NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The cooperative, which sought Black self-sufficiency, offered affordable housing, entrepreneurial opportunities, and education to tenant farmers, as well as a pig bank and access to fresh produce to feed families living in poverty. million school-aged children every day.

Food 121

Food Agriculture Environmental Governance 121

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2022

In Southeast Raleigh, where we operate a small grocery store , the US Department of Agriculture has estimated that 30 percent of residents live more than a mile from their closest supermarket. At the time, North Carolina was primarily an agricultural state, and the banking community knew well the value of its rich soil.

Food 114

Food Agriculture Governance Children 114

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. ” Before the cooperative, women were selling pineapples at a much lower price and were stuck in a cycle of poverty. In India, many large-scale cooperatives have been thriving over time.

Food 114

Food Civil Society Agriculture Public and Social Policy 114

Nonprofit Megaphone

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Agriculture. The American Farmland Trust protects agricultural land, promotes environmentally sound farming practices, and helps farmers continue to grow food for us all. Kiss the Ground is committed to educating the public about the environmental benefits of regenerative agriculture. American Farmland Trust. Kiss the Ground.

Children 105

Children Environmental Nonprofits Agriculture 105

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JUNE 22, 2023

World’s brightest minds have been trying to build ML-based solutions that tackle pressing global issues such as poverty, climate change, education, healthcare, and disaster response. Identifying children at risk Predict Align Prevent is a non-profit organization dedicated to stopping child maltreatment.

Non-Profits 52

Non-Profits Nonprofit governance and management Medical Children 52

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

So, we’ve been identifying assets, both human and infrastructural, that others might not see or even imagine when they read headlines focused on crime and poverty on the Northeast side. Such lack of access is an injustice that feeds poor health outcomes, including higher rates of chronic diseases, such as diabetes.

Food 90

Food Public and Nonprofit Management Medical Community Development 90

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 21, 2023

By Vurayayi Pugeni , Caroline Pugeni & Dan Maxson International community development has changed significantly over its history, shifting from primarily responding to disaster events to improving communities using a sectoral approach to issues like health, agriculture, and water and sanitation.

Culture 52

Culture Agriculture Values Health 52

Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

For example, perhaps your idea for creating a nonprofit focused on raising funds for children fighting cancer started with one family’s need for support in a challenging time. Examples CARE Mission statement: CARE works around the globe to save lives, defeat poverty, and achieve social justice. The answer could be “both.”

Nonprofit governance and management 83

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Charitable Organizations 83

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 12, 2024

We are your own children. Meanwhile, youth activists and organizers continue to be outspoken, recognizing that the climate crisis continues to worsen, exacerbated by such concurring injustices as poverty and wealth inequality, authoritarianism, and genocide. Then, why do you go out anddo the things you tell us not to do?

Philanthropy 84

Philanthropy Environmental Agriculture Nonprofit governance and management 84

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 5, 2024

According to the United Nations Development Programme, women and children are 14 times more likely to die during a disaster compared to men. 13 A report by Save the Children highlights this relationship between climate change and the rise in child marriage rates. million girls from completing their education each year.”

Public and Social Policy 114

Public and Social Policy Environmental Education Education 114

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 27, 2023

This lack of rural access (RA) particularly impacts young girls and women living in poverty, who are often left behind when it comes to education, health-care services, and opportunities to generate income. Students’ safety improved: At baseline only 43 percent of children reported feeling safe traveling to school in the morning.

Public and Social Policy 122

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Non-Profits Health 122

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 9, 2023

Marbleseed: Learning Why Organic Agriculture Requires System Change The origin story of Marbleseed includes a group of farmers committed to the regeneration of earth’s resources and nonchemical farming. Organic farmers on small, diverse operations already knew that the agricultural system was rigged.

Agriculture 78

Agriculture Environmental Food Public and Social Policy 78

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. If they worked, they were seen as unfit mothers and had their children taken from them. But also included was what became known as welfare.

Public and Social Policy 101

Public and Social Policy Poverty Children Law 101

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 8, 2025

A recent report by the Office of the State Comptroller found that Rochester has the fifth-highest child poverty rate of any US city. Children of color in Rochester are disproportionately affected, underscoring the systemic inequities that investment from a city-owned bank could help combat. Rochester is aiming to replicate this model.

Finance 122

Finance Law Poverty Governance 122