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At Least $2.1 Billion in New Funds Pledged at COP28, as Foundations Focus On Health and Agriculture

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press Kamran Jebreili/AP Activists demonstrate for rural people, food, land, and climate justice at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit. With the United Nations climate talks wrapping up in Dubai, foundations and other funders pledged at least $2.1

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Innovating to Address the Systemic Drivers of Health

Stanford Social Innovation Review

She also lives in a food desert, which makes getting nutritious and affordable food difficult. The nearest fresh food grocer is three miles away, across the 101 freeway. She can afford one big shopping trip in the month and at the end of the month she visits the local food pantry to subsidize until she gets her next paycheck.

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Why White Castle’s Cause Marketing is Better than KFC’s

Selfish Giving

It doesn’t connect its unhealthy food with a health cause as KFC does. Nor did WC choose to highlight its calorically dense food, as KFC did with the Double Down , the same week it promoted its involvement with a health cause. Fast food restaurants can and should be involved with causes.

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The Best & Worst Local Cause Marketing Programs of 2010

Selfish Giving

Details: This programs was the brainchild of Chris Mann , the former associate manager, brand marketing at New Balance (who’s now a hotshot account director at Cone ) who wanted to further educate NB customers and store employees about his company’s support for Komen for the Cure. Program: New Balance/Komen Pinup Program.

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Social Media and Newsletter Ideas for October 2020

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

If you are a health related org, you can promote dental health. Help your readers define some of the jargon associated with your cause. Share your favorite cookie or vegetarian recipes or have your staff or supporters shares theirs. 10/02: World Smile Day. 10/05: Do Something Nice Day. 10/05: World Teacher’s Day.

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“Forever Chemicals” Are Endangering Our Collective Health

NonProfit Quarterly

Deemed “forever chemicals” because they are virtually indestructible, PFAS have pervaded all known substances—including our water, our soil, our food, and even our own bodies. According to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences , “PFAS are a group of nearly 15,000 synthetic chemicals.” According to Erik D.

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Food Co-op Leaders Say the Cure for Gentrification Is Solidarity

NonProfit Quarterly

The position of food co-ops in this mix can be ambiguous. On one hand, community-owned food co-ops can be a powerful strategy to assert community control over local food and avoid resident displacement. Yet food co-ops are also sometimes criticized as being potential agents of gentrification.

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