The Chronicle of Philanthropy

APRIL 12, 2024

Prest BRAC USA Julia Roberts is set to lead BRAC USA, an organization that fights global poverty. Also, the Connecticut Community Foundation has named a new leader, and the Samuel H. Kress Foundation will install its next president in the fall.

Poverty 102

Poverty Foundations 102

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. New York City is home to the most millionaires in the world.

Poverty 99

Poverty Public and Social Policy Healthcare Homelessness 99

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

APRIL 23, 2024

By Eboo Patel AP Photo/Andrew Harnik Harvard University Professor Robert Putnam and President Barack Obama participate in the Catholic-Evangelical Leadership Summit on Overcoming Poverty at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., on May 12, 2015.

Poverty 52

Poverty Universities Leadership Nonprofits 52

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

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Whether you celebrate Lent or not, now is a good time to think about something you can afford to give up in your nonprofit – your poverty mindset. Poverty mindset stunts a nonprofit’s growth. So how about giving up the poverty mindset and small thinking for the next 40 days and see what happens?

Poverty 60

Poverty Nonprofits Food Nonprofit Organizations 60

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

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

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Ability to cover three months’ worth of bills: This is what is known as an “asset poverty” measure. Income poverty: In Atlanta, 28 percent of Black households live below the federal poverty line; only seven percent of White households do.

Poverty 120

Poverty Culture Energy Values 120

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

Tony Martignetti

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Trathen Heckman: Grameen Team Dream In his brand-spanking-new book, “Small Loans, Big Dreams,” Alex Counts recounts the story of Grameen Bank’s wild success moving millions of people out of poverty by elevating microfinancing for the poor. Alex tells the story and shares valuable lessons beyond economic development.

Poverty 98

Poverty Nonprofits 98

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

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Whether you celebrate Lent or not, now is a good time to think about something you can afford to give up in your nonprofit – your poverty mindset. Poverty mindset stunts a nonprofit’s growth. So how about giving up the poverty mindset and small thinking for the next 40 days and see what happens?

Poverty 40

Poverty Nonprofits Food Nonprofit Organizations 40

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

When discussing the difference in the psyche of the Black working class in the last 50 plus years, hooks says that “the vast majority of the black poor today (many of whom are young) lack the oppositional consciousness that our ancestors utilized to endure hardship and poverty without succumbing to dehumanization.”

Poverty 75

Poverty Culture 75

NonProfit PRO

MAY 25, 2023

Nonprofit professionals tackle poverty, hunger, homelessness, environmental justice, etc. Nonprofit staff need their imaginations. problems that defy technical solutions. If the sector is to go beyond Band-Aid solutions, nonprofits need ample doses of creativity and innovation for finding new solutions.

Poverty 91

Poverty Homelessness Environmental Nonprofits 91

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JANUARY 17, 2023

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation In his annual letter, Gates chief executive Mark Suzman wrote that the increased grants were spurred by global failures to adequately respond to the spread of infectious diseases, reduce poverty, promote gender equality, and address the effects of climate change.

Foundations 99

Foundations Poverty 99

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

The LAPA Blog

DECEMBER 1, 2022

For me, I am a fundraiser because I believe the nonprofit sector can do a lot more to reduce poverty; so I raise funds toward achieving that aim, toward securing the necessary capital for designing and implementing anti-poverty policies and program solutions. With Gandhi, I believe that “Poverty is the worst form of violence.”

Poverty 52

Poverty Fundraising Fundraising Nonprofits 52

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. From 1945 to 2018, the German government paid approximately $86.8

Public and Social Policy 121

Public and Social Policy Law Psychology Poverty 121

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 26, 2023

Current measurements of poverty commonly used to assess social determinants of health include concepts such as financial income and home or land ownership. Another measure of poverty and wealth is owning land or owning a home. Unfortunately, most tribes were living in poverty.

Health 91

Health Poverty Public and Social Policy Culture 91

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 PRO

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

After 10 years of dedicated service to their mission to end hunger and poverty in the U.S. and abroad, Share Our Strength’s President and CEO Tom Nelson will retire effective June 30, 2022.

Poverty 95

Poverty 95

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

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Though Jackson could have accessed millions of dollars in federal funding through the American Rescue Plan Act, the city has had issues with how the state allocated and dispersed funds, which led the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) to file a complaint alleging discrimination in 2023.

Environmental 98

Environmental Health Poverty Governance 98

NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 14, 2022

As part of Share Our Strength’s executive team, Singh will lead the organization’s initiative to engage structural inequities that create, sustain, and perpetuate food insecurity and persistent poverty for families. .

Poverty 94

Poverty Food Homelessness 94

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

RB: The last installment of the report uplifts how mass incarceration exacerbates poverty. Issues of poverty and racial bias in the South are super salient and continue to be a problem.” Issues of poverty and racial bias in the South are super salient and continue to be a problem. There was this zero-sum game mindset.

Public and Social Policy 108

Public and Social Policy Poverty Law Education 108

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

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Often, the result is rural poverty. percent of rural residents lived below the poverty line, compared to 11.9 It supports a population of over 380,000 residents, 21 percent of whom live in poverty, 15 percent of whom are Black, and 15 percent Latinx. As of 2019, an estimated 15.4 percent of urban and suburban residents.

Poverty 87

Poverty Children Culture Food 87

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Or those living below the poverty line? / VOICES: Well, what about Indigenous Latinx people? You didn ’ t mention the Indigenous Latinx community in your statement. / And what about queer people? / Or people who are undocumented? / Or people with disabilities? What about me, huh? Yeah, what about me? / You didn ’ t mention me! /

Poverty 75

Poverty Culture Communication 75

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

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. February 4, 2022.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Poverty Healthcare Health 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Schoenberger Palliative measures such as needle-exchange programs form a third model of neoliberal urban-poverty governance alongside policing and paternalism. By Chana R.

Poverty 52

Poverty Governance 52

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

BIPOC communities are disproportionately impacted by social inequality, with higher rates of poverty and unemployment. Furthermore, many inner-city students face a range of social and economic challenges outside of school, such as poverty, crime, and family instability, which can make it difficult for them to succeed in school.

Leadership 107

Leadership Poverty Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity 107

Jeff Brooks

MAY 17, 2023

I've seen organizations who aren't willing to admit they need donors caught in a poverty cycle where they never have the resources they need. The difference is dramatic. Because donors believe they aren't necessary. So put the Myth of Self-Sufficiency to rest.

Poverty 96

Poverty Management Fundraising Fundraising 96

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Gun violence, which tends to increase in areas with elevated poverty levels , was a leading driver behind these increased homicide rates. This was a sharper increase than every demographic except for Black men. In 2020 alone, the homicide rate for Black women was double that of White women.

Poverty 56

Poverty Medical Health Universities 56

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 29, 2023

In recent years, the group, labeled by the Southern Poverty Law Center as right-wing extremists , has been painting a different picture of itself—as a disaster relief organization. Another member also pled guilty to obstruction in connection to January 6th in early June. The militia has two operation camps, one of which is in Sasabe.

Governance 119

Governance Disaster Relief Law Civil Society 119

NonProfit PRO

DECEMBER 2, 2021

So, if donors care about a mission, such as the eradication of cancer, ending poverty or high-quality education, they realize the source of fundamental change occurs with the partnership between technology and humans. Donors understand that data and technology are game-changers.

Poverty 69

Poverty Technology Education Education 69