NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 12, 2023

Image Credit: Etienne Girardet on unsplash.com Many people working in nonprofits and philanthropy say they want to reduce poverty, and increasingly, foundations, nonprofits, and social-movement organizations are developing communications strategies and telling stories that aim to dispel the myth that the US economic system is equitable and fair.

Poverty 109

Poverty Ethics Culture Philanthropy 109

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. To mobilize the full power and potential of philanthropy requires more effective collaboration and coordination among foundations. The Annie E.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Foundations 126

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 5, 2023

Public institution spending dwarfs private philanthropy in most countries in the world. In the United States , private philanthropy totaled $176.7 In Singapore, one of the countries where our firm Tri-Sector Associates works, private philanthropy for the same areas totaled SGD 1.4

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Governance Philanthropy Poverty 124

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. The expanded (but now expired) child tax credits alone cut childhood poverty by 30 percent in only six months. This work is urgent.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Governance Nonprofit Administration and Development Poverty 126

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 24, 2023

This article is the second in the series Eradicating Rural Poverty: The Power of Cooperation. In America’s rural areas of deep poverty, over 60 percent of the residents are BIPOC. However, in America’s rural areas of deep poverty, over 60 percent of the residents are BIPOC. This disproportionality demands systemic solutions.

Poverty 97

Poverty Agriculture Community Development Culture 97

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

These systemic changes implemented by the White House are an important first step toward supporting working families—but philanthropy can also be a part of the solution. Federal mandates can guide the country away from the child care crisis by forcing companies to take the needs of parents, especially working mothers, seriously.

Public and Social Policy 134

Public and Social Policy Children Governance Philanthropy 134

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

BIPOC communities are disproportionately impacted by social inequality, with higher rates of poverty and unemployment. The Black Philanthropy Network is another organization that works to support Black leadership in the nonprofit sector. Educational challenges faced by inner-city communities in the U.S.

Leadership 111

Leadership Poverty Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 3, 2024

Because the social sector field is collectively capable of achieving bigger social change goals when more resources step up to the plate, we have, of course, welcomed the explosion in “big bet” philanthropy in the past decade. Each phase of growth will require its own carefully thought through funding mix.

Finance 69

Finance Governance Philanthropy Health 69

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2024

CRH’s salvation eventually came in the form of a collaborative approach, pivoting toward a combination of emergency funding provided by a small family foundation; a nonprofit, non-extractive loan fund; a third-party investment firm; and a coalition of Latinx community development financial institutions (CDFIs). Winning the Lottery?

Finance 96

Finance Non-Profits Collaborations Public and Nonprofit Management 96

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 4, 2024

1 A version of this story was previously presented as part of remarks made at CHANGE Philanthropy, in 2021. When we consider the magnitude of natural and man-made disasters happening, we need all of our philanthropies to deploy all of our assets to usher in the world we want, the world we need.” The year is 2053.

Public and Social Policy 107

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Taxation 107

Bloomerang

AUGUST 19, 2021

My approach to philanthropy will continue to be thoughtful. Her priorities are to those operating in communities facing high projected food insecurity, high measures of racial inequity, high local poverty rates, and low access to philanthropic capital.” Scott is a member of the Giving Pledge. But I won’t wait.

Non-Profits 140

Non-Profits Poverty Philanthropy Charitable Organizations 140

Candid

MARCH 26, 2024

This can lead to funding shortages: A 2021 study by Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy found that AANHPI communities receive just 20 cents of every $100 awarded by foundations. Rather than competing for limited resources, we are collaborating to secure funding and bring about policy change.

Governance 57

Governance Food Health Collaborations 57

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 14, 2023

Multiple generations of residents in Del Norte County have now suffered from widespread childhood obesity, low educational achievement, high teen drinking rates, poor health outcomes, and other social problems linked to high rates of trauma, unemployment, and poverty.

Nonprofit governance and management 98

Nonprofit governance and management Health Collaborations Foundations 98

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Often, the very same nonprofit that is advocating for social justice policy may pay its own workers poverty-level wages. Nelson Colón of the Puerto Rico Community Foundation, and Clara Miller, president emerita of the Heron Foundation—come from philanthropy. Two of them—Dr. The other five work for nonprofit intermediary organizations.

Public and Social Policy 115

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty 115

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Leaders moving work through nonprofit organizations are also contending with the “great resignation” and major shifts in the workforce; 3 unprocessed grief from the pandemic and years of escalating racial violence; and short-lived performative responses by philanthropy to the events of 2020.

Leadership 100

Leadership Public and Social Policy Non-Profits Culture 100

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Ongoing neglect and isolation led to entrenched, concentrated poverty and a growing distrust of civic leaders. Supported by five national foundations— JPB , Knight , Kresge , Rockefeller , and William Penn —each city received $4 million from the funder collaborative. The city’s Black business district was devastated.

Public and Social Policy 139

Public and Social Policy Construction Community Development Governance 139

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 20, 2022

This unusual collaboration among three very different organizations reflects FHO’s emphasis on silo-spanning efforts that use narrative change, policy advocacy and organizing, and local collaboration to make the housing system more racially equitable and economically just.

Values 131

Values Public and Social Policy Collaborations Culture 131

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

percent poverty rate (as of 2001). Duranti-Martinez highlights the “strong local ecosystems, public support, and collaboration among cooperatives” (21) that are enabling such rapid growth. Philanthropy can also assist by supporting field-building practices, such as peer-learning collaboratives, community organizing, and advocacy.

Public and Nonprofit Management 95

Public and Nonprofit Management Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Poverty 95

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. Oxfam : To create lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and social injustice. TED : Ideas worth spreading.

Poverty 94

Poverty Public and Nonprofit Management Health Education 94

Fundraising Leadership

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

#womensrights ” Read more in Take The Lead on feminist icons Nunes has launched key initiatives such as the Unlock the Future campaign, which demands humane treatment for detained immigrant families, especially women and girls seeking refuge from sexual violence, assault, and poverty.

Universities 98

Universities Philanthropy Health Foundations 98

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 16, 2023

As funders at the Ford Foundation and Borealis Philanthropy, we seek to leverage our positions to advocate for greater support and funding for disabled leaders. And philanthropy can play a critical role in this collective by funding and supporting the efforts of leaders with disabilities.

Technology 110

Technology Public and Social Policy Governance Leadership 110

Bloomerang

JUNE 17, 2022

They offer grants through three areas of funding: Community Grants Program, Crisis Community Care Fund, and the Oregon Immigrant and Refugee Funders Collaborative. Priority is given to projects that collaborate with and center LGBTQ+ voices and communities. Areas served: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington. PFund Foundation.

Foundations 126

Foundations Culture Health Charitable Contribution 126

Getting Attention

JUNE 17, 2013

Communications Director , Philanthropy Northwest (Seattle, WA). Global Communications Manager , Evidence Action/Innovations for Poverty Action (Washington DC). Strategic Communications Manager , Neimand Collaborative (Washington DC). Communications Assistant , Ipas (Chapel Hill, NC). Communications Intern , NAF (Washington DC).

Marketing 65

Marketing Marketing Poverty Associations 65

NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 16, 2015

According to JWT Intelligence Report , this generation is interested in global social changes such as poverty reduction, clean water and racial/gender inequity. Sejal Makheja, age16, founded the Elevator Project, an organization that aims to lift people out of poverty through apprenticeship, vocational training and job placement.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 75

Nonprofit Administration and Development Poverty Education Education 75

NonProfit Hub

DECEMBER 7, 2017

GivingTuesday lives online through social media—as evidenced by the hashtag in its name—and aims to create a sense of global collaboration for an annual day of giving. The post 4 Things We Learned from #GivingTuesday 2017 appeared first on Nonprofit Hub.

Poverty 57

Poverty Children Collaborations Philanthropy 57

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 19, 2023

Are poverty wages less miserable because your boss is Black? A second role is “protector”—that is, folks in positions of power who shield those who advance transformative change; this might be a productive role that supporters in philanthropy could play. Is substandard housing less dangerous because your landlord is Black?

Public and Social Policy 73

Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 73

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 21, 2023

By Hanh Cao Yu Over the last decade, philanthropy has undergone a sea change. As the Equitable Evaluation Initiative points out, evaluation practices in philanthropy are grounded in “orthodoxies,” unquestioned ways of thinking that support the structures and practices maintaining inequality.

Foundations 98

Foundations Philanthropy Construction Poverty 98

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 20, 2023

And we knew that poverty and racism were deeply entrenched, and that takes more than three years. We would hope and expect that nonprofits are reducing poverty and reducing inequality. It’s a collaborative facilitation and consulting firm. And we were talking about these issues in three-year grant cycles.

Public and Social Policy 92

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public and Nonprofit Management 92

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

From equitable policies and low-carbon infrastructure to values like collaboration and fairness, we need deep shifts, and we need them soon. We often hear the sentiment, “I already work on poverty (or climate or health disparities, etc.) and that’s hard enough. Why should I add biodiversity or pollution to the mix?”

Health 143

Health Energy Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management 143

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 6, 2022

That’s why, for a funder collaborative like Funders for Housing and Opportunity (FHO), racial equity is central to our mission of housing equity. The collaborating organizations held multilingual “Know Your Rights” trainings on eviction defense for renters and tenant union members.

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Leadership 119

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 8, 2023

These patterns, both domestic and abroad, speak to a single, profound truth that philanthropy must not only acknowledge, but also center in its efforts to support leadership development: Leadership that leads to equity is grounded in community wisdom.

Leadership 122

Leadership Culture Poverty Public and Social Policy 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 29, 2024

In this article, we will describe PolicyLink’s relationship with love and accountability, which begins with the 100 million people in this nation who live below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. The organizations and philanthropy that supports this work must break free of the cycle of three-year grant deliverables.

Nonprofit governance and management 134

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Governance Poverty 134

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2023

What I cared about was poverty, poor people, and those on the margins—those with less material resources. You helped launch the National Health Plan Collaborative, aimed at reducing racial and ethnic disparities within large health plans, and you also contributed to the first National Healthcare Quality & Disparities reports.

Medical 86

Medical Health Leadership Healthcare 86

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Funders for Housing and Opportunity (FHO) is a collaborative of 13 philanthropies, including The JPB Foundation where I serve as senior vice president of environment and strategic initiatives. What Philanthropy Can Do. These developments all point to a political and funding context conducive to climate and housing justice.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Energy Manufacturing Environmental 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 17, 2022

First, it outlines the three spheres of influence a business can use: core business (including operations and supply chains), philanthropy (including community investments), and policy influence. The framework consists of a three-by-seven axis.

Public and Social Policy 110

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Race and Ethnicity Energy 110

Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

The mission of this foundation is to encourage women’s involvement in philanthropy and make a significant difference in the Southern San Francisco community. Texas Women’s Foundation promotes women’s philanthropy and raises money to support community programs that help women and girls realize their full potential. Mary’s Pence.

Health 81

Health Foundations Entrepreneurship Education 81

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 7, 2022

ARTICLE | Ending Period Shame and Poverty in Asia by Noriko Akiyama, Fan Li & Wenquian Xu. Choosing to run “ Ending Period Shame and Poverty in Asia ” was an easy choice, in part because we polled our social media audience and learned that they wanted to read about social innovation related to gender. SSIR Arabia.

Poverty 105

Poverty Universities Health Technology 105