Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Research in 2021 from the Farmer Income Lab —a “think-do tank” founded by the multinational company Mars and comprised of companies, NGOs, and civil society organizations— estimated that up to 70 percent of farmers in agricultural supply chains may be living below the global poverty line of $3.20

Agriculture 105

Agriculture Civil Society Poverty Environmental 105

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

DECEMBER 28, 2024

Tackling Climate Change with AI-Driven Solutions AI agents play a pivotal role in combating climate change by optimizing renewable energy production, forecasting extreme weather, and improving agricultural practices. This not only boosts agricultural productivity but also minimizes resource waste.

Social Enterprise 52

Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Disaster Relief Agriculture 52

Getting Attention

JUNE 14, 2011

That’s one of the reasons I’m so looking forward to working with a small group of nonprofit communicators (no more than 10) like you this summer, leading them through this immersion program to learn how to develop messages collaboratively—with me, the other program participants, and their colleagues and external audiences.

Collaborations 64

Collaborations Participation and motivation Agriculture Activism 64

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 29, 2024

Creating tools for collaboration and coalition-building : One of the biggest challenges facing the climate movement is aligning initiatives across sectors and making the most out of our collective resources. For small-scale farmers in emerging markets like India, Kenya, and Nigeria, agricultural extension agents are crucial lifelines.

Public and Social Policy 137

Public and Social Policy Agriculture Law Environmental 137

NonProfit Leadership Center

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

This unique, 10-week learning experience brings together nonprofit leaders who are new to managing people or programs in an inclusive, collaborative environment to develop the qualities and skills necessary to lead with authenticity and impact. Today, we’re thrilled to introduce the first of two Certificate in Leadership Classes of 2024.

Leadership 147

Leadership Agriculture Children Nonprofit Leadership 147

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The CLIMA Fund , a collaboration across four public foundations supporting tens of thousands of grassroots groups advancing climate justice solutions, has learned a lot about the diverse and powerful ways grassroots movements create scaled impact. Immediacy over systems change.

Agriculture 128

Agriculture Public and Social Policy Energy Governance 128

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 15, 2022

The delta is a largely rural, agricultural area with a troubled history of racial and economic disparities. They can also serve as de facto reparations for Black families in Mississippi, who are descendants of the enslaved individuals whose agricultural labor created enormous wealth for white families.

Food 126

Food Agriculture Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 126

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 10, 2025

1 There we were taught the latest agricultural, home economic, and family health technologies that had almost no relevance to the agroecological and climate zones we lived in or the health problems that our people faced.

Technology 87

Technology Health Nonprofit Administration and Development Universities 87

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. According to NASA, the average surface temperature of Earth “was about 2.45 degrees Fahrenheit (or about 1.36 degrees Fahrenheit (1.30

Race and Ethnicity 108

Race and Ethnicity Environmental Education Education 108

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 117

Health Agriculture Energy Nonprofit governance and management 117

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. Women are now able to register on government’s I-Khedut (farmers) portal and access public schemes and trainings via initiatives such as Krishi-Vigyan-Kendras (agricultural science centers).

Food 122

Food Civil Society Agriculture Public and Social Policy 122

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 8, 2024

It’s about fostering collaboration between journalists and grassroots movements and supporting journalism created by oppressed and marginalized people.” This evolution was shaped under the guidance of Rikki Li, Prism ’s developmental editor, who believes in the transformative potential of this training.

Agriculture 128

Agriculture Ethics Values Governance 128

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.

Public and Social Policy 135

Public and Social Policy Agriculture Manufacturing Environmental 135

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

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

For example, the Black origins of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) were eclipsed by white farmers, 14 and Indigenous fights against government-provided commodity foods were marginalized. 13 Nor has the movement adequately acknowledged the Black, Indigenous, and diasporic communities of color whose work and leadership it drew from.

Food 139

Food Culture Agriculture Public and Social Policy 139

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 22, 2023

In the US, a groundbreaking collaboration with Mexico is helping the Colorado River Delta see new life again as over the years drought, overconsumption, and water rights issues have significantly decreased the river’s capacity. “We Local agriculture is in need, too. However, the river has already been exposed to danger for too long.

Agriculture 97

Agriculture Environmental Governance Associations 97

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 15, 2024

Collaborative Google.org research found a 300 percent increase in the application of AI to address the SDGs since 2018. To make sense of it all, Fast Forward analyzed nearly 100 use cases, collaborated with leaders in the tech-for-good ecosystem, and interviewed dozens of builders. New solutions are coming online every week.

Curriculum and Teaching 144

Curriculum and Teaching Health Education Education 144

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 24, 2023

For many Americans, the term rural elicits simplified imagery of people and places—primarily White, living in small towns, focused on agriculture, and impoverished. Rural communities have varied local economies, which include manufacturing , healthcare, the service sector, and agriculture. What do you picture when you think of rural?

Poverty 114

Poverty Agriculture Community Development Culture 114

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2023

For instance, Art.coop and Grantmakers in the Arts are collaborating to educate funders about power-shifting and solidarity principles, creating shared language and frameworks that funders can draw on as they develop and implement funding strategies. Artists are essential to any vision that calls the future into question.

Philanthropy 108

Philanthropy Culture Agriculture Community Development 108

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

They move at the speed of trust, and trust is built through engagement, collaboration, and pursuing their triple bottom line of people, planet, and profit. Worker cooperatives benefit from collaborative tools and project management software, fostering efficient teamwork and transparent decision-making processes.

Retail 121

Retail Technology Production Agriculture 121

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 4, 2024

These successes transformed our agricultural practices, so that rather than relying on large commercial farms, regenerative farming practices gained prominence, creating food sovereignty. Notes Resonance: A Framework for Philanthropic Transformation (Oakland, CA: Justice Funders and The Resonance Collaborative).

Public and Social Policy 131

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Taxation 131

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. Keeping these criticisms in mind, the next blog post will discuss how unions collaborate with other social sector forces. Unions are 501(c)(5)s.

Law 105

Law Agriculture Education Education 105

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Now, they’re expanding their philanthropy to news organizations that report on food, agriculture, and the environment and, in turn, amplifying the family’s other efforts. For example, in 2016, the Walton Family Foundation formed the Water Funder Initiative in collaboration with six other philanthropies.

Public and Social Policy 135

Public and Social Policy Environmental Public and Nonprofit Management Philanthropy 135

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Initial evidence points to emerging partnerships with key federal partners like Rural Development at the US Department of Agriculture and with other private foundations. We welcome further ideas, innovation, and collaboration to meet the moment and keep the momentum moving forward for rural communities across the country.

Entrepreneurship 126

Entrepreneurship Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations 126

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The HUB is also part of a collaborative capital campaign called Rise Together Now , uniting six nonprofit organizations across the Seattle area to support equitable and inclusive development projects in the Central District, Capitol Hill, and White Center neighborhoods. Most of the funding has already been raised, including $4.9

Community Development 130

Community Development Poverty Retail Insurance 130

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Fed up with a system that regularly provides limited, top-down support, a group of BIPOC-led organizations banded together to create the EFOD Collaborative in 2018. EFOD stands for “equitable food-oriented development.” Our theory of change, if you will, is really focused on supporting Black and Brown entrepreneurs at the bottom.”

Food 121

Food Finance Community Development Culture 121

Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

They support organizations that are leaders in what they do, demonstrate innovation, and align and collaborate with others to achieve workable solutions to community issues. The foundation focuses its grant making on community education programs, arts-in-education programs, and agricultural and environmental programs. Areas served: US.

Education 110

Education Education Children Public and Nonprofit Management 110

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

This series— Ending Work Requirements — based on a report by the Maven Collaborative, the Center for Social Policy, and Ife Finch Floyd, will explore the truth behind work requirements. But where did they come from, and why are they still a central part of economic policy today?

Public and Social Policy 130

Public and Social Policy Poverty Social Policy Children 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 12, 2023

As a collaborative effort with multiple funding partners , we have regular conversations with foundations from across the globe. Together, they address barriers to safe and healthy diets through capacity building, strategic collaborations, and advocacy for increased resources, improved policies, and better government accountability.

Civil Society 98

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Food 98

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 11, 2023

This effort focuses on the Vital Conditions for Health and Well-Being and shared stewardship —a collaborative, power-sharing approach to improving health and wellbeing. As in North Sound, there is a significant migrant farming community due to large agricultural businesses. What is the Vital Conditions Framework?

Health 93

Health Public and Social Policy Leadership Collaborations 93

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 3, 2024

Similarly, more than half of the around two hundred large philanthropic collaboratives surveyed (a common form of big bet philanthropy) have been founded since 2010. Bridgespan’s Big Bet Database counts 125 United States donor pledges of above $25M to social change efforts in the year 2020 , compared to just 18 in the year 2000.

Finance 119

Finance Philanthropy Governance Health 119

Anedot

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Location: San Rafael, CA Hours: Full-time, salaried, exempt status Salary Range: $95,004 – $122,148 BACKGROUND The Agricultural Institute of Marin is an educational 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in San Rafael, California.

Finance 52

Finance Non-Profits Agriculture Food 52

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

He received his Master of Public Administration from Auburn University and his Bachelor of Science in Journalism and Mass Communications from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro, North Carolina. Collaboration is an important factor, and the pandemic definitely forced me to do that.

Management 84

Management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofit Administration and Development 84

Candid

JUNE 27, 2024

Women are disproportionately affected in areas including health care, sustainable agriculture, forced displacement, economic development, literacy, democracy, and mass incarceration While efforts that ignore gender will be limited in effectiveness, those that address gender likely will have ripple effects into other areas.

Agriculture 52

Agriculture Poverty Health Leadership 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 8, 2023

Termed “The Walkers,” these newly migrant individuals and families found security in rural communities that were able to feed everyone throughout the shutdown, using traditional agricultural practices.

Leadership 122

Leadership Poverty Culture Public and Social Policy 122

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 Quarterly

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Back in 2012, longtime CLT advocate John Emmeus Davis wrote in Shelterforce that collaboration between the land banks and CLTs is, to use the hackneyed phrase, an obvious “win-win.” CLTs ensure lasting affordability and, for that reason, are an important tool for stabilizing neighborhoods and forestalling gentrification.

Public and Social Policy 115

Public and Social Policy Community Development Governance Agriculture 115