. There she said, “True philanthropy comes from the heart.” They handed her a doll.

Poverty 51

Poverty Education Education Philanthropy 51

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Proceeds benefit the Best Friends Animal Society, a nonprofit working to end the killing in America’s animal shelters through adoption, spay and neuter education, and no-kill initiatives. Proceeds benefit First Book, a nonprofit that provides new books and educational resources to schools and programs in low-income communities.

Ethics 40

Ethics Children Production Manufacturing 40

NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 16, 2015

I think Adora Svitak, a 16 year-old education activist, whose 2012 Ted Talk, “ What Adults Can Learn from Kids , has almost 4 million views said it best when describing the impact that these “kids” will have and why we should pay attention to them: “New generations grow and develop and become better than the previous ones.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 75

Nonprofit Administration and Development Poverty Education Education 75

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OCTOBER 5, 2012

but I was struck by the sheer poverty that most people faced. Sophia, the school’s Director is fiercely dedicated to the children. Still other stories indicated that not all the children were born deaf – some suffered untreated ear infections as babies that cost them their hearing. So much sadness.

Poverty 45

Poverty Children Food Culture 45

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 17, 2022

a day to afford a decent and dignified standard of living : enough to afford acceptable housing, feed his family, send his children to school, and cover his farming costs. Four of his five children work rather than attending school to help the family get by. Understandably, not one of Afi’s children sees a future in farming.

Agriculture 100

Agriculture Civil Society Poverty Environmental 100

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 7, 2023

This article concludes the series : Eradicating Rural Poverty: The Power of Cooperation. For decades, the United States has focused on what are called “place-based” strategies and policies to address poverty, housing access, and affordability. Studies show that secure housing is critical to reducing generational poverty.

Poverty 106

Poverty Community Development Finance Construction 106

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Founded by parents who had two children with Down syndrome, they were inspired to open a coffee shop that would provide a workplace for people with disabilities. The manager positions, she noted, are reserved for college students recruited from local colleges who have some form of background in disability resources or special education.

Race and Ethnicity 127

Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit governance and management Law Education 127

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Fast forward to my family’s move to Portugal, where my mother was born, then to the United States, where, in 1998, I found a job with the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) as an education and outreach coordinator. In the Central Falls/Pawtucket HEZ, nearly a third of residents live in poverty, and one in three are recent immigrants.

Health 113

Health Race and Ethnicity Food Children 113

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 5, 2023

IC: I like the way you made this book an entry point for anyone looking to understand the intersections between climate justice, climate change, race, health, education….What HMT: It is a process of constantly educating ourselves. Mine is my children. And just thinking about that is really, really difficult.

Environmental 108

Environmental Food Poverty Culture 108

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

In the letter, she let the school’s administrators know that she could not afford to pay an extra $15 every week for an education that was supposed to be free. Higher Education Doesn’t Solve Poverty. She ended the letter by politely telling them that “they better not make her come up there.”.

Education 96

Education Education Poverty Children 96

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 23, 2023

Whether preparing food for a sick neighbor or responding to humanitarian crises in their ancestral homelands or the US, they are guided by formal and informal giving, a strong part of Arab American heritage. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Of them, more than 80 percent identified as immigrants or the children of immigrants.

Philanthropy 94

Philanthropy Participation and motivation Volunteerism Volunteerism 94

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Because without art our children’s minds will not grow to comprehend life beyond the obvious. Because 9 American children and 75 American adults die everyday from gun violence. Because 700,000+ American children need advocates in our judicial system each year. Southern Poverty Law Center. Americans for the Arts.

Children 107

Children Poverty Insurance Food 107

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Image credit: Photo by Los Muertos Crew on pexels.com On May 1, 2023, a Cessna plane took off from the tiny Amazonian town of Araracuara in Colombia, carrying seven passengers: the pilot, four children, their mother, and another adult. But the four children—Lesly (13), Soleiny (9), Tien Noriel (4), and Cristin (1)—survived.

Children 128

Children Civil Society Culture Health 128

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

Because without art our children’s minds will not grow to comprehend life beyond the obvious. Because 9 American children and 75 American adults die everyday from gun violence. Because 700,000+ American children need advocates in our judicial system each year. Southern Poverty Law Center. Americans for the Arts.

Children 111

Children Poverty Nonprofits Insurance 111

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2023

This expanded child tax credit was incredibly effective: child poverty went down by a record-breaking amount , lifting an estimated 2.9 million children out of poverty, reducing food hardship, decreasing parent financial stress, and more. million children between the ages of six and 17. percent and in 2020 9.7

Poverty 103

Poverty Children Social Policy Food 103

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 13, 2024

The false belief that a person can leverage hard work and talent to pull themselves and their family out of poverty should they only try is a pervasive story that has shaped our culture and laws. If they worked, they were seen as unfit mothers and had their children taken from them. But also included was what became known as welfare.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Poverty Law Children 98

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 12, 2023

NPQ : In your book, you make a point of connecting the idea of “family separation,” as it occurs all the time in the present-day child welfare system when children are put under the custody of the state, to the widely criticized family separation immigration policy of the Trump administration. These are children whose parents are struggling.

Children 137

Children Poverty Law Public and Social Policy 137

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 14, 2015

Examples of numbered lists include, “Five Reasons Why Conserving Wildlife is Important,” “Ten Simple Ways to Serve Your Local Community,” “Nine Powerful Stats about Domestic Violence in America,” and “Six Reasons Why You Should Read to Your Children.” Photo Essays.

Nonprofits 109

Nonprofits Children Culture Health 109

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JANUARY 24, 2022

Programs that involve children resonate widely. Think about organizations that take children with cancer and their families on wonderful vacations. I know how challenging it is to build support for a mission that doesn’t involve children, animals, or people we are used to seeing in vulnerable situations. A compelling mission.

Fundraising 127

Fundraising Fundraising Food Children 127

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 27, 2023

This isolation severely limits access to health care, education, nutritious and plentiful food, and economic opportunity. This lack of rural access (RA) particularly impacts young girls and women living in poverty, who are often left behind when it comes to education, health-care services, and opportunities to generate income.

Public and Social Policy 116

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Non-Profits Health 116

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JANUARY 14, 2024

Programs that involve children resonate widely. Think about organizations that take children with terminal cancer and their families on wonderful vacations. When I worked at the food bank, we were often called on for a local perspective any time food insecurity was in the national news. Who can say no to that?

Fundraising 59

Fundraising Fundraising Food Children 59

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 13, 2023

We are a community-led resource center, a team of cooperative business developers and educators, and a community-controlled non-extractive loan fund. We then pick up the food scraps, and compost it right here in the city.” “As In 17 city zip codes, the rate of tested children with high lead levels was double that of Flint, MI.

Non-Profits 130

Non-Profits Food Environmental Associations 130

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 9, 2023

This article profiles three organizations from which we hail—the Center for Biological Diversity, Marbleseed (formerly the Midwest Organic Sustainable Education Service), and Wellspring Cooperative—that have grown to focus on addressing the many social, political, economic, and environmental ills that are a direct outcome of capitalism.

Agriculture 81

Agriculture Environmental Food Public and Social Policy 81

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress temporarily implemented a child tax credit initiative that in 2021 cut child poverty nearly in half, lifting millions out of poverty, according to a US Census report. The tax credit also reduced food insecurity among families and helped parents afford basic necessities.

Poverty 94

Poverty Children Law Food 94