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 remains encapsulated in a rigid legal straitjacket that limits its ability to react with agility to meet pressing social and economic needs and opportunities, such as the upcoming wave of solar energy development.

Public and Social Policy 112

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty 112

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 5, 2023

What was your research process of pulling all of these dense topics, from global warming, to faith, to redlining, to greenlining, to food insecurity together in an accessible, easy-to-read way? HMT: It is a process of constantly educating ourselves. I think each topic that you covered could be its own book.

Environmental 103

Environmental Food Poverty Culture 103

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2023

Issues related to justice, race, inequalities, affordability, and poverty are much less likely to be funded.” Food assistance and food insecurity received the least amount of grant money, based on the study’s categories, with approximately $10.7 Over 340 grants totaling $56.2

Environmental 82

Environmental Foundations Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management 82

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Most of those who belong to the BoP live outside the formal economy and face unmet needs in basic areas such as food, financial services, and education. Jose Ordoñez founded the startup to provide decentralized solar energy services to families and businesses in off-grid villages. ” Another example is Kingo in Guatemala.

Production 124

Production Non-Profits Education Education 124

Bloomerang

MARCH 29, 2023

These issues include climate-related disasters, diseases, poverty, and other problems that present major roadblocks to peace and prosperity. It is the principle of donating time and energy towards a greater cause. Many people all over the world face different challenges and problems.

Volunteerism 91

Volunteerism Volunteerism Participation and motivation Disaster Relief 91

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 27, 2023

This isolation severely limits access to health care, education, nutritious and plentiful food, and economic opportunity. This lack of rural access (RA) particularly impacts young girls and women living in poverty, who are often left behind when it comes to education, health-care services, and opportunities to generate income.

Public and Social Policy 130

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Non-Profits Health 130

Selfish Giving

MAY 9, 2012

“There’s more poverty on the island than people realize,” said Hughes. While dog and cat fans may not match firefighters, the larger lesson for businesses is to commit themselves to causes they care for first, and then to target causes with loyalists that bring energy and money to the effort.

Poverty 269

Poverty Energy Food Production 269

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 9, 2023

The Center’s Population and Sustainability program works to decrease consumption of climate-intensive energy, food, and goods in the Global North. This includes toxic chemicals found in everyday products, used in pesticides, and released as pollution into the environment from energy extraction and industrial processes.

Agriculture 73

Agriculture Environmental Food Public and Social Policy 73

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. Five years in, the energy of community engagement and the momentum of a few early wins had dwindled.

Nonprofit governance and management 98

Nonprofit governance and management Health Collaborations Foundations 98

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 15, 2023

By the end of it, I was asking myself: “Why do people think poverty is their fault? Some of the strategies that I am most excited about are efforts like mutual aid and participatory budgeting , where people are actively pouring energy back into [strengthening] local government. Alissa Quart: Definitely, it builds on Squeezed.

Public and Social Policy 82

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Volunteerism Volunteerism 82

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Other factors impact repair of the electric grid, including, most notably, privatization of the distribution part of the energy system. The energy company is not showing reliable data or maps or anything that people can see and be confident about the numbers they are giving. Minet says, “That has been going on for the past two years.

Governance 127

Governance Disaster Relief Foundations Philanthropy 127

Getting Attention

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

New England Clean Energy Council (Boston, MA). The Greater Boston Food Bank (Boston, MA). Innovations for Poverty Action (New Haven, CT or Washington, D.C.). Please post your nonprofit marketing position here — FT or PT staff, consulting or internship opportunities. NEW OPPORTUNITIES. Paul, MN). SeaWeb (Silver Spring, MD).

Marketing 58

Marketing Marketing Poverty Energy 58

Nonprofit Megaphone

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The American Farmland Trust protects agricultural land, promotes environmentally sound farming practices, and helps farmers continue to grow food for us all. These gifts would be perfect for a loved one passionate about sustainable farming, growing food, and farmer appreciation. Shop their online store to help promote their mission.

Children 105

Children Environmental Agriculture Nonprofits 105

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 19, 2023

Can this movement energy coalesce into a cohesive vision? 4 We see, too, movement energy in the organizing at Amazon, at the over 200 Starbucks branches that have unionized, in the new vigor behind the pursuit of worker cooperatives and community land trusts. Can this movement energy coalesce into a cohesive vision?

Public and Social Policy 68

Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 68

NonProfit Hub

JUNE 17, 2015

We’ll also hear from Jonathan Neman , founder and co-CEO of sweetgreen, a culinary lifestyle brand dedicated to smartly sourced food and the balance between work, life, food and community. MiiR CEO and Founder Bryan Papé established an outdoor lifestyle brand designed to empower people to rise above poverty through every product sold.

Disaster Relief 54

Disaster Relief Public and Nonprofit Management Social Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship 54

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Very few leaders entered this work in order to build a professional career, but many of us have reluctantly or even unconsciously channeled our energies into surviving the nonprofit and philanthropic industrial complex as an end in itself. How do we stand in our power in terms of what we need and deserve for our lives and our communities?

Leadership 96

Leadership Public and Social Policy Non-Profits Culture 96

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 6, 2013

For example, if you are a health nonprofit, write a post about foods that help lower blood pressure, or provide tips on how to exercise at home. If you are a nonprofit that works with low-income communities, write blog posts that share recipes for low-cost meals and energy-saving tips.

Disaster Relief 92

Disaster Relief Nonprofits Poverty Environmental 92

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

For example, if you are a health nonprofit, write a post about foods that help lower blood pressure, or provide tips on how to exercise at home. If you are a nonprofit that works with low-income communities, write blog posts that share recipes for low-cost meals and energy-saving tips.

Disaster Relief 101

Disaster Relief Nonprofits Poverty Environmental 101

Blue Avocado

APRIL 23, 2024

Employees might need alternative cash flow or live close to poverty, which is especially difficult for employees with lived experiences. What if, instead, we measured nonprofits by retention, their willingness to use reserves for salary increases (excluding bonuses), and the number of employees living above the poverty line?

Poverty 52

Poverty Values Health Nonprofit governance and management 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 7, 2012

For example, if you are a health nonprofit, write a post about foods that help lower blood pressure, or provide tips on how to exercise at home. If you are a nonprofit that works with low-income communities, write blog posts that share recipes for low-cost meals and energy-saving tips.

Disaster Relief 46

Disaster Relief Nonprofits Poverty Environmental 46

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2023

What I cared about was poverty, poor people, and those on the margins—those with less material resources. And the food that they give you is super pure. Ayurveda is organized around doshas , or bodily energies, and works on whole body balance and health. I was a financial aid student in medical school. KF: And you had that done?

Medical 82

Medical Health Leadership Healthcare 82

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 14, 2024

If you work in the trenches of an ongoing, systemic issue like food insecurity, you can leverage your organization’s reputation and expertise during certain times of year like the first cold snap or when a report about job losses or economic trouble hits the news. Think schools, animal shelters, transitional housing, and food pantries.

Fundraising 59

Fundraising Fundraising Food Children 59

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 24, 2022

If you work in the trenches of an ongoing, systemic issue like food insecurity, you can leverage your organization’s reputation and expertise during certain times of year like the first cold snap or when a report about job losses or economic trouble hits the news. Think schools, animal shelters, transitional housing, and food pantries.

Fundraising 127

Fundraising Fundraising Food Children 127