Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 12, 2023

On the outside, I looked poised, having just shared my lived experience from depression and suicide attempts to founding my social impact consulting company, Bearapy , to improve workplace mental health in the Asia-Pacific region. This work takes a toll on our mental health. Inside, I could feel myself disintegrating.

Health 98

Health Culture Energy Universities 98

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 136

Public and Social Policy Poverty Social Policy Children 136

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The War on Drugs Is Personal The War on Drugs has been a half-century-long, concerted, militarized campaign led by the US government to enforce prohibitions on the importation, manufacture, use, sale, and distribution of substances deemed to be illegal, advancing a punitive rather than a public health approach to drug use.

Public and Social Policy 131

Public and Social Policy Law Psychology Poverty 131

Anedot

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Canal Alliance exists to break the generational cycle of poverty for Latinx immigrants and their families by lifting barriers to their success. As a Behavioral Health Clinician, the primary focus of this role is to provide therapy services/behavioral health interventions to individuals, families and groups of Canal Alliance clients.

Health 52

Health Insurance Medical Psychology 52

Anedot

AUGUST 29, 2024

Behavioral Health Clinician JOB DESCRIPTION This is a hybrid position Canal Alliance is currently piloting a 4 Day Work Week, with business hours Monday –Thursday, 8am-6pm. Position Summary: Canal Alliance exists to break the generational cycle of poverty for Latinx immigrants and their families by lifting barriers to their success.

Health 52

Health Insurance Medical Psychology 52

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 128

Public and Social Policy Poverty Governance Insurance 128

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Image credit: Jacob Wackerhausen on istock.com The ongoing water crisis in Jackson, MS, is about the lack of access to clean water and the way a community’s health and wellbeing are impacted when this vital resource is unavailable, but there are other crucial factors at play.

Environmental 109

Environmental Health Poverty Governance 109

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 13, 2023

Image Credit: Magda Ehlers on pexels.com Our mental health is directly related to our social position, values, and proximity to power—which all impact how we exist. Mental health organizations like the Resilience Project are helping activists, youth, and frontline defenders navigate their eco-anxiety.

Healthcare 98

Healthcare Health Environmental Psychology 98

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Two years ago, Raymond Foxworth of First Nations noted in NPQ that “Native people have long held a worldview that connects human and community health to the health of land and the environment. A Montana State study from 2019 estimated that the poverty rate statewide for Native communities exceeded 30 percent. The Path Forward.

Nonprofit governance and management 140

Nonprofit governance and management Poverty Environmental Food 140

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 6, 2024

A third of the people in this country, nearly 100 million, live below 200 percent of the federal poverty level , where the loss of income from even a short-term illness can be insurmountable. The expanded (but now expired) child tax credits alone cut childhood poverty by 30 percent in only six months. This work is urgent.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Governance Nonprofit Administration and Development Poverty 126

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Impoverished individuals are treated as passive recipients of solutions, with no active role in the process. For example, the Australian Medical Association’s recent health vision is a departure from a tradition of what they call “sickcare” to a genuine health care. This shift towards Medicine 3.0 Medicine 2.0 Medicine 2.0

Philanthropy 139

Philanthropy Homelessness Psychology Health 139

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 9, 2023

Innovative finance is based on the premise that there is not enough money from governments and philanthropic organizations alone to address pressing global issues like poverty, climate change, and access to electricity and clean water. Funders instead look to define success based on the overall portfolio.

Finance 111

Finance Production Governance Poverty 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Coupled with a matured social sector and active private sector, we may see more cases of successful collective impact from Korea soon. ARTICLE | Ending Period Shame and Poverty in Asia by Noriko Akiyama, Fan Li & Wenquian Xu. ARTICLE | What ‘Cash Plus” Programs Teach Us About Fighting Extreme Poverty by Imran Matin.

Poverty 105

Poverty Universities Health Technology 105

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 11, 2023

They don’t want to talk about poverty. They don’t want to talk about mental health. He pledged to invest in jobs and training, health and mental wellness, after-school programs, and wraparound services. “I think people have a misconception about Black communities that are sometimes having tough times and issues with crime.

Poverty 139

Poverty Health Education Education 139

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 17, 2022

As the United Nations highlights, eradicating poverty is the greatest global challenge and an absolute requirement for sustainable development. To achieve this, more businesses need to join with the government and civil society to actively confront inequality, poverty, and climate change together. A Tyranny of Tradeoffs.

Agriculture 105

Agriculture Civil Society Poverty Environmental 105

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 130

Community Development Poverty Retail Insurance 130

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

When the legendary physician and advocate Paul Farmer unexpectedly passed away at the age of 62 in February, he was called a hero , a visionary , and a global health giant. Yet Paul Farmer was also a brilliant, original, and often iconoclastic thinker when it came to nonprofit leadership.

Nonprofit Leadership 105

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Nonprofit governance and management Medical 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

They were also more likely to live in units that were overcrowded or contaminated by lead, asbestos, and other environmental hazards within high-poverty, low-opportunity communities. Notwithstanding the emergence of several funder collaboratives in recent years, such coordinated activity is still more of an exception than the rule.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Poverty 126

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 8, 2023

The program, implemented by the organization Rural Development Initiatives (RDI) , builds and sustains a critical mass of diverse, skilled, and active resident leaders to support locally driven initiatives over the long haul.

Leadership 122

Leadership Poverty Culture Public and Social Policy 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 31, 2023

Instead of concern for Kahlila’s health, a school police officer suspected her of drug use and interrogated her. By embedding young people in relationships and activities that help them constructively respond to hardships and trauma, youth organizing can channel their energy toward building a multiracial democracy.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Participation and motivation Poverty 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 3, 2024

But despite how prominent this assumption is, actual examples of a significant transition away from private donor support (for doers committed to rapid growth and a continued focus on people living in extreme poverty) are few and far between. We need to see more public-private funding partnerships as part of, and to follow, big bets.

Finance 119

Finance Philanthropy Governance Health 119

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Ongoing neglect and isolation led to entrenched, concentrated poverty and a growing distrust of civic leaders. All these popular amenities and activities were conceived and constructed in close collaboration with residents. Summit Lake welcomes people into nature with activities like weekly guided canoe trips.

Public and Social Policy 141

Public and Social Policy Construction Community Development Governance 141

Candid

MAY 4, 2022

They are now adding new subject areas to their portfolios, like public health, mental health, food security, use of technology, and democracy, as just a few examples. After a steady decline in extreme poverty rates over the past two decades, inequalities between countries have been on the rise again as a result of COVID 19.

Philanthropy 98

Philanthropy Foundations Poverty Health 98

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2023

What I cared about was poverty, poor people, and those on the margins—those with less material resources. Then I did more studying at the Johns Hopkins schools of medicine and public health. CS: You’ve been a leader in this work for a long time, probably even before people were really talking about health justice in quite this way.

Health 117

Health Medical Leadership Healthcare 117

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 20, 2023

One of the stated goals of that report was to “identify communities with high lead exposures and improve their health outcomes.” Even small amounts of lead can lead to severe adverse health effects in children , including issues with learning, brain and nervous system development, hearing and speech, and arrested growth.

Curriculum and Teaching 75

Curriculum and Teaching Children Environmental Public and Social Policy 75

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

To help staff deal with the stressors of crisis reporting, the center offers an array of support to its reporters, including mental health resources like the Dart Center Journalism and Trauma. Then, working a whole year and then some more with death, and doing interviews around disease and families and the impact in mental health.

Governance 139

Governance Disaster Relief Foundations Philanthropy 139

Jeff Brooks

AUGUST 27, 2024

Don’t just ask donors to give to make program activities happen — no matter how good those things are. Maybe your social service agency will decrease poverty, which will improve the economy and quality of life for everyone. This is a motivation for a lot of health charity giving. That’s good advice in fundraising too.

Fundraising 62

Fundraising Fundraising Poverty Advertising 62

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The initiative helps about 840 smallholder farmers in Neno to achieve food security and engages farmers in manure-making and fertilizer multiplication, among other activities to enhance food production. According to Mwiba, “We want them to curb their households’ poverty by equipping them with skills to produce more food at low cost.”

Agriculture 98

Agriculture Food Production Poverty 98

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Address “the direct needs of Black communities by focusing on issues related to poverty and economic security,” including health, financial literacy and economic wellness, food insecurity, workforce development, education and youth development (11).

Nonprofits 123

Nonprofits Leadership Poverty Social Policy 123

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2023

That was not only kind of a philanthropic blind spot, but where we…saw so much opportunity and also so much activity,” Allen explains. Leaders asked for training support for their staff, coaching, mental health support, and healing justice practices support from the Hive Fund.

Environmental 98

Environmental Psychology Insurance Poverty 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 21, 2023

As foundations increasingly acknowledge the centuries of systematic and institutional racism that have led to intergenerational trauma, cycles of poverty, and reduced life expectancies in communities of color, they are working to re-examine philanthropy’s history and reimagine its role.

Foundations 98

Foundations Philanthropy Construction Poverty 98

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Email marketing entails sending out regular updates on the activities conducted by your organization and how those activities had a positive impact on the community. . Instead capture the events and activities conducted by your organization. The target audience is above the age of 35. .

Marketing 97

Marketing Marketing Nonprofits Advertising 97

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Examples include microcredit, affordable mobile phones, low-cost health care and education products, and mobile banking. ” The company uses images and videos that depict the BoP with a better and brighter future and show how entertaining, educational, or social activities can be accessed through its energy solutions.

Production 124

Production Non-Profits Education Education 124

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 5, 2024

The UN Disability and Development Report 2018 reveals that individuals with disabilities face fundamental challenges in nearly all aspects of life, including employment, health care, and education. Disability, poverty, and discrimination are part of a cycle where each reinforces the others. China is no exception to this global issue.

Nonprofit governance and management 119

Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management Technology 119

Fundraising Leadership

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

In February NOW is hosting the annual Racial Justice Summit and a Black Mental Health Summit in partnership with the Bottom-Up Foundation and BLD PWR, titled “Healing is Resistance: A Restorative Path to Mental Wellness.” “It It is important for NOW to have a Black woman leading,” Nunes says.

Universities 98

Universities Philanthropy Foundations Health 98

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 5, 2023

IC: I like the way you made this book an entry point for anyone looking to understand the intersections between climate justice, climate change, race, health, education….What “I wanted to have a piece where you felt like you were reading a story, reading a novel, but it was backed up by data and science that you could go to and point to.”

Environmental 125

Environmental Food Poverty Culture 125