NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 26, 2024

Those impacted the most by involuntary moves globally are children. The Most Vulnerable The report found the “unequal burdens” of children are also deepened by climate change. Children are most at risk for the consequences of climate change in general—and environmental dangers to their mental health start even before birth.

Health 85

Health Agriculture Children Public and Social Policy 85

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

But lead exposure is particularly harmful for children, in whom it can cause speech and developmental delays, hyperactivity, rashes, and neurologic problems. For the last few years, there have been major clashes between Mississippi’s state government and its majority-Black capital city.

Environmental 98

Environmental Health Poverty Governance 98

NonProfit PRO

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Dr. Askew brings decades of experience as a former pediatrician and leader in federal policy, local government agencies, and nonprofit management spaces. Askew, M.D. will serve as the Foundation's next president and CEO, effective April 1.

Foundations 216

Foundations Nonprofit governance and management Governance Nonprofit Management 216

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 6, 2023

It is a credible generalization that men’s lifelong role in paid work, traditionally and previously imagined as “the breadwinner,” gives them less exposure to the socialization and social skills implicit in traditional women’s roles like bearing and nurturing children and caring for relatives. But they can’t operate in a void.

Health 132

Health Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 132

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Work requirements are based on several problematic truths about the United States: an unwillingness to govern by fact rather than fiction, a deep history of racism and sexism, and a centuries-long capitalist work ethic that treats people as dispensable. These accusations were never based in reality. They are administratively efficient.

Public and Social Policy 95

Public and Social Policy Poverty Governance Insurance 95

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 13, 2023

Unsurprisingly, East Boston also has higher rates of children with asthma and adults with pulmonary disease than other parts of Boston. And air pollution exposure in children can cause asthma, obesity, cancer, cognitive delay, and other challenges. We also need our government agencies to protect us.

Race and Ethnicity 115

Race and Ethnicity Health Environmental Children 115

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 29, 2024

This body of law was originally put forward in the early seventies as a set of legislative recommendations meant to create a “uniform” legal definition of parenthood that included families in which children were born to unmarried couples.

Law 52

Law Children Construction Medical 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 31, 2023

By Gulsanna Mamediieva Prior to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, technology was already a growing part of the Ukrainian economy and was central to the government’s vision to reimagine the way citizens and businesses interact with the state in the digital era: paperless, cashless, and without bureaucracy.

Governance 68

Governance Medical Technology Participation and motivation 68

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 18, 2023

But in other ways, it was old news for a country in which 92 percent of total employment is in the informal economy—a category that long predates gig work, and which is defined as any employment where workers lack access to government social and labor protections through their jobs. Some of this story is positive, but much of it is not.

Public and Social Policy 144

Public and Social Policy Governance Law Technology 144

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In a statement, the Legal Aid Society of New York and the New York Coalition for the Homeless—both parties to the consent decree that governs the Right to Shelter—issued a joint statement condemning the mayor’s action, calling it “shameful.” Advocates for the Right to Shelter responded immediately and forcefully. Not ‘may be,’ but ‘shall be.’

Homelessness 103

Homelessness Governance Law Children 103

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 67

Curriculum and Teaching Environmental Children Public and Social Policy 67

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

When schools and daycares shuttered, when food and other supply chains broke, who delivered baby supplies to parents juggling virtual work and young children? Government, philanthropy, and community members all relied on nonprofits during the COVID pandemic. Who brought food to housebound elders? It wasn’t for-profit companies.

Governance 96

Governance Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit Administration and Development Finance 96

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. Childcare facilities also must have a high number of staffers per child.

Insurance 88

Insurance Children Poverty Education 88

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

As the Nicaraguan government tightened its grip on authoritarian rule, it was threatened by civil society organizations who possess the power to hold them accountable, receiving funds they do not control and investing those funds in services that preserve human rights, protect democracy, and empower individuals.

Civil Society 104

Civil Society Governance Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 104

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 22, 2024

Moreover, ed-tech’s customers are often vulnerable users, particularly in the case of children with special educational needs or those from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Public and Social Policy 61

Public and Social Policy Finance Education Education 61

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

There are 32 million elementary school-age children in the United States. We’ve been growing for more than 25 years and currently count approximately 700,000 children in 1,400 schools in our circle of direct influence. These partners represent the opportunity to support play at thousands more schools reaching millions more children.

Collaborations 125

Collaborations Children Philanthropy Values 125

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 18, 2023

Image Credit: Markus Spiske on unsplash.com As the impacts of climate change become more severe and pervasive, young people and environmental groups are increasingly turning to the courts as a means of indicting governments and corporations for their role in exacerbating the problem. Legal action is not a new tactic for environmentalists.

Governance 97

Governance Law Culture Environmental 97

Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

But the reality is that these people won’t necessarily be effective in a governance role. Our general counsel conducted several governance workshops, 4 and the board became well-versed in their roles as well as our bylaws, revising them as needed. Here’s a unique model of nonprofit board governance based in consensus. ︎

Nonprofit governance and management 98

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Leadership Nonprofits 98

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Research shows that climate-caused disruptions impact adults and children alike, with similar outcomes of depression, anxiety, and PTSD. Some of those voices include undocumented laborers often forced to work during climate disasters, children , and disabled people.

Health 108

Health Healthcare Environmental Nonprofit governance and management 108

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 19, 2023

Conway of Caltech, titled The Big Myth: How American Business Taught Us to Loathe Government and Love the Free Market , examines the role of corporate propaganda. Musgrave offers a more satisfying answer, writing, “I understand neoliberalism as a governing rationality that directs state action in favor of the market” (177).

Public and Social Policy 101

Public and Social Policy Marketing Marketing Governance 101

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Many times, government and nonprofit representatives had come to Starleen’s Summit Lake neighborhood and indicated that things were going to improve, but not much ever came of it. “My My first thought was, ‘Here we go. A bunch of professionals are coming in to tell us what they are going to do,’” said Saulsberry.

Public and Social Policy 140

Public and Social Policy Construction Community Development Governance 140

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2022

But the gains of the half century after emancipation were reversed in the following 50 years, as Black people lost land due to fraudulent tactics by government entities, banks, and individuals. Hundreds of thousands of Black Americans owned 15 million acres of land. Here’s one of many stories of Black land loss. That is, until tragedy struck.

Food 110

Food Agriculture Governance Children 110

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 18, 2024

Companies like Wellthy use AI to offer customized care coordination tools and support, and companies like Carefull use advanced AI and machine learning techniques to detect fraud and enable adult children to manage the daily finances of their aging loved ones.

Curriculum and Teaching 104

Curriculum and Teaching Healthcare Civil Society Technology 104

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Impact : TBD Position : Monitor Sector : Healthcare/ Education Bill : SB2329 / HB2354 Bill Summary : As introduced, prohibits a local government entity, school, or local education agency from implementing a mask mandate related to COVID-19.

Health 52

Health Nonprofit governance and management Healthcare Public and Nonprofit Management 52

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JUNE 22, 2023

How Machine Learning can Contribute to Social Good Now is the right time for businesses, governments, and non-profits to consider ML applications that go beyond automation and improving bottom lines, and figure out how can they use these innovative technologies to contribute to society.

Non-Profits 52

Non-Profits Nonprofit governance and management Medical Children 52

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Beginning in the 1950s and 1960s, poor communities and people of color stood up to the federal government and the excesses of urban renewal , which had bulldozed many poor communities, especially communities of color. The federal government has played a large role in this trend, taking the role played by CDCs for granted.

Community Development 117

Community Development Public and Social Policy Governance Production 117

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Women are seeing an increase in income and are able to send their children to school, access health care, acquire more land, and diversify their earnings through other small businesses. In several of these cooperatives, either governments or civil society or development institutions have played roles as catalysts to sow the initial seeds.

Food 109

Food Civil Society Agriculture Public and Social Policy 109

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

In October, the metro council of Louisville’s combined city-county government voted to allocate $3.5 If we fall short, the money from Louisville’s city-county government could be rescinded. million to help make a co-op grocery a reality. There are still many steps to take. The grocery store has over 600 member-owners; we need more.

Food 104

Food Construction Public and Social Policy Governance 104

Candid

APRIL 14, 2022

In the meantime, individuals, governments, and private philanthropy fund relief on the ground, trying to keep up with displacement and need on a massive scale. Care and protection of children account for 26% of grant dollars. Children. The care and protection of children account for 30% of grants and 26% of dollar value.

Children 105

Children Foundations Values Governance 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 30, 2024

A subset of funders have started to shift resources into the hands of advocates calling upon the government to undergo a process of redress and repair. This move recognizes the federal government as, in the words of scholars William A. Universities are starting to confront their legacies and ties to slavery.

Philanthropy 125

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Advertising Universities 125

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 14, 2023

.” We focused on growing leaders with the capacity to reimagine and redesign the places that influence our children, our neighborhoods, and schools. A Future for Our Daughters We measure our success from the perspective of our children. Avoiding a one-size-fits-all approach. Every community is unique.

Nonprofit governance and management 98

Nonprofit governance and management Health Collaborations Foundations 98

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 21, 2023

To date, through this incubator, 19 new businesses licensed for a total of 390 children have opened. We also deliberately sought out people outside the entrepreneurship ecosystem who had a desire to work with children. Nine others are in the process of becoming licensed. The pandemic further stressed this business model.

Curriculum and Teaching 90

Curriculum and Teaching Finance Children Recruitment 90

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. And these should be within the ambit of the government—and in many other countries they are. This is really wrong, and this is kind of letting the local governments off the hook.”

Public and Social Policy 93

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Volunteerism Volunteerism 93

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 18, 2023

We witness, time and again, the stark gap between what people need and what local, state, and federal governments are willing to provide; it’s clear there’s an opportunity and responsibility for philanthropy to step in.

Philanthropy 93

Philanthropy Poverty Governance Environmental 93

Nonprofit Megaphone

OCTOBER 31, 2022

We work with communities and governments to tackle the root causes of bonobo endangerment. They have a number of programs to meet the needs of veterans, children with Autism, and those living with disabilities. PBS introduces the world to children in entertaining and age-appropriate ways. . Rainforest Alliance.

Children 105

Children Environmental Agriculture Nonprofits 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Learn how the UBS Optimus Foundation used OutcomesX, a social impact marketplace that converts social impact into “verified impact units,” to support education and mental health nonprofits serving children in Ukraine.

Public and Nonprofit Management 70

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Agriculture Finance 70

Candid

MARCH 21, 2023

This figure encompasses contributions of £5 million ($6 million) from the UK government and the British royal family; and the Turkish Philanthropy Funds (TPF), which raised $11.2 million ($122 million). million from 40,000 donors. To date, TPF has distributed more than $5.5

Disaster Relief 111

Disaster Relief Foundations Philanthropy Construction 111