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.
NonProfit Quarterly
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Narrative History Narratives are our cultural understandings, our frames of reference, our mental models—they provide the story of our social world. During this time, Black people were forced into labor without choice or compensation because of the widespread cultural narrative that they were racially inferior.
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NonProfit Quarterly
OCTOBER 25, 2023
The organization was formed a little over 20 years ago, in February 2002, when resident leaders came together to support their unique and culturally diverse neighborhood: White Center , WA. Our work has recently become even more critical, supporting community strength and solutions through the challenges of poverty, pandemic, and vandalism.
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
MAY 1, 2012
Opportunity International provides savings, small business loans, insurance and training to over four million people–93% of whom are women–working their way out of poverty in the developing world.
NonProfit Quarterly
DECEMBER 13, 2023
The team is also working to generate enough earnings to provide health insurance, paid time off, and sick leave—a rare level of economic security for restaurant workers. “And there’s no wage discrepancy [between roles], which is a really big issue that has been spoken about in the industry for a long time but seen very little action.”
Nonprofit Tech for Good
NOVEMBER 4, 2021
The Field Museum Store offers gifts for those interested in science and cultural, natural, and human history. The Little Market is a 501(c)(3), charitable organization founded by women to help alleviate poverty by sourcing their good from artisan groups in over 25 countries. Perfect gifts for the nonprofit techie!
NonProfit Quarterly
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
Poverty, debt, and inequality are crucial to me. Typically, we say that the American Dream ideology individualizes and pathologizes poverty. This man has to ward off the specter of elder poverty by becoming a landlord. Right now, we live in a world where risk is manufactured, insured, and profitable.
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