Blue Avocado

MARCH 12, 2024

Governments — federal, state, county, and city branches can be a good source of funding. Any awards will also probably be a reimbursement (you spend the funds, then invoice the government), meaning you have to already have funds to spend. Consider other “fits” as well (like ethical considerations, for example).

Fundraising 92

Fundraising Fundraising Foundations Nonprofits 92

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2021

Those already exploring the metaverse can attend live concerts and meet with government officials. Big Tech, banks, corporations, and governments worldwide are betting big on the metaverse and its future. The Oculus Quest 2 experience. Nonprofit warriors, champions, changemakers, and fundraisers are needed in the metaverse ASAP.

Altruism and Helping 136

Altruism and Helping Technology Nonprofits Governance 136

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

These farming families can play a significant role in mitigating climate change if they’re equipped with tools to maximize the environmental gains their land can deliver. Some estimates indicate that as much as 40 percent of the world’s farmland is stewarded by smallholders.

Philanthropy 105

Philanthropy Agriculture Finance Poverty 105

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 19, 2022

At Grantli, I have created a state resources page where you can find useful links to state government departments and various other resources. The Ben & Jerry’s Foundation supports grassroots groups throughout the United States and its territories that organize for racial equity and social and environmental justice.

Insurance 95

Insurance Nonprofit governance and management Foundations Education 95

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 5, 2023

From displacement and poverty to illness and environmental degradation, the urgent challenges facing the world today call for innovative approaches that combine an entrepreneurial spirit with a clear understanding of the problems and a firm footing in communities. ”—UN Secretary-General António Guterres, 2019.

Collaborations 119

Collaborations Culture Governance Technology 119

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

NeedsList has benefited from government grants to test and scale our software in other countries, and this funding has proved critical to allowing us to prove our model. Some governments are paving the way in terms of accountability and procurement.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Non-Profits 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 1, 2023

.” For example, the latest Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) agreement (COP15) signed in Montreal offers a framework for utilizing digital sequence information (DSI), enabling the ethical conversion of value from the biosphere and ethnosphere for innovative solutions.

Agriculture 88

Agriculture Construction Culture Manufacturing 88

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. Kiss the Ground is committed to educating the public about the environmental benefits of regenerative agriculture. Environmental. Agriculture. American Farmland Trust.

Children 105

Children Environmental Agriculture Nonprofits 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

A number of philanthropies are embracing practices like: reimagining their governance model through including community board members, practicing more intentional listening and incorporating feedback into their strategies, partnering with staff who have lived experience, and adopting greater transparency with grantees and the public.

Philanthropy 116

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Collaborations 116

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Coined in 2004, ESG emerged as a joint effort by the UN, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), and the Swiss Government to support the financial industry’s consideration of ESG issues in mainstream investment decision-making (although its roots exist in the socially responsible movement, or SRI). ESG is a framework.

Environmental 136

Environmental Finance Governance Law 136

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 27, 2023

In today’s tumultuous climate—global political turmoil; emboldened White supremacists; mass gun violence; environmental degradation; pandemics; lack of access to quality, affordable healthcare; and counting—we need leadership that can grapple with the challenges.

Public and Social Policy 90

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Recruitment Culture 90

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 13, 2024

Over that time, I have witnessed an increased emphasis on naming opportunities for buildings and a decreased emphasis on ethical practice in capital fundraising where naming gifts often serve as marketing or reputation enhancing vehicles for donors that overshadow sincere charitable intent. This idea may not be as exaggerated as it sounds.

Ethics 111

Ethics Public and Social Policy Universities Philanthropy 111

Nonprofit Marketing Blog

APRIL 30, 2013

In addition to giving up the power to influence who would become the future leaders of my organizations, and as such, my future bosses, I also passed on the chance to educate my board about their governance responsibilities. For those of you looking for a job in the environmental field, Lori Whalen lays out a list of ideas on her blog.

Non-Profits 97

Non-Profits Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofits Public and Nonprofit Management 97

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 12, 2022

This article is from a series, published by NPQ in partnership with the First Nations Development Institute (First Nations), that lifts up Native American voices to highlight issues concerning environmental justice in Indian Country. It was first published online, on March 31, 2020, and is republished here with minor alterations.

Agriculture 102

Agriculture Environmental Food Culture 102

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 4, 2024

First, democratic funds like Seed Commons, 4 Ujima Fund, 5 and the Just Transition Integrated Capital Fund gave us a new model for how communities could steward and govern capital together. The passage of the THRIVE Act prioritized renewable, environmentally sound, ethically sourced energy production, from development to deployment.

Public and Social Policy 112

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

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

What would it take to fully fund the human capital, governance, and advocacy costs of nonprofits? In short, a social and solidarity economy is ruled by an ethic of care and a commitment to protect and amplify life on this planet. Environmental pollution and degradation impact low-income communities disproportionately.

Public and Social Policy 120

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty 120

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 13, 2024

In 1935, the Social Security Act, introduced by the administration of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, established an idea that expressed the value that (some) Americans deserve a government that will not allow them to slide into poverty if they fall on hard times, become ill, and/or age out of the workforce.

Public and Social Policy 100

Public and Social Policy Poverty Law Children 100

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 27, 2023

Faced with unprecedented pressure to prove its loyalty to the government or perish, it chose collective preservation. They are now watching corporations renege on racial justice pledges and governments pass laws to restrict everything from Black voter participation to Black history. People witnessed the raw hypocrisy of January 6.

Leadership 97

Leadership Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management 97

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Solidarity economies are most often associated with ethical, cooperative economic practices, like local currencies, community land trusts, community gardens, fair trade, and cooperatives. Ecological destruction and historic inequalities stem from much more than moral failings, government inaction, lack of knowledge, or elite interests.

Non-Profits 104

Non-Profits Universities Collaborations Civil Society 104

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 5, 2023

At the time, Dave worked for an organization focused on government accountability and reform. Get partner organizations that usually focus on issues like environmental protection or healthcare to take up a process issue like lobbying reform? But this is harder in practice. They started talking about how to build pressure on Congress.

Public and Social Policy 93

Public and Social Policy Technology Governance Healthcare 93

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Have economic justice efforts like impact investment and ESG (environmental, social and governance) analysis been captured by Wall Street? Environmental consultants to corporations are reluctant to say ecosystems matter because life matters. I saw most major corporations add ethics officers.

Ethics 117

Ethics Environmental Governance Retail 117