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 124

Public and Social Policy Poverty Governance Insurance 124

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Impoverished individuals are treated as passive recipients of solutions, with no active role in the process. An Inspiration In the eyes of medical experts , the future of medicine is to prioritize keeping people healthy for longer periods. This “we know better” attitude exacerbates power imbalances with local implementers.

Philanthropy 139

Philanthropy Homelessness Psychology Health 139

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

His ideas changed paradigms of public health and human rights, and he demonstrated that it’s possible to deliver world-class medical care to people in the most resource-poor settings imaginable. 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

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 29, 2023

Spade questions whether this method can achieve liberatory ends, arguing against the idea that change will occur if a “nonprofit report shows that poverty is bad, or cops are racist.” If people are just like ‘I don’t do activism unless I get paid. There are parallels to Spade’s concept in academic theory. And we are demobilized.

Medical 122

Medical Universities Nonprofits Law 122

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

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2023

In this conversation between Cyndi Suarez, NPQ ’s president and editor in chief, and Kaytura Felix, managing director, Leadership for Better Health, at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the two leaders discuss medical racism, health justice, and what it really means for a system to support people’s health. I went to medical school.

Health 118

Health Medical Leadership Healthcare 118

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 6, 2024

DC has a long history of tenant activism but so many of the victories of tenant activism—rent control, limited equity co-ops—are now being controlled by a lot of White professionals,” Ndubuizu continued. One of the biggest challenges going forward is the possibility of residents being seduced by the logic of capital….Housing

Public and Social Policy 123

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Values Education 123

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Within a hospital system, medical providers are responsible for the delivery of care, while other departments steward the physical plant, and administrative departments are responsible for the bottom line. We often hear the sentiment, “I already work on poverty (or climate or health disparities, etc.) and that’s hard enough.

Energy 143

Energy Health Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management 143

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 78

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Law Poverty 78

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Electricity-dependent populations depend on electric devices, including medical devices such as position beds, breathers, oxygen tanks, heart machines, and dialysis, to live and function. All the learnings from Maria were activated this time. And they activated volunteers in a way that’s just, it’s incredible.

Governance 139

Governance Disaster Relief Foundations Philanthropy 139

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. With a deep dive into the research, they identified the US South as the place to focus their efforts.

Environmental 98

Environmental Insurance Psychology Poverty 98

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. We are a nonprofit champion of immigrants who are challenged by a lack of resources and an unfamiliar environment. We believe everyone has the right to achieve their dreams.

Health 52

Health Insurance Medical Psychology 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Trauma is an invisible unhealed wound caused by an overwhelming event, series of events, or enduring conditions that remains active in our bodies, our psyches, and our ways of relating to others. It also reinforces an individualized medical model of intervention as the solution. It’s everywhere. But this comes at a high cost.

Public and Social Policy 140

Public and Social Policy Health Activism Culture 140

Anedot

AUGUST 29, 2024

Position Summary: Canal Alliance exists to break the generational cycle of poverty for Latinx immigrants and their families by lifting barriers to their success. We are a nonprofit champion of immigrants who are challenged by a lack of resources and an unfamiliar environment.

Health 52

Health Insurance Medical Psychology 52

Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2022

Doctors Without Borders is committed to delivering lifesaving medical care to people in need around the world. CARE works in over 100 countries to fight hunger and malnutrition, support health initiatives, eradicate poverty, and provide other forms of humanitarian aid. Field Partners (Doctors Without Borders).

Nonprofits 119

Nonprofits Public and Nonprofit Management Retention Activism 119

Anedot

OCTOBER 22, 2024

We are actively seeking a dynamic and energetic individual to join our Social Services team as a Bilingual Case Manager. This aligns with Canal Alliance’s mission to break the generational cycle of poverty among Latino immigrants and their families.

Management 52

Management Nonprofit governance and management Insurance Psychology 52

Nonprofit Marketing Blog

JUNE 13, 2011

“In fact, donors who attend religious services are more likely to have given toward disaster relief (68%), domestic hunger or poverty relief (66%), helping people with disabilities (56%), health care or medical research (54%), and veterans’ causes (52%) than they are to have supported specifically religious work,&# the study notes.

Disaster Relief 55

Disaster Relief Poverty Children Medical 55

Anedot

AUGUST 29, 2024

Job Posting Housing Rights Organizer About the Organization Canal Alliance exists to break the generational cycle of poverty for Latino immigrants and their families by lifting barriers to their success. We invest in high quality services, professional development and work-life balance.

Sociology 52

Sociology Insurance Cultural Diversity Participation and motivation 52

Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Meanwhile, other standout giving programs include : Matching gifts, volunteer grants, VTO Walgreens & Red Nose Day Walgreens collaborates with Red Nose Day, an annual fundraising campaign to end child poverty. Walgreens also raises awareness and encourages customer participation through its nationwide network of stores.

Volunteerism 52

Volunteerism Volunteerism Disaster Relief Food 52

Nonprofit Megaphone

OCTOBER 31, 2022

As they wait for their forever homes, adoptable pets at Best Friends enjoy playtime, training, and activities that enrich their lives. Mending Kids “Mending Kids gives sick kids life-saving surgical care while advancing education and training towards medical sufficiency in their communities. Mending Kids. Fox Foundation. .”

Children 105

Children Environmental Nonprofits Agriculture 105

Nonprofit Marketing Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Grameen Foundation has anecdotes (example) of women who’ve used a loan as a catalyst to pull themselves out of poverty. VillageReach’s activities include. DonorsChoose can even arrange for you to get thank-you notes from the students you’ve bought supplies for.

Health 45

Health Poverty Medical Management 45

Anedot

AUGUST 29, 2024

Job Posting Housing Rights Organizer About the Organization Canal Alliance exists to break the generational cycle of poverty for Latino immigrants and their families by lifting barriers to their success. We invest in high quality services, professional development and work-life balance.

Associations 40

Associations Sociology Insurance Marketing 40

Top Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

This is extremely helpful for nonprofits that work with people experiencing homelessness, poverty, and medical crises. Gifting these items to your beneficiaries may remove the barrier for them to participate in sports activities they would not otherwise be able to afford. Increased awareness.

Environmental 52

Environmental Nonprofits Recruitment Homelessness 52

NonProfit Leadership Center

DECEMBER 2, 2024

For the Cook: Handmade Wooden Cutting Boards UTEC is a nonprofit that helps young people overcome the challenges of poverty, gang involvement, and unemployment. Friends of the Riverwalk is a nonprofit organization that works in partnership with the city to develop, activate and promote Tampa’s downtown waterfront.

Children 225

Children Nonprofit Leadership Nonprofits Leadership 225

Anedot

MARCH 24, 2025

About the Organization Canal Alliance exists to break the generational cycle of poverty for Latino immigrants and their families by lifting barriers to their success. Canal Alliance is a nonprofit champion of immigrants who are challenged by a lack of resources and an unfamiliar environment. San Rafael, CA.

Race and Ethnicity 52

Race and Ethnicity Insurance Participation and motivation Children 52

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

I could see those patients in my office, give them some medication, and see them again at their follow-up appointment a month later, their situation basically unchanged—or I could do something different. In the Central Falls/Pawtucket HEZ, nearly a third of residents live in poverty, and one in three are recent immigrants.

Health 124

Health Race and Ethnicity Food Children 124

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 15, 2024

Some adoptees do feel they’ve been saved—particularly those who were true war orphans and those who had medical needs. Amid the poverty, uncertainty, and violence, it is estimated that over 40,000 children left the country through international adoption. I acknowledge that there are a variety of adoption experiences. What Went Wrong?

Children 137

Children Poverty Governance Psychology 137

NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 15, 2022

During the program’s first year, fellows reported a 40% increase in their board governance knowledge and skills after completing the program, and 95% of fellows were invited to serve on a nonprofit board or are in active conversations with at least one organization about board service.

Nonprofit governance and management 130

Nonprofit governance and management Participation and motivation Leadership Nonprofits 130

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 15, 2023

By the end of it, I was asking myself: “Why do people think poverty is their fault? Two or three subjects in my book relied on it for school lunches, for medical care, all the stuff that again is not covered by health insurance. They are playing the role of care managers or social workers or medical and disability aides for people.

Public and Social Policy 115

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Volunteerism Volunteerism 115

Anedot

AUGUST 29, 2024

Contracts Administrator About the Organization Canal Alliance exists to break the generational cycle of poverty for Latino immigrants and their families by lifting barriers to their success. Coordinate contract-related activities including budgets [proposals, modifications, reports], funding needs, invoicing, reporting, and executive review.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 52

Nonprofit Administration and Development Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit governance and management Insurance 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 8, 2024

Image credit: Viktor Forgacs on Unsplash It has been nearly a decade since medical science provided a cure for hepatitis C (hep-C), a potentially deadly viral infection that affects the liver and can lead to severe health complications if untreated. We are squandering one of the most important medical advances of the 21st century.”

Medical 59

Medical Health Insurance Poverty 59

Fundraising Leadership

JULY 21, 2023

Women who are paid less than their male counterparts have less money to support themselves and their families, which can lead to financial instability and poverty. According to HR Digest, “The gender pay gap has far-reaching consequences for women, their families, and society as a whole. Volunteer, organize, don’t lay down and die.

Healthcare 52

Healthcare Participation and motivation Health Leadership 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

All of this depresses economic activity and increases poverty. Borne overwhelmingly by the poorest and most vulnerable, it exacerbates their poverty and threatens their health. Where we have seen major, population-level, and systemic advances in social and economic well-being, governments have been the primary driving force.

Public and Social Policy 130

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Governance Poverty 130

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

We were always a precarious business, people like to say—and yes, in the 1990s, I fact-checked and peddled my own articles yet still ate my dinners off the crudité plates at book parties and lived close to the poverty line. The difference now is that it’s such a collective unwinding. 44 But that’s part of what makes it so necessary.

Altruism and Helping 136

Altruism and Helping Poverty Insurance Medical 136

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2013

That said, in 2012 I had the opportunity to travel to Africa and Asia and from those travel experiences three themes emerged that inspired the selection of this year’s nonprofits: 1) Women’s and girls empowerment; 2) Conservation of wildlife and wild lands; and 3) Access to medical care. Population Council :: @ Pop_Council.

Poverty 111

Poverty Civil Society Medical Education 111

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 2, 2023

Between 2010 and 2019, 138 SIBs accounting for $441 million in capital have been issued globally, ranging in causes from workforce development to education and medical services (Hulse, Atun, and McPake 2021). British Medical Journal 339. The Geographies of Social Finance: Poverty Regulation through the ‘Invisible Heart’ of Markets.”

Public and Social Policy 110

Public and Social Policy Non-Profits Finance Nonprofit governance and management 110

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 19, 2025

From the roots of racial capitalism to the psychic toll of poverty, from resource wars to popular uprisings, the interviews in this column focus on how to write about the myriad causes of oppression and the organized desire for a better world. It was a form of mutual aid outside of the state.

Governance 70

Governance Education Education Values 70