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. The team worked with in-country staff and partners to create content for users to see the real-time impact COVID-19 is having in the countries where they work.

Non-Profits 134

Non-Profits Civil Society Health Poverty 134

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Suboptimal” early childhood development is seen as contributing to poverty in communities. Civil society efforts to promote the wellbeing of Amazonian communities like the Huitoto, including and especially their land rights, have been highly effective. 2017 , 77).

Children 138

Children Civil Society Culture Health 138

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.”

Food 122

Food Civil Society Agriculture Public and Social Policy 122

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

This record acts as a form of permanent punishment, limiting our ability to participate in civil society through a complex web of laws in Illinois that punish people with criminal records, often indefinitely. Lack of access to gainful employment creates exponential hardships that reverberate throughout a community.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Law Psychology Poverty 132

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 13, 2019

By Rafia Khader , Program Manager at the Lake Institute on Faith & Giving and Managing Editor of the Journal of Muslim Philanthropy & Civil Society. After giving to mosques, the second highest category of giving is toward domestic poverty alleviation and education. This is comparable with other faith groups in the U.S.

Civil Society 107

Civil Society Fundraising Fundraising Poverty 107

Candid

JULY 2, 2021

million unintended pregnancies, while according to the Eurasia Group , providing women with child care could add $3 trillion a year to the global economy and cash transfer programs could help lift a hundred million women out of extreme poverty.

Civil Society 91

Civil Society Health Governance Leadership 91

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

But the algorithm was flawed, failing to account for variables outside teachers’ control, such as poverty or student learning disabilities. In 2011, more than 200 teachers in Washington, D.C.,

Public and Social Policy 143

Public and Social Policy Governance Civil Society Technology 143

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

When contemplating migration that can deliver massive income gains to low-income households and benefits to both sending and receiving economies—but must maintain public support in a difficult political climate—public, private, and civil society actors all play important roles in a complex system’s effective functioning.

Public and Social Policy 144

Public and Social Policy Finance Recruitment Poverty 144

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Collaborate With Existing Networks at the Local Level This summer, the city of Cartagena announced that it will begin developing a women-centered public policy aimed at addressing the biggest problems women are facing in the city: gender-based violence, poverty, and low political participation.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Governance Civil Society Public Policy 132

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 2, 2024

He launched the Grameen Bank , and a generation later microfinance—a system of providing small loans to people who otherwise do not have access to conventional banking—has reached every corner of the world, lifting millions out of poverty. People joined from more than 15 countries, representing business, government, and civil society.

Public and Social Policy 138

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Finance Non-Profits 138

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 19, 2025

From the roots of racial capitalism to the psychic toll of poverty, from resource wars to popular uprisings, the interviews in this column focus on how to write about the myriad causes of oppression and the organized desire for a better world.

Governance 69

Governance Education Education Values 69

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 8, 2025

Where their own pupils are directly affected by racism or poverty, teachers might feel its safer to avoid discussing them, said Body. In such cases, there is understandably less space to focus on social action or critical debate.

Children 60

Children Philanthropy Education Education 60

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Several studies have shown that in societies that are characterized by high levels of poverty, the well-being of entrepreneurs is related to the savings they have. One of the challenges for these social entrepreneurs is that they lack positive role models and they are not told by society that they can become great leaders.

Social Entrepreneurship 128

Social Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Social Enterprise Social Enterprise 128

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 9, 2024

Data released in 2022 by the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE, “Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics”) shows that unemployment and informal labor are higher among this group, which is also more exposed to violence and poverty. Per the World Bank’s poverty line threshold, 18.6

Public and Social Policy 78

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Law Poverty 78

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Justice systems are often inaccessible or ineffectual; in India, for example, the criminal and civil courts are so backed up that it would take an estimated 300 years to clear the backlog. All of this depresses economic activity and increases poverty. But the price of corruption is not evenly distributed.

Public and Social Policy 130

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Governance Poverty 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 17, 2022

All sectors have a role to play in achieving climate justice, but it’s fair to say that compared to government and civil society, business is late in addressing the challenge and is in fact frequently called out as part of the problem. Why Climate Justice Matters to Business.

Public and Social Policy 110

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Race and Ethnicity Energy 110

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.

Collaborations 105

Collaborations Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 18, 2024

Nearly one in five home healthcare aides lives in poverty. At the same time, these jobs have incredibly high rates of burnout, are physically taxing, mentally exhausting, and often poorly paid.

Curriculum and Teaching 122

Curriculum and Teaching Healthcare Technology Civil Society 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 11, 2024

Social impact leaders, nonprofit organizations, researchers, philanthropists, and state governments have used unconditional cash transfers as part of broader strategies to alleviate poverty by giving people agency over resources. These are efforts catalyzed by philanthropy and scaled by government and markets.

Philanthropy 129

Philanthropy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Governance 129

Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

This foundation focuses on Civil Society, Education, Environment and the Flint Area.The Foundation seeks to fulfill its mission of supporting efforts that promote a just, equitable, and sustainable society. Areas served: California. Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. Areas served: US with a focus on the Great Lakes region.

Health 98

Health Entrepreneurship Foundations Education 98

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 1, 2025

Our full-time AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) members, whose service supports anti-poverty efforts, earn $957 biweekly (before taxes) and a $7,395 education award that can be used to pay for college tuition or pay back student loans. Now much of this work is at risk. What Can We Do? Offer jobs or career counseling.

Civil Society 131

Civil Society Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 131

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 13, 2023

From the roots of racial capitalism to the psychic toll of poverty, from resource wars to popular uprisings, the interviews in this column focus on how to write about the myriad causes of oppression and the organized desire for a better world.

Governance 128

Governance Homelessness Civil Society Energy 128

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

From the roots of racial capitalism to the psychic toll of poverty, from resource wars to popular uprisings, the interviews in this column focus on how to write about the myriad causes of oppression and the organized desire for a better world. MG: There is an interdependence between our political structures and our civil society structures.

Culture 118

Culture Energy Governance Leadership 118

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 17, 2025

Diane Yentel, CEO of the National Council of Nonprofits (NCN) calls these efforts a coordinated assault on civil society and democracy. Poverty is seen as an individual problem, but it affects us all. Funders and all Rhode Islanders need to see that nonprofits are too important to lose and do whats necessary to support them.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 52

Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Social Enterprise 52

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Donya Khadem, counsel for the Equal Protection Initiative at Legal Defense Fund, told NPQ that the three organizations represented in the lawsuit are direct service providers whose staff are in the community every day seeing and directly addressing people who have lived experiences with health challenges, poverty, joblessness.

Nonprofits 115

Nonprofits Governance Poverty Health 115