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Laying the Groundwork for Government-Led Poverty Reduction

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Dianne Calvi & Taddeo Muriuki In September 2024, an article in The Economist posed a provocative question: Can evidence-based development programs, like those championed by Nobel Prize-winning economist Esther Duflo, scale effectively to combat the growing challenges of extreme poverty? The stakes have never been higher.

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What’s Next for Community Development Finance?

NonProfit Quarterly

Posters at the conference highlighted that the first OFN conference in 1985 attracted 21 community development loan funds with a combined $27 million in assets under management. By contrast, according to the US SIF (Sustainable Investment Forum), the CDFI industry (including community development banks and credit unions) had $457.9

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In a new era for the nonprofit ecosystem, collaboration is key to survival

Candid

Recent federal funding cuts have had a deep and widespread impact on the nonprofit sector. An analysis by Candid found that over 14,000 nonprofits would deplete their reserves within three months without government grants, putting an estimated 2.8 What’s broken in the current nonprofit model? needs have only grown.

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A Fair Shot for Every Child: The Nuts and Bolts of Baby Bonds

NonProfit Quarterly

The First Baby Bond Baby Addressing immediate needs alone will never break the cycle of intergenerational poverty. Its hard to ignore the prevalence of poverty and near poverty in the United States, with many living paycheck to paycheck , forced to make choices like paying rent or buying foodor covering medical expenses and childcare.

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Executive Director

Anedot

More about us: www.welcominghome.org Current Staffing: For the l ast eight years, the two founders have led the organization on a pro-bono basis, with one heading up program management and development and the other focusing on finance and board management. Fundraising & Development: a. Fundraising & Development: a.

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The Past and Future of Black Co-ops: A Conversation with Jessica Gordon Nembhard

NonProfit Quarterly

From the roots of racial capitalism to the psychic toll of poverty, from resource wars to popular uprisings, the interviews in this column focus on how to write about the myriad causes of oppression and the organized desire for a better world. SD: You talk about historical waves of Black co-op development in the United States.

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Bridging the Healthcare Gap: How Sick Pikin Helps Sierra Leone’s Children Access Lifesaving Treatments

NonProfit Quarterly

For families in dire poverty, the cost of flying to India for treatment would seem impossible. Founded by Ishmeal Alfred Charles, the nonprofit raises funds to send critically ill children overseas for lifesaving procedures. Over 56 percent of Sierra Leones population lives below the poverty line, surviving on less than $1.90