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From Food Pantry to Urban Farming: Food Justice Lessons from Camden

NonProfit Quarterly

This article is part of Black Food Sovereignty: Stories from the Field , a series co-produced by Frontline Solutions and NPQ. This series features stories from a group of Black food sovereignty leaders who are working to transform the food system at the local level. How can a community reduce food insecurity?

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Organizing a Community Around Food Sovereignty

NonProfit Quarterly

At present, one of UNEC’s most critical projects is to convene a multi-partner collaboration in the city’s Northeast Corridor neighborhoods to transform our local food system. I also come from a family of grocery workers and managers. When I was little, my dad managed a large local grocery. A Positive Vision of Food Sovereignty.

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Newsletter: 5 Key Takeaways from the CVS Lawsuit ? ; How Nonprofits Can Use ChatGPT ; Many Nonprofit Salaries are Going Public

Selfish Giving

A company should send them to their nonprofit partner ASAP. ✅ Companies and nonprofits should work together to make it clear to the public that businesses can't write off customer donations made at checkout. Nonprofits should talk about this more! Companies should treat customer donations like a hot potato? for the win!

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Newsletter: How to Scale Your Biz Dev Team ; What 25 Companies are Doing for Pride Month ?? ; Everyone Loves Plain Language - Except Nonprofits

Selfish Giving

Join the Cause Docs Tomorrow, June 3rd at 2pm EDT as Lauren Lawson-Zilai , Senior Director of Public Relations & National Spokesperson for Goodwill Industries International, will be answering your questions on how to identify and work with influencers. So why do nonprofit use language that is complex, wordy and imprecise? ??

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Newsletter: How to Sell Partnerships at Trade Shows ; 25 Testimonial Statistics You Should Know ? ; ?Is Bill Gates ?Really a Billionaire Doing Good??

Selfish Giving

That's why I'm glad I came across this interview with Brian D'Erario , a partnership expert who's worked with several well-known publications, including Morning Brew. Still, the money is going to a business, not a nonprofit. The nonprofit aims for a comeback this year as donations have slid significantly since the pandemic.

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Newsletter: Pillow Fighting 'Buddy the Elf' Recruits Sponsors for Viral Videos ?? ; The Right Content for Each Stage of the Sales Funnel; Is Swearing the Next Hot Marketing Strategy? F— Yeah!

Selfish Giving

These formats allow your prospect to see firsthand how a partnership with your nonprofit helped a business address a specific challenge. This Boston firefighter raises money for Boston's Children's Hospital by dressing up like Buddy the Elf and challenging people to pillow fights. I bet Phil Haid and his team at Public, Inc.

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Newsletter: Join Me at Corporate Partnerships Everywhere ; Five Video Ideas to Generate Partnership Leads ; Is Clubhouse a Gold Mine for Nonprofits?

Selfish Giving

Is your nonprofit hiring summer interns for its communications or media team? She's a junior at the George Washington University majoring in journalism and mass communication and minoring in public health. Jude Children's Research Hospital to send one lucky donor into outer space. ?? Brain Food 1. Interested?