NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Image credit: Barbara Olsen on Pexels If you want to reduce poverty, cash matters. Springboard to Opportunities —the organization we both work for—began operations in 2013 with the goal to break cycles of generational poverty that are particularly persistent in Black communities. That year, the child poverty rate fell by over a third.

Public and Social Policy 134

Public and Social Policy Poverty Public Policy Governance 134

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 2, 2025

Image credit: Sidral Mundet on Unsplash In Chicago, in 2023, there were 124 active tax increment financing (TIF) districts, which removed over $1.2 According to the TIF Illumination Projects 2021 analysis of all TIF activity in Chicago, majority Black wards contributed more money to the TIF pot and got less back than White wards.

Taxation 100

Taxation Finance Governance Construction 100

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 7, 2025

While it has, by far, the largest number of poor people in the world, India has arguably pulled more people out of poverty over the last 20 years than any other country in history (with the possible exception of China). Some may ask, why donate to India, the fifth largest economy in the world, which by 2030 will be the third?

Philanthropy 110

Philanthropy Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit governance and management Foundations 110

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

In our 2023 study, our researchers found that the four lowest-cost market categories had median sale prices ranging from $45,000 to $154,000compared to a city median of about $250,000and above-average poverty rates ranging from 23 to 49 percent in a city with the unfortunate distinction of being the poorest big city.

Construction 71

Construction Public and Social Policy Finance Poverty 71

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 134

Public and Social Policy Poverty Social Policy Children 134

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Here’s one common approach: Divide your metrics into those that measure Activity, Reach, Engagement, and Impact. Activity = content you created. Predictive = activity that you expect to create Performance in the future. Simon said “a wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.” Reach = who and how many saw it.

Communication 171

Communication Poverty Activism Retention 171

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

But the best thing about this is the positivity and the supporter-centricity, and how that’s used to invite people to join with Oxfam to end poverty. It’s free and full of fun activities for all ages? Feeding America – Free and Fun Guide. Oh, how we adore some good content marketing at Nonprofit Marketing Guide!

Poverty 144

Poverty Activism Marketing Marketing 144

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 11, 2024

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. But the Ladies Auxiliary was very active and well respected. It is kind of a two-way street.

Food 89

Food Activism Poverty Leadership 89

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 19, 2024

By Nagatsugu Asato & Nobuo Shiga The legacy of colonialism has fostered structural discrimination worldwide, creating cycles of alienation and poverty among subjugated and marginalized communities. Okinawa’s poverty rate is about 35 percent, which is twice the national average. percent of the country’s total land area.

Public and Social Policy 140

Public and Social Policy Poverty Construction Law 140

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Holdsclaw argued that CDFIs must remain feisty and must take on completely the violence of poverty. By contrast, a movement is more values-based, is more inclusive and diverse, and tends to be feisty and combative. But its notthe gap has actually worsened since the creation of CDFIs.

Community Development 116

Community Development Finance Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofit Administration and Development 116

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. Median household income: In Atlanta, the median Black household has an income of $38,854.

Poverty 133

Poverty Culture Energy Values 133

Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

The top five causes Americans want the sports world to support are: Education, Children’s Causes, Health, Poverty and Mental Health. Do you know how fans even feel about your community relations or philanthropic activities? A third of fans would watch or attend fewer games and 22 percent would completely boycott the team.

Poverty 164

Poverty Health Environmental Education 164

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2013

These issues and the nonprofits listed below will be at the forefront of my activism this year as well as the recipients of 10% of my webinar income (more than $10,000 donated thus far!): The American Nicaraguan Foundation is a nonprofit that provides basic needs and tools for people to help stop poverty in Nicaragua.

Poverty 111

Poverty Civil Society Medical Education 111

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 122

Leadership Public and Social Policy Poverty Race and Ethnicity 122

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. Growing Activation In addition to trying to grow numbers, local militia groups are attempting to expand how they train for combat.

Governance 134

Governance Disaster Relief Law Civil Society 134

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Notably, 982 of these prevent or hinder access to employment, including background checks and restrictions on the activities of survivors of the War on Drugs during their probation or parole. The informal economy is a diversified set of economic activities that are unprotected and unregulated by the state.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Law Psychology Poverty 132

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

Candid

MAY 29, 2024

For example, an older, straight, white woman born into wealth and a young, gay, white man born into poverty will likely be treated differently—even though they’re the same race. Therefore, Asian men, lesbians and/or queer people of color, and white people in poverty all likely experience intersectional invisibility.

Poverty 115

Poverty Associations Law Universities 115

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. In 2000, Congress created the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) to address these issues. Advancing Food Justice in the Delta: The Central Role of Black Co-ops.

Food 126

Food Agriculture Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 126

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

A Montana State study from 2019 estimated that the poverty rate statewide for Native communities exceeded 30 percent. Stewardship, Adelzadeh emphasizes, “has always been a community activity, with the transfer of knowledge from elders to youth.” Fort Belknap Reservation: Montana Poverty Report Card. The Path Forward.

Nonprofit governance and management 140

Nonprofit governance and management Poverty Environmental Food 140

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 24, 2025

11 Unique barriers to care, including stigma vis--vis mental health, language discrepancies, and poverty, put Latinx people in the United States at higher risk of receiving inadequate treatment than the broader population. percent of Black Americans live below the poverty line (the number is 7.7 10 Only 35.1 Arnett et al.,

Race and Ethnicity 71

Race and Ethnicity Healthcare Health Medical 71

Anedot

MARCH 11, 2025

Expand local revenue generating and fundraising activities to support existing program operations. We do it with no charge to the residents or referring social service agency. Develop and manage relationships with key donors, community contacts, nonprofit directors, and grant makers in the homeless/social service area.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 52

Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Homelessness Finance 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

This is good news for our youth, many of whom experience mental health challenges rooted in intergenerational trauma, poverty, and social alienation. Far too many Native American youth grow up in environments where historic and contemporary trauma, poverty , and negative societal narratives shape their identities from birth.

Health 105

Health Culture Poverty Activism 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 131

Community Development Poverty Retail Insurance 131

The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 16, 2024

No Kid Hungry is a national campaign from Share Our Strength, a nonprofit working to solve problems of hunger and poverty in the United States and around the world. Our innovative approach, fueled by cutting-edge data analytics, will greatly raise the bar on their fundraising efforts and achieve best in class revenue.

Children 52

Children Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty Food 52

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

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

Candid

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Just as we in philanthropy must align our investments with our vision, the federal government must not pour funding into systems that exacerbate the climate crisis, poverty, and inequity, such as coal-powered investments or the expansion of prisons and policing.

Governance 116

Governance Poverty Philanthropy Foundations 116

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 20, 2022

The distinction points to the need for “additionality,” or causality, in order to have impact: The idea is that the investment should enable the impactful activity. For the first, picture the SDGs in their multi-colored variety—no poverty, zero hunger, clean water and sanitation, climate action, etc., But by how much?

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Finance Participation and motivation Governance 119

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

One of the shortages occurred in 2020 and another in 2022 ; each affected more than 100,000 residents, leaving them without safe water for drinking, bathing, flushing toilets, and other essential daily activities. According to an article in the New England Journal of Medicine , brown and rusty water exposed Jackson residents to toxic lead.

Environmental 111

Environmental Health Poverty Governance 111

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 15, 2023

The bill’s passage in the senate reflects a new wave of climate activism that demands the development of renewable energy sources to fend off climate disaster, as well as community control—not corporate control—over the next energy system. Communities in New York are already moving toward this goal.

Energy 122

Energy Non-Profits Poverty Environmental 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 18, 2023

If countries, including the United States , want to move toward a more equitable future for people of diverse genders, it is essential that decision makers, from policy makers to funders to organizational leaders, recognize and activate the potential of youth and LGBTQ+ people.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Governance Civil Society Public Policy 132

Candid

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

With a better understanding of who holds power and why that dynamic needs to change, these funders have supported organizations, coalitions, and activities that help make those shifts happen. Long-term power building has a clear ROI Long-term investments in power-building campaigns have paid off.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Foundations Poverty Environmental 105

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.

Governance 70

Governance Education Education Values 70

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

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 11, 2023

They don’t want to talk about poverty. As people directly impacted by mass incarceration, they have unique insight into how to address crime. “I I think people have a misconception about Black communities that are sometimes having tough times and issues with crime. They don’t want to talk about all the causes of crime.

Poverty 139

Poverty Health Education Education 139