NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 19, 2023

Understanding the role private equity is playing in health care is critical; only then can we begin to design solutions to the healthcare system that center public and community ownership. In 2021, that number was $206 billion, as reported by Kaiser Health News —enough to purchase 1,400 hospitals and other healthcare firms.

Health 114

Health Healthcare Medical Insurance 114

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

APRIL 26, 2024

A lot of college students around the world, especially those who study education, are using AI to solve tough social and environmental problems in new, long-lasting ways. Chapters Harnessing AI for Environmental Sustainability To handle and save energy is one of the main ways that students use AI.

Health 52

Health Energy Psychology Culture 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 13, 2023

Image Credit: Magda Ehlers on pexels.com Our mental health is directly related to our social position, values, and proximity to power—which all impact how we exist. Mental health organizations like the Resilience Project are helping activists, youth, and frontline defenders navigate their eco-anxiety.

Healthcare 81

Healthcare Health Environmental Psychology 81

Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

According to The World Health Organization , of the 1 billion people around the world currently experiencing a mental disorder, more than 80% are without any form of quality, affordable care. And with the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on mental health, there has never been a more important time than now to address mental health conditions. .

Health 98

Health Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy Healthcare 98

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 12, 2022

This article is from a series, published by NPQ in partnership with the First Nations Development Institute (First Nations), that lifts up Native American voices to highlight issues concerning environmental justice in Indian Country. Ironically, an estimated 85 to 90 percent of the food eaten in Hawai‘i comes in on a ship or barge.

Agriculture 101

Agriculture Environmental Food Culture 101

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 24, 2023

Exposed and At Risk: Opportunities to Strengthen Enforcement of Pesticide Regulations for Farmworker Safety was recently released by the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems at Vermont Law and Graduate School, in partnership with the nonprofit Farmworker Justice. “You just have to put on a mask and take care of yourself the best you can.”

Agriculture 86

Agriculture Food Health Law 86

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

But population growth is more than just numbers; it’s about the strain those numbers put on food, water, and energy supplies. On the upside, it can spur economic development , foster innovation, and enhance cultural diversity. Environmental strain : Increased consumption can lead to resource depletion and pollution.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Healthcare Cultural Diversity Environmental 52

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 21, 2024

As NPQ and others have reported, these new and escalating climate-related feelings are changing the face of mental health care. Mental health organizations have formed to address the needs of activists and others in the field. The danger in our climate information overload is short-circuiting attention spans.

Disaster Relief 101

Disaster Relief Health Environmental Universities 101

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 9, 2023

This article profiles three organizations from which we hail—the Center for Biological Diversity, Marbleseed (formerly the Midwest Organic Sustainable Education Service), and Wellspring Cooperative—that have grown to focus on addressing the many social, political, economic, and environmental ills that are a direct outcome of capitalism.

Agriculture 77

Agriculture Environmental Food Public and Social Policy 77

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 13, 2023

It’s the pooling and sharing of resources—knowledge, expertise, relationships, money—that create the conditions for worker-led and community-owned enterprises to move the needle on issues plaguing our neighborhoods and to advance economic, environmental, and racial justice.

Non-Profits 128

Non-Profits Food Environmental Associations 128

Candid

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Common uses include website based chatbots that provide 24/7 answers to oft-asked questions, hiring software that screens resumes for certain criteria, and robots doing manual labor like restocking food bank shelves. Here are three ways smart tech can be used to shift organizational work cultures: Invest in online chatbots.

Health 124

Health Culture Technology Recruitment 124

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 5, 2023

My inspiration was seeing the lived experiences of Black people in America not really reflected in environmental conversations. IC: I like the way you made this book an entry point for anyone looking to understand the intersections between climate justice, climate change, race, health, education….What It was three years ago.

Environmental 105

Environmental Food Poverty Culture 105

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JANUARY 23, 2021

How to End Social Media Addiction and Protect Your Mental Health. We’re even going to go into some digital wellbeing and mental health aikido. What are the mental health effects and risks of social media addiction or overuse? Advanced steps: Purpose Aligned technology usage and environmental design. Do you have a problem?

Health 133

Health Technology Psychology Environmental 133

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

” The report also lays out some two dozen distinct areas of focus, divided among health equity, care and access, social justice, community justice, and safety; and it spells out recommendations on each front. For Black incarcerated women, maternal health outcomes are particularly dire.

Public and Social Policy 96

Public and Social Policy Health Healthcare Governance 96

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Such land transfers would also enable Black farmers to engage in climate change mitigation practices and would enhance Black people’s food sovereignty. Food can act as medicine, especially when grown and maintained by community members. In other words, landownership, food access, and healthcare are intertwined.

Philanthropy 110

Philanthropy Agriculture Food Healthcare 110

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

By Rajat Panwar , Theresa Lieb , Sarah Federman & Matthew Betts The landscape of corporate environmental responsibility is evolving beyond a focus on climate issues to more holistically account for nature-related risks, such as biodiversity loss. Cultivate biodiversity-friendly organizational cultures.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Agriculture Manufacturing Environmental 111

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 4, 2023

After Michael Méndez, an Assistant Professor at UC Irvine, published his first book on how environmental justice organizations were engaging in climate work, he began interviews for a new research project exploring the common ground between labor, immigration, and environmental groups. These problems are hardly unique to California.

Disaster Relief 126

Disaster Relief Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Insurance 126

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. According to reports , Guard members happened at one point to come across a tortoise.

Children 125

Children Civil Society Culture Health 125

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Indeed, the principles of resource stewardship long championed in many Native American communities are critical to restoring environmental balance. Two years ago, Raymond Foxworth of First Nations noted in NPQ that “Native people have long held a worldview that connects human and community health to the health of land and the environment.

Nonprofit governance and management 134

Nonprofit governance and management Poverty Environmental Food 134

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Bread Loaf also hosts two additional conferences focused on environmental writing and translation, respectively. Sewanee also had a plan in place to isolate and deliver food to any participants who became ill. When writers fell ill at Bread Loaf they were on their own. The needs of one are often the needs of many.”

Health 136

Health Medical Activism Environmental 136

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The total giving to date has been consistent with four priorities outlined by Scott in establishing the fund: Education, Equity & Justice, Economic Security & Opportunity, and Health. Comparing 2023 to prior years, giving to health increased, for example, while giving to education and arts and culture decreased.

Race and Ethnicity 63

Race and Ethnicity Philanthropy Education Education 63

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Such weather events impact the health of individuals living in affected communities. Low-income individuals live with higher rates of chronic disease , are more likely to be exposed to environmental hazards , have substandard housing, and often lack access to nutritious foods and adequate medical care.

Philanthropy 92

Philanthropy Health Medical Nonprofit governance and management 92

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 4, 2024

“In cities like Richmond, California, and Boston, Massachusetts, which had experienced ‘food apartheid,’ the need for locally grown, healthy food supported the rise of urban farms that employed returning citizens. Public resources flowed into health and human services, gender-affirming care, and equitable housing.

Public and Social Policy 106

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Taxation 106

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Climate change is as much a political marker as it is an environmental and social crisis. In the midst of this, corporations continue to make record profits, food prices rise, and in so many ways the world continues to operate in a “business as usual” way, albeit at a higher and higher cost that is unbearable for many.

Environmental 90

Environmental Culture Food Values 90

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 13, 2024

The myth of American meritocracy is not merely an occasional story; it is upheld daily by social systems, structures, and cultural narratives. 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.

Public and Social Policy 94

Public and Social Policy Poverty Law Children 94

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 20, 2023

JAMA Pediatrics released a study last year that reported a significant increase in the number of children diagnosed with mental health conditions between 2016 and 2020—with increases, particularly in anxiety and depression. What if we believed that being in a relationship with nature is a human birthright?

Public and Social Policy 53

Public and Social Policy Children Environmental Philanthropy 53

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 17, 2023

They create a suite of environmental problems: from high carbon emissions as trees and soils burn; to public health emergencies when wildfires hit towns and smoke affects distant cities; to water contamination compounding regional drought. The catastrophic 2020 wildfires in California burned nearly 4.4

Public and Social Policy 84

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Environmental 84

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 11, 2023

At 14, I began to see the lack in resources, which eventually led to my start in food justice. I started off growing fruits and vegetables in a community garden and delivering them to elders in my neighborhood, as it was a food desert. But an older Black man might, on a cultural level, understand.

Children 101

Children Political Science Environmental Food 101

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 1, 2023

Efforts to unlock biocultural value can be seen across industries from agrochemicals and biofuels to functional foods, nutraceuticals, and cosmeceuticals. By the same token, stevia was once an herb used by the Guaraní peoples for centuries, but has become a breakthrough sugar alternative worth $492 million annually.

Agriculture 93

Agriculture Construction Culture Manufacturing 93

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. The situation for extremely low-income homeowners was no better.

Public and Social Policy 109

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Foundations 109

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

AUGUST 28, 2023

School Carnival or Fair: Host a carnival or fair with games, rides, food stalls, and entertainment. Raise awareness about health and fitness while collecting pledges for each completed lap. Environmental Cleanup Initiative: Organize a community cleanup event in a local park, beach, or neighborhood.

Fundraising 52

Fundraising Fundraising Environmental Collaborations 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 12, 2024

Connected to that work, though, which is much more than land return, than #LandBack—that work—is what many of us call rematriation , which is much more focused on the cultural frameworks that we bring to the table as Indigenous people. And in many Indigenous cultures, this is seen as the domain of women-centered work.

Nonprofit governance and management 88

Nonprofit governance and management Culture Governance Public and Social Policy 88

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 18, 2023

Image Credit: Markus Spiske on unsplash.com As the impacts of climate change become more severe and pervasive, young people and environmental groups are increasingly turning to the courts as a means of indicting governments and corporations for their role in exacerbating the problem. Legal action is not a new tactic for environmentalists.

Governance 91

Governance Law Culture Environmental 91

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 14, 2024

There is no one coming from outside to change our strategic priorities, revamp our organizational cultures, or convince our boards. Educate ourselves on racial justice movements that intersect with other focus areas like housing, food security, or climate justice, for example. The bad news? It’s up to us. The good news? It’s up to us.

Education 81

Education Education Philanthropy Foundations 81

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

We are living through a syndemic—a time of multiple crises causing seismic economic, political, environmental, technological, and social shifts, which are long from being settled. We knew we would need a significant internal, collective, and institutional culture shift for even one of us to take advantage of a sabbatical.

Leadership 99

Leadership Public and Social Policy Non-Profits Culture 99

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

DECEMBER 9, 2023

Charge a fee for access and promote cross-cultural communication. Virtual Cultural Workshops: Offer virtual workshops on cultural topics, such as dance, music, or cuisine. Charge a fee for participation and promote health and movement. Charge a fee for access and provide cultural insights.

Fundraising 98

Fundraising Fundraising Non-Profits Nonprofits 98

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The Field Museum Store offers gifts for those interested in science and cultural, natural, and human history. Products are sustainable and environmentally-friendly. Food & Drink. Health & Beauty. The Lucky Iron Fish is a cooking tool that adds extra iron to your daily foods or drinks.

Ethics 129

Ethics Children Poverty Education 129