Candid

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

According to Fidelity Charitable , it’s “the act of purposefully making investments that help achieve certain social and environmental benefits while generating financial returns.” The Heron Foundation , for example, works with mission-aligned, poverty-oriented investment managers to grow its assets. What is impact investing?

Public and Nonprofit Management 98

Public and Nonprofit Management Environmental Foundations Philanthropy 98

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. In 1996, when the law was enacted, 68 percent of families with children living in poverty received welfare; in 2019, it was 19.5

Public and Social Policy 106

Public and Social Policy Poverty Law Children 106

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

The resources involved were modest ($240,000 total) but the ambition was large—namely, to assist Native nations to “regain control of their land and natural resources, revitalize traditional stewardship practices, and build sustainable stewardship initiatives that contribute to tribal economic and community development opportunities.”

Nonprofit governance and management 137

Nonprofit governance and management Poverty Environmental Food 137

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 8, 2022

But the Center aspires to do more—to advance economic empowerment in an environmentally sustainable way. One strategy for achieving that vision is to support urban agriculture and community agency, giving people the chance to produce their own food. A Camden community vision emerges. Food pantry work is important.

Food 141

Food Agriculture Poverty Public and Social Policy 141

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 13, 2023

Through collaborative action, Mothers Out Front East Boston is fighting for the right to breathe clean air and live and work in a community that is safe and healthy. We are demanding equal protection and equal enforcement of environmental laws and regulations.

Race and Ethnicity 117

Race and Ethnicity Health Environmental Children 117

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Ongoing neglect and isolation led to entrenched, concentrated poverty and a growing distrust of civic leaders. The result of their work is more places for people to gather and experience nature, increased social cohesion, restored civic trust, and perhaps most importantly, community development that benefits all residents.

Public and Social Policy 140

Public and Social Policy Construction Community Development Governance 140

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 18, 2023

Here, we detail how philanthropists can expand and diversify their portfolios to better meet the short- and long-term needs of rural communities of color. Of that total, the United States Environmental Protection Agency found that a minuscule 0.73 million) was specifically directed to rural communities. percent ($9.7

Philanthropy 98

Philanthropy Poverty Governance Environmental 98