NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Image credit: Adrian Schwarz on Unsplash Atlanta is well known as a leading site of the Black middle class and has long been a cultural hub of the Black South. Income poverty: In Atlanta, 28 percent of Black households live below the federal poverty line; only seven percent of White households do.

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Poverty Culture Energy Values 118

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 26, 2023

Indigenous Peoples have oral histories that confirm eons of existence in relationship with place, and we should be respectful that many Indigenous cultures have their own belief systems regarding creation and the origins of their populations. I was fortunate to grow up in a family with many traditional healers and cultural leaders.

Health 92

Health Poverty Public and Social Policy Culture 92

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. They’re effective.

Public and Social Policy 93

Public and Social Policy Poverty Governance Insurance 93

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Despite the fact that work requirements have proven to be an ineffective tool that deepens poverty and disproportionately leads to assistance denial for people of color, the practice persists. Unfortunately, the CTC enhancements did not continue, and child poverty rose again the following year.

Public and Social Policy 135

Public and Social Policy Poverty Law Children 135

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 7, 2023

Image Credit: Chiara F on unsplash.com Rural America is far more diverse than how it is portrayed in media and popular culture. This article concludes the series : Eradicating Rural Poverty: The Power of Cooperation. Studies show that secure housing is critical to reducing generational poverty. But that is completely wrong.

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Poverty Community Development Finance Construction 106

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 31, 2023

Image Credit: cottonbro studio on unsplash.com Rural America is far more diverse than how it is portrayed in media and popular culture. This article is the second in the series Eradicating Rural Poverty: The Power of Cooperation. Philanthropy often relies on large, national intermediaries that lack local knowledge and relationships.

Values 116

Values Poverty Nonprofit Administration and Development Finance 116

The Charity CFO

APRIL 22, 2024

This can also have cultural impacts within your organization such as low morale and high cynicism among employees. Consider these four strategies to improve your workplace culture and reduce burnout in your nonprofit employees. But burnout doesn’t only affect employee relationships.

Public and Nonprofit Management 52

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Social Policy Culture 52

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

SAPHIA (VO): One of the effects of this trickle down of cancel culture into the everyday is the positionality fallacy. Or those living below the poverty line? / (Saphia stands in the middle of a field. The camera begins to circle her, getting closer and closer. Eerie music can be heard.) And what about queer people? /

Poverty 74

Poverty Culture Communication 74

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

BIPOC communities are disproportionately impacted by social inequality, with higher rates of poverty and unemployment. Historical and cultural barriers Historical and cultural barriers can also hinder social mobility for individuals from underserved communities as they may face prejudice and discrimination based on their cultural background.

Leadership 104

Leadership Poverty Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity 104

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.

Community Development 114

Community Development Poverty Retail Insurance 114

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Census figures confirm that Camden is a poor city (with a poverty rate of 33.6 However, persistent poverty plagues the city’s residents. The Food Justice Hub is designed to ensure that culturally relevant approaches engage our communities in sustainable development. A Camden community vision emerges. percent Latinx, 42.5

Food 135

Food Agriculture Poverty Public and Social Policy 135

CNPE

JANUARY 6, 2023

They will point to challenges they have faced in the past – and may be still facing – unemployment, poverty, health challenges, and more. I grew up in poverty. Both my parents grew up living in poverty. I often hear white friends or family members dispute that they have privilege. I understand where they are coming from.

Poverty 98

Poverty Leadership Children Psychology 98

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

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. Often, the result is rural poverty. percent of the population. As of 2019, an estimated 15.4

Poverty 86

Poverty Children Culture Food 86

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 6, 2023

Image Credit: Gordon Cowie on unsplash.com Hip hop—the music and its culture— turns 50 this year. That’s because hip-hop culture embraces the principle of “ sankofa ,” valuing the importance of going back to a community after becoming successful and bringing others along. Nipsey identified as a Rollin 60’s Crip.

Philanthropy 115

Philanthropy Culture Foundations Collaborations 115

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 29, 2023

Then there is rehumanization —she talks about needing to rehumanize those who live in poverty, that their agency has been taken away, and that as we have moved into a culture of consumerism we equate people’s value with their monetary abilities, what they’re able to acquire.

Poverty 84

Poverty Values Culture 84

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

On the upside, it can spur economic development , foster innovation, and enhance cultural diversity. Cultural benefits : A growing population can enrich our world through increased diversity and exchange of ideas. Socioeconomic Issues : Rapid growth can exacerbate poverty, inequality, and social unrest.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Healthcare Cultural Diversity Environmental 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In research I did with collaborators for the Broke Project , we found that most stories, profiles, and vignettes related to work to end poverty follow this pattern: while an organization is the protagonist, poor people are defined only by their experience with poverty. The land was vacant for 32 years.

Homelessness 122

Homelessness Culture Poverty Collaborations 122

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

JANUARY 10, 2017

Contributing Writer Antionette Kerr will be blogging this year for us on several topics, including cultural competency in nonprofit marketing and fundraising. Working effectively cross-culturally is an especially important topic for people working in nonprofit communications. Let’s talk about it!

Culture 53

Culture Race and Ethnicity Participation and motivation Poverty 53

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Suboptimal” early childhood development is seen as contributing to poverty in communities. Yet, a recent literature survey by Mezzenzana and four other colleagues notes how the Nurturing Care Framework largely excludes insights and evidence from anthropology, cultural psychology, and ethnography. Children were allowed a lot of freedom.”

Children 129

Children Civil Society Culture Health 129

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 9, 2024

Data released in 2022 by the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE, “Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics”) shows that unemployment and informal labor are higher among this group, which is also more exposed to violence and poverty. Per the World Bank’s poverty line threshold, 18.6

Public and Social Policy 66

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Law Poverty 66

Candid

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

For example, the client advisory board of one anti-poverty organization confirmed that clients’ financial education needs had changed during COVID; this led to a shift in the curriculum. Organizations benefit from unpacking and discussing feedback via focus or advisory groups or follow-on interviews.

Organizational Change 128

Organizational Change Nonprofits Poverty Retention 128

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Yet, too often in our politics and culture, Black women are presented as a monolith. Specifically, policymakers do not consider Black women living in poverty when developing programs that help people purchase and retain ownership of a home. This is a core tenet of racially just policies and programs.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Poverty Children Homelessness 98

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

It shapes and perpetuates Native identities, cultures, and worldviews.” A Montana State study from 2019 estimated that the poverty rate statewide for Native communities exceeded 30 percent. 22 Avoiding this, she adds, “requires tribes to retain decision-making authority over their land and natural and cultural resources.”

Nonprofit governance and management 136

Nonprofit governance and management Poverty Environmental Food 136

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. It prioritizes building personal, social, emotional, and cultural capacities of human beings—instead of irrational consumption. Sometimes, nonprofits advance economic justice; sometimes, they are part of the problem.

Public and Social Policy 118

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty 118

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 13, 2023

Building Community through Eco-Anxiety A critical role of climate psychology is to “embrace individuality [one’s unique personhood] over individualism [the cultural system that prioritizes focus on the self, rather than the community],” according to Tori Tsui , climate activist and youth advisor on the Resilience Project board.

Healthcare 87

Healthcare Health Environmental Psychology 87

Candid

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The Gates Foundation pledged $315 million over three years to CGIAR , a global research partnership focused on the needs of smallholder farmers, in support of efforts to help them adapt to a surge of climate threats that, in turn, are exacerbating global hunger and poverty. Read more. . November 4, 2021. November 3, 2021.

Construction 52

Construction Culture Poverty Healthcare 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 12, 2023

But today, in a changed cultural environment, many gains have been challenged and, to varying extents, undone. When it comes to Roe in particular, the case for reproductive rights that worked in the 1960s and 1970s—personal choice and the right to privacy— requires updating in our current moment’s cultural and political context.

Healthcare 96

Healthcare Health Culture Poverty 96

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 16, 2023

People with disabilities face a range of legal and societal forms of discrimination that have led to higher unemployment rates and rates of poverty compared to nondisabled workers. Our ability to produce should not impact our value as human beings.” My work at the Fund aligns with disability justice values , which inform whom and how we fund.

Health 139

Health Public and Social Policy Healthcare Nonprofit Administration and Development 139

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. It explores how these leaders are addressing critical issues at the intersection of food sovereignty, racial and economic justice, and community.

Food 113

Food Agriculture Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 113

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Are there organizational culture problems that might cause competition or resentment among staff? With poverty so high in Memphis, why would we perpetuate poverty-level wages in our own nonprofit community? Are the organization’s salaries embarrassingly low? Does the organization plan to lowball any prospective hire?

Poverty 59

Poverty Culture Management Nonprofits 59

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

AUGUST 23, 2020

Watts of Love: Watts of Love is a global solar lighting nonprofit bringing people the power to raise themselves out of the darkness of poverty. Kiva : To connect people through lending to alleviate poverty. Oxfam : To create lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and social injustice. TED : Ideas worth spreading.

Poverty 94

Poverty Public and Nonprofit Management Health Education 94

Candid

MARCH 26, 2024

We also found nearly 20% of respondents aged 45-64 did not have checking accounts, revealing that our older clients needed more financial literacy programming to avoid slipping into poverty. In 2022, CASL secured $1 million in federal funding to expand the program to serve more seniors.

Governance 59

Governance Food Health Collaborations 59

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 5, 2023

From displacement and poverty to illness and environmental degradation, the urgent challenges facing the world today call for innovative approaches that combine an entrepreneurial spirit with a clear understanding of the problems and a firm footing in communities. ”—UN Secretary-General António Guterres, 2019.

Collaborations 112

Collaborations Culture Governance Technology 112

Bloomerang

JUNE 17, 2022

Launched in 2020, the Black Trans Fund (BTF) seeks to change culture by shifting the narrative about Black trans communities towards joy and resilience, and away from violence and despair. However, grant funding must specifically serve the bi+ community. Areas served: United States. Groundswell Fund (Black Trans Fund). The Black Trans Fund?is

Foundations 121

Foundations Culture Health Charitable Contribution 121

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 3, 2023

By Stephan Manning & Yeşim Uygur Addressing entrenched social problems in local communities like inequality, violence, or environmental degradation is as much about changing local cultures and mindsets as it is about reworking the socioeconomic structures around them. ” The project has led to a culture shift in the community.

Leadership 95

Leadership Public and Social Policy Environmental Culture 95

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 16, 2024

The interview that follows explores the history of the Clayborn Temple, the project to restore it, and the vision of Troutman and her colleagues to use the temple as a hub for developing a community-based economy in Memphis that i s Black-owned, Black-governed, and which sustains a thriving culture rooted in the Black imagination.

Governance 115

Governance Culture Construction Community Development 115

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 19, 2024

By Nagatsugu Asato & Nobuo Shiga The legacy of colonialism has fostered structural discrimination worldwide, creating cycles of alienation and poverty among subjugated and marginalized communities. Okinawa’s poverty rate is about 35 percent, which is twice the national average. percent of the country’s total land area.

Public and Social Policy 136

Public and Social Policy Poverty Construction Law 136