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Organizing a Community Around Food Sovereignty

NonProfit Quarterly

In the series, urban and rural grassroots leaders from across the United States share how their communities are developing and implementing strategies—grounded in local places, cultures, and histories—to shift power and achieve systemic change. What I describe above is the food system at its best, but this system is often not at its best.

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Newsletter: Competing Caterpillar Cakes Spark Retail War for Charity ; Perfect T-Shirt to Get Vaccinated in Benefits Great Cause ; The Era of Corporate Political Responsibility is Upon Us

Selfish Giving

Sure, things here in the states are wound tighter than a cocoon, but nothing like in the UK where two retailers are egging each other over competing caterpillar cakes.???? Thankfully, the emerging winners are the retailers' beautiful charity partners. Senior Director, Strategic Partnerships, Maryland Food Bank , Halethorpe, MD 5.

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What Will Replace 'Checkout Charity' After Big Retailers are Gone?

Selfish Giving

Over a decade the retailer had raised $100 million dollars for the hospital's cancer care and research, making Kmart the hospital's biggest donor in its 50+ year history. "It Behind all the smiles and applause in Memphis was the cold truth that online retail would soon steamroll Kmart into oblivion. Next $100 million in five years!

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Gumbo for the Struggle: Recipes of Liberation from the Cultural Kitchen

NonProfit Quarterly

The cultural sector is actively seeking alternatives to business-as-usual. This article concludes the series, “ Remember the Future: Culture and Systems Change ,” which is co-produced by Art.coop and NPQ. And, of course, providing for people’s artistic and cultural needs is a core part of building a thriving community economy as well.

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What Nonprofits Can Learn from Retailers That Are Beating Amazon

Selfish Giving

"How can a retailer flourish in such a daunting environment? Source: Wall Street Journal I often think that smaller, less well known nonprofits can identify with retailers that are battling Amazon. Source: Wall Street Journal I often think that smaller, less well known nonprofits can identify with retailers that are battling Amazon.

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How the Selfish Giving Newsletter is Changing in 2024 ; How to Do Cause Marketing with a Laundromat? ; 11 Things to Look Forward to in 2024

Selfish Giving

I'm keeping all the current sections: Note from Joe, Partnership Notes, Marketing Your Cause, Cause Jobs, and Brain Food. ? I've written before on the threat/opportunity of tipping culture for checkout charity. Check out how furniture retailer American Freight is supporting St. Brain Food 1. You still can.

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Try These Nonprofit Donor Retention Tweaks with BIG, Happy Outcomes

Clairification

Maybe at a restaurant, hotel, fast food restaurant or retail outlet? Customer service, like everything an effective organization does, changes people.” — Seth Godin Part of the Problem is Culture Think about it. This also happens at nonprofits without a donor-centered culture of philanthropy. It’s so stupid!

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