NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 19, 2025

In Louisiana, for example, workers are holding dollar store chains accountable for paying poverty wages and creating unsafe work environments. The innovations in worker organizing emerging from the South are striking, particularly for their emphasis on community-driven solutions.

Collaborations 115

Collaborations Manufacturing Law Philanthropy 115

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 16, 2024

It reaches into healthcare, finance, justice, education, and public policy, promising to streamline and elevate. This isnt just a denial of financial services; its a denial of possibility, locking communities into cycles of poverty and keeping doors closed to upward mobility.

Ethics 98

Ethics Public and Social Policy Technology Finance 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Many working parents, sandwiched between the needs of their children and parents, go into debt to provide for their care, which reduces their ability to fund the cost of continuing education or purchasing a home. seniors over 85 live in poverty, only 8 percent who live in multigenerational households live in poverty, a 40 percent reduction.

Public and Social Policy 116

Public and Social Policy Children Poverty Health 116

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 2, 2025

Board member Bob Mankovsky, in justifying his vote, declared that the TIF purely puts on us the burden of giving millions of taxpayer money that should be educating our students and giving it to billionaires. The school board voted unanimously in favor of filing the complaint. Lets just call it what it is. This reduces the school share to 45.6

Taxation 100

Taxation Finance Governance Construction 100

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Image credit: Barbara Olsen on Pexels If you want to reduce poverty, cash matters. Springboard to Opportunities —the organization we both work for—began operations in 2013 with the goal to break cycles of generational poverty that are particularly persistent in Black communities. They needed cash.

Public and Social Policy 134

Public and Social Policy Poverty Public Policy Governance 134

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 2, 2025

While these stores continue to make money for shareholders, workers face a relentless grind of poverty wages, unsafe working conditions, and corporate-driven understaffing that puts safety at risk. Their ubiquity has made dollar stores a Southern staple that is often the only choice for communities basic needs.

Health 90

Health Poverty Education Education 90

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Image credit: Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash In a world of worsening climate disruptions and growing economic inequities, what is the economics education that people need? In a world of worsening climate disruptions and growing economic inequities, what is the economics education that people need?

Education 81

Education Education Curriculum and Teaching Public and Social Policy 81

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 7, 2025

While it has, by far, the largest number of poor people in the world, India has arguably pulled more people out of poverty over the last 20 years than any other country in history (with the possible exception of China).

Philanthropy 114

Philanthropy Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit governance and management Foundations 114

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Instead, they harm people who need the support of public benefits programs, increase poverty, and have negative macroeconomic impacts. Most recipients with significant barriers to employment—including disability, lack of education, or lack of available jobs—don’t find employment due to work requirements.

Public and Social Policy 134

Public and Social Policy Poverty Social Policy Children 134

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 24, 2025

Ramirez points out the impacts of the change: In the seven states where there is already that One Fair Wage policy, women have less poverty, less dependence on social services. To even the scales requires both legal strategies and educational efforts that help ensure that workers to know their rights.

Public and Social Policy 91

Public and Social Policy Law Poverty Advertising 91

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 145

Food Agriculture Poverty Public and Social Policy 145

Candid

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

By contrast, the largest share of institutional grant dollars supported education—on average 27%, compared with 19% of total individual giving. At the same time, the data reveals a downward trend in the share of dollars going to education, especially from institutional funders.

Poverty 124

Poverty Education Education Health 124

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 20, 2025

Theyre also vital for preventionby providing detailed, real-time information to their users, CGMs serve as educational tools for patients about managing and mitigating their disease in the long-term. For many people with diabetes, particularly those living below the poverty line, the cost of CGMs makes them unattainable.

Management 97

Management Healthcare Health Medical 97

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2013

10×10 is global action campaign with a film as its centerpiece.Their message is simply this: Educate girls and you can change the world. Girls Education International :: @ GirlsED. Girls Education International strives to expand and support educational opportunities for women and girls in remote regions of the developing world.

Poverty 111

Poverty Civil Society Medical Education 111

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 130

Values Poverty Nonprofit Administration and Development Community Development 130

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Age, poverty, ethnicity, and marginalization exacerbate existing gender inequalities and pose particular threats to women’s livelihoods, health, and safety. According to data from the organization UN Women , approximately 20 million more women live in poverty than men, significantly affecting their health and wellbeing.

Public and Social Policy 136

Public and Social Policy Poverty Health Environmental 136

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

If we were only using the federal poverty level…we would only see 5 percent of [nonprofit] workers struggling,” Hoopes tells NPQ. As Hoopes pointed out, the federal poverty measure is outdated, based on a 1960s formula that assumed food was the largest household expense—an assumption that no longer holds true today.

Poverty 119

Poverty Public and Social Policy Civil Society Healthcare 119

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

OCTOBER 27, 2016

If you’re working on anti-poverty initiatives, for instance, consider writing about the root causes of poverty or effective programs. For example, if you work for a nonprofit that specializes in early-childhood education, you could offer advice to a newly elected official on how to address that issue.

Public and Nonprofit Management 196

Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty Philanthropy Leadership 196

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 140

Public and Social Policy Poverty Construction Law 140

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 8, 2025

I can see how good social and emotional learning could really promote philanthropy long term, said Tish Jennings, a professor of education at the University of Virginia. Ascertaining the breadth and quality of philanthropy education is difficult, partly due to terminology. Education provision also varies between states and districts.

Children 60

Children Philanthropy Education Education 60

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 120

Leadership Public and Social Policy Poverty Race and Ethnicity 120

The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 6, 2024

This could leave nonprofits working on other critical issues, such as poverty alleviation and education, with limited funding and support. This increased need is coupled with a potential shift in funding priorities, as philanthropic organizations and governments allocate more resources to address climate-related emergencies.

Civil Society 92

Civil Society Disaster Relief Technology Ethics 92

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 122

Poverty Health Philanthropy Education 122

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 119

Poverty Community Development Construction Finance 119

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 239

Nonprofit governance and management Law Universities Nonprofit Management 239

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 122

Poverty Children Law Food 122

Blue Avocado

MARCH 11, 2025

We would love to qualify for funding for education, agriculture, electricity, fresh water, and jobs creation. We cannot achieve our mission of sustainability and creating opportunities to pull themselves from abject poverty. Help us help the world.

Volunteerism 56

Volunteerism Volunteerism Healthcare Agriculture 56

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 133

Non-Profits Poverty Finance Health 133

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

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Between the ages of 18 and 30, that person can access the money and use it for education or job training, to purchase a home or start a business in Connecticut, or to save for retirement. Each leader and organization that joined had a unique reason to get involved, but all realized that poverty in Connecticut doesnt stop at a towns border.

Poverty 98

Poverty Public and Social Policy Children Governance 98

Candid

MAY 5, 2025

In fact, its in eight of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals including eradicating poverty, ending hunger, and reducing inequality. From nonprofit service providers to system designers In the field of financial technology, nonprofits historically have been viewed as intermediariesfocused on financial education or service delivery.

Finance 52

Finance Technology Poverty Ethics 52

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 Children 94

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 19, 2025

From the roots of racial capitalism to the psychic toll of poverty, from resource wars to popular uprisings, the interviews in this column focus on how to write about the myriad causes of oppression and the organized desire for a better world. EF: Throughout the book, we designed this for organizers and educators.

Governance 70

Governance Education Education Values 70

Bloomerang

AUGUST 19, 2021

Her priorities are to those operating in communities facing high projected food insecurity, high measures of racial inequity, high local poverty rates, and low access to philanthropic capital.” Her team’s focus has been on “identifying organizations with strong leadership teams and results.

Non-Profits 139

Non-Profits Poverty Charitable Organizations Philanthropy 139

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 11, 2024

From the roots of racial capitalism to the psychic toll of poverty, from resource wars to popular uprisings, the interviews in this column focus on how to write about the myriad causes of oppression and the organized desire for a better world. JGN: One is the role of education. It makes sense. These are the ways you learn.

Food 89

Food Activism Poverty Leadership 89

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Concern Worldwide Gifts: When you buy Concern Gifts, you support Concern’s work in 25 countries worldwide – bringing food, clean water, good health, education and a higher standard of living within reach of more people. Although Concern is based in the U.K., their gift program also accepts U.S.-issued

Poverty 111

Poverty Children Food Health 111

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 15, 2012

The profits from the BeadforLife Store go into training and community programs in Uganda and education in North America. The Field Museum is an educational institution concerned with the diversity and relationships in nature and among cultures. Best Friends Animal Society Store. Field Museum Online Store. Smithsonian Online Store.

Retail 111

Retail Poverty Ethics Children 111