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Lessons from the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season: What philanthropy can do better

Candid

Hardest hit by flooding was the Central Appalachia region, where years of disinvestment by government and philanthropy left the region ill prepared. The Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) annually publishes the State of Disaster Philanthropy (SODP) report using Candid data, but the lag in data reporting means its always two years behind.

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IKEA Saves the Children When Facebook Fans Invite Friends to Shop

Selfish Giving

“Liking” the page triggered one meal donation, and more donations were earned as fans answered football and food-related trivia questions through the 2 Minute Trivia Drill Game. The program generated a whopping 25 million meals for Feeding American food banks across the country. There are two things we can learn from this program.

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Ep185: The Story Behind Big Lots' $50 Million Gift to Nationwide Children's Hospital

Selfish Giving

Today on CauseTalk Radio , Megan and I talk to Jeremy Ball , who leads the Big Lots Foundation and is director of philanthropy and events for the parent company Big Lots , about the retailers impressive cause marketing efforts on behalf of Nationwide Children's Hospital. But this was just the tip of the iceberg.

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A Letter to Philanthropy: Saviorism Will Not Save Our Ecosystems

NonProfit Quarterly

We are your own children. Philanthropy Fuels the Fire Philanthropy has added fuel to the fire that is saviorism disguised as progress. 15 Philanthropy has added fuel to the fire that is saviorism disguised as progress. Then, why do you go out anddo the things you tell us not to do? That land belongs to them, not us.

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From Food Pantry to Urban Farming: Food Justice Lessons from Camden

NonProfit Quarterly

This article is part of Black Food Sovereignty: Stories from the Field , a series co-produced by Frontline Solutions and NPQ. This series features stories from a group of Black food sovereignty leaders who are working to transform the food system at the local level. How can a community reduce food insecurity?

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John Deere Foundation Awards $19 Million to Reduce World Hunger

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Also, Cincinnati Children's received $15 million from a local family foundation; and Google gave $2 million to two historically Black institutions. Prest Gabriela Vivacqua, WFP Alex Korayi travels by boat to reach a World Food Program distribution site on Amech Island, South Sudan.

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From Gig Work to Good Work: How Workforce Policy Can Support Gig Workers

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Getty Images on Unsplash Millions of people in the United States need work that fits around uncertain day-to-day fluctuations, particularly workers who care for children, elders, or others needing caregiving assistance. Philanthropy also enabled an initial pilot with the workforce agency covering Long Beach, CA.