Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 15, 2023

By Daisy Rosales & Kelly Davis Mental health has become a central topic of discussion as reports of depression, anxiety, and other mental health conditions continue to increase in the United States and globally. This is not only necessary, but possible.

Health 96

Health Culture Collaborations Poverty 96

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 12, 2023

On the outside, I looked poised, having just shared my lived experience from depression and suicide attempts to founding my social impact consulting company, Bearapy , to improve workplace mental health in the Asia-Pacific region. This work takes a toll on our mental health. Inside, I could feel myself disintegrating.

Health 75

Health Culture Energy Universities 75

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Image credit: Jacob Wackerhausen on istock.com The ongoing water crisis in Jackson, MS, is about the lack of access to clean water and the way a community’s health and wellbeing are impacted when this vital resource is unavailable, but there are other crucial factors at play.

Environmental 98

Environmental Health Poverty Governance 98

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Instead, they harm people who need the support of public benefits programs, increase poverty, and have negative macroeconomic impacts. Even where work requirements do lead to increases in employment, they mostly keep people in poverty. In some cases, the share of families living in deep poverty increased.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Poverty Social Policy Children 111

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Yet, nearly all low-wage workers in the city are rent-burdened , with 25 percent of children within the city limits living in poverty. As many other leaders did across the country, Martin noted the sobering fact that in America, poverty is the fourth leading cause of death. Housing security is public health.

Poverty 99

Poverty Public and Social Policy Healthcare Homelessness 99

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 31, 2023

This article is the second in the series Eradicating Rural Poverty: The Power of Cooperation. Public funding programs often include conditions that exceed the capabilities of high-poverty areas, such as requiring matching funds that these areas do not have. A different approach that centers community voice is sorely needed.

Values 117

Values Poverty Nonprofit Administration and Development Finance 117

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

A job that pays less than childcare costs, imposes schedules on short notice, and doesn’t offer benefits cannot help people escape poverty. But because of narratives about what poor people and people of color deserve, they are relegated to jobs that perpetuate cycles of poverty and disenfranchisement. They’re effective.

Public and Social Policy 95

Public and Social Policy Poverty Governance Insurance 95

Candid

JANUARY 29, 2024

Among the lessons we learned from the response to the COVID-19 pandemic is that when we take bold steps to stave off financial catastrophe for families who face it, we can substantially reduce child poverty. million children out of poverty , including 716,000 Black children, nearly 1.2 The national child poverty rate fell from 9.7%

Race and Ethnicity 59

Race and Ethnicity Poverty Children Education 59

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 12, 2023

Image Credit: Etienne Girardet on unsplash.com Many people working in nonprofits and philanthropy say they want to reduce poverty, and increasingly, foundations, nonprofits, and social-movement organizations are developing communications strategies and telling stories that aim to dispel the myth that the US economic system is equitable and fair.

Poverty 113

Poverty Ethics Culture Philanthropy 113

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

India’s first giving day, March 2, will raise money to improve education, health care, and gender equality and meet other important needs in a country with nearly 230 million people living in poverty.

Poverty 90

Poverty Health Education Education 90

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 24, 2023

This article is the second in the series Eradicating Rural Poverty: The Power of Cooperation. In America’s rural areas of deep poverty, over 60 percent of the residents are BIPOC. However, in America’s rural areas of deep poverty, over 60 percent of the residents are BIPOC. This disproportionality demands systemic solutions.

Poverty 102

Poverty Agriculture Culture Community Development 102

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The War on Drugs Is Personal The War on Drugs has been a half-century-long, concerted, militarized campaign led by the US government to enforce prohibitions on the importation, manufacture, use, sale, and distribution of substances deemed to be illegal, advancing a punitive rather than a public health approach to drug use.

Public and Social Policy 121

Public and Social Policy Law Psychology Poverty 121

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Census figures confirm that Camden is a poor city (with a poverty rate of 33.6 However, persistent poverty plagues the city’s residents. Beyond the four areas outlined above, addressing social determinants of health —which include poverty, hunger, quality education, health, and wellbeing—is key to the Camden Food Hub initiative.

Food 136

Food Agriculture Poverty Public and Social Policy 136

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 12, 2024

These workers are often forced to choose between risking their health or their income, especially as climate change only increases the likelihood of wildfires, which in turn drives up the number of airborne toxins. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), pollution can also increase the risk of respiratory infection and lung cancer.

Nonprofit governance and management 116

Nonprofit governance and management Health Governance Public and Nonprofit Management 116

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 13, 2023

Image Credit: Magda Ehlers on pexels.com Our mental health is directly related to our social position, values, and proximity to power—which all impact how we exist. Mental health organizations like the Resilience Project are helping activists, youth, and frontline defenders navigate their eco-anxiety.

Healthcare 87

Healthcare Health Environmental Psychology 87

Candid

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Study finds significant connection between poverty, poor health care. A significant link exists between poverty and high healthcare needs, a report from Robin Hood finds. Released in collaboration with Columbia University’s Center on Poverty and Social Policy and the Leona M. February 4, 2022. and Harry B.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Poverty Healthcare Health 52

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 13, 2023

Fifty percent of its residents were born outside of the US and identify as Latino/a ; about half of all families in the neighborhood live below the official poverty line. Prioritizing East Boston’s Air Health One of the biggest air polluters in East Boston is Logan Airport, where drivers often idle, their fumes poisoning the surrounding area.

Race and Ethnicity 114

Race and Ethnicity Health Environmental Children 114

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 11, 2023

They don’t want to talk about poverty. They don’t want to talk about mental health. He pledged to invest in jobs and training, health and mental wellness, after-school programs, and wraparound services. “I think people have a misconception about Black communities that are sometimes having tough times and issues with crime.

Poverty 131

Poverty Health Education Education 131

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 21, 2021

When they do not have access to funds, families in poverty depend on getting the water they need through temporary, charitable fixes, or they walk hours to find it from natural sources, or they may pay up to 20% of their income to buy it. Each month, they help create financial opportunity that previously did not exist for people in poverty.

Non-Profits 131

Non-Profits Poverty Finance Health 131

The Kindful Blog

MARCH 1, 2021

Mission: Helping Women Period is committed to supplying menstrual health products to people that menstruate who are either homeless or low-income. Impacting: Menstrual health. Host a menstrual health product drive. Impacting: Women’s health. Impacting: Poverty. Headquarters in: East Lansing, MI.

Poverty 121

Poverty Health Philanthropy Education 121

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 21, 2024

Even a short stint of incarceration has been reported to cause lasting damage to one’s health. The Deeper Impacts of Incarceration Over 3,000 women were pregnant when they were sent to prison and most were without health insurance at the time. Many large states only have one prison facility for women, making visitations much harder.

Homelessness 101

Homelessness Children Insurance Psychology 101

CNPE

JANUARY 6, 2023

They will point to challenges they have faced in the past – and may be still facing – unemployment, poverty, health challenges, and more. I grew up in poverty. Both my parents grew up living in poverty. I often hear white friends or family members dispute that they have privilege. I understand where they are coming from.

Poverty 98

Poverty Leadership Children Psychology 98

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Waller is also a National Institute of Mental Health postdoctoral research fellow in the psychiatry department at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Gun violence, which tends to increase in areas with elevated poverty levels , was a leading driver behind these increased homicide rates.

Poverty 56

Poverty Medical Health Universities 56

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Our work has recently become even more critical, supporting community strength and solutions through the challenges of poverty, pandemic, and vandalism. In this community, poverty remains a challenge: 16.4 percent of families live below the poverty line, a poverty rate more than six percentage points higher than Seattle.

Community Development 116

Community Development Poverty Retail Insurance 116

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 27, 2023

Chan School of Public Health, 36 percent of adults in households with children reported “serious problems meeting both their work and family responsibilities in the past few months.” “In A 2015 report found nearly 15 percent of childcare workers live in poverty, a rate more than double that of other jobs.

Insurance 88

Insurance Children Poverty Education 88

Candid

MARCH 26, 2024

In 2020, CASL began administering annual client surveys focused on social determinants of health. These surveys have given us a deeper understanding of how socioeconomic conditions contribute to health outcomes in our community and allowed us to pivot our operations to make a greater impact.

Governance 59

Governance Food Health Collaborations 59

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 20, 2023

One of the stated goals of that report was to “identify communities with high lead exposures and improve their health outcomes.” Even small amounts of lead can lead to severe adverse health effects in children , including issues with learning, brain and nervous system development, hearing and speech, and arrested growth.

Curriculum and Teaching 67

Curriculum and Teaching Environmental Children Public and Social Policy 67

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

AUGUST 23, 2020

Watts of Love: Watts of Love is a global solar lighting nonprofit bringing people the power to raise themselves out of the darkness of poverty. Bright Pink: Bright Pink helps to save lives from breast and ovarian cancer by empowering women to know their risk and manage their health proactively. TED : Ideas worth spreading.

Poverty 94

Poverty Public and Nonprofit Management Health Education 94

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 5, 2024

People living in poverty face greater fallout from climate change, as do people of color , Indigenous communities , and people with disabilities, who are four times more likely to die in disasters than people who do not have a disability. have serious health and safety hazards, such as gas leaks, damaged plumbing, and poor heating.

Construction 62

Construction Poverty Environmental Governance 62

The Charity CFO

APRIL 22, 2024

In addition to communication, you can help reduce burnout by prioritizing employee wellness and mental health. Offering wellness programs, family-friendly policies, or other mental health benefits for employees gives them the resources they need to proactively manage stress and stop burnout.

Public and Nonprofit Management 52

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Social Policy Culture 52

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 1, 2023

7: World Health Day — #WorldHealthDay. 10: World Mental Health Day — #WorldMentalHealthDay. 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty — #EndPoveryDay. 3: World Wildlife Day — #WorldWildlifeDay. 8: International Women’s Day — #IWD2023. 9: World Kidney Day — #WorldKidneyDay. 25: Earth Hour — #EarthHour.

Poverty 144

Poverty Homelessness Health Nonprofits 144

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Day of Service — #MLKDay 28: Data Privacy Day — #DataPrivacyDay February 2: World Wetlands Day — #WorldWetlandsDay 4: World Cancer Day — #WorldCancerDay 6: Safer Internet Day — #SaferInternetDay 13: World Radio Day — #WorldRadioDay 15: Digital Learning Day — #DigitalLearningDay 18: World Whale Day — #WorldWhaleDay 20: World Day (..)

Poverty 94

Poverty Homelessness Health Nonprofits 94

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

We will release these essays over the next few weeks, starting with a piece that challenges the long-held narrative that Black women are a monolith by focusing on the experiences of Black women living in poverty, highlighting that for such women, homeownership is a dream — and one that they deserve to achieve. Image Credit: Angelina Sorokin.

Poverty 105

Poverty Health Public Policy Values 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

When the legendary physician and advocate Paul Farmer unexpectedly passed away at the age of 62 in February, he was called a hero , a visionary , and a global health giant. Yet Paul Farmer was also a brilliant, original, and often iconoclastic thinker when it came to nonprofit leadership.

Nonprofit Leadership 83

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Medical Nonprofit governance and management 83

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

If you are a health related org, you can promote dental health. Point out some of the educators in your field and what they have done for your cause. 10/06: World Smile Day. If cooking isn’t your thing, share photos of your volunteers or clients smiling and tell their stories. 10/09: Curious Events Day.

Health 88

Health Poverty Nonprofits Food 88

Candid

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The Heron Foundation , for example, works with mission-aligned, poverty-oriented investment managers to grow its assets. One foundation looking to improve health outcomes in one country is a good thing.

Public and Nonprofit Management 98

Public and Nonprofit Management Environmental Foundations Philanthropy 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Jackson Women’s Health, half the country has strict abortion restrictions in effect or queued up to take effect over the coming months, making it difficult, if not impossible, for people to access abortion care. No one should ever have to choose between paying rent and accessing health care.

Health 82

Health Philanthropy Governance Insurance 82