Selfish Giving

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

A lot of people associate 4-H with agriculture and the raising and showing of animals, but they also teach sewing,” my contact at JOANN explained. A survey revealed what they already knew: Many of JOANN’s customers and employees are either currently involved with 4-H or are alumni of the organization. ??

Curriculum and Teaching 130

Curriculum and Teaching Activism Agriculture Marketing 130

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

MARCH 11, 2025

Whenever possible, support local farmers by purchasing produce at local farmers’ markets or through community-supported agriculture (CSA) programs. It helps to activate liver enzymes responsible for flushing out toxins and supports the overall detoxification process.

Food 52

Food Agriculture Environmental Health 52

Ann Green

AUGUST 11, 2014

Too often I see a list of activities or accomplishments that are focused on the organization. . Show your donors how they are helping you are making a difference. Sharing accomplishments is not a bragfest.

Agriculture 175

Agriculture Food Culture Communication 175

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

14 However, human activities such as burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, landfills, toxic agricultural practices, and transportation have increased the natural rate of these gases in the atmosphere. Educational institutions and industry leaders must actively work to dismantle systemic racism. degrees Fahrenheit (or about 1.36

Race and Ethnicity 111

Race and Ethnicity Environmental Education Education 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

It directly limits future growth and also makes it harder for the cooperative to borrow sufficiently to finance its day-to-day activities or operating expenses. The Missing Middle Agriculture is a central economic pillar in rural communities, especially in developing countries. Active involvement in the governance of the investee.

Finance 121

Finance Agriculture Governance Non-Profits 121

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 17, 2022

To achieve this, more businesses need to join with the government and civil society to actively confront inequality, poverty, and climate change together. Usually, these costs are borne by the weakest link, and in agriculture, that’s the farmer. A Tyranny of Tradeoffs. The Business Path for Addressing Inequality.

Agriculture 105

Agriculture Civil Society Poverty Environmental 105

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

As the rivers disappear, we mourn; agriculture is suffering. Over the last five years, County X has seen a rapid decline of 25 percent of our river waters, and thus our agricultural fields are producing 45 percent less food (SOURCE NAME, DATE). Example #1) Flowery wording in grants that doesn’t get awarded.

Agriculture 116

Agriculture Recruitment Activism Management 116

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

As defined by the National Agricultural Law Center, agritourism links agricultural production with tourism to entertain with and educate about farming, ranching, or any agricultural business. However, most of that revenue is not going to Black-owned farms as 98 percent of private US agricultural land is white owned.

Agriculture 124

Agriculture Food Children Production 124

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 26, 2023

On this panel, the authors expand on their arguments and engage in active conversations with each other. How can urban agriculture not only promote healthy food but further community agency and economic self-sufficiency? How is today’s movement connected to previous generations of Black farmers?

Food 119

Food Agriculture Philanthropy Culture 119

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (UNFAO), over 1.6 With its economy heavily dependent on rain-fed agriculture, which employs over 80 percent of the population , the country is vulnerable to external shocks, including climate-related ones.

Agriculture 98

Agriculture Food Production Poverty 98

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 7, 2022

To expand equity and access, we’ve built relationships with US Department of Agriculture food insecurity support programs, such as SNAP ( Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program , also known as “food stamps”) and WIC ( Women, Infants & Children ), ensuring vouchers are available at the market.

Food 126

Food Agriculture Economic Issues Children 126

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 25, 2024

This removes the hurdles that lower-income and marginalized communities face by bringing them under the banking and government services ambit, empowering them to become more active entrepreneurial agents. In developed economies, where pre-existing bank accounts and prior online activity are widespread, this is a far simpler process.

Public and Social Policy 145

Public and Social Policy Governance Agriculture Activism 145

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

How Agrivoltaics Helps the Climate Crisis Agrivoltaics, also known as agrovoltaics or dual-use solar farming, is a sustainable agricultural practice that combines crop cultivation with solar panels on the same piece of land. Amidst this adversity, however, the pioneering solution of agrivoltaics offers hope for farmers and the environment.

Health 119

Health Agriculture Energy Nonprofit governance and management 119

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

With 65 percent of the population living in rural areas, agriculture is increasingly feminized where women perform 80 percent of farm work. Refusing to remain bystanders, women have embraced active participation as leaders, organizers, and even security guards. In India, many large-scale cooperatives have been thriving over time.

Food 122

Food Civil Society Agriculture Public and Social Policy 122

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Hopi Agricultural Systems and Spiritual Food Knowledge. My relationship to the land is not as a climate “expert” but as an Indigenous seed saver, food preparer, and active participant in the farming culture of Hopi. I am a Hopi female raised culturally as a traditional food and farming practitioner. Spaces of “Knowing”.

Agriculture 111

Agriculture Food Children Culture 111

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Every chapter has the same goal of educating the public but focuses on different food campaigns or activities, such as the Slow Food USA “Plant a Seed” campaign to plant rare, diverse seeds. Each of our organizations are really place based,” said Blish. Today, most people are no longer directly involved in food production.

Food 116

Food Education Education Agriculture 116

Fundraising Coach

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

The first line seemed boring corporate speak: Our team at Westrock Coffee strongly believes it is critical to take an active role to improve the quality of life in the African communities where we buy. I providing training in agriculture and health! You can see it for yourself off to the side here. Not "our" coffee but "my" coffee.

Agriculture 110

Agriculture Fundraising Fundraising Health 110

Fundraising Coach

JUNE 13, 2023

This creates a boom and bust cycle of activity. Stephen Covey talked about man-made systems versus more agricultural ones. Fundraising leans on the agricultural side. When we try to “make up” for lack of effort, we tend to overwhelm ourselves causing us to stop calling again. A college course is more man-made.

Agriculture 69

Agriculture Fundraising Fundraising Activism 69

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 1, 2023

By Jarrod Vassallo , Sourindra Banerjee & Jaideep Prabhu Spanning 12,500 hectares, the East Kolkata Wetlands in India serves multiple purposes, from fish farming, agriculture, and rice cultivation to functioning as the world’s largest wastewater-fed aquaculture system. Consider these examples.

Agriculture 98

Agriculture Construction Culture Manufacturing 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Between 2016 and 2019 , nearly half of global giving by US foundations went to health, while environment and human rights accounted for roughly 11 percent each, followed by agriculture and education. There are many reasons why foundations structure their giving in this way.

Production 132

Production Entrepreneurship Agriculture Education 132

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2023

In this series, queer, trans, and BIPOC artists and cultural bearers reflect upon the unique role that culture has played and can play in activating and enacting structural change—and in building a solidarity economy.

Philanthropy 111

Philanthropy Culture Agriculture Community Development 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

pollinator gardens) into areas under commercial, residential, agricultural, or other uses can offer meaningful benefits. agriculture and forestry), land reduction and management opportunities lie in adopting innovative products and increasing the productivity and biodiversity features of their working lands. We stand at a crossroads.

Public and Social Policy 135

Public and Social Policy Agriculture Manufacturing Environmental 135

Candid

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

Within the tax code , unions are designated as nonprofit organizations under section 501(c)(5), a designation they share with agricultural or horticultural organizations. There is a correlation between union membership and charitable activities. Unions are 501(c)(5)s. Unions are diverse.

Law 106

Law Agriculture Education Education 106

MNA Association

JUNE 12, 2023

.” Often, it’s a specialty issue that triggers the challenge: hospitals not paying property taxes yet having such a large real estate footprint, or nonprofits owning agricultural land and getting a “discounted” ag rate on their taxes yet not being ag producers. MNA fights to protect tax exemption, and rightfully so.

Public Policy 98

Public Policy Taxation Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management 98

Philanthropy 2173

MARCH 30, 2023

Via the deregulation of political activity in churches and houses of worship. What's worse, is that Citizens United was only a point on a path. In a nutshell, Professor Hasen uses Professor Aprill's work to show the intellectual and legal history that will likely use religious freedom to deregulate political donations. More politics.

Finance 90

Finance Law Agriculture Nonprofits 90

The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

If you’re asking a foundation to fund public information and conservation activities to support bee populations in your city, place your detailed request within a broader outline of the problem.

Agriculture 71

Agriculture Food Foundations Activism 71

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

To make matters worse, work requirements actively punish working people and create conditions where they are less likely to be (continually) employed. Many working people with unpredictable schedules or those temporarily between jobs lose their benefits due to the strict demands of these work requirements.

Public and Social Policy 135

Public and Social Policy Poverty Social Policy Children 135

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The children and grandchildren of Walmart co-founder Sam Walton have long embedded their interests, and, more importantly, their money, among industry groups, policymakers, academics, activists, and NGOs active in the future of food.

Public and Social Policy 137

Public and Social Policy Environmental Public and Nonprofit Management Philanthropy 137

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 12, 2024

Termed שמיטה ( shmita , literally “release”) in the Torah, Jewish law mandated that every seven years, all agricultural activity cease: “The land must be given a rest period, a sabbath to God” (Leviticus 25: 1–7). The earliest sabbaticals were intended for rest and recovery. Today, sabbaticals have spread broadly.

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Activism Leadership 119

Getting Attention

JUNE 14, 2011

All you need to do is participate actively in the Tagline Focus Project and complete the assignments to develop a tagline that will engage your base and motivate them to act. That’s the only path to effective messaging, and one far more satisfying than trying to go it alone. Just a few seats remain.

Collaborations 64

Collaborations Participation and motivation Agriculture Activism 64

MNA Association

APRIL 13, 2023

Every day holds some amount of progress, an equal amount of woe, some element of surprise and no small amount of perplexity as activity on bills ebb and flow. The tax would be on land currently receiving the agricultural tax rate but not being used for ag purposes; it would amount to ten times the taxable rate for agricultural land.

Agriculture 52

Agriculture Taxation Environmental Law 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 3, 2024

Our next 10-year vision, set in 2020, will see us impact 10 million farmers, predominantly through a systems change model that works alongside public, private and NGO actors in key agricultural systems. We need to see more public-private funding partnerships as part of, and to follow, big bets.

Finance 119

Finance Philanthropy Governance Health 119

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The number of countries and companies that have made commitments to transition their activities to net-zero emissions has increased dramatically. A step-up in adaptation activities—including increasing the preparedness of the groups most impacted by climate change—is essential, and innovation is an important component of success.

Insurance 105

Insurance Finance Production Agriculture 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 19, 2024

Importantly, the Battle of Okinawa devastated Okinawa's railways; post-war road constructions primarily served US military interests; and much agricultural land, the primary source of industry in Okinawa, was seized for the construction of military facilities.

Public and Social Policy 140

Public and Social Policy Poverty Construction Law 140

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 10, 2023

Additionally, due to the activism of NCRC and its members, community groups have often successfully mobilized to obtain additional commitments, particularly in exchange for community support of mergers. A core weakness in CRA enforcement is the failure of regulators to consider race.

Finance 116

Finance Law Governance Entrepreneurship 116

The Charity CFO

MARCH 24, 2022

Feeding Our Future received funding from the United States Department of Agriculture through the Child and Adult Care Food Program and the Summer Food Service Program—money intended to provide meals to children. Review online bank and credit card activity to be sure electronic withdrawals and charges are appropriate and reasonable.

Nonprofit governance and management 98

Nonprofit governance and management Participation and motivation Public and Nonprofit Management Non-Profits 98

The Charity CFO

JULY 10, 2023

Instead, they’re designed to help people, advocate for an issue or goal, or conduct other activities to benefit members or other groups. Certain activities can only be legally conducted by nonprofits of a certain status. While they may work similarly in a variety of ways, there are vital differences between statuses.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Non-Profits Agriculture Public Policy 52