NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 2, 2025

None of those funds will flow to power local government and public services for 23 years (or longer, as Illinois law permits a 12-year extension ). TIFs divert revenue from where the money is needed to where it is not.

Taxation 102

Taxation Finance Governance Construction 102

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2013

SOS Children’s Villages International :: @ SOS_Children. SOS Children’s Villages works to stop more than half a million children ending up alone, abandoned or in institutions. The American Nicaraguan Foundation is a nonprofit that provides basic needs and tools for people to help stop poverty in Nicaragua.

Poverty 111

Poverty Medical Civil Society Education 111

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Despite living near Yale, an elite Ivy League university, the people I knew were working hardreally hardand still struggling to get by, often trapped in cycles of poverty. Each leader and organization that joined had a unique reason to get involved, but all realized that poverty in Connecticut doesnt stop at a towns border.

Poverty 98

Poverty Public and Social Policy Children Governance 98

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 13, 2023

We are demanding equal protection and equal enforcement of environmental laws and regulations. Fifty percent of its residents were born outside of the US and identify as Latino/a ; about half of all families in the neighborhood live below the official poverty line. East Boston is a historically working-class, immigrant neighborhood.

Race and Ethnicity 128

Race and Ethnicity Health Environmental Children 128

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 24, 2025

3 By law, these must remain anonymous when used. 11 Unique barriers to care, including stigma vis--vis mental health, language discrepancies, and poverty, put Latinx people in the United States at higher risk of receiving inadequate treatment than the broader population. 10 Only 35.1 24 Meanwhile, as of 2022, 17.1 Andrew Subica et al.,

Race and Ethnicity 73

Race and Ethnicity Healthcare Health Medical 73

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 6, 2024

A third of the people in this country, nearly 100 million, live below 200 percent of the federal poverty level , where the loss of income from even a short-term illness can be insurmountable. We need to reimagine our laws, regulations, customs, and institutions. This work is urgent. It won’t be easy.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Governance Nonprofit Administration and Development Poverty 126

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. According to an article in the New England Journal of Medicine , brown and rusty water exposed Jackson residents to toxic lead.

Environmental 110

Environmental Health Poverty Governance 110

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. Kiva : To connect people through lending to alleviate poverty. Invisible Children: To bring a permanent end to LRA atrocities. Center for Biological Diversity: Saving life on earth.

Poverty 94

Poverty Public and Nonprofit Management Health Children 94

Getting Attention

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Digital Media Director , Southern Poverty Law Center (Montgomery, AL). Manager of Marketing & Communications , Brooklyn’s Children Museum (Brooklyn, NY). Director of Strategic Communications , Echoing Green (New York, NY). Digital Media Associate , The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation (New York, NY).

Marketing 72

Marketing Marketing Poverty Associations 72

Getting Attention

APRIL 20, 2015

Chief Communications Officer , Lift Alliance Austin Children Services (Austin, TX). Communications & Marketing Coordinator , Tuesday’s Children (Manhasset, NY). Digital Marketing Specialist , Southern Poverty Law Center (Montgomery, AL). Development Communications Associate , Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation.

Marketing 68

Marketing Marketing Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty 68

Getting Attention

MAY 18, 2015

Chief Marketing Officer Jewish Board for Family and Children Services (New York, NY). Communications Director Southern Poverty Law Center (Montgomery, AL). Associate VP for News, Communications and Media Duke University (Durham, NC). Communications and Development Manager Financial Beginnings (Portland, OR).

Communication 67

Communication Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development Poverty 67

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 126

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Poverty 126

Getting Attention

JUNE 15, 2015

Communications Coordinator Good Shepherd Children & Family Services (St. Marketing Strategist Southern Poverty Law Center (Montgomery, AL). Associate Web Producer , Director of Marketing and Creative Services , Marketing Manager & Multimedia Associate Clinton Foundation (New York, NY). Communications Associate.

Marketing 68

Marketing Marketing Environmental Associations 68

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 3, 2024

The laws and the way society is structured all had to change. For example, for my PhD project, I used a participatory process with children, though children are not typically consulted. It’s about changing the way a society perceives an issue, which creates a catalyst for more change.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Children Education Education 126

Nonprofit Megaphone

OCTOBER 31, 2022

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. . They provide refurbished bicycles to children in lower-income households. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Children 105

Children Nonprofits Environmental Agriculture 105

Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

For example, perhaps your idea for creating a nonprofit focused on raising funds for children fighting cancer started with one family’s need for support in a challenging time. Look into relevant laws regarding starting a nonprofit in your community. Look into pro-bono services offered by local bar associations or law firms.

Nonprofit governance and management 109

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Charitable Organizations 109

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 8, 2025

Like most states, New York requires by law that cities deposit funds in commercial banks, tying public money to these detrimental practices of Wall Street banks and often leaving communities underinvested and vulnerable to disinvestment and discrimination. But meaningful transformation requires changing state law.

Finance 136

Finance Poverty Law Governance 136

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

These structures go beyond the physical infrastructure of poles, wires, and pipes to encompass the culture, laws, institutions, and power structures that shape who gets to live today and who gets to live—and even thrive—in the coming decades. As one example, the Reimagined Energy For Our Communities U.S.

Energy 119

Energy Law Governance Public and Social Policy 119

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. That’s not what happened, of course.

Public and Social Policy 121

Public and Social Policy Poverty Children Law 121

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Proceeds benefit the American Civil Liberties Union, a nonprofit that works to defend the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. The Little Market is a 501(c)(3), charitable organization founded by women to help alleviate poverty by sourcing their good from artisan groups in over 25 countries.

Ethics 132

Ethics Children Poverty Education 132

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

And every year, some 250,000 children enter state-supervised child welfare systems while millions of families are subject to state-mandated supervision—or surveillance, as critics would put it—to keep their families intact. As PPI reports, Black children are “overrepresented at every stage of the child welfare system.”

Children 118

Children Law Poverty Health 118

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

By the early 2010s, when we looked at the metrics produced by Healthy People , the federal government’s data-driven blueprint for public health goals, the numbers showed us that, for the first time in public health history, life expectancy for children had dropped; it was lower than when we were children. How did we have it so wrong?

Health 124

Health Race and Ethnicity Food Children 124

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Proceeds benefit the American Civil Liberties Union, a nonprofit that works to defend the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. Serrv International is a nonprofit dedicated to fighting global poverty through fair and ethical trade. Online Stores by Nonprofits. 1) ACLU Store :: shop.aclu.org.

Ethics 110

Ethics Children Production Manufacturing 110

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. In] 36 states, federal law continues to permit subminimum wages for workers with disabilities. By law, they are allowed to pay lower than the minimum wage.

Race and Ethnicity 136

Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit governance and management Law Education 136

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Wainwright is the CEO of Family Life , one of Australia’s largest family services providers working with vulnerable children and their families. “If Intergenerational trauma occurs when one or more ancestors pass along unhealed trauma they experienced before having children or during pregnancy.

Public and Social Policy 140

Public and Social Policy Health Activism Culture 140

iMarketSmart

MAY 8, 2024

The real-life Erin struggled with fairly extreme poverty for many years. But, after getting a low-level job at a law firm, she ended up playing a big role in winning a huge lawsuit for the firm, and (spoiler alert) she receives a seven-figure bonus. It was a challenge just to get food on the table. of the global population.

Participation and motivation 96

Participation and motivation Philanthropy Poverty Finance 96

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 9, 2023

The Center works with a combination of science, law, activism, and creative media to protect the lands, waters, and climate that people, wildlife, and all types of communities and ecosystems need to survive. But these farmers were also fighting to preserve human-scale, diverse farms, where they could earn a living wage.

Agriculture 98

Agriculture Environmental Food Public and Social Policy 98

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 14, 2024

Programs that involve children resonate widely. Think about organizations that take children with terminal cancer and their families on wonderful vacations. This is why many nonprofits often seek Board members who are CEOs of large companies, partners in law firms, and other high-profile executives. Who can say no to that?

Fundraising 59

Fundraising Fundraising Food Children 59

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Proceeds benefit the American Civil Liberties Union, a nonprofit that works to defend the rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. Serrv International is a nonprofit dedicated to fighting global poverty through fair and ethical trade. Online Stores by Nonprofits. 1) ACLU Store :: shop.aclu.org.

Ethics 41

Ethics Children Production Manufacturing 41

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 15, 2024

As news outlets and social media feeds are flooded with endless images of violence against children, some in the Global North have expressed a desire to adopt Palestinian children to give them a chance at a better life. Despite this decrease, the complications that come with international adoption remain.

Children 137

Children Poverty Governance Psychology 137

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 4, 2024

Because of the new obstacles posed by Texas’s abortion law, Cox faced difficulties seeking the potentially life-saving procedure. Strict abortion laws funnel people further into poverty by forcing many people to carry pregnancies to term but doing little to care for the children once they are born.

Poverty 138

Poverty Law Children Insurance 138

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 3, 2024

And when fleeing climate disasters, men at times leave women and children behind. The majority of these will be women and children. They experience higher rates of homelessness, increased levels of poverty, and increased exposure to violence. Girls are often taken out of school to work or to marry.

Activism 132

Activism Environmental Governance Poverty 132

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Image credit: Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash Parents in the United States work two jobs: powering our economy through paid labor and building our country’s future by raising children. million women across the country left the workforce, largely to support their children—a full million more women than men.

Public and Social Policy 140

Public and Social Policy Children Governance Philanthropy 140

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. Feeding America.

Children 111

Children Poverty Nonprofits Food 111

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. Feeding America.

Children 110

Children Poverty Homelessness Food 110

Get Fully Funded

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

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

trillion bill, which is only true if you count the $650 billion for roads and infrastructure that was already law before the bill’s passage. Universal pre-kindergarten: A commitment of $200 billion over 10 years would have funded pre-kindergarten classes for three- and four-year-old children across the country.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Governance Poverty Healthcare 126