NonProfit Quarterly
JUNE 29, 2023
In recent years, the group, labeled by the Southern Poverty Law Center as right-wing extremists , has been painting a different picture of itself—as a disaster relief organization. But while residents and town officials are working to oppose dangerous militia operations, the town is also protecting itself from environmental harm.
NonProfit Quarterly
OCTOBER 23, 2023
These volunteers—numbering nationwide in the tens of thousands—represent a form of civil resistance and autonomy, seeking to protect the ancestral way of life and Indigenous territory from violence and environmental destruction. Suboptimal” early childhood development is seen as contributing to poverty in communities.
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Stanford Social Innovation Review
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
” Before the cooperative, women were selling pineapples at a much lower price and were stuck in a cycle of poverty. Once the cooperative was set up with support from civil society 10 years ago, the collective progress has become visceral. The name literally translates to “lift one another up.”
Stanford Social Innovation Review
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
Using market mechanisms, many social entrepreneurs have followed the example of Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank to set up enterprises with a main objective of tackling social or environmental issues. Financial capital | We find that the satisfaction and happiness of entrepreneurs increases with access to financial capital.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
OCTOBER 17, 2022
As the United Nations highlights, eradicating poverty is the greatest global challenge and an absolute requirement for sustainable development. To achieve this, more businesses need to join with the government and civil society to actively confront inequality, poverty, and climate change together. A Tyranny of Tradeoffs.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
OCTOBER 17, 2022
Its roots lie in the environmental justice movement in the United States, where, in the 1990s, activists called out the disproportionate impact of pollutants on Black communities in North Carolina. It has also highlighted human and environmental interconnectedness and galvanized large-scale, rapid collective action to respond and recover.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
JUNE 28, 2023
Their experiences show how the interdependencies of the SDGs come to life at the local level: Ending homelessness requires addressing issues of poverty, mental and physical health, quality employment, environmental justice, and climate change—in addition to safe and affordable housing.
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