Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 26, 2025

A few years ago, Pedro’s community could depend on harvesting forest products, fishing, and hunting; these days, they struggle against lethal forces, both local and global. Pedro (not his real name) is a member of a riverside community in Amazonas, talking about criminal enterprises that are turning the forests into arid cattle pastures.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Agriculture Children Public Policy 98

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. How can a community reduce food insecurity?

Food 145

Food Agriculture Poverty Public and Social Policy 145

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. I’ve observed the inner workings of a complex food system that, when it functions well, nourishes our bodies, families, and cultures.

Food 110

Food Public and Nonprofit Management Medical Community Development 110

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.

Food 110

Food Agriculture Production Governance 110

Selfish Giving

MAY 9, 2012

“There’s more poverty on the island than people realize,” said Hughes. A big reason why we see so many pink products and ribbons in October is because companies know they sell more with pink than not. “The less the food and ingredients travel the better.” “We responded to where the need was.”

Poverty 269

Poverty Energy Food Production 269

Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 6, 2010

If you’re a cause with a corporate partner I’ll show you how to raise money with register programs and cause products. 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. But what I do has limits.

Food 198

Food Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits 198

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

India’s fragrant spices, cornucopia of foods, and breathtaking biodiversity compelled despots and discoverers alike to traverse its mystical landscapes, from the mighty Himalayas to the valiant Deccan. And in doing so, they have relentlessly decolonized what land and food have meant for my people.

Food 122

Food Civil Society Agriculture Public and Social Policy 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 10, 2023

In this sense, many international development philanthropies are neglecting the most powerful route to prosperity: productive employment in a thriving economy. Historically, these resources have only materialized when countries have achieved massive expansions of economic productivity and opportunity. The empirical record is clear.

Production 132

Production Entrepreneurship Agriculture Education 132

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.

Food 126

Food Agriculture Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 126

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Smallholder farmers produce at least a third of the global food supply. As the United Nations highlights, eradicating poverty is the greatest global challenge and an absolute requirement for sustainable development. Though these farms are small, typically under two hectares, their cumulative impact is large. A Tyranny of Tradeoffs.

Agriculture 105

Agriculture Civil Society Poverty Environmental 105

Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 13, 2023

This cannabis retailer encourages customers to recycle the plastic that encases certain cannabis products by offering a $4 pre-rolled joint for every piece of packaging they return. This year, they are back with an all-new holiday campaign to tackle period poverty. Brain Food 1.

Public and Nonprofit Management 130

Public and Nonprofit Management Retail Poverty Food 130

The Kindful Blog

MARCH 1, 2021

Donate hygiene, cleaning, or non-perishable food items. Mission: Helping Women Period is committed to supplying menstrual health products to people that menstruate who are either homeless or low-income. Host a menstrual health product drive. Impacting: Poverty. Become a monthly donor. Host a supply drive. WomenRising.

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 118

Poverty Community Development Construction Finance 118

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

The climate crisis is not only a product of greenhouse gas emissions… but also of an ideological shift that was imposed by colonization and capitalism to justify violation of sacred land-, water-, and airways—domination that taught Americans to speak of “resources” instead of “relatives.”. A sovereignty focus has many implications.

Nonprofit governance and management 140

Nonprofit governance and management Poverty Food Environmental 140

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2019

16: World Food Day — #WorldFoodDay. 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty — #EndPoveryDay. 4: World Animal Day — #WorldAnimalDay. 5: World Teachers Day — #WorldTeachersDay. 6 : World Cerebral Palsy Day — #WorldCPDay. 7: World Habitat Day — #WorldHabitatDay. 16: Global Cat Day — #GlobalCatDay.

Poverty 145

Poverty Technology Health Nonprofits 145

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Most of them rely on rainfed agriculture, leaving them open to shocks like droughts and storms that can wipe out their crops and leave them without enough food to see their families through the year. The challenge is that carbon markets weren't designed to work for people in poverty.

Philanthropy 126

Philanthropy Agriculture Finance Poverty 126

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. Examples include microcredit, affordable mobile phones, low-cost health care and education products, and mobile banking.

Production 124

Production Non-Profits Education Education 124

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 11, 2023

The next Google or Facebook has yet to emerge from places plagued by chronic poverty, and even when a high-tech sector sets foot in low-income regions, it often exacerbates income inequality. Yet, these attempts have not significantly reverted economic decline. A How-to Guide for Scaling Deep.

Entrepreneurship 129

Entrepreneurship Collaborations Food Finance 129

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

RB: The last installment of the report uplifts how mass incarceration exacerbates poverty. The report mentions how, in many states across the country, incarcerated people are paid little or nothing for their work while their labor is used to produce many of the foods and products we consume. There was this zero-sum game mindset.

Public and Social Policy 128

Public and Social Policy Poverty Law Education 128

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

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

AUGUST 23, 2020

“A mission statement is a short statement of why your Nonprofit exists, what its overall goal is, identifying the goal of your operations: what kind of product or service do you provide, who do you primarily help, and your geographical region of operation. Kiva : To connect people through lending to alleviate poverty.

Poverty 94

Poverty Public and Nonprofit Management Health Children 94

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

They were also more likely to live in units that were overcrowded or contaminated by lead, asbestos, and other environmental hazards within high-poverty, low-opportunity communities. The situation for extremely low-income homeowners was no better.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Poverty 126

Getting Attention

APRIL 1, 2011

2) Membership Manager , Slow Food USA – Foodie alert! 3) Communications Analyst , Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC) – ICIC is seeking a staffer with a few years experience to craft marketing plans for its research and small business programs, and develop online and print marketing products. NEW OPPORTUNITIES.

Marketing 58

Marketing Marketing Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty 58

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MARCH 25, 2022

A food-related event usually entails a few individuals sitting around and eating a meal served on-site at the location. Cooking classes have a broad appeal because they attract not just gourmet food, but also individuals who want to learn new skills. 25) Food drive. A food drive is a perfect fit for online donations as well.

Fundraising 142

Fundraising Fundraising Nonprofits Public and Nonprofit Management 142

Candid

MAY 7, 2024

For example, a food bank exists to address hunger in a community. You need to share data on how many people in the area experience food insecurity, the causes, and the long-term implications of hunger on their lives. Inputs: What resources are required to operate your food bank?

Communication 64

Communication Food Poverty Foundations 64

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Survival was less a miracle than a product of the self-reliance that the Indigenous children had developed due to their upbringing. Suboptimal” early childhood development is seen as contributing to poverty in communities. As Mayancha and Mezzenzana write , “Danger or failure is a normal part of the learning process.” 2017 , 77).

Children 138

Children Civil Society Culture Health 138

Getting Attention

MARCH 9, 2015

Associate Product Manager Wikimedia Foundation (San Francisco, CA). Digital Production Associate Revolution Messaging (Washington, DC). Director of Product Marketing Playworks (Oakland, CA). Marketing Strategist The Southern Poverty Law Center (Montgomery, AL). Product Manager Razoo (San Francisco, CA).

Communication 65

Communication Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Associations 65

Fundraising Coach

OCTOBER 28, 2013

That would be cancer … global warming… natural disasters… homelessness… domestic violence… human trafficking… malaria… undrinkable water… torture and injustice… poverty… hunger… there are a lot of scary problems in the world! Guest Post] Three Ways Nonprofits Can Use Promotional Products Effectively. Learn how: 100 Donors in 90 Days !

Homelessness 99

Homelessness Fundraising Fundraising Children 99

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 1, 2023

Based in Oakland, CA, and launched in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the cooperative is forging a table of Black women-led, community-based organizations so Black cultural production across the city can thrive.

Culture 128

Culture Retail Community Development Environmental 128

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 3, 2024

For example, our organization, One Acre Fund , supplies over 4 million African smallholder farmers with the finance, supplies, and training to grow more food, plant more trees, and earn more money. percent of climate adaptation finance need of smallholders is currently being met by all actors combined.

Finance 119

Finance Philanthropy Governance Health 119

Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Meanwhile, other standout giving programs include : Matching gifts Apple & (RED) Apple’s partnership with (RED) supports the fight against AIDS by donating a portion of proceeds from (RED)-branded products. The company sells red noses in its stores, with proceeds supporting programs that provide food, shelter, and healthcare for children.

Volunteerism 52

Volunteerism Volunteerism Disaster Relief Food 52

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

percent poverty rate (as of 2001). This farm supports 20 immigrant and refugee farmers and emerging food entrepreneurs. The restoration includes space for sausage production, with the Vaucresson family operating a café on the site. Purchasing land was, in a sense, the easiest step.

Public and Nonprofit Management 105

Public and Nonprofit Management Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Poverty 105

NonProfit Hub

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Here at the Hub office, we have a tradition called “Hubsgiving,” where we gather with all of the nonprofits in our space to share both business and life updates, get to know each other and indulge in some great food. In the nonprofit sector, we often don’t hear thank you enough. For one, nonprofits provide a constant source of employment.

Poverty 55

Poverty Nonprofits Food Production 55

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 20, 2022

For the first, picture the SDGs in their multi-colored variety—no poverty, zero hunger, clean water and sanitation, climate action, etc., If necessary, go to outlining goals and sub-goals, and scroll through the detail.

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Finance Participation and motivation Governance 119

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. For every product purchased one tree is planted.”.

Children 105

Children Nonprofits Environmental Agriculture 105

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 14, 2015

An environmental organization could write about which commonly bought food packaging items can be recycled. For example, if your nonprofit raised $10,000 to provide emergency supplies in the aftermath of a disaster, list all the products bought and delivered.

Nonprofits 111

Nonprofits Children Culture Poverty 111

Nonprofit Marketing Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Consumers understand that solving this problem provides the foundation to address all the other needs from poverty alleviation to food security to healthcare and so on. Consumers more and more vote with their wallets to purchase products with an environmental or social benefit.

Volunteerism 49

Volunteerism Volunteerism Environmental Poverty 49