NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 15, 2025

But while the report makes various calls to action (for foundations, donors, donor-advised-fund sponsors, lawyers, and policymakers, among others), it also offers a snapshot of the state of the field today, highlighting initial successes and indicating where further change in the field is required. Each fund is unique.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Public Policy 105

Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 20, 2010

But Hannaford turned down a program opportunity with my hospital and others so they could stay true to their values and focus on the environment, local agricultural and husbandry. To make this an even sweeter promotions, Dunkin contributed $10,000 from its foundation to the Alzheimer’s Association. Program: Purple with a Purpose.

Marketing 260

Marketing Marketing Food Agriculture 260

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 28, 2023

Closing the Racial Wealth Gap in the South US researcher and agricultural law expert Nathan Rosenberg has said , “If you want to understand wealth and inequality in this country, you have to understand Black land loss.” They also continue to face discrimination, and exclusion from government programs, loans, and subsidies.

Agriculture 144

Agriculture Finance Culture Collaborations 144

Blue Avocado

MARCH 11, 2025

We would love to qualify for funding for education, agriculture, electricity, fresh water, and jobs creation. David J.Dunworth from Trinity International Ministries FBO PMA Building a strong foundation for sustainable growth. Our mission is growth-oriented, but to achieve that growth, we must set the foundation to scale.

Volunteerism 54

Volunteerism Volunteerism Healthcare Agriculture 54

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Even those in competition with one anotherfor example, different purveyors of agricultural planning tools in low-income countriescan achieve co-benefits and amplify their impact by contributing to a shared data infrastructure. Right now, even the data that does exist is too siloed.

Social Enterprise 112

Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Nonprofit governance and management Ethics 112

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. National Science Foundation, “Collectively, Hispanic, Black, American Indian, and Alaska Native people made up 31% percent of the U.S.

Race and Ethnicity 111

Race and Ethnicity Environmental Education Education 111

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. Walton…and individual family foundations have directed tens of millions of dollars to support journalists, newsrooms, and journalism organizations.

Public and Social Policy 136

Public and Social Policy Environmental Public and Nonprofit Management Philanthropy 136

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

The Missing Middle Agriculture is a central economic pillar in rural communities, especially in developing countries. In some developing countries, up to two-thirds of the population are employed in agriculture, a sector that can account for more than 25 percent of GDP. But how and where? Is external financing available? Affordable?

Finance 121

Finance Agriculture Governance Non-Profits 121

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

Candid

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The IRS recognizes 45,387 501(c)(5) entities, which include both unions and agriculture/horticultural organizations. Kellogg Foundation, with the goal of supporting new forms of worker organizing and producing research to support it. Unions by the numbers. Labor unions fall under the category of 501(c)(5) within the U.S.

Voluntarism 105

Voluntarism Agriculture Homelessness Philanthropy 105

Anedot

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Volunteer of the Year (Sponsor: Harbor Point Charitable Foundation ). Excellence in Leadership (Sponsor: Marin Community Foundation ). Hanson Bridgett LLP JAMBAR Kaiser Permanente San Rafael-Petaluma Marin Independent Journal Redwood Credit Union San Marin Animal Hospital Volvo Cars Marin.

Nonprofit Leadership 98

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Agriculture Public and Nonprofit Management 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 10, 2023

For most US-based foundations, the answer has traditionally been to focus on confined problem areas, projects like reducing malaria incidence, improving school attendance, or increasing access to safe drinking water. There are many reasons why foundations structure their giving in this way. And how can philanthropies fund it?

Production 132

Production Entrepreneurship Agriculture Education 132

The Agitator

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

billion … although #1, Margaret Cargill, an heir to the fortune of her grandfather’s Cargill Corporation (agriculture and food production), gave $6 billion of that in a bequest to her two foundations (which give to the American Red Cross, Nature Conservancy, YMCA and Public Broadcasting Service, among others).

Entrepreneurship 69

Entrepreneurship Agriculture Philanthropy Food 69

Getting Attention

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Fox Foundation (New York, NY). Communications Manager Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (NY metro area). Director of Marketing National Psoriasis Foundation (Portland, OR). Director of Strategic Engagement and Communications Rodel Foundation of Delaware (Wilmington, DE).

Communication 67

Communication Agriculture Public and Nonprofit Management Associations 67

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

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 116

Poverty Agriculture Community Development Culture 116

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

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 4, 2023

This is a question animating much of our work in East Texas, where a local family foundation ( T.L.L. Temple Foundation, 2022 The graph has a clarifying quality, disabusing any suggestion that our regions (represented by the green, blue, and orange lines) are on the right track. In rural East Texas we have a pilot model to get started.

Entrepreneurship 126

Entrepreneurship Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations 126

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 25, 2024

This was the start of the Aadhaar project, which offered a universally accessible ID, a foundational form of digital identification. This also meant that many were unable to claim public services and the benefits that were their due because of the high cost of verifying their identity through manual processes and physical documents.

Public and Social Policy 145

Public and Social Policy Governance Agriculture Activism 145

Getting Attention

MARCH 22, 2011

Gold Foundation; and Tara Collins, Communications Director at the Watershed Agricultural Council! What a pleasure to work with Kivi Leroux Miller of NonprofitMarketingGuide.com; Karen Secular, Communications Director at the Arnold P.

Agriculture 72

Agriculture Marketing Marketing Nonprofits 72

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Jim Bildner, CEO of the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation, takes aim at the “it depends” refrain to that question and suggests a coordinated capital approach for making an impact. This story looks at a range of philanthropic tools foundations have deployed to navigate these tensions and bring private capital to public purpose.

Public and Nonprofit Management 81

Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Agriculture Finance 81

The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

If you’re asking a foundation to fund public information and conservation activities to support bee populations in your city, place your detailed request within a broader outline of the problem.

Agriculture 71

Agriculture Food Foundations Activism 71

NonProfit Hub

AUGUST 4, 2015

According to a report issued by the United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, rural-based organizations received just 5.5 While that estimate might seem low, the author also examined other ways to determine the amount of financial support rural-based projects received from foundations in 2010.

Agriculture 58

Agriculture Governance Foundations Values 58

Selfish Giving

APRIL 25, 2018

Nicole Beckley from National FFA Foundation raised her hand! This usually coincides with our annual National FFA Week and raises money for grants to local FFA chapters to develop or improve an agricultural project (read some great stories about these projects here).

Retail 100

Retail Agriculture Public and Nonprofit Management Law 100

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

A one-acre parcel in Smoketown that LCG now owns, the long-vacant site, former home of the Louisville Slugger factory , is a gift from the Community Foundation of Louisville. Such donations by foundations are not common. Why did the foundation bequeath a property with a declared value (2021) of $625,000 for a fledgling grocery co-op?

Food 111

Food Construction Public and Social Policy Governance 111

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. Fox Foundation. Kiss the Ground.

Children 105

Children Environmental Nonprofits Agriculture 105

Getting Attention

MAY 3, 2011

Getting Attention reader, Tara, of the Watershed Agricultural Council shared how WAC has shortened its print edition and uses issu for the digital version. The Kellogg Foundation recently added QR, or quick response, codes to its report to connect print stories with online video.

Public and Nonprofit Management 74

Public and Nonprofit Management Agriculture Medical Philanthropy 74

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

However, the advantage of that approach is that when we take the time to strategize effectively, we move together with a solid foundation to build upon. Agricultural cooperatives are leveraging data analytics, IoT (internet of things), and precision farming technologies to optimize production and distribution.

Retail 122

Retail Technology Production Agriculture 122

Getting Attention

JUNE 14, 2011

We already have a rich mix of participants, communicators that work in organizations as varied as a state agricultural extension agency, a regional affiliate of one of the largest and most active national organizations there is, and a west coast community foundation. Just a few seats remain. All the best, P.S.

Collaborations 64

Collaborations Participation and motivation Agriculture Activism 64

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 Culture Poverty Public and Social Policy 122

Philanthropy 2173

MAY 11, 2023

Ways of life from agriculture to writing , architecture to transportation are transitioning. I've yet to meet the foundation or philanthropist who (explicitly) states such as their goal so this should be a time of tremendous experimentation and hopeful innovation. I'd love to see it - please point me in the right direction.

Philanthropy 59

Philanthropy Civil Society Agriculture Energy 59

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The people’s removal from their homelands is a critical part of the story that is often ignored, minimized, or justified as a natural progression of agricultural civilization. Alejandro Argumedo, from the Quechua people in central Peru, who is most known for his role as the director of programs at the Andes Amazon for the Swift Foundation.

Environmental 115

Environmental Culture Food Values 115

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Companies can also create goals for their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategies that both improve the well-being of suppliers in the near term and lay a foundation for them to minimize their environmental footprints in the future.

Health 122

Health Public and Social Policy Environmental Governance 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 12, 2023

” As a frequent participant in funder calls and donor working groups, our team at the Roddenberry Foundation has seen this “systems change fatigue” up close and personal. As a collaborative effort with multiple funding partners , we have regular conversations with foundations from across the globe.

Civil Society 98

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Food 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 3, 2024

Our next 10-year vision, set in 2020, will see us impact 10 million farmers, predominantly through a systems change model that works alongside public, private and NGO actors in key agricultural systems. We need to see more public-private funding partnerships as part of, and to follow, big bets.

Finance 119

Finance Philanthropy Governance Health 119

Get Fully Funded

MAY 1, 2023

But a nonprofit business plan is necessary to attract major donors, foundations, Board members, and other potential partners. There are other types of nonprofit organizations such as fraternal beneficiary organizations, or horticulture, labor, and agricultural organizations that are structured as nonprofits as well…so be clear here.).

Homelessness 124

Homelessness Nonprofits Agriculture Management 124

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Another example is Royal Exchange General Insurance Company Ltd , an insurance company in Nigeria with more than 100 years of experience in the national insurance market and a significant portfolio in the agricultural sector.

Insurance 105

Insurance Finance Production Agriculture 105