NonProfit Quarterly
MAY 17, 2023
This article introduces a new series, titled Eradicating Rural Poverty: The Power of Cooperation. In 2014, six CDFIs located in regions of rural America beset by persistent poverty formed a coalition to remedy longstanding underinvestment. This article introduces our series Eradicating Rural Poverty: The Power of Cooperation.
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.
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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.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
MARCH 5, 2024
The UN Disability and Development Report 2018 reveals that individuals with disabilities face fundamental challenges in nearly all aspects of life, including employment, health care, and education. Disability, poverty, and discrimination are part of a cycle where each reinforces the others. China is no exception to this global issue.
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. We also deliberately sought out people outside the entrepreneurship ecosystem who had a desire to work with children.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
SEPTEMBER 26, 2022
Poverty is not about the absence of material possessions. Poverty is about people not knowing or owning their choices.” When the BI began, the village had no road, no health care, no schools, no electricity, no sanitation, no drinking water, and a near-total rate of illiteracy. How did that change happen?
Care2
FEBRUARY 12, 2009
Check out the Purpose Prize , which is looking to award up to $100K to social innovators who are creating new ways to solve pressing social issues, ranging from education to health care to poverty and global warming. The deadline is March 5, 2009. Since 2006, the Purpose Prize has received approximately 1,200 applications a year.
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