NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The lack of income earned by Black men’s mass incarceration plunged many Black families into poverty for decades, caused the loss of homeownership, and eliminated other opportunities for Black families to build wealth over the long term. Rehabilitation includes medical and psychological care, as well as legal and social services.

Public and Social Policy 117

Public and Social Policy Law Psychology Poverty 117

Candid

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The Heron Foundation , for example, works with mission-aligned, poverty-oriented investment managers to grow its assets. A coalition of funders—public, private, and philanthropic—investing in drug research, development, and clinical trials to defeat tuberculosis can collectively shape advances in medical science as well as global markets.

Public and Nonprofit Management 98

Public and Nonprofit Management Environmental Foundations Philanthropy 98

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 21, 2024

The report also finds that women who enter jails are more likely to have a medical problem or severe mental illness, which exacerbates the psychological distress that they face while incarcerated. According to the report, “Women have a higher mortality rate than men in jails, dying of drug and alcohol intoxication at twice the rate of men.”

Homelessness 98

Homelessness Children Insurance Psychology 98

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

The Roberts family, still facing various charges of overstaying on federal land, remains homeless—they’re currently living in a hotel room, and have launched a campaign to pay for Brooks’s medical expenses. A Broader Crisis: Criminalizing Homelessness Homelessness is, of course, a national problem with broad scope.

Homelessness 104

Homelessness Law Public Policy Public and Nonprofit Management 104

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 9, 2024

Data released in 2022 by the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE, “Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics”) shows that unemployment and informal labor are higher among this group, which is also more exposed to violence and poverty. Per the World Bank’s poverty line threshold, 18.6

Public and Social Policy 66

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Law Poverty 66

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

A quick google search conducted by my aunt revealed very little information about my condition other than memorial posts and mortality narratives in medical journals. At the age of 28, I had become a new mom and a medical miracle. Poverty Porn” Doesn’t Raise More Money.

Non-Profits 95

Non-Profits Poverty Ethics Medical 95

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

His ideas changed paradigms of public health and human rights, and he demonstrated that it’s possible to deliver world-class medical care to people in the most resource-poor settings imaginable. Yet Paul Farmer was also a brilliant, original, and often iconoclastic thinker when it came to nonprofit leadership.

Nonprofit Leadership 84

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Medical Nonprofit governance and management 84

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 21, 2023

million children out of poverty. By early 2023, however, Governor Tim Walz was declaring , “Now is the time to go bold” and pledged to “lead the nation in ending child poverty.” The paid family and medical leave system does not take effect until 2026. But many pieces of major legislation failed. Child tax credit ?

Public and Social Policy 86

Public and Social Policy Law Governance Construction 86

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. Kiva : To connect people through lending to alleviate poverty. Oxfam : To create lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and social injustice. TED : Ideas worth spreading.

Poverty 94

Poverty Public and Nonprofit Management Health Education 94

Fundraising Coach

JULY 19, 2019

As an expert on the brain, poverty, and nonprofits, I think there are several things that those of us in the nonprofit field need to know about the brain. . While all of us have different constituents, clients, and program participants, many of us are working with people who are living in poverty. How the brain impacts our clients.

Poverty 82

Poverty Nonprofits Medical Health 82

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Socioeconomic Issues : Rapid growth can exacerbate poverty, inequality, and social unrest. This can lead to overcrowded and understaffed medical facilities, making it harder to provide quality care. This financial support to developing countries aids in infrastructure development, promotes economic growth, and reduces poverty.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Healthcare Cultural Diversity Environmental 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 16, 2023

An Inspiration In the eyes of medical experts , the future of medicine is to prioritize keeping people healthy for longer periods. For example, the Australian Medical Association’s recent health vision is a departure from a tradition of what they call “sickcare” to a genuine health care. Medicine 3.0: Medicine 2.0 Medicine 3.0

Philanthropy 111

Philanthropy Homelessness Psychology Health 111

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 15, 2023

About one third of US households live in “energy poverty,” among them disproportionate numbers of Black, Latinx, and Native families. Many families must decide between paying their utility bill or paying for medication. Many families must decide between paying their utility bill or paying for medication.

Energy 99

Energy Non-Profits Poverty Environmental 99

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Often, the very same nonprofit that is advocating for social justice policy may pay its own workers poverty-level wages. The current market economy fails to effectively distribute goods and services to large segments of the population, resulting in poverty and maldistribution of food, clothing, shelter, medical care, and education.

Public and Social Policy 115

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty 115

Candid

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The Gates Foundation pledged $315 million over three years to CGIAR , a global research partnership focused on the needs of smallholder farmers, in support of efforts to help them adapt to a surge of climate threats that, in turn, are exacerbating global hunger and poverty. Read more. . November 4, 2021.

Construction 52

Construction Culture Poverty Healthcare 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2023

In this conversation between Cyndi Suarez, NPQ ’s president and editor in chief, and Kaytura Felix, managing director, Leadership for Better Health, at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the two leaders discuss medical racism, health justice, and what it really means for a system to support people’s health. I went to medical school.

Medical 86

Medical Health Leadership Healthcare 86

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 29, 2023

Spade questions whether this method can achieve liberatory ends, arguing against the idea that change will occur if a “nonprofit report shows that poverty is bad, or cops are racist.” Such a liberal view assumes that injustice results from misunderstandings, and if misunderstandings are cleared up, then social progress will result.

Medical 109

Medical Universities Nonprofits Culture 109

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JUNE 22, 2023

World’s brightest minds have been trying to build ML-based solutions that tackle pressing global issues such as poverty, climate change, education, healthcare, and disaster response. At its core, ML for social good involves using advanced technology to support people in need and strengthen the well-being of our communities.

Non-Profits 52

Non-Profits Nonprofit governance and management Medical Children 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 12, 2023

Because when it comes to stigmatized issues like abortion and poverty, few people choose to be in these stories—let alone in the circumstances that necessitate their telling, whether it’s ending a pregnancy or deciding between making rent or paying for children’s school supplies.

Healthcare 94

Healthcare Health Culture Poverty 94

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 12, 2024

“Byproducts of climate change, such as poor nutritional options and air pollution, can increase non-communicable diseases, like heart disease,” Dr. Maria Guevara, international medical secretary at Médecins Sans Frontiéres, or Doctors Without Borders, said in a statement.

Nonprofit governance and management 111

Nonprofit governance and management Health Governance Public and Nonprofit Management 111

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

JUNE 5, 2023

The legislative session frequently found itself in the national spotlight starting with legislation banning adult-oriented entertainment, including drag shows, in certain settings and banning adolescent medical procedures and some medications related to gender identity. 20 million to support crisis pregnancy non-profits.

Nonprofit governance and management 59

Nonprofit governance and management Law Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 59

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2023

Supporting Healing Justice and Holistic Security The JPB Foundation , which funds US-based medical research, poverty issues, and the environment, got involved with the Hive Fund when the senior officer for environmental justice, Anna Loizeaux, heard their focus areas of climate, gender and racial justice.

Environmental 86

Environmental Insurance Psychology Poverty 86

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

So, we’ve been identifying assets, both human and infrastructural, that others might not see or even imagine when they read headlines focused on crime and poverty on the Northeast side. Such lack of access is an injustice that feeds poor health outcomes, including higher rates of chronic diseases, such as diabetes.

Food 88

Food Public and Nonprofit Management Medical Community Development 88

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

JUNE 5, 2023

The legislative session frequently found itself in the national spotlight starting with legislation banning adult-oriented entertainment, including drag shows, in certain settings and banning adolescent medical procedures and some medications related to gender identity. 20 million to support crisis pregnancy non-profits.

Nonprofit governance and management 52

Nonprofit governance and management Law Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 52

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The cooperative, which sought Black self-sufficiency, offered affordable housing, entrepreneurial opportunities, and education to tenant farmers, as well as a pig bank and access to fresh produce to feed families living in poverty. Soon after, the Black Panther Party established free medical clinics as well as a free breakfast program.

Food 115

Food Agriculture Environmental Governance 115

Fundraising Coach

JULY 19, 2019

As an expert on the brain, poverty, and nonprofits, I think there are several things that those of us in the nonprofit field need to know about the brain. . While all of us have different constituents, clients, and program participants, many of us are working with people who are living in poverty. How the brain impacts our clients.

Poverty 40

Poverty Nonprofits Medical Health 40

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

I could see those patients in my office, give them some medication, and see them again at their follow-up appointment a month later, their situation basically unchanged—or I could do something different. In the Central Falls/Pawtucket HEZ, nearly a third of residents live in poverty, and one in three are recent immigrants.

Health 112

Health Race and Ethnicity Food Children 112

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 6, 2024

And while many may think they are safe from being denied housing, she shares that often landlords will go to great lengths—even using a tenant’s medical debt—to deny them housing. She contends that this approach, where the preservation of property value is paramount, could lead to a disconnect from the issue of homelessness.

Public and Social Policy 91

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Values Education 91

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 15, 2023

By the end of it, I was asking myself: “Why do people think poverty is their fault? Two or three subjects in my book relied on it for school lunches, for medical care, all the stuff that again is not covered by health insurance. They are playing the role of care managers or social workers or medical and disability aides for people.

Public and Social Policy 87

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Volunteerism Volunteerism 87

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. Everyone brings a policy to the class, such as child behavior guidance or administering medication.

Curriculum and Teaching 86

Curriculum and Teaching Finance Children Recruitment 86

Top Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

This is extremely helpful for nonprofits that work with people experiencing homelessness, poverty, and medical crises. With a clothing drive, you’ll collect donations of high-quality clothing that you can give to your beneficiaries. Increased awareness. A clothing drive provides the opportunity for you to share your mission.

Environmental 52

Environmental Nonprofits Recruitment Poverty 52

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Tyler, Chief Health Officer at RHIA Ventures, took participants through an analysis of the healthcare harms that Black women have experienced over the centuries, from medical experimentation on enslaved women to forced sterilization. What impact can those shifts have without broader systemic reforms to address racism and poverty?

Health 84

Health Public and Social Policy Healthcare Finance 84

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 16, 2023

This includes assessment of the reliability of these tools and examining their potential to reduce medically necessary care or otherwise deny treatment to participants—especially disabled people of color.

Technology 110

Technology Public and Social Policy Governance Leadership 110

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 30, 2023

While disability identity is also frequently fluid, it’s more often conflated with a medical diagnosis and stark demarcations that rarely exist. If there is money for women, it should prioritize women living at the margins, whether due to gender, race, ethnicity, disability, sexuality, Indigeneity, poverty, or all the above.

Philanthropy 123

Philanthropy Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy Collaborations 123

Fundraising Leadership

JULY 21, 2023

Women who are paid less than their male counterparts have less money to support themselves and their families, which can lead to financial instability and poverty. According to HR Digest, “The gender pay gap has far-reaching consequences for women, their families, and society as a whole.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Participation and motivation Health Leadership 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

million pairs of affordable reading glasses to low-income customers in remote areas, creating a path out of poverty by extending productive livelihoods, and generating $1.8B To date VisionSpring has sold 8.7 in economic impact.

Social Enterprise 95

Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Health Production 95

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Electricity-dependent populations depend on electric devices, including medical devices such as position beds, breathers, oxygen tanks, heart machines, and dialysis, to live and function. This population is entitled to certain services. We hit all the checkboxes, right? But sometimes that isn’t the case.

Governance 131

Governance Disaster Relief Foundations Philanthropy 131