Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

While immigration policies have prioritized high levels of education or family ties—and the political conversation tends to presume a basic scarcity of jobs—critical jobs in construction, agriculture, hospitality, and the care economy, including elderly care, cannot be automated.

Public and Social Policy 144

Public and Social Policy Finance Recruitment Poverty 144

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

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

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

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Seeking to address the root causes of food insecurity in its own backyard, the Anthem Foundation (a philanthropic arm of the major Indianapolis-based health insurance company, Anthem, Inc. ), funded the initiative with a $2.45 These ideals and beliefs are built into how EFAI works. million grant to LISC Indianapolis.

Food 111

Food Public and Nonprofit Management Medical Community Development 111

Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

However, any new nonprofit needs a strong foundation to thrive. Consider whether your community has a wide range of potential giving sources willing to help out, including individual donors , corporate sponsors, foundations, and government agencies. There are over 1.8 Where will we turn to for financial support?

Nonprofit governance and management 110

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Charitable Organizations 110

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. At its core, ML for social good involves using advanced technology to support people in need and strengthen the well-being of our communities.

Non-Profits 52

Non-Profits Nonprofit governance and management Medical Children 52

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The billionaires and multimillionaires starting foundations and funds and pledging to save the planet are using money taken off the backs of those on the front lines. The billionaires and multimillionaires starting foundations and funds and pledging to save the planet are using money taken off the backs of those on the front lines.

Philanthropy 98

Philanthropy Environmental Agriculture Nonprofit governance and management 98

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 26, 2025

Unlike many organizations that rely on large foundation grants, Scott and his cofounders were intentional about rejecting funding that came with restrictions. Project South was born out of necessity, created to serve as a space for political education, movement building, and base development among Southern communities.

Poverty 102

Poverty Philanthropy Agriculture Education 102

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

All of this depresses economic activity and increases poverty. Borne overwhelmingly by the poorest and most vulnerable, it exacerbates their poverty and threatens their health. Where we have seen major, population-level, and systemic advances in social and economic well-being, governments have been the primary driving force.

Public and Social Policy 130

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Governance Poverty 130

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 9, 2023

Insights from the national survey will also provide the quantitative foundation of the post-capitalism website in development. 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.

Agriculture 98

Agriculture Environmental Food Public and Social Policy 98

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 5, 2024

14 In regions of Africa and South Asia, climate disasters such as floods and droughts increase poverty and food insecurity, prompting families to marry off their daughters at a young age as a survival strategy. Many women work in sectors like agriculture that require less formal education and are particularly sensitive to climate change.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Environmental Education Education 132

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Often, the very same nonprofit that is advocating for social justice policy may pay its own workers poverty-level wages. Nelson Colón of the Puerto Rico Community Foundation, and Clara Miller, president emerita of the Heron Foundation—come from philanthropy. Two of them—Dr.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty 132

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. And over time, instead of starting new foundations, wealth was given over to democratic loan funds to redistribute. .” She’s right.

Public and Social Policy 133

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Taxation 133

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 8, 2025

A public bank is not just a reformits a necessary foundation for meaningful and lasting change that invests directly in community wellbeing. A recent report by the Office of the State Comptroller found that Rochester has the fifth-highest child poverty rate of any US city. Rochester is aiming to replicate this model.

Finance 136

Finance Law Poverty Governance 136

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Not only is it impossible to develop an advanced economy without it, but something as simple as cooking becomes dangerous—many turn to charcoal, wood, agricultural waste, and animal dung as fuel, which all create toxic fumes. During my visit to Tanzania, I experienced this firsthand. Every few days, the electricity would go out.

Public and Social Policy 144

Public and Social Policy Manufacturing Energy Participation and motivation 144

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Poverty, debt, and inequality are crucial to me. Typically, we say that the American Dream ideology individualizes and pathologizes poverty. This man has to ward off the specter of elder poverty by becoming a landlord. It’s captured by big agriculture, oil, or gas companies.

Manufacturing 144

Manufacturing Public and Social Policy Psychology Poverty 144