NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 7, 2022

This article is part of Black Food Sovereignty: Stories from the Field , a series co-produced by Frontline Solutions and NPQ. This series features stories from a group of Black food sovereignty leaders who are working to transform the food system at the local level. Confronting a history of exclusion.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Petersburg is accepting proposals for funding focused on mental health and wellness for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) and economic equity and justice. that work in education, health care or human services. Explore the latest opportunities: $2.9 Million in Funding Available from the Foundation for a Healthy St.

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

And, as in so many other cities, Louisville’s predominantly Black neighborhoods are subject to food apartheid. Downtown grocery stores have recently disappeared, exacerbating food apartheid: between 2016 and 2018, five grocery stores in Louisville’s urban core closed. Some of these projects were top-down in conception and execution.

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NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 25, 2023

Image Credit: SHREY DEEPRANJAN Today, healthcare institutions acknowledge forces like structural racism as drivers of negative health outcomes—but effectively addressing racism inside of those institutions still has a long way to go.

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NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 11, 2023

Having worked in numerous healthcare and health-justice spaces, I’m well aware of the importance of being able to self-identify. These datasets are then used to shape health interventions that frequently miss the mark for communities with specific experiences, norms, and traditions. I shrugged. Indian American is great, then.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

India’s fragrant spices, cornucopia of foods, and breathtaking biodiversity compelled despots and discoverers alike to traverse its mystical landscapes, from the mighty Himalayas to the valiant Deccan. And in doing so, they have relentlessly decolonized what land and food have meant for my people.

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Conversations regarding womb health and parenting in an urban Indigenous setting led to the development of community workshops that centered women’s and partum health. When one of us in the community gave birth, we would support the new mother for 40 days in this manner by bringing food.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 29, 2023

Image Credit: Reneé Thompson on unsplash.com COVID-19 impacted the physical health of millions across the country, hitting marginalized communities the hardest. Less visible was the pandemic’s impact on behavioral health, an umbrella term for mental health, substance use disorders, and life stressors.

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Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Impact : TBD Position : Monitor Sector : Healthcare/ Education Bill : SB2329 / HB2354 Bill Summary : As introduced, prohibits a local government entity, school, or local education agency from implementing a mask mandate related to COVID-19.

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

In this post, I’ll share funding and grant resources for nonprofits involved in the education sector. Similar to the funders in my previous post on education , the organizations listed below focus their efforts on activities inside and outside of the classroom. Funding Priority: Education. The Awesome Foundation. First Book.

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Those are among the findings of the latest Health of the US Nonprofit Sector Annual Review by Independent Sector , a nonprofit membership organization that advocates for and tracks the health of the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors. But the sector has shown signs of weakening in some areas, notably in fundraising.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 14, 2024

Like an earthquake is the sudden culmination of years of building tension, the dramatic shifts in America’s racial and education justice landscape over the last decade emerged from trends long preceding it. Data from the National Center for Education Statistics tells us that as of 2021, public school students in the U.S.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 24, 2022

These communities lack access to health care , struggle with food insecurity and water scarcity , and generally have difficulty meeting basic needs. Businesses must also design new products and services, particularly health care solutions, with the needs of a diverse set of consumers and communities in mind. Supply Chains.

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Image Credit: Oladimeji Odunsi on unsplash.com How do you support development across the food system in a way that builds community ownership and power for Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities? This is a question that a group of food system activists of color have come together to address. This work is worth supporting.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 26, 2023

For Indigenous Peoples of the Americas, the creation of borders that have been imposed upon tribal nations has led to a tremendous loss of land, natural resources, culture, food systems, language, economies, and a thousand generations of traditional knowledge.

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NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 19, 2023

Understanding the role private equity is playing in health care is critical; only then can we begin to design solutions to the healthcare system that center public and community ownership. In 2021, that number was $206 billion, as reported by Kaiser Health News —enough to purchase 1,400 hospitals and other healthcare firms.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

According to The World Health Organization , of the 1 billion people around the world currently experiencing a mental disorder, more than 80% are without any form of quality, affordable care. And with the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on mental health, there has never been a more important time than now to address mental health conditions. .

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Health Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy Healthcare 95

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

APRIL 26, 2024

A lot of college students around the world, especially those who study education, are using AI to solve tough social and environmental problems in new, long-lasting ways. AI in Social Sustainability Big changes are happening in education because of AI. AI applications in health and well-being are also noteworthy.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Aimee Arent , Friends of Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Aiza Ashraf , Director of Equity & Community Impact, United Way of Lancaster County Amber Badgett , Meaningful Day Services John Badstubner , ServiceNow Dolores Bates Lorrena Black , VP Leadership Development, Inforum Samantha Butterfield , Bermuda Cancer and Health Centre Marjorie (..)

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NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Image credit: pixelheadphoto on istock.com Alzheimer’s is a disease whose devastating impact tends to cut across many of the lines that typically separate health outcomes in the United States, like race, wealth, and even age. Yet even so, the impact of Alzheimer’s on Americans is complicated by longstanding and structural inequality.

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NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

The solidarity strike demonstrates a united front in Los Angeles committed to respect, dignity, and living wages to benefit not only education workers, but the students they serve. Public school teachers are not just educators. They are responsible for educating the generation that will be most affected by climate change.

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Candid

MARCH 27, 2024

Arts and culture searches surged in January and February For the most part, arts and culture, human services, health, education, and community and economic development were consistently among the five most searched subject areas across Candid’s nonprofit profiles from November through February.

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Selfish Giving

AUGUST 14, 2017

If you’re operating in the cause marketing space and you’ve never heard of Smithfield Foods , you’re missing out. To provide some scale, Smithfield is one of the largest global food and consumer packed meats companies in the world, to the tune of $14 billion.

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

In testing initiatives to increase the PrEP uptake rate among cisgendered Black women, Eboni aims to address the lack of HIV prevention through education campaigns aimed at Black women and, crucially, the healthcare providers that serve them.

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NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 18, 2023

If you were educated or even looked like you were by wearing glasses, you were destroyed. Developing Effective Responses to Trauma Healing takes place over time and in many forms, and there are many ways to approach trauma—from direct community health and counseling support to job training. How do you help a population to heal?

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 4, 2024

Kindred Southern Healing Justice Collective, “Kindred Offering to this Moment” In a time of increasing external threats impacting community health—economic inequality, genocide, global pandemics, state violence, White supremacy, authoritarianism, climate crises—there are many reasons to feel despair and hopelessness.

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Selfish Giving

JANUARY 31, 2024

He praised the blend of education and networking opportunities, the sense of community among cause marketers, and the informative workshops and sessions. Brain Food 1. This eagerness to return indicates a strong affinity for the event and its community. Do You know who has a good corporate partnership web page? Marketing Your Cause 1.

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The total giving to date has been consistent with four priorities outlined by Scott in establishing the fund: Education, Equity & Justice, Economic Security & Opportunity, and Health. Comparing 2023 to prior years, giving to health increased, for example, while giving to education and arts and culture decreased.

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Race and Ethnicity Philanthropy Education Education 65

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.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 14, 2023

For millennia, oceans, rivers, and forests provided an abundance of food and other resources for the residents of this area, until the late 1800s, when white settlers arrived and began to extract gold and timber. It was the best approach we knew at the time for transforming systems and policies to improve health equity.

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Food changes into blood, blood into cells, cells change into energy which changes up into life. food is life. This work we’re doing in food culture is ultimately healing work. it’s only the seeds, and the land, and the food, that have the capacity to take that grief, and to metabolize and digest it.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The Sigma Foundation For Nursing funds research grants, leadership education grants, membership subsidies, and Sigma programs that connect and empower nurses around the world. It is a place for caregivers to turn to experiencing personal hardship or needing financial assistance for educational purposes. Cash & Counseling Programs.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

In Education. We see the same thing in organizations focused on educational attainment. For example, Kinvolved, now a part of PowerSchool, didn’t try and disrupt public education or radically change curriculum to improve outcomes. And in Health. In work like this, there is no disruption taking place.

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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.

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The Kindful Blog

MARCH 1, 2021

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

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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.,

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Such weather events impact the health of individuals living in affected communities. Low-income individuals live with higher rates of chronic disease , are more likely to be exposed to environmental hazards , have substandard housing, and often lack access to nutritious foods and adequate medical care. Build community resiliency.

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