NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 13, 2024

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. Contained within it were two different kinds of policies. That’s not what happened, of course. President George W.

Public and Social Policy 99

Public and Social Policy Poverty Law Children 99

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress temporarily implemented a child tax credit initiative that in 2021 cut child poverty nearly in half, lifting millions out of poverty, according to a US Census report. This provision allowed the expanded credit to have especially positive impacts in reducing child poverty.

Poverty 96

Poverty Children Law Food 96

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 93

Public and Social Policy Poverty Governance Insurance 93

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 116

Values Poverty Nonprofit Administration and Development Finance 116

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 20, 2023

1 The Dawn of the Nonprofit Sector Dunning begins the history of the nonprofit sector in the 1960s, when protests against discrimination prompted political leaders to look for solutions to persistent poverty. 9 The rents collected by CDCs strengthened market approaches to poverty, encouraging what we now may refer to as sustainability.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Poverty Governance 111

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 133

Food Agriculture Poverty Public and Social Policy 133

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Greta Weiss and Andrea Schiller’s newly released documentary The Five Demands tells the story of how the first state-mandated, state-funded educational opportunity program in the United States gave rise to a student movement for multiracial solidarity. The 1960s were an era of educational experimentation. But not everywhere.

Education 105

Education Education Universities Poverty 105

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 7, 2023

This article concludes the series : Eradicating Rural Poverty: The Power of Cooperation. For decades, the United States has focused on what are called “place-based” strategies and policies to address poverty, housing access, and affordability. Studies show that secure housing is critical to reducing generational poverty.

Poverty 107

Poverty Community Development Finance Construction 107

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Household income is a strong indicator of several other social outcomes, including educational attainment and health. Drug war reparations would similarly acknowledge the harm inflicted on communities, and—critically—provide progress toward breaking cycles of poverty and family disruption, and promote social and economic mobility.

Public and Social Policy 120

Public and Social Policy Law Psychology Poverty 120

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

BIPOC communities are disproportionately impacted by social inequality, with higher rates of poverty and unemployment. Educational challenges faced by inner-city communities in the U.S. There are many challenges that inner-city communities in the United States face when it comes to education.

Leadership 102

Leadership Poverty Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity 102

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

RB: The last installment of the report uplifts how mass incarceration exacerbates poverty. I don’t want them to be able to have access to a level of education that, if I’m not incarcerated, it’s hard for me to get. Issues of poverty and racial bias in the South are super salient and continue to be a problem.”

Public and Social Policy 106

Public and Social Policy Poverty Law Education 106

NonProfit Leadership Center

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

A Life-Changing Learning Experience The Certificate in Nonprofit Management at the University of Tampa immerses current and aspiring nonprofit leaders in an 18-month educational experience that many graduates describe as life-changing. “I decided to go all-in.”

Nonprofit governance and management 246

Nonprofit governance and management Law Universities Leadership 246

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 12, 2023

In reality, more than 70 percent of children in foster care today are in foster care because of what the system calls neglect, which is largely related to poverty issues. Mandatory reporting laws shifted the nature of child welfare services from poverty relief to investigation and surveillance. But I don’t think that’s widely known.

Children 137

Children Poverty Law Public and Social Policy 137

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

In the letter, she let the school’s administrators know that she could not afford to pay an extra $15 every week for an education that was supposed to be free. Higher Education Doesn’t Solve Poverty. She ended the letter by politely telling them that “they better not make her come up there.”.

Education 96

Education Education Poverty Children 96

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

We’ll also talk about the role of education, healthcare , development aid, and advocacy and policy efforts in managing population growth and encouraging sustainable practices. Socioeconomic Issues : Rapid growth can exacerbate poverty, inequality, and social unrest. But it’s not all smooth sailing.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Healthcare Cultural Diversity Environmental 52

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

While 501(c)(3) nonprofits serve as cornerstones of positive change, addressing critical issues ranging from poverty and hunger to healthcare and environmental protection, their impact can be significantly amplified by stepping beyond direct service delivery. Foster education equity? Combat hunger?

Public Policy 72

Public Policy Environmental Education Education 72

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 27, 2023

The federal government recommends at least one educator per three to four infants for safe, quality care. The Virginia Early Childhood Foundation announced it will provide paid training to over 60 early childhood educators in their Early Educator Fast Track Initiative. And that’s solely because they have to,” Suddath said.

Insurance 85

Insurance Children Poverty Education 85

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 26, 2023

Current measurements of poverty commonly used to assess social determinants of health include concepts such as financial income and home or land ownership. Another measure of poverty and wealth is owning land or owning a home. Unfortunately, most tribes were living in poverty.

Health 96

Health Poverty Public and Social Policy Culture 96

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. February 4, 2022.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Poverty Healthcare Health 52

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 11, 2023

They don’t want to talk about poverty. Later, as the academic coordinator for Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison, Kyler worked with Vera to hold a convening at Sing Sing Correctional Facility on how to promote Pell Grant restoration for incarcerated people. Out of that convening came the Alliance for Higher Education in Prison.

Poverty 129

Poverty Health Education Education 129

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

The NonProfit Times

APRIL 15, 2024

The UN goals include climate change measures, increased access to quality education and healthcare, gender equality and the eradication of poverty. NITI Aayog sources estimated the demand for philanthropic aid in India at $426 billion during FY2023.

Philanthropy 52

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Retail Healthcare 52

The Kindful Blog

MARCH 1, 2021

Mission: Boulanger Initiative’s mission is to promote music composed by womxn through performance, education, and commissions. Mission: WINS (Women In Need Society) is Calgary’s homegrown thrift charity founded in 1992 to provide basic needs to women in poverty and their families. Impacting: Poverty. Impacting: Music education.

Poverty 121

Poverty Health Philanthropy Education 121

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. Kiva : To connect people through lending to alleviate poverty. Oxfam : To create lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and social injustice.

Poverty 94

Poverty Public and Nonprofit Management Health Education 94

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 85

Poverty Children Culture Food 85

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

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Often, the very same nonprofit that is advocating for social justice policy may pay its own workers poverty-level wages. The current market economy fails to effectively distribute goods and services to large segments of the population, resulting in poverty and maldistribution of food, clothing, shelter, medical care, and education.

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty 119

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 88

Curriculum and Teaching Finance Children Recruitment 88

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Gun violence, which tends to increase in areas with elevated poverty levels , was a leading driver behind these increased homicide rates. This was a sharper increase than every demographic except for Black men. In 2020 alone, the homicide rate for Black women was double that of White women.

Poverty 56

Poverty Medical Health Universities 56

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

When the pandemic upended routines, including in-person education going remote, a shocking 4.2 Women also leave the workforce due to educational inequality. Women (Not) at Work The pandemic demonstrated that working families—especially mothers—suffer when quality, affordable child care is too limited, costly, or outright unavailable.

Public and Social Policy 136

Public and Social Policy Children Governance Philanthropy 136

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

In education, many philanthropists have invested in the creation of a parallel learning infrastructure in the form of charter schools and voucher programs, instead of supporting parents and students organizing to fight educational segregation and school closures.

Public and Social Policy 123

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Philanthropy 123

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

MAY 12, 2022

We have gotten so used to writing emotional stories and poverty-stricken narratives to try and get funders to support us. Remember: poverty porn does not raise more money – and it perpetuates the harmful structures that your organization is likely trying to dismantle. No more, friends. Read more about Sheleia here. .

Homelessness 92

Homelessness Poverty Non-Profits Philanthropy 92

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 114

Community Development Poverty Retail Insurance 114

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. Partnering with clients to design your response helps ensure you’re making improvements clients will appreciate.

Organizational Change 128

Organizational Change Nonprofits Poverty Retention 128

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 20, 2023

Communities at Risk In an article about childhood lead exposure and disparities, the Kaiser Family Foundation writes that “areas with higher blood lead levels are associated with low home ownership, high poverty, and residents who are a majority people of color.”

Curriculum and Teaching 65

Curriculum and Teaching Environmental Children Public and Social Policy 65

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 128

Ethics Children Poverty Education 128