NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 8, 2022

While the answers remain complicated, we must use our collective power and community agency to address our needs. A Camden community vision emerges. Census figures confirm that Camden is a poor city (with a poverty rate of 33.6 However, persistent poverty plagues the city’s residents. percent) and overwhelming BIPOC (50.5

Food 131

Food Agriculture Poverty Public and Social Policy 131

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

BIPOC communities are disproportionately impacted by social inequality, with higher rates of poverty and unemployment. This can make it difficult for BIPOC-led organizations to address the needs of their communities effectively, and can also limit their ability to attract and retain talented staff and volunteers.

Leadership 105

Leadership Poverty Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity 105

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 11, 2023

The next Google or Facebook has yet to emerge from places plagued by chronic poverty, and even when a high-tech sector sets foot in low-income regions, it often exacerbates income inequality. Neighborhood book clubs were repurposed as platforms with which to educate pet owners.

Entrepreneurship 116

Entrepreneurship Collaborations Finance Food 116

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. Contained within it were two different kinds of policies. That’s not what happened, of course. President George W.

Public and Social Policy 97

Public and Social Policy Poverty Law Children 97

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. The other five work for nonprofit intermediary organizations.

Public and Social Policy 117

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty 117

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Mississippi has a rich culture, but for generations, its Black communities have experienced health inequities intertwined with discrimination, poverty, and racial exclusion. MEGA’s efforts have expanded to include youth leadership and mentorship, community engagement, and health education.

Food 113

Food Agriculture Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 113

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. That a charter school here or there can do really important work is not the same thing as investing at a deep level in public education.

Public and Social Policy 92

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