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 106

Public and Social Policy Poverty Social Policy Children 106

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 110

Poverty Children Food Health 110

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 119

Public and Social Policy Poverty Health Environmental 119

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2022

This article is part of Black Food Sovereignty: Stories from the Field , a series co-produced by Frontline Solutions and NPQ. How does a community come together to build community wealth and advance Black food sovereignty? A little over two years ago, Black food advocates came together in Raleigh to form the Black Farmers’ Hub.

Food 116

Food Agriculture Governance Children 116

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 101

Agriculture Civil Society Poverty Environmental 101

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The Little Market is a 501(c)(3), charitable organization founded by women to help alleviate poverty by sourcing their good from artisan groups in over 25 countries. Serrv International is a nonprofit dedicated to fighting global poverty through fair and ethical trade. Food & Drink. 15) Little Market :: thelittlemarket.com.

Ethics 124

Ethics Children Poverty Education 124

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 Quarterly

MAY 2, 2024

Those most impacted by a lack of or failing infrastructure, including the elderly and people living in poverty, are at high risk for loneliness. The nonprofit sponsors monthly and annual meetups with free food, snacks, and games. Awaiting them was hot chocolate, tea, food, and connections.

Public and Social Policy 122

Public and Social Policy Sociology Health Medical 122

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

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 139

Homelessness Poverty Health Nonprofits 139

Candid

DECEMBER 16, 2024

This disparity is all the more striking considering the magnitude of challenges here, even before the stormbroadband, health care, and food deserts; intergenerational poverty born from extraction; and the ongoing opioid crisis.

Philanthropy 119

Philanthropy Disaster Relief Insurance Medical 119

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 141

Homelessness Poverty Nonprofits Health 141

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

This narrative falsely portrayed Black women as abusing the welfare system by having children out of wedlock, stigmatizing the legitimate need for usually meager forms of public assistance. She relied on her benefits to keep food on the table and a roof over her family’s head. These accusations were never based in reality.

Public and Social Policy 95

Public and Social Policy Poverty Governance Insurance 95

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 108

Poverty Community Development Construction Finance 108

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

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

JANUARY 26, 2024

According to the American Psychiatric Association (APA), this destabilization can lead to “cumulative community stress, increases in poverty, domestic violence, substance abuse, and forced migration.” Those impacted the most by involuntary moves globally are children. Why are children most in jeopardy?

Health 82

Health Agriculture Children Public and Social Policy 82

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 24, 2023

This article is the second in the series Eradicating Rural Poverty: The Power of Cooperation. In America’s rural areas of deep poverty, over 60 percent of the residents are BIPOC. However, in America’s rural areas of deep poverty, over 60 percent of the residents are BIPOC. This disproportionality demands systemic solutions.

Poverty 99

Poverty Agriculture Community Development Culture 99

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Often, the result is rural poverty. percent of rural residents lived below the poverty line, compared to 11.9 It supports a population of over 380,000 residents, 21 percent of whom live in poverty, 15 percent of whom are Black, and 15 percent Latinx. As of 2019, an estimated 15.4 percent of urban and suburban residents.

Poverty 80

Poverty Children Culture Food 80

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 80

Insurance Children Poverty Education 80

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 97

Children Poverty Health Universities 97

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

Serrv International is a nonprofit dedicated to fighting global poverty through fair and ethical trade. Proceeds go to both the talented artisans that create the beautifully crafted products in the UNICEF Market and to help UNICEF save and protect children. Food & Drink. 17) Serrv International :: serrv.org. Household Goods.

Ethics 102

Ethics Children Production Manufacturing 102

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 96

Volunteerism Volunteerism Children Homelessness 96

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 27, 2023

Mutual aid can include the bartering of services or goods; or the free exchange of items, from cooking meals or delivering food, to clothing drives, prescription pickups, home repair, or childcare. With safety nets overwhelmed and record numbers of people facing job loss and poverty, mutual aid groups stepped in to fill the void.

Food 81

Food Philanthropy Children Poverty 81

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

Get Fully Funded

APRIL 2, 2023

We empower young adults to overcome poverty and build a brighter future for Haiti. We advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children who are under protection of juvenile court. For example, a food pantry might come up with sticky-note drafts such as: We provide emergency food boxes to people in need.

Food 106

Food Entrepreneurship Nonprofits Public and Nonprofit Management 106

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 119

Ethics Construction Poverty Values 119

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 110

Environmental Food Poverty Culture 110

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

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 100

Public and Social Policy Governance Nonprofit Administration and Development Poverty 100

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

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 59

Curriculum and Teaching Children Environmental Public and Social Policy 59

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 116

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Foundations 116

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 Environmental Nonprofits Agriculture 105

Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 24, 2021

A key message for a food pantry might be “No one should go hungry and you can help us make sure that our neighbors have a nice dinner for Thanksgiving.”. For example if you need help caring for animals in your shelter until they’re adopted, you can say “Please help provide food and shelter for the 26 animals in our care until they’re adopted.

Fundraising 122

Fundraising Fundraising Homelessness Children 122