NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 13, 2024

The false belief that a person can leverage hard work and talent to pull themselves and their family out of poverty should they only try is a pervasive story that has shaped our culture and laws. In 1996, when the law was enacted, 68 percent of families with children living in poverty received welfare; in 2019, it was 19.5

Public and Social Policy 92

Public and Social Policy Poverty Law Children 92

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 106

Poverty Ethics Culture Philanthropy 106

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Student activists today are still organizing for justice at their universities, from equitable pay for campus jobs to better housing conditions. In the 1960s, colleges and universities created several programs to address problems resulting from racial segregation in America. But not everywhere. was a catalytic event.

Education 99

Education Education Universities Poverty 99

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 12, 2023

In reality, more than 70 percent of children in foster care today are in foster care because of what the system calls neglect, which is largely related to poverty issues. Mandatory reporting laws shifted the nature of child welfare services from poverty relief to investigation and surveillance. But I don’t think that’s widely known.

Children 133

Children Poverty Law Public and Social Policy 133

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 129

Food Agriculture Poverty Public and Social Policy 129

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

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Often, the very same nonprofit that is advocating for social justice policy may pay its own workers poverty-level wages. In many ways, I imagine a nonprofit sector committed to economic justice looking like a sector where the suggestions we made as we braced for the brunt of COVID are universal norms.

Public and Social Policy 112

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty 112

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 2, 2024

“We talk a lot about the emerging climate crisis, but far less about the social infrastructure crisis,” Eric Klinenberg, a sociology professor at New York University, said to Grist. Those most impacted by a lack of or failing infrastructure, including the elderly and people living in poverty, are at high risk for loneliness.

Public and Social Policy 117

Public and Social Policy Sociology Health Medical 117

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

A report released by EAT and the University of Illinois Chicago’s Center for Urban Economic Development found that 48 percent of Black informal workers reported jobs paying a regular paycheck were not available to them. These restrictions force many people and especially Black people into the informal economy to survive.

Public and Social Policy 113

Public and Social Policy Law Psychology Poverty 113

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 98

Health Poverty Public and Social Policy Culture 98

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Though related to universal basic income (UBI), it is not the same. UBI grants are universal and require no means testing. In contrast, guaranteed income gives cash to people living below the poverty line or with inconsistent or no income and entails a qualifying process.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty Nonprofit governance and management 98

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 12, 2023

It requires poverty. And we’re almost universally supporting it, even as it happens. It’s never actually been—our capitalism, our democracy, none of this has ever been what we say it is in the textbooks. That’s reinforcing the narrative underpinnings of it. It requires a set of people from whom extraction will occur.

Poverty 81

Poverty Universities Marketing Marketing 81

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 55

Poverty Medical Health Universities 55

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

University of Mississippi professors Meagen Rosenthal and Anne Cafer explain that Black Americans are more likely to lack health insurance, a regular source of healthcare, or both. Though racial health disparities exist throughout the United States, in Mississippi the difference among racial groups is staggering.

Environmental 91

Environmental Health Poverty Governance 91

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 26, 2024

According to the American Psychiatric Association (APA), this destabilization can lead to “cumulative community stress, increases in poverty, domestic violence, substance abuse, and forced migration.” In the wake of emergencies like wildfires or floods, people may be forced to move , to leave their communities and support systems.

Health 77

Health Agriculture Children Public and Social Policy 77

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Scott served seven years in prison after being arrested on federal drug charges shortly after obtaining his law degree from Louisiana State University in 1994. They don’t want to talk about poverty. Both men experienced how easy it is for young Black men to be swept up in the criminal legal system.

Poverty 124

Poverty Health Education Education 124

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

A Montana State study from 2019 estimated that the poverty rate statewide for Native communities exceeded 30 percent. Too often, Adelzadeh cautions, “Western pedagogies of stewardship, typically channeled through agencies and universities. Fort Belknap Reservation: Montana Poverty Report Card.

Nonprofit governance and management 133

Nonprofit governance and management Poverty Environmental Food 133

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 104

Leadership Poverty Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity 104

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. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Policy Development and Research, “Of the 8.5

Construction 61

Construction Poverty Environmental Governance 61

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 12, 2023

What distinguishes the family separations of today from those that occurred during chattel slavery is that today’s separations occur under a guise of benevolence.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Children Collaborations Poverty 132

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In research I did with collaborators for the Broke Project , we found that most stories, profiles, and vignettes related to work to end poverty follow this pattern: while an organization is the protagonist, poor people are defined only by their experience with poverty. Life is in the details. If you generalize, it doesn't resonate.

Homelessness 134

Homelessness Culture Poverty Collaborations 134

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Mississippi has a rich culture, but for generations, its Black communities have experienced health inequities intertwined with discrimination, poverty, and racial exclusion.

Food 108

Food Agriculture Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 108

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. MedStar Georgetown University Hospital receives $50 million gift.

Construction 52

Construction Culture Healthcare Poverty 52

Candid

MARCH 26, 2024

Based on that, funders may assume that AANHPI populations are universally well off. We also found nearly 20% of respondents aged 45-64 did not have checking accounts, revealing that our older clients needed more financial literacy programming to avoid slipping into poverty.

Governance 59

Governance Food Health Collaborations 59

Fundraising Leadership

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

She graduated from Northern Arizona University in 2000 with a bachelors degree in social work, even though her dream growing up was to be a lawyer. “My Over time, she earned her MBA from the University of Phoenix. She adds, “It is important how we lift those women who were instrumental in shaping NOW.”

Universities 98

Universities Philanthropy Health Foundations 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

For example, Europe has hundreds of thousands of free or low-cost university slots for foreign students, but most students from low-income countries cannot save the year’s living expenses required for a student visa. Extending finance to unlock resource barriers. Finance is often a critical enabler for mobility.

Public and Social Policy 140

Public and Social Policy Finance Recruitment Poverty 140

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

There are myriad reasons one would want to own a home—and in America, homeownership is a nearly universal aspiration. Intrinsically, however, a house is a home where we find security, privacy, and family. It is a place where we gather and host our loved ones. Looking to the lives of Black women moves us toward solutions that redefine wealth.

Poverty 99

Poverty Health Public Policy Values 99

Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

Institutions of higher education—notably historically Black colleges and universities—received the bulk of grants above $30 million. Economic losses and health outcomes alike have been worse for women, for people of color, and for people living in poverty.” Visualized this way, this set of grants suggests a more general pattern.

Poverty 98

Poverty Health Law Universities 98

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 29, 2023

A law professor at Seattle University , advocate for queer and trans liberation, and long-time participant in movements for racial and economic justice, Spade spoke on payment and movement work at a virtual forum organized by the Barnard Center for Research on Women. And yet, as Spade points out, paying for movement work creates dilemmas.

Medical 107

Medical Universities Nonprofits Culture 107

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The $65 billion investment in broadband should go a long way toward making universal broadband access a reality. . Universal pre-kindergarten: A commitment of $200 billion over 10 years would have funded pre-kindergarten classes for three- and four-year-old children across the country. million children out of poverty in 2021.

Public and Social Policy 95

Public and Social Policy Governance Healthcare Poverty 95

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 18, 2024

Nearly one in five home healthcare aides lives in poverty. The impetus for responsible technology investment must also come from the asset owners themselves whose money is managed by the venture investors, such as major foundations, pension plans, and university endowments.

Curriculum and Teaching 106

Curriculum and Teaching Healthcare Civil Society Technology 106

iMarketSmart

MAY 8, 2024

The real-life Erin struggled with fairly extreme poverty for many years. Entertainment almost universally presents wealthy people in a negative light, and this rubs off on the people who watch it. Even though they’ve now come out of that, they remember it, and they don’t want to return to it. It’s not easy to come up with one.

Philanthropy 94

Philanthropy Participation and motivation Poverty Finance 94

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

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 21, 2023

million children out of poverty. Universal pre-K? 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.” Child tax credit ? Gone after one year—even though the temporary ARPA child tax credit had lifted an estimated 2.9 Paid family leave?

Public and Social Policy 83

Public and Social Policy Law Governance Construction 83

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The alliance recently published a report titled “ The Path to Universally Affordable Water Access: Guiding Principles for the Water Sector ,” which stems from a nationwide pilot program aimed at developing alternative water affordability practices. “In Provide affordable, universal access to water.

Public and Social Policy 118

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Collaborations Universities 118

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 13, 2023

has taught economics at Buffalo State University for nearly 30 years. Buffalo has been cited as a “Troubled Community” for lead levels: a devastating mix of old housing and high poverty creating the perfect conditions for one of the worst childhood lead poisoning problems in the country.

Non-Profits 127

Non-Profits Food Environmental Associations 127