NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 27, 2023

Image Credit: Drazen Zigic on istock.com Three years after the initial upheaval caused by the pandemic, families across the country continue to struggle to find affordable care for their children, and childcare facilities struggle to find and retain employees. Workers at childcare facilities also rarely receive health insurance benefits.

Insurance 82

Insurance Children Poverty Education 82

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 14, 2023

Multiple generations of residents in Del Norte County have now suffered from widespread childhood obesity, low educational achievement, high teen drinking rates, poor health outcomes, and other social problems linked to high rates of trauma, unemployment, and poverty. Efforts to make change could be seen by many as threatening.

Nonprofit governance and management 98

Nonprofit governance and management Health Collaborations Foundations 98

Candid

JANUARY 6, 2023

With all these options, we wanted to look back and highlight some of the Issue Lab community’s most popular publications in 2022, featuring a wide array of topics ranging from education to participatory grantmaking and beyond. Kellogg Foundation in partnership with the University of New Mexico This report examines how W.K.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Culture Health 98

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 20, 2023

One of the stated goals of that report was to “identify communities with high lead exposures and improve their health outcomes.” 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.

Curriculum and Teaching 63

Curriculum and Teaching Environmental Children Public and Social Policy 63

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. 7) Electronic Frontier Foundation Shop :: supporters.eff.org/shop. 17) National Park Foundation Gift Shop :: nationalparks.org/gift-shop.

Ethics 129

Ethics Children Poverty Education 129

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

In testing initiatives to increase the PrEP uptake rate among cisgendered Black women, Eboni aims to address the lack of HIV prevention through education campaigns aimed at Black women and, crucially, the healthcare providers that serve them.

Medical 59

Medical Health Healthcare Universities 59

NonProfit Leadership Center

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Give the gift of hope to your family, friends, colleagues and neighbors with the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation’s signature Hope Roast Coffee Gift Box. Each Hope Roast Coffee Box is $59.99, and all purchases help children battling cancer. Each box includes a travel mug and a 12 oz. GIVE COFFEE. Cooking for a Cause. START COOKING.

Children 130

Children Nonprofits Nonprofit Leadership Leadership 130

Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

Similar to the list I shared for nonprofits focusing on education , arts and culture tends to be a very popular issue area for American foundations. The arts and culture focus areas in this list include performing arts, artists, art education programs, museums, visual arts, and beyond. Ford Foundation. Mellon Foundation.

Culture 105

Culture Foundations Education Education 105

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 20, 2023

But Generation Alpha, comprising children born after 2010 and following Generation Z, is on track to be the generation least connected with nature. Although the benefits of nature to young children are so clear, children and families experience profound disparities in their access to safe green spaces near their homes or schools.

Public and Social Policy 53

Public and Social Policy Children Environmental Philanthropy 53

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

AUGUST 23, 2020

class education for anyone, anywhere. Bright Pink: Bright Pink helps to save lives from breast and ovarian cancer by empowering women to know their risk and manage their health proactively. Project Concern International: PCI’s mission is to empower people to enhance health, end hunger and overcome hardship.

Poverty 94

Poverty Public and Nonprofit Management Health Education 94

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 21, 2023

Back in 2019, during a listening tour of the seven rural Maine counties that border Canada, we learned that many people—predominantly women with a passion for early childhood education—would like to start a home- or facility-based childcare but lack the business acumen and confidence to get started.

Curriculum and Teaching 84

Curriculum and Teaching Finance Children Recruitment 84

MNA Association

JANUARY 25, 2023

Sharla has been in the nonprofit world for the past 32 years as the Fiscal Director/Office Manager for the Developmental Educational Assistance Program (DEAP) in Miles City, Montana. Maggie is a wife and mom of three beautiful adult children. Want to be connected to these ambassadors? Reach out to MNA for an introduction.

Associations 91

Associations Education Education Children 91

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Jim Bildner, CEO of the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation, takes aim at the “it depends” refrain to that question and suggests a coordinated capital approach for making an impact. This story looks at a range of philanthropic tools foundations have deployed to navigate these tensions and bring private capital to public purpose.

Public and Nonprofit Management 71

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Agriculture Finance 71

Socailbrite

MARCH 8, 2020

Here are some of the campaigns run with Donorbox: Some of the kids helped through the Shanti Bhavan Children’s Project. Shanti Bhavan Children’s Project. Students go to Shanti Bhavan at no cost and are given nutritious foods, shelter, education, medical care, clothing, and emotional and mental support.

Fundraising 98

Fundraising Fundraising Non-Profits Children 98

Bloomerang

MARCH 10, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on whether it’s okay to apply for a corporate grant and sponsorship at the same time: Is it okay to make an ask for a sponsorship (say, for an event) from a corporation AND separately to that corporation’s independent charitable foundation? – – Too Greedy?

Homelessness 112

Homelessness Foundations Values Advertising 112

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

It does not surprise, then, that Black neighborhoods face health disparities relative to their white neighbors, with marked differences in rates of infant mortality, asthma, gun violence, and life expectancy. Such donations by foundations are not common. Not coincidentally, dollar store outlets have flourished in the same areas.

Food 101

Food Construction Public and Social Policy Governance 101

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Casey Foundation. Casey Foundation’s mission is to create a brighter future for America’s children, young people, and families. While the foundation’s mission covers much more than just housing, it cannot achieve this mission without helping to ensure families have safe, stable, and affordable housing.

Public and Social Policy 109

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Foundations 109

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 3, 2023

Image credit: RDNE Stock project on pexels.com For centuries, Indigenous children in the United States have endured forceful removal from their families and communities. Yet in 2023, Native American children continue to be removed from their families and extended families, their language, culture, and way of life.

Children 93

Children Public and Social Policy Law Culture 93

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

However, you’ll find that most of them are infusing some level of entertainment and education, or what we like to call “edutainment.” Consider the example of To Write Love On Her Arms, a nonprofit supporting those dealing with mental health challenges.

Foundations 93

Foundations Nonprofits Children Collaborations 93

Candid

OCTOBER 1, 2021

September 30, 2021 The Schuler Education Foundation has awarded a first round of challenge grants totaling $170 million to five colleges in support of financial aid for low-income and/or undocumented students. MacArthur Foundation announces 2021 fellows. MacArthur Foundation has announced its 2021 class of MacArthur Fellows.

Children 52

Children Foundations Universities Philanthropy 52

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

Candid

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

funding from foundations, bilateral and multilateral donors, the U.S. Putting this best practice into action, in 2019—two years after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico—the Amgen Foundation awarded $257,500 to the University of Puerto Rico for rebuilding efforts. . Cargill Foundation awarded several multi-year disaster grants in 2019.

Nonprofit governance and management 72

Nonprofit governance and management Philanthropy Health Public and Nonprofit Management 72

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 21, 2021

Forward-thinking – They believe in creating systemic change that will help solve one of the greatest social challenges of our time, and in doing so address: women’s empowerment, global health, access to education, and economic opportunity. The value of efficiency.

Non-Profits 131

Non-Profits Poverty Finance Health 131

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

” In particular, it was seeing families lose children to preventable diseases which spurred the founding of the Bulungula Incubator (BI) in 2007—not as an intervention by Réjane into the community, but to act as a catalyst for the community itself to enact and own solutions to a range of issues. .”

Children 76

Children Leadership Poverty Education 76

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Conversations regarding womb health and parenting in an urban Indigenous setting led to the development of community workshops that centered women’s and partum health. As folks walked past the kitchen table on the way to the treatment room in the house, those who lingered laid the foundations for the nonprofit.

Food 96

Food Health Values Collaborations 96

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 21, 2019

77% of the total was made by individuals, 18% by foundations, and 5% by corporations ( Giving USA Report ). Religious organizations (-3.9%) and educational organizations (-3.7%) experienced the largest drop in giving ( Giving USA Report ). 17% have donated while playing ( Charities Aid Foundation ). In 2018, Americans gave $427.7

Fundraising 111

Fundraising Fundraising Homelessness Philanthropy 111

Bloomerang

MARCH 10, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on whether it’s okay to apply for a corporate grant and sponsorship at the same time: Is it okay to make an ask for a sponsorship (say, for an event) from a corporation AND separately to that corporation’s independent charitable foundation? – – Too Greedy?

Homelessness 53

Homelessness Foundations Values Advertising 53

CNPE

MARCH 3, 2022

Love is the foundation of all we do. Whether they provide support services to children, run educational facilities like museums or cultural centers, or work to educate the public on health measures or animal care – learning is a value that nonprofits share. But those four values are something we can all share.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 52

Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management Culture Education 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 25, 2023

A local community foundation, the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation , has supported this effort and was the study’s primary funder. For workers with children and/or adult dependents, $19.49 I get further and further behind in all ways: financial, social fabric, health, education.”

Culture 98

Culture Ethics Leadership Children 98

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 2, 2023

But a 2016 report published by the Oregon Community Foundation noted that between 2002 and 2012 alone, the number of Latinx-owned businesses statewide increased from 6,000 to almost 15,500. Our children and their families suffer the impact of generational trauma just as much as their beneficiaries do.

Participation and motivation 52

Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Community Development Leadership 52

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

High Country News cited another public library in Oregon where a combination of heavy rain, rising sea levels, and drought is causing the building’s foundation to shift. They offer seeds, gardening tools (and books on gardening), and activity kits or board games to keep children who may be home from school occupied and learning.

Public and Nonprofit Management 129

Public and Nonprofit Management Management Children Education 129

Getting Attention

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Communications Officer National Women’s Health Coalition (New York, NY). Coordinator, Digital Content SOS Children’s Villages – USA (Washington, D.C.). Marketing Manager Foundation Center (New York, NY). Public Education and Outreach Coordinator ACLU of Wyoming (Cheyenne, WY).

Public and Social Policy 69

Public and Social Policy Marketing Marketing Public and Nonprofit Management 69

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 These ideals and beliefs are built into how EFAI works. million grant to LISC Indianapolis.

Food 86

Food Public and Nonprofit Management Medical Community Development 86

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Civil society creates a balance between sectors, providing a means for private companies to create social impact, and to improve civilian access to essential needs usually covered by the public sector, like education and health care. BPP provided children and youth with these essential courses and other valuable enrichment programs.

Civil Society 102

Civil Society Governance Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 102

Getting Attention

MAY 28, 2013

Communications Associate , The Foundation Center (New York, NY). Communications Associate, Global Health Policy , Kaiser Family Foundation. Communications Coordinator (Part-time) , The American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (Reston, VA). Washington DC). Long Island City, NY).

Marketing 66

Marketing Marketing Public and Nonprofit Management Health 66

Getting Attention

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Communications Specialist The Health Trust (San Jose, CA). Communications Specialist, School Improvement & Marketing Manager Southern Regional Education Board (Atlanta, GA). Director of Content and Engagement & Web Producer The Harold Grinspoon Foundation (Agawan, MA). Design Intern (Paid) Beespace (New York, NY).

Public and Nonprofit Management 66

Public and Nonprofit Management Marketing Marketing Children 66

Getting Attention

JANUARY 26, 2015

Communications & Event Coordinator PT The FACES Foundation (Detroit, MI). Communications Manager Education Trust—West (Oakland, CA). Director of Digital Marketing SOS Children’s Villages – USA (Washington, D.C.). Email Marketing Specialist University of Minnesota Foundation (Twin Cities, MN). Oakland, CA).

Communication 68

Communication Public and Nonprofit Management Culture Nonprofits 68