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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.
NonProfit Quarterly
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Borrowing language from recent findings on rural entrepreneurship, rural philanthropy should be understood as “a distinct phenomenon worthy of distinct focus.” So how can rural philanthropy meet this moment? The definitions of these rural regions will also guide the location and boundaries of three development hubs.
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Stanford Social Innovation Review
OCTOBER 24, 2022
Meanwhile, Better Life Farming , a program developed by life sciences company, Bayer, supports smallholder farmers in low-and-middle-income countries by providing high-quality agricultural products like seeds and crop protection; educational training in farm management, market access, and entrepreneurship; and environmental consulting.
NonProfit Quarterly
MAY 10, 2023
As Young laments, “by declining to directly consider race in bank evaluations under the CRA, the regulators haven’t maximized their opportunity to turn the tide on racial homeownership, entrepreneurship, and wealth gaps.” Flying Blind in Small Business Data “Flying blind.”
Bloomerang
MAY 6, 2022
In this post, I’ll share funding and grant resources for nonprofits involved in the education sector. Similar to the funders in my previous post on education , the organizations listed below focus their efforts on activities inside and outside of the classroom. Funding Priority: Education. The Awesome Foundation. First Book.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
A recent report found that in seven African countries, deficient governance systems are the key obstacle limiting national educational goals. The population-scale solution is not to fund NGO-run health, education, and justice systems. All of this depresses economic activity and increases poverty.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
OCTOBER 30, 2024
The labor-intensive, extractive industries paradigm that has long powered rural economies—think agriculture, manufacturing, mining, timber—has fundamentally changed due to automation and globalization , and the search for new rural development models is coalescing around a new vision.
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