NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Image credit: Barbara Olsen on Pexels If you want to reduce poverty, cash matters. Springboard to Opportunities —the organization we both work for—began operations in 2013 with the goal to break cycles of generational poverty that are particularly persistent in Black communities.

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress temporarily implemented a child tax credit initiative that in 2021 cut child poverty nearly in half, lifting millions out of poverty, according to a US Census report. This provision allowed the expanded credit to have especially positive impacts in reducing child poverty.

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Poverty Children Law Food 127

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 24, 2025

They take care not just of the children but also of the elderly, of our aging parents, says Yadira Snchez , executive director of Poder Latinx , an organization that has a national fellowship to develop Latinas to become civic leaders in their cities.

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Public and Social Policy Law Poverty Advertising 97

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Instead, they harm people who need the support of public benefits programs, increase poverty, and have negative macroeconomic impacts. Almost 90 percent of SNAP participants in households with children (and at least one adult without a disability) are employed at some point within the year.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Angela fights homelessness and poverty by day through powerful storytelling and strategic fundraising. She chases her dogs and small children by night. What we did not learn: Where to get cute burrowing owls. Maybe next time ? Angela Crist is the CEO Findlay Hope House.

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Homelessness Poverty Technology Children 188

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Age, poverty, ethnicity, and marginalization exacerbate existing gender inequalities and pose particular threats to women’s livelihoods, health, and safety. According to data from the organization UN Women , approximately 20 million more women live in poverty than men, significantly affecting their health and wellbeing.

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Public and Social Policy Poverty Health Environmental 136

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

OCTOBER 13, 2014

8:00 am: I drop my children to school and call in for a huddle on my drive to work with the development team (a ten-minute daily meeting that allows us to pray together and do a quick rundown of daily goals and stuck points). Look for quotes, articles on social justice, sustainability, missions, poverty statistics, discipleship, etc.

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Communication Poverty Nonprofits Children 189

The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 16, 2024

per share during the recent 52-week period. ** Feed The Children Selects RKD Group RKD Group in Dallas is the new direct response fundraising agency of record for Feed The Children in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Millions of children are experiencing hunger here in the U.S. Its public support was $496.7 million, up from $387.7

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Children Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty Food 52

Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 6, 2010

The Food Bank For New York City had me thinking of our food pantry that this year will serve 90,000 men, women and children–nearly double the mouths we fed just two years ago. As the authors note they had to shift to the “higher-order, more compelling cause of addressing hunger and food poverty for New York City system wide.&#

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Food Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits 198

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.

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Poverty Public and Social Policy Children Governance 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 19, 2024

By Nagatsugu Asato & Nobuo Shiga The legacy of colonialism has fostered structural discrimination worldwide, creating cycles of alienation and poverty among subjugated and marginalized communities. Okinawa’s poverty rate is about 35 percent, which is twice the national average. percent of the country’s total land area.

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Public and Social Policy Poverty Construction Law 140

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.

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Poverty Civil Society Medical Education 111

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 2, 2025

Here is a heat map showing Chicago TIF expenditures from 2010, from The Chicago Reporter: The Chicago Reporter , whose tagline is Investigating race and poverty since 1972, has done robust data-driven reporting on TIFs over the years. TIFs divert revenue from where the money is needed to where it is not.

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Taxation Finance Governance Construction 103

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Feeding America Tribute Gifts: With poverty and food insecurity at record levels in the Untied States, it’s practically your patriotic duty to donate to Feeding America! [ Give a Feeding America Tribute Gift ]. Although Concern is based in the U.K., their gift program also accepts U.S.-issued

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Poverty Children Food Health 111

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 21, 2021

When they do not have access to funds, families in poverty depend on getting the water they need through temporary, charitable fixes, or they walk hours to find it from natural sources, or they may pay up to 20% of their income to buy it. Each month, they help create financial opportunity that previously did not exist for people in poverty.

Non-Profits 133

Non-Profits Poverty Finance Health 133

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 7, 2023

This article concludes the series : Eradicating Rural Poverty: The Power of Cooperation. For decades, the United States has focused on what are called “place-based” strategies and policies to address poverty, housing access, and affordability. Studies show that secure housing is critical to reducing generational poverty.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 24, 2023

The new studies bolster the case, long made by many liberal economists and policymakers, that poor families tend to spend cash welfare payments on their most pressing needs, to the benefit of the entire household and especially children. Among the top priorities for families that received the expanded credit, the March study found, was food.

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Poverty Public and Social Policy Children Universities 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 17, 2022

a day to afford a decent and dignified standard of living : enough to afford acceptable housing, feed his family, send his children to school, and cover his farming costs. Four of his five children work rather than attending school to help the family get by. Understandably, not one of Afi’s children sees a future in farming.

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Agriculture Civil Society Poverty Environmental 105

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Census figures confirm that Camden is a poor city (with a poverty rate of 33.6 However, persistent poverty plagues the city’s residents. Beyond the four areas outlined above, addressing social determinants of health —which include poverty, hunger, quality education, health, and wellbeing—is key to the Camden Food Hub initiative.

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Food Agriculture Poverty Public and Social Policy 145

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. The median pay for a childcare worker nationally was $13.11 That all adds up.

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Insurance Children Poverty Education 105

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Global Goods Partners is dedicated to alleviating poverty by strengthening women led development initiatives in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. for our children’s future. SERRV’s mission is to eradicate poverty wherever it resides by providing opportunity and support to artisans and farmers worldwide. Jude for anything.

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Retail Poverty Ethics Children 110

CNPE

JANUARY 6, 2023

A guest blog post by Pamela Darnall, CEO of Family & Children's Place. . They will point to challenges they have faced in the past – and may be still facing – unemployment, poverty, health challenges, and more. I grew up in poverty. Both my parents grew up living in poverty. and CNPE Board Member.

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Poverty Leadership Children Psychology 98

Candid

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Casey Foundation’s annual KIDS COUNT Data Book , are alarming: Too few children are graduating from high school ready to earn because many aren’t arriving ready to learn—or not regularly attending school at all. This is especially true for those who are living in poverty, have experienced trauma, or are facing other challenges.

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Philanthropy Health Children Poverty 103

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.

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Poverty Public and Nonprofit Management Health Children 94

The Kindful Blog

MARCH 1, 2021

Mission: The mission of Crossroads for Women is to provide comprehensive, integrated services to empower women emerging from incarceration to achieve safe, healthy, and fulfilling lives in the community, for themselves and their children. Impacting: Poverty. Impacting: Incarceration and addiction. Headquarters in: Albuquerque, NM.

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Poverty Health Philanthropy Education 122

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 1, 2021

12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay. 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty — #EndPoveryDay. 20: World Children’s Day — #WorldChildrensDay. 2: World Autism Awareness Day — #WorldAustismDay. 7: World Health Day — #WorldHealthDay. 11: Good Deeds Day — #GoodDeedsDay.

Homelessness 145

Homelessness Poverty Health Nonprofits 145

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2019

12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay. 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty — #EndPoveryDay. 20: World Children’s Day — #WorldChildrensDay. 3: World Wildlife Day — #WorldWildlifeDay. 8: International Women’s Day — #IWD20. 12: World Kidney Day — # WorldKidneyDay.

Poverty 145

Poverty Technology Health Nonprofits 145

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2022

12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay. 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty — #EndPoveryDay. 20: World Children’s Day — #WorldChildrensDay. 2: World Autism Awareness Day — #WorldAustismDay. 3: Good Deeds Day — #GoodDeedsDay. 7: World Health Day — #WorldHealthDay.

Homelessness 144

Homelessness Poverty Health Nonprofits 144

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 13, 2023

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. Unsurprisingly, East Boston also has higher rates of children with asthma and adults with pulmonary disease than other parts of Boston.

Race and Ethnicity 128

Race and Ethnicity Health Environmental Children 128

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 16, 2014

12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay. 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty — #EndPoveryDay. 20: Universal Children’s Day — #ChildrensDay. 3: World Wildlife Day — #WorldWildlifeDay. 13: Digital Learning Day — #DLDay.

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Children Poverty Universities Health 111

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 24, 2025

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. percent of Black Americans live below the poverty line (the number is 7.7 10 Only 35.1 Andrew Subica et al.,

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Race and Ethnicity Healthcare Health Medical 75

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Gifts of Hope help children and families around the world receive training and animal gifts that help them become self-reliant. Your gift will be used where it’s most needed to help families turn crises of poverty, conflict or disaster into opportunity to build better lives. Save the Children :: Gifts of Joy. Kiva Cards.

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Poverty Children Energy Nonprofits 98

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 1, 2023

12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay. 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty — #EndPoveryDay. 3: World Wildlife Day — #WorldWildlifeDay. 8: International Women’s Day — #IWD2023. 9: World Kidney Day — #WorldKidneyDay. 18: Global Recycling Day — #GlobalRecyclingDay.

Homelessness 144

Homelessness Poverty Nonprofits Health 144

The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 21, 2024

By subscribing to World Vision instead, consumers can help tackle the causes of poverty and injustice and make a lasting impact. The Subscribe to World Change campaign prompts potential donors to reflect on their current subscriptions that go unused (like streaming services, meal deliveries, etc.) times their initial estimate. “But

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Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Poverty Management 59

The Charity CFO

JULY 30, 2024

At this point Alyssia applied for a Director of Development position in an organization that provided holistic care and wraparound services for women and children. That’s a Great IDEA The mission and vision of Capital IDEA is to lift working adults out of poverty and into living-wage careers through education and career advancement.

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Leadership Poverty Manufacturing Culture 98

Blue Avocado

MARCH 11, 2025

We cannot achieve our mission of sustainability and creating opportunities to pull themselves from abject poverty. Pat from Children’s Flight of Hope Engaging Gen Z and Millennials and offering fair wages. We would love to qualify for funding for education, agriculture, electricity, fresh water, and jobs creation.

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Volunteerism Volunteerism Healthcare Agriculture 56

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 13, 2020

They also worked with the organization’s leadership to craft articles on how Water.org and its partners work to empower people in poverty with safe water to protect and save lives. We give our everything every day to empower people in need with these life-changing resources – giving women hope, children health and families a bright future.

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