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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. Our commercial food system is an expression of this. Food Is Culture.
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.
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NonProfit Quarterly
DECEMBER 8, 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.
NonProfit Quarterly
MARCH 22, 2023
The following is a transcript of the video above, from our webinar on “Remaking the Economy: Black Food Sovereignty, Community Stories.” He used to pay for food stamps at that time to make sure that people were eating healthy—he also had a loan system. Food Justice Video Content
NonProfit Quarterly
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Currently, over a third of Americans spend 10 percent of their annual income on fast food and consume such food daily. The Slow Food movement emerged from a protest in Italy during the 1980s against a major fast-food chain’s expansion near the Spanish Steps in Rome.
NonProfit Quarterly
MARCH 23, 2023
In Nigeria, as in the US, people are looking for ways to fight food insecurity and maintain agricultural production amidst climate change and the changing rainfall patterns—including increased flooding—that it is triggering. Akaka’s family cultivates common food crops like yam and maize.
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.
NonProfit Quarterly
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
This article introduces 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.
NonProfit Quarterly
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
At present, one of UNEC’s most critical projects is to convene a multi-partner collaboration in the city’s Northeast Corridor neighborhoods to transform our local food system. What I describe above is the food system at its best, but this system is often not at its best.
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? EFOD stands for “equitable food-oriented development.”
NonProfit Quarterly
JANUARY 26, 2023
What does the struggle for Black food sovereignty look like at the local level? In this webinar conversation, five Black food justice leaders share their experiences. LeeAnn Morrissette , Communications and Culture Director of the National Black Food & Justice Alliance.
NonProfit PRO
JULY 1, 2022
ezCater, a provider of corporate food solutions, announced a new tax-exempt ordering platform for nonprofit organizations. News/Stats/Studies ezCater Food Tax Exempt
Arizona State University
MARCH 17, 2023
Annually Application: 3/17/23 – 3/23/23 11:59 PM Description/Duties: A Food and Beverage Specialist is responsible for assisting with the daily operation of food and beverage service at the Mesa Arts Center, and will occasionally assist with beverage services and outside catering at the Arizona Museum of Natural History and the i.d.e.a. Duties will be performed under the general direction of the Food and Beverage Coordinator.
NonProfit Quarterly
NOVEMBER 23, 2022
When one of us in the community gave birth, we would support the new mother for 40 days in this manner by bringing food. It impacted the local food system in South Phoenix, and many food-based businesses faced closure. I didn’t know that the collective did food work.
Arizona State University
MARCH 21, 2023
Part Time Food Bank Driver sfellenz Tue, 03/21/2023 - 13:01 Nonprofit jobs, internships and career opportunities Jobs home Post a job Part Time Food Bank Driver Organization: AZCEND Type of organization: Other Location: Chandler, Arizona Job category: Miscellaneous Experience level: Entry-level Employment type: Part-time Position modality: On-site position Pay type: Hourly Pay: $15.00–$17.00 Arranges for drop off of donation boxes and pick up of food at the end of food drives.
Selfish Giving
NOVEMBER 2, 2011
I’m fascinated by the whole food truck phenomenon. We have a number of food trucks here in Boston and I just finished watching The Great Food Truck Race on The Food Network. I’m also heading out to Los Angeles today for the Blogworld Expo and am hoping to sample some of their great food trucks! I’m impressed by how food trucks market themselves and are such big users of social media. Food trucks know how to turn on a dime!
NonProfit PRO
MARCH 18, 2022
News/Stats/Studies donation Food bank North Texas Food Bank nourish north texas Perot FamilyThe Perot donation will give immediate and lasting support to the fight against hunger.
Donorbox Nonprofit
NOVEMBER 9, 2022
The best way to address this food insecurity in your neighborhood is with a food drive. Individuals can run food drives on their own or in conjunction with local nonprofit organizations. Forty-one million people struggle with hunger in the United States.
Selfish Giving
AUGUST 31, 2011
I came across this appeal at my local Whole Foods Market. These types of cause marketing promotions are common at Whole Foods. This is the first time I’ve seen a QR code at the register at Whole Foods. Cause Marketing In Action cause marketing frontgate passive cause marketing qr code whole foodsI call them passive cause marketing because they don’t involve an ask from the cashier, unlike active cause marketing.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
JANUARY 20, 2023
Rapid inflation is, naturally, leading to concerns that it’s getting harder for Americans to put food on the table By Sam Polzin and Jayson Lusk MediaNews Group/Orange County Re/MediaNews Group via Getty Images Grocery prices soared by 11.8
Selfish Giving
DECEMBER 5, 2017
Way back in 2002, she started as the communications and marketing director for the North Texas Food Bank. When anyone wanted to do a food drive, we said yes, whether it was Joe Bob’s Tire Shop or AT&T." The food bank has come a long way in the past 15 years. Colleen Brinkmann, North Texas Food Bank. Colleen had a simple goal when she arrived at the food bank: to make the nonprofit a household name. "Every corporation is filled with people.
Selfish Giving
FEBRUARY 24, 2011
Take the recent partnership between Massage Envy and Second Harvest Food Bank in the Santa Clara and San Mateo counties in California. Second Harvest Food Bank is a member of Feeding America , the largest national hunger relief charity in the U. He and his wife are local supporters of the food bank and he came up with the idea of having a social media challenge with the charity. Second Harvest Food Bank is a certified member of Feeding America.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
By M.J. Prest. Also, the Perot Foundation and the Sarah and Ross Perot Jr.
Selfish Giving
MARCH 22, 2010
My second stop this weekend was at Whole Foods , a grocer I’ve written glowingly on for their passive cause marketing programs. She asked me to support the Whole Planet Foundation , a nonprofit started by Whole Foods to help fuel economic development in poor countries, mainly through microfinancing. You could donate a $1 or $5, but if you chose the latter, Whole Foods included a chocolate bar to sweeten the deal!
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
MAY 9, 2011
I’m in the middle of developing a marketing strategy, including a website revamp, for a local food bank. As part of any strategy process, I like to take a look at what other similar organizations are doing, so I’ve perused the websites of dozens of small food banks across the U.S. What food banks do is really not that complicated from a communications perspective: one group of people works to get food to another group of people.
Selfish Giving
JANUARY 12, 2022
Brain Food 1. Let's kick off the New Year right with a review of the top three social impact and partnership trends you and your organization need to know for 2022. ???? On Thursday, January 20th at 2pm ET , join me and Brittany Hill of Accelerist as we.
Selfish Giving
DECEMBER 8, 2017
"One in six people in the United States reportedly struggle with hunger, and yet, at the same time, up to 40 percent of all the food produced in the U.S. Source: Metro I hate wasting food. isn’t eaten." Ask my kids. It drives me nuts. And it drives them crazy because I'm always yelling at them about it.
NonProfit Quarterly
DECEMBER 15, 2022
This article concludes Black Food Sovereignty: Stories from the Field , a series that has been 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.
Volunteer Match
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
covid19 virtual volunteering food insecurity inspiration advocacy youth volunteeringBlack History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central role in U.S. history.
Care2
OCTOBER 5, 2012
The World Hunger Relief Project is actively engaging in a social fundraising giving day on World Food Day this October 16 to get 10,000 people to raise $200,000. World Food Day's philanthropic goal encourages people to participate in small acts like a social share or a $10 or $25 donation. The World Food Program is the beneficiary, and the effort is sponsored by Yum!
NonProfit Quarterly
DECEMBER 14, 2022
This article is part of Black Food Sovereignty: Stories from the Field , a series co-produced by Frontline Solutions and NPQ. How does a community come together to build community wealth and advance Black food sovereignty? A New Black Community Food System Emerges.
NonProfit Quarterly
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Such land transfers would also enable Black farmers to engage in climate change mitigation practices and would enhance Black people’s food sovereignty. Food can act as medicine, especially when grown and maintained by community members.
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. Check it out: Here’s a story that will inspire you to think bigger about your organization’s cause marketing efforts and goals. * * * Smithfield Foods is to the packaged meats and pork industry as Nike is to the athletic wear industry. Beneficiaries included food banks, schools, disaster relief efforts, and community outreach programs.
NonProfit Quarterly
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
Rainwater Harvesting and Food Security The largest food supplier in the US is California, which produces over 400 food commodities annually. Climate Justice Economic Justice Food JusticeZimbabwe has dealt with recurring droughts and destructive floods for decades.
Getting Attention
DECEMBER 19, 2011
I’m all about the food truck right now. We have a number of food trucks here in Boston, and I just finished watching The Great Food Truck Race on The Food Network. I’m fascinated by the phenomenon and impressed by how food trucks market themselves via social media and other creative approaches. Food trucks are far more than just cokes, hot dogs and hamburgers. Food trucks set themselves apart from the competition and excel within their category.
Fundraiser Ideas
FEBRUARY 18, 2010
This is a fun fundraising idea , particularly in support of a homeless shelter or food bank. It is a great way to stock the shelves of a food bank very quickly. Organize your supporters into teams and give them a list of food items they must collect in order to complete the scavenger hunt. You can even have each participant bring three cans of food as a “fee” for participating in the food bank scavenger hunt.
Nonprofit Marketing Blog
APRIL 6, 2011
There’s an expression we use a lot around my office—eating our own dog food. As for me, I haven’t been eating my own dog food lately. Here is the dog food I consumed and the work I had “done,&# thanks to her. Since we do so much training and advice-giving at Network for Good , we’re always trying to make sure that we’re living that counsel. It’s always easier said than done. Talking is so much simpler than doing.
Selfish Giving
DECEMBER 7, 2022
KFC hits the road with Blessings in a Backpack in a charitable food truck. Brain Food 1. 2023 is right around the corner. Here are three things you can do RIGHT NOW to be better at partnership sales in the new year. ☑️ Strive for more consistency.
Selfish Giving
APRIL 30, 2013
Cause Practices #bostonstrong boston bombing cause marketing cvs pharmacy dunkin donuts register programs shaw''s supermarkets whole foods Register programs are similar to pinups in one important way and different in two distinctive ways. First, they are similar in that they fall under the umbrella of point-of-sale (POS). For me, POS cause marketing is anything that happens at a business’ register that raises money for a nonprofit.
Selfish Giving
OCTOBER 20, 2009
An example here in eastern Massachusetts, and I limit it to my area because I really don’t know what they do in other parts of the country, is Whole Foods. And for all the shortcomings of PCM, Whole Food does it pretty darn well. I ran across the pictured Autism Special Education Center pinup program at my local Whole Foods in West Newton, Massachusetts.
Selfish Giving
DECEMBER 6, 2010
My two favorite causes profiled were UNICEF and the Food Bank For New York City because they both reminded me of my own organization in some way. The Food Bank For New York City had me thinking of our food pantry that this year will serve 90,000 men, women and children–nearly double the mouths we fed just two years ago. I really admire the food bank for the courage it took to admit that things weren’t working and the cause needed a change.
Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog
JULY 19, 2011
Our client, School Food FOCUS*, recently asked us to re-design this marketing piece. School Food FOCUS works with the largest school districts nationwide to advocate for school meals that are more healthful, regionally sourced, and sustainably produced. FOCUS aims to transform food systems to support students’ academic achievement and lifelong health, while directly benefiting farmers, regional economies, and the environment.”. Julia Reich.
Selfish Giving
MAY 26, 2010
I visited my local Whole Foods last weekend and saw this cause marketing program at the register. I’ve seen these passive cause marketing programs before at Whole Foods, but this one was different. It was the first time I had seen a program at Newtonville Whole Foods benefit a nonprofit in my town. This Whole Foods location is the only store raising money for the Newton Y.
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