NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Yet, nearly all low-wage workers in the city are rent-burdened , with 25 percent of children within the city limits living in poverty. As many other leaders did across the country, Martin noted the sobering fact that in America, poverty is the fourth leading cause of death. Housing security is public health.

Poverty 92

Poverty Public and Social Policy Healthcare Homelessness 92

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. As in other cities, in Camden, dedicated community-based organizations are working to close these gaps through nutrition education, food assistance programs, and social services.

Food 130

Food Agriculture Poverty Public and Social Policy 130

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 31, 2023

This article is the second in the series Eradicating Rural Poverty: The Power of Cooperation. Public funding programs often include conditions that exceed the capabilities of high-poverty areas, such as requiring matching funds that these areas do not have. A different approach that centers community voice is sorely needed.

Values 112

Values Poverty Nonprofit Administration and Development Finance 112

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Work requirements attached to public benefits often ignore the structural barriers that many individuals face, such as systemic racism, sexism, and limited access to quality education and employment opportunities. Without economic mobility, families—particularly BIPOC families —are stuck in the cycle of intergenerational poverty.

Public and Social Policy 89

Public and Social Policy Poverty Governance Insurance 89

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The War on Drugs Is Personal The War on Drugs has been a half-century-long, concerted, militarized campaign led by the US government to enforce prohibitions on the importation, manufacture, use, sale, and distribution of substances deemed to be illegal, advancing a punitive rather than a public health approach to drug use.

Public and Social Policy 115

Public and Social Policy Law Psychology Poverty 115

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 11, 2023

They don’t want to talk about poverty. They don’t want to talk about mental health. He pledged to invest in jobs and training, health and mental wellness, after-school programs, and wraparound services. Out of that convening came the Alliance for Higher Education in Prison.

Poverty 125

Poverty Health Education Education 125

The Kindful Blog

MARCH 1, 2021

Mission: Boulanger Initiative’s mission is to promote music composed by womxn through performance, education, and commissions. Mission: Helping Women Period is committed to supplying menstrual health products to people that menstruate who are either homeless or low-income. Impacting: Menstrual health. Impacting: Women’s health.

Poverty 121

Poverty Health Philanthropy Education 121

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 27, 2023

Chan School of Public Health, 36 percent of adults in households with children reported “serious problems meeting both their work and family responsibilities in the past few months.” “In The federal government recommends at least one educator per three to four infants for safe, quality care. In 34 states and Washington, D.C.,

Insurance 82

Insurance Children Poverty Education 82

Candid

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Study finds significant connection between poverty, poor health care. A significant link exists between poverty and high healthcare needs, a report from Robin Hood finds. Released in collaboration with Columbia University’s Center on Poverty and Social Policy and the Leona M. February 4, 2022. and Harry B.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Poverty Healthcare Social Policy 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Between 2016 and 2019 , nearly half of global giving by US foundations went to health, while environment and human rights accounted for roughly 11 percent each, followed by agriculture and education. There are many reasons why foundations structure their giving in this way. This is not insignificant.

Production 103

Production Entrepreneurship Agriculture Education 103

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. class education for anyone, anywhere. Bright Pink: Bright Pink helps to save lives from breast and ovarian cancer by empowering women to know their risk and manage their health proactively.

Poverty 94

Poverty Public and Nonprofit Management Health Education 94

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 20, 2023

One of the stated goals of that report was to “identify communities with high lead exposures and improve their health outcomes.” Even small amounts of lead can lead to severe adverse health effects in children , including issues with learning, brain and nervous system development, hearing and speech, and arrested growth.

Curriculum and Teaching 63

Curriculum and Teaching Environmental Children Public and Social Policy 63

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 21, 2021

When they do not have access to funds, families in poverty depend on getting the water they need through temporary, charitable fixes, or they walk hours to find it from natural sources, or they may pay up to 20% of their income to buy it. Each month, they help create financial opportunity that previously did not exist for people in poverty.

Non-Profits 131

Non-Profits Poverty Finance Health 131

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

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 13, 2023

Fifty percent of its residents were born outside of the US and identify as Latino/a ; about half of all families in the neighborhood live below the official poverty line. Prioritizing East Boston’s Air Health One of the biggest air polluters in East Boston is Logan Airport, where drivers often idle, their fumes poisoning the surrounding area.

Race and Ethnicity 108

Race and Ethnicity Health Environmental Children 108

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 16, 2023

NGOs scaled solutions to educational problems in India for decades without sufficient reading or math improvement. For example, the Australian Medical Association’s recent health vision is a departure from a tradition of what they call “sickcare” to a genuine health care. This shift towards Medicine 3.0 Medicine 2.0 Medicine 2.0

Philanthropy 125

Philanthropy Homelessness Psychology Health 125

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Waller is also a National Institute of Mental Health postdoctoral research fellow in the psychiatry department at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Gun violence, which tends to increase in areas with elevated poverty levels , was a leading driver behind these increased homicide rates.

Poverty 55

Poverty Medical Health Universities 55

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 14, 2023

Multiple generations of residents in Del Norte County have now suffered from widespread childhood obesity, low educational achievement, high teen drinking rates, poor health outcomes, and other social problems linked to high rates of trauma, unemployment, and poverty.

Nonprofit governance and management 98

Nonprofit governance and management Health Collaborations Foundations 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 31, 2023

Instead of concern for Kahlila’s health, a school police officer suspected her of drug use and interrogated her. A critical civics education (often lacking in school) that helps youth engage with diverse community members, understand the root causes of community problems, and navigate public institutions.

Public and Social Policy 97

Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Participation and motivation Poverty 97

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Proceeds benefit the Best Friends Animal Society, a nonprofit working to end the killing in America’s animal shelters through adoption, spay and neuter education, and no-kill initiatives. Proceeds benefit First Book, a nonprofit that provides new books and educational resources to schools and programs in low-income communities.

Ethics 129

Ethics Children Poverty Education 129

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Jackson Women’s Health, half the country has strict abortion restrictions in effect or queued up to take effect over the coming months, making it difficult, if not impossible, for people to access abortion care. No one should ever have to choose between paying rent and accessing health care.

Health 96

Health Philanthropy Governance Insurance 96

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Our work has recently become even more critical, supporting community strength and solutions through the challenges of poverty, pandemic, and vandalism. In this community, poverty remains a challenge: 16.4 percent of families live below the poverty line, a poverty rate more than six percentage points higher than Seattle.

Community Development 109

Community Development Poverty Retail Insurance 109

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Point out some of the educators in your field and what they have done for your cause. If you are a health related org, you can promote dental health. Encourage your supporters to do something nice for someone else in your name. 10/05: World Teacher’s Day. 10/06: World Smile Day. 10/09: Curious Events Day.

Health 88

Health Poverty Nonprofits Food 88

Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

The top five causes Americans want the sports world to support are: Education, Children’s Causes, Health, Poverty and Mental Health. A third of fans would watch or attend fewer games and 22 percent would completely boycott the team. Communicate the impact.

Poverty 164

Poverty Health Environmental Education 164

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Although rates of homeownership have improved for households headed by Black women, homeownership is not an automatic financial wealth builder for Black people, who still possess little to no wealth (across educational levels). Image Credit: Angelina Sorokin. A house is far more than a structure.

Poverty 100

Poverty Health Public Policy Values 100

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

When the legendary physician and advocate Paul Farmer unexpectedly passed away at the age of 62 in February, he was called a hero , a visionary , and a global health giant. Yet Paul Farmer was also a brilliant, original, and often iconoclastic thinker when it came to nonprofit leadership.

Nonprofit Leadership 96

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Medical Nonprofit governance and management 96

Candid

MAY 26, 2022

and countries around the world do not have equitable access to health care, including vaccines. The combination of racial discrimination in health care within the U.S. The combination of racial discrimination in health care within the U.S. Research has shown that marginalized communities within the U.S.

Philanthropy 111

Philanthropy Health Children Poverty 111

MNA Association

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

At this year’s 2023 MNA Annual Conference in Missoula, Montana and online, we are honored to partner with All Nations Health Center. Please enjoy the note below from Skye McGinty, All Nations Health Center Executive Director: All Nations Health Center welcomes you to our beautiful Missoula community!

Race and Ethnicity 52

Race and Ethnicity Non-Profits Health Poverty 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 9, 2024

This issue lingers like a vestige of the conditions that followed abolition, after which the government failed to provide the kinds of education, labor, and other supports necessary to transition from a life of enslavement to one of agency, independence, and prosperity. Per the World Bank’s poverty line threshold, 18.6

Public and Social Policy 66

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Law Poverty 66

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Often, the result is rural poverty. percent of rural residents lived below the poverty line, compared to 11.9 It supports a population of over 380,000 residents, 21 percent of whom live in poverty, 15 percent of whom are Black, and 15 percent Latinx. As of 2019, an estimated 15.4 percent of urban and suburban residents.

Poverty 81

Poverty Children Culture Food 81

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 Quarterly

JUNE 21, 2023

Without access to quality childcare, many parents cannot work full time and become trapped in a cycle of poverty. Our initial focus was on counties with poverty and unemployment rates that exceeded statewide averages. Image Credit: Ketut Subiyanto on pixels.com The need for childcare is well known. What can be done to address this gap?

Curriculum and Teaching 84

Curriculum and Teaching Finance Children Recruitment 84

Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

Institutions of higher education—notably historically Black colleges and universities—received the bulk of grants above $30 million. The leading issue category is health, followed by “public safety,” which includes funding focused on disasters. Visualized this way, this set of grants suggests a more general pattern. Conclusion.

Poverty 98

Poverty Health Law Universities 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

million pairs of affordable reading glasses to low-income customers in remote areas, creating a path out of poverty by extending productive livelihoods, and generating $1.8B Community Health Entrepreneurs earned a better living. To date VisionSpring has sold 8.7 in economic impact. It seemed a perfect match. If so, how?

Social Enterprise 104

Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Health Production 104

The Charity CFO

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Their main focus is working with those in the domain of education. More specifically, Sheryl uses her skills in design and strategy research and thinking to help increase equitable outcomes in education. Except Sheryl and her team are more skilled in education than they are in flat tires. So what does all of that mean?

Education 52

Education Education Governance Poverty 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

While immigration policies have prioritized high levels of education or family ties—and the political conversation tends to presume a basic scarcity of jobs—critical jobs in construction, agriculture, hospitality, and the care economy, including elderly care, cannot be automated.

Public and Social Policy 135

Public and Social Policy Finance Recruitment Poverty 135