NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

At present, one of UNEC’s most critical projects is to convene a multi-partner collaboration in the city’s Northeast Corridor neighborhoods to transform our local food system. I’ve observed the inner workings of a complex food system that, when it functions well, nourishes our bodies, families, and cultures.

Food 111

Food Public and Nonprofit Management Medical Community Development 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

India’s fragrant spices, cornucopia of foods, and breathtaking biodiversity compelled despots and discoverers alike to traverse its mystical landscapes, from the mighty Himalayas to the valiant Deccan. And in doing so, they have relentlessly decolonized what land and food have meant for my people.

Food 122

Food Civil Society Agriculture Public and Social Policy 122

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress temporarily implemented a child tax credit initiative that in 2021 cut child poverty nearly in half, lifting millions out of poverty, according to a US Census report. The tax credit also reduced food insecurity among families and helped parents afford basic necessities.

Poverty 120

Poverty Children Law Food 120

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Image credit: Barbara Olsen on Pexels If you want to reduce poverty, cash matters. Springboard to Opportunities —the organization we both work for—began operations in 2013 with the goal to break cycles of generational poverty that are particularly persistent in Black communities.

Public and Social Policy 134

Public and Social Policy Poverty Public Policy Governance 134

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

OCTOBER 13, 2014

8:00 am: I drop my children to school and call in for a huddle on my drive to work with the development team (a ten-minute daily meeting that allows us to pray together and do a quick rundown of daily goals and stuck points). Fridays are #fishtacofridays or #foodtruckfridays with the team at a food truck across the street.

Communication 189

Communication Poverty Nonprofits Children 189

The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 16, 2024

per share during the recent 52-week period. ** Feed The Children Selects RKD Group RKD Group in Dallas is the new direct response fundraising agency of record for Feed The Children in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Millions of children are experiencing hunger here in the U.S. Its public support was $496.7 million, up from $387.7

Children 52

Children Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty Food 52

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Instead, they harm people who need the support of public benefits programs, increase poverty, and have negative macroeconomic impacts. Almost 90 percent of SNAP participants in households with children (and at least one adult without a disability) are employed at some point within the year.

Public and Social Policy 133

Public and Social Policy Poverty Social Policy Children 133

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Age, poverty, ethnicity, and marginalization exacerbate existing gender inequalities and pose particular threats to women’s livelihoods, health, and safety. And in 2021, food insecurity among adult women rose to 31.9 Children, particularly girls, face similar challenges. percent from 27.5 percent in 2019.

Public and Social Policy 136

Public and Social Policy Poverty Health Environmental 136

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Concern Worldwide Gifts: When you buy Concern Gifts, you support Concern’s work in 25 countries worldwide – bringing food, clean water, good health, education and a higher standard of living within reach of more people. Although Concern is based in the U.K., their gift program also accepts U.S.-issued

Poverty 111

Poverty Children Food Health 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 17, 2022

a day to afford a decent and dignified standard of living : enough to afford acceptable housing, feed his family, send his children to school, and cover his farming costs. Four of his five children work rather than attending school to help the family get by. Understandably, not one of Afi’s children sees a future in farming.

Agriculture 105

Agriculture Civil Society Poverty Environmental 105

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 24, 2023

The new studies bolster the case, long made by many liberal economists and policymakers, that poor families tend to spend cash welfare payments on their most pressing needs, to the benefit of the entire household and especially children. Among the top priorities for families that received the expanded credit, the March study found, was food.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Poverty Children Universities 98

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 1, 2021

12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay. 16: World Food Day — #WorldFoodDay. 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty — #EndPoveryDay. 20: World Children’s Day — #WorldChildrensDay. 2: World Autism Awareness Day — #WorldAustismDay. 7: World Health Day — #WorldHealthDay.

Homelessness 145

Homelessness Poverty Health Nonprofits 145

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2019

12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay. 16: World Food Day — #WorldFoodDay. 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty — #EndPoveryDay. 3: World Wildlife Day — #WorldWildlifeDay. 8: International Women’s Day — #IWD20. 12: World Kidney Day — # WorldKidneyDay.

Poverty 145

Poverty Technology Health Nonprofits 145

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 7, 2023

This article concludes the series : Eradicating Rural Poverty: The Power of Cooperation. For decades, the United States has focused on what are called “place-based” strategies and policies to address poverty, housing access, and affordability. Studies show that secure housing is critical to reducing generational poverty.

Poverty 119

Poverty Community Development Construction Finance 119

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2022

12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay. 16: World Food Day — #WorldFoodDay. 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty — #EndPoveryDay. 20: World Children’s Day — #WorldChildrensDay. 2: World Autism Awareness Day — #WorldAustismDay. 3: Good Deeds Day — #GoodDeedsDay.

Homelessness 144

Homelessness Poverty Health Nonprofits 144

Candid

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Casey Foundation’s annual KIDS COUNT Data Book , are alarming: Too few children are graduating from high school ready to earn because many aren’t arriving ready to learn—or not regularly attending school at all. This is especially true for those who are living in poverty, have experienced trauma, or are facing other challenges.

Philanthropy 103

Philanthropy Health Children Poverty 103

The Kindful Blog

MARCH 1, 2021

Mission: The mission of Crossroads for Women is to provide comprehensive, integrated services to empower women emerging from incarceration to achieve safe, healthy, and fulfilling lives in the community, for themselves and their children. Donate hygiene, cleaning, or non-perishable food items. Impacting: Poverty.

Poverty 122

Poverty Health Philanthropy Education 122

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 1, 2023

12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay. 16: World Food Day — #WorldFoodDay. 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty — #EndPoveryDay. 3: World Wildlife Day — #WorldWildlifeDay. 8: International Women’s Day — #IWD2023. 9: World Kidney Day — #WorldKidneyDay.

Homelessness 144

Homelessness Poverty Nonprofits Health 144

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 27, 2023

Image Credit: Drazen Zigic on istock.com Three years after the initial upheaval caused by the pandemic, families across the country continue to struggle to find affordable care for their children, and childcare facilities struggle to find and retain employees. The median pay for a childcare worker nationally was $13.11 That all adds up.

Insurance 105

Insurance Children Poverty Education 105

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

AUGUST 23, 2020

Watts of Love: Watts of Love is a global solar lighting nonprofit bringing people the power to raise themselves out of the darkness of poverty. Kiva : To connect people through lending to alleviate poverty. Invisible Children: To bring a permanent end to LRA atrocities. Center for Biological Diversity: Saving life on earth.

Poverty 94

Poverty Public and Nonprofit Management Health Children 94

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 1, 2017

12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay. 16: World Food Day — #WorldFoodDay. 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty — #EndPoveryDay. 20: Universal Children’s Day — #ChildrensDay. 20: Universal Children’s Day — #ChildrensDay.

Children 110

Children Poverty Health Universities 110

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2017

12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay. 16: World Food Day — #WorldFoodDay. 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty — #EndPoveryDay. 20: Universal Children’s Day — #ChildrensDay. 3: World Wildlife Day — #WorldWildlifeDay.

Volunteerism 109

Volunteerism Volunteerism Children Homelessness 109

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2018

12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay. 16: World Food Day — #WorldFoodDay. 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty — #EndPoveryDay. 20: Universal Children’s Day — #ChildrensDay. 3: World Wildlife Day — #WorldWildlifeDay.

Volunteerism 111

Volunteerism Volunteerism Children Homelessness 111

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 13, 2023

A nod to Mondragon Corporation , the world’s largest worker cooperative network based in the Basque Country region of Spain, this Black-owned real estate investment cooperative aims to make homeownership accessible and permanent for a demographic of Buffalo that is far more likely to experience generational poverty than generational wealth.

Non-Profits 137

Non-Profits Food Environmental Associations 137

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 6, 2024

A third of the people in this country, nearly 100 million, live below 200 percent of the federal poverty level , where the loss of income from even a short-term illness can be insurmountable. The expanded (but now expired) child tax credits alone cut childhood poverty by 30 percent in only six months. This work is urgent.

Public and Social Policy 120

Public and Social Policy Governance Nonprofit Administration and Development Poverty 120

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 5, 2023

What was your research process of pulling all of these dense topics, from global warming, to faith, to redlining, to greenlining, to food insecurity together in an accessible, easy-to-read way? Mine is my children. HMT: It is a process of constantly educating ourselves. And just thinking about that is really, really difficult.

Environmental 126

Environmental Food Poverty Culture 126

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 27, 2023

This isolation severely limits access to health care, education, nutritious and plentiful food, and economic opportunity. This lack of rural access (RA) particularly impacts young girls and women living in poverty, who are often left behind when it comes to education, health-care services, and opportunities to generate income.

Public and Social Policy 130

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Non-Profits Health 130

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 20, 2023

Even small amounts of lead can lead to severe adverse health effects in children , including issues with learning, brain and nervous system development, hearing and speech, and arrested growth. Exposure to lead during pregnancy can lead to developmental or behavioral problems in children later on.

Curriculum and Teaching 75

Curriculum and Teaching Children Environmental Public and Social Policy 75

Getting Attention

MAY 18, 2015

Chief Marketing Officer Jewish Board for Family and Children Services (New York, NY). Communications Director Southern Poverty Law Center (Montgomery, AL). Creative Manager Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties (Santa Clara, CA). Communications Manager Congregation Beit Simchat Torah (New York, NY).

Communication 67

Communication Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development Poverty 67

Fundraising Coach

JUNE 23, 2016

The only thing keeping Amadou, his family, and lot of families in Somerville, Massachusetts from starving was the SNAP program—what we all call “food stamps.” And I knew the anti-poverty agency where I worked was signing people up for food stamps.and saving lives. I knew Amadou. But how could I show that to our donors?

Food 79

Food Poverty Children Communication 79

Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 20, 2021

This is the main challenge (Ex: poverty, disease, discrimination) the character must face. But this is the kind of reporting you’re likely to get back: Denise, a mother with three minor children, requested assistance with rent and utility. Show the donor why this character is worth rooting for. Give them a goal. Introduce the villain.

Ethics 118

Ethics Construction Poverty Values 118

Fundraising Coach

OCTOBER 28, 2013

That would be cancer … global warming… natural disasters… homelessness… domestic violence… human trafficking… malaria… undrinkable water… torture and injustice… poverty… hunger… there are a lot of scary problems in the world! Rivers, forests, children, seniors, immigrants, the sick, the lonely, the impoverished.

Homelessness 99

Homelessness Fundraising Fundraising Children 99

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

They were also more likely to live in units that were overcrowded or contaminated by lead, asbestos, and other environmental hazards within high-poverty, low-opportunity communities. Casey Foundation’s mission is to create a brighter future for America’s children, young people, and families. The Annie E.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Foundations 126

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Day of Service — #MLKDay 28: Data Privacy Day — #DataPrivacyDay February 2: World Wetlands Day — #WorldWetlandsDay 4: World Cancer Day — #WorldCancerDay 6: Safer Internet Day — #SaferInternetDay 13: World Radio Day — #WorldRadioDay 15: Digital Learning Day — #DigitalLearningDay 18: World Whale Day — #WorldWhaleDay 20: World Day (..)

Homelessness 97

Homelessness Poverty Nonprofits Health 97

Jeff Brooks

JULY 30, 2024

As wonderful as it will be, we aren’t going to eliminate world poverty in the next 12 months. If an expert visits a community and finds malnourished children, her thought is not, “We need a whole bunch of food here!” With her insight, she might go to donors and say, “There are hungry children here.

Fundraising 52

Fundraising Fundraising Food Poverty 52

Nonprofit Megaphone

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The American Farmland Trust protects agricultural land, promotes environmentally sound farming practices, and helps farmers continue to grow food for us all. These gifts would be perfect for a loved one passionate about sustainable farming, growing food, and farmer appreciation. Shop their online store to help promote their mission.

Children 105

Children Nonprofits Environmental Agriculture 105

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 30, 2015

12: International Day for Street Children — #StreetChildrenDay. 16: World Food Day — #WorldFoodDay. 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty — #EndPoveryDay. 20: Universal Children’s Day — #ChildrensDay. 20: Universal Children’s Day — #ChildrensDay.

Children 75

Children Poverty Health Universities 75