Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Before I get to my review of Breakthrough Nonprofit Branding (BNB) go now and learn more about the contest the authors are hosting for nonprofits. To help put the book’s teachings into practice, the authors are launching a contest for nonprofits based in North America. Breakthrough Nonprofit Branding has a lot of good answers.

Food 198

Food Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits 198

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

From vast riparian watersheds to fisheries to croplands, few corners of the nation’s ⎯ and the world’s ⎯ food systems have escaped the eyes of the Walton family. Now, they’re expanding their philanthropy to news organizations that report on food, agriculture, and the environment and, in turn, amplifying the family’s other efforts.

Public and Social Policy 118

Public and Social Policy Environmental Public and Nonprofit Management Philanthropy 118

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Stanford Social Innovation Review ’s 2022 Nonprofit Management Institute (NMI) will focus on opportunities to bridge the divides that exist in society. Nonprofits Must Listen With Their Ears, Not With Their Eyes by Kaitlyn Ram Bo. How to Manage Internal Conflicts. By SSIR Editors. Subscribe to SSIR here.).

Civil Society 99

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 99

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 15, 2023

And in that story, federal government policies, such as the Homestead Act , had never helped them, even though of course they did. A lot of nonprofits put on do-it-yourself, taped together programs that have this orientation of a dystopian social safety net. A lot of nonprofits fall into that category. It’s almost like a riddle.

Public and Social Policy 88

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Volunteerism Volunteerism 88

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

There’s nothing more exciting than making the decision to start a nonprofit! But first, you need to build a solid foundation so your nonprofit will thrive, not struggle. Seriously, about half of all new nonprofits don’t make it through the first year or so. Everyone starts a nonprofit to make a difference.

Nonprofit governance and management 111

Nonprofit governance and management Foundations Nonprofits Activism 111

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 12, 2024

Image credit: Yannick Lowery / www.severepaper.com Editors’ note: This article is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s fall 2023 issue, “How Do We Create Home in the Future? So our land, our languages, our kinship systems, our governances were forced out of us.” Reshaping the Way We Live in the Midst of Climate Crisis.”

Nonprofit governance and management 90

Nonprofit governance and management Culture Governance Public and Social Policy 90

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 2, 2023

Adelante Mujeres (which means Forward, Women), the nonprofit where we work and which has operated for over two decades, seeks to answer this question. The program was launched by the nonprofit Adelante Mujeres during the Great Recession in 2008. How does a small Latinx community organize itself to support homegrown businesses?

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Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Community Development Leadership 52

Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Children's Miracle Network (CMN) is a powerhouse in checkout charity. Nonprofits need to be ready to adapt. And, as Clark Sweat at CMN has said, nonprofits have to ask: "How do we insert ourselves into that?" But as the parent of a daughter with a nut allergy, food allergies are nothing to kid around about. Here's a clip.

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Marketing Marketing Nonprofit governance and management Retail 100

Selfish Giving

APRIL 10, 2017

Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis celebrating an amazing accomplishment. Also on the chopping block are big donations to nonprofits. Digital tools are giving all companies the direct touch-points with consumers, historically reserved for retailers." - Mark Feldman, Managing Director, Cause Consulting.

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Retail Nonprofit governance and management Non-Profits Public and Nonprofit Management 213

Top Nonprofits

JULY 24, 2023

With mobile bidding, your nonprofit can easily keep track of incoming bids and your attendees can join in on the auction fundraising process right from their phones. For example, while parents might be excited to bid over daycare packages, community members without children might be more interested in an annual movie pass.

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Fundraising Fundraising Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management 52

The Agitator

JULY 13, 2011

the longest time at the same charity or nonprofit. Giles Pegram — National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (UK) — 31 years. Marilyn Borchardt — Food First/Institute for Food & Development Policy — 26 years. Bruce Donnelly — Atlanta Community Food Bank — 23 years.

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Fundraising Fundraising Nonprofit governance and management Food 75

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 23, 2023

When I asked for the bill to be corrected, a nondisabled manager quickly came to help her. When I told him I had ordered a butter croissant, the manager stepped in again, telling me that the cashier made a mistake and apologizing for not having any butter croissants left. When I looked down to pay, it read €700 instead of €7.

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Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit governance and management Law Education 127

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 12, 2023

In early 2022, California’s Central Valley water district experienced theft by its own former general manager. Over the course of 23 years, former general manager Dennis Falaschi stole $25 million worth of water. Water Theft and Management Globally Mumbai isn’t the only city grappling with a water crisis.

Law 108

Law Non-Profits Governance Management 108

Bloomerang

MAY 21, 2021

But if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang besides our webinars, Bloomerang is a provider of donor management software. You’re teaching grant writing and doing board development and super involved in the nonprofit community there. I do run the Cal State East Bay Nonprofit Management Certificate Program.

Nonprofit governance and management 121

Nonprofit governance and management Energy Nonprofits Public and Nonprofit Management 121

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

But if you’ve never heard of Bloomerang beyond our webinars, I would invite you to check us out because we are a provider of donor-management software, that’s what Bloomerang is. And if you’re in the room today, chances are you are part of a nonprofit organization or, what I like to call, a purpose-driven organization.

Children 80

Children Curriculum and Teaching Education Education 80

The Charity CFO

MARCH 16, 2022

Grant writing may be the most valuable skill in nonprofit fundraising. Many nonprofits–established as well as new ones–are intimidated by the process. What NEW nonprofits can do prove they’re worthy of funding . For more nonprofit accounting resources check out www.thecharitycfo.com . A Modern Nonprofit Podcast.

Nonprofit governance and management 52

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Collaborations Food 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 12, 2023

But at the EconCon conference held in Washington, DC, in June, hosted by the Omidyar Network and a dozen nonprofit think tanks, speakers offered a far broader definition of public power— namely, the power of government to act on behalf of the public. This is why finding ways to manage public procurement for public good is so important.

Public and Social Policy 78

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Insurance Public and Nonprofit Management 78

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 27, 2023

This isolation severely limits access to health care, education, nutritious and plentiful food, and economic opportunity. These are women like Royce, a community health-care volunteer in Zambia who cares for sick adults and children in her village and surrounding areas. But the new infrastructure brought environmental benefits, too.

Public and Social Policy 115

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Non-Profits Health 115

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 7, 2023

Over the course of our trip, we visited locations across Spain, but here we focus on Barcelona’s Sants neighborhood, a post-industrial working-class community, due to its unique co-op legacy, the community’s social fabric, and its infrastructure and governance. Food co-ops were set up in food deserts.

Governance 122

Governance Culture Food Energy 122

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The program includes classroom training in business development, finance, governance, democratic decision-making, and participatory management. 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 131

Non-Profits Food Environmental Associations 131

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 19, 2023

They clothe themselves and their children according to the correctional dress code, submitting to searches of their bodies and belongings and myriad forms of intimate regulation and humiliation. Large-scale public investment from all levels of government is needed to further implement and evaluate these strategies.

Public and Social Policy 127

Public and Social Policy Health Associations Children 127

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2023

You, your partner, and your children are greeted by name, maybe even with warm hugs. A familiar scent wafts from the kitchen where your aunts are warming food they prepared earlier. They were erased by government-backed campaigns to move birth out of the hands of Black midwives and into the hands of white male obstetricians.

Health 117

Health Healthcare Public and Social Policy Ethics 117

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 12, 2023

In my experience as a practitioner and advocate in the field, the solidarity-economy field has focused mostly on higher education, professional skill development, popular education, and community-based adult education, mostly led by small nonprofits or training cooperatives. Ditto for coding and software development.

Curriculum and Teaching 99

Curriculum and Teaching Education Education Public and Nonprofit Management 99

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 26, 2023

Image Credit: Yuet Lam-Tsang Editors’ note: This article is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine ’s summer 2023 issue, “Movement Economies: Making Our Vision a Collective Reality.” At the height of the pandemic, I was swept up in a titanic battle being waged over the right to a city. 1 That city was New Haven, Connecticut.

Education 84

Education Education Universities Public and Nonprofit Management 84

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 9, 2023

The Center for Biological Diversity: Learning the Limits of Reform Strategies The Center for Biological Diversity is a national nonprofit conservation organization that believes that the welfare of human beings is deeply linked to nature and to a vast diversity of wild animals and plants. 3 Below, we share each of our organizational stories.

Agriculture 78

Agriculture Environmental Food Public and Social Policy 78

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 27, 2023

And we’ll also hear from Amaha Selassie of Gem City , a food cooperative in Dayton, Ohio. And we’ll also hear from Amaha Selassie of Gem City , a food cooperative in Dayton, Ohio. All Moderated by Steve Dubb of the Nonprofit Quarterly. We’ll be hearing from Minnie McMahon, of the Dudley St. Solidarity Economy Network.

Public and Social Policy 88

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Food Nonprofit governance and management 88

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 21, 2023

A new social contract —that is, a structural change in the relationship of the public to the government, the 1930s New Deal being the quintessential US example—seemed to just maybe be at hand. million children out of poverty. Specifically, in part due to federal ARPA payments to the state government, Minnesota had a $17.6

Public and Social Policy 86

Public and Social Policy Law Governance Construction 86