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Stand Together Foundation Launches $30M Initiative to Help Nonprofits Dealing with Poverty

NonProfit PRO

Stand Together Foundation, an organization committed to breaking the cycle of poverty and transforming communities, announced an up to $30 million initiative to support 100 nonprofits fighting poverty to accelerate their impact and transform how society thinks about addressing poverty and social barriers.

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The Power of Direct Cash Transfers to Fight Poverty

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

What happens when you give cash to those in need? In this episode, Phil Buchanan and Grace Nicolette discuss direct cash transfers in conversation with Jesús Gerena, president and CEO of UpTogether.

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Gates Foundation Takes On Poverty in the U.S. With $100 Million Commitment

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The move is a change in how it operates, putting more power in the hands of grantees and looking to accelerate the speed at which its gifts have impact. By Thalia Beaty Associated Press GRAND ISLAND, NEB. John Peterson/AP Laura McAloon, the Grand Island, Neb.,

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Ending Persistent Poverty in Rural America: The Role of CDFIs

NonProfit Quarterly

This article introduces a new series, titled Eradicating Rural Poverty: The Power of Cooperation. In 2014, six CDFIs located in regions of rural America beset by persistent poverty formed a coalition to remedy longstanding underinvestment. This article introduces our series Eradicating Rural Poverty: The Power of Cooperation.

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Deaths from Climate Change are Poverty Deaths

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Max Winkler on Unsplash “When people die of heat, they are actually dying of poverty,” the New York Times wrote in 2023 about a devastating heat wave during which 10 people died in Texas. But around the world, the climate emergency underscores the ongoing emergency of poverty.

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How Much Is Philanthropy Spending Toward a More Perfect Union? 

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Takiyah McCathern, an assistant principal at a high-poverty middle school in Wilkes County, N.C., By Drew Lindsay Logan Cyrus for The Chronicle Several new efforts aim to catalog grassroots efforts to strengthen democracy and close divides. raises money to pay for medical physicals required for students to play sports.

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Poverty Persists Because of Us

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Review by Lydia Burleson In Poverty, by America, sociologist Matthew Desmond argues that America’s welfare state doesn’t help those who need it the most.

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