Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Monitor Legislation that Impacts Your Nonprofit and the Children and Families You Serve Nonprofits must be legislative watchdogs for three key reasons: Impact awareness: New laws affect funding, operations, and beneficiary eligibility. Staying informed prevents blindsided disruptions.

Children 52

Children Nonprofit Administration and Development Law Education 52

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

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. For one, directly or indirectly, the government is usually the biggest employer of flexible labor in any area.

Nonprofit governance and management 113

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance Recruitment 113

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 6, 2024

Yet it is precisely at this moment, when democracy is being challenged from all sides, and when the limitations of our nearly 250 years of governing are coming to a breaking point, that we must rise up and fulfill this mandate. Trust in government is at near-record lows because none have yet delivered for all. This work is urgent.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Governance Nonprofit Administration and Development Poverty 126

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

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. Research shows that investing in children through public benefits programs could reduce child poverty rates. Work requirements also do not sustainably increase employment.

Public and Social Policy 135

Public and Social Policy Poverty Social Policy Children 135

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 19, 2024

Although this concentration has had profound local economic and cultural implications, various government agencies have justified it by saying that it is necessary for security reasons or that it brings in national economic support in exchange for hosting the military facilities. percent of the country’s total land area.

Public and Social Policy 140

Public and Social Policy Poverty Construction Law 140

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The move afforded more income for her and her husbandand the hope of a better future for their three children. My children said lets go back to the village, says More, who hails from the Ratnagiri region of the western Indian state of Maharashtra. But how will we feed our children if we leave?

Children 97

Children Health Governance Food 97

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

We garnered new financial support for our “big bettable” proposals and built our organizations to match that moment: opening offices in new locations, employing larger teams, and expanding relationships with governments in order to serve many more people. And yet, nobody told us that the chargers were missing. But we are up to the challenge.

Nonprofit governance and management 126

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Health Finance 126

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 18, 2023

By Fan Li The number of children refusing to attend school in Japan is increasing at an alarming rate. This phenomenon, known as futoko, refers to the increasing number of children who don't attend school for more than 30 days due to reasons unrelated to health or finances. Thus, they made a policy to avoid screening applicants.

Children 98

Children Law Governance Education 98

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

OCTOBER 17, 2019

They use a stat: 1 in 6 children face hunger, despite their families working hard. And they lay out the long-term impact: hungry children can’t focus and that has long-term consequences. We learn that solutions like these reach 12 million children each year. Businesses, farmers, government agencies and people like you!

Children 117

Children Food Nonprofits Governance 117

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 26, 2024

Those impacted the most by involuntary moves globally are children. The Most Vulnerable The report found the “unequal burdens” of children are also deepened by climate change. Children are most at risk for the consequences of climate change in general—and environmental dangers to their mental health start even before birth.

Health 111

Health Agriculture Children Public and Social Policy 111

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 4, 2024

For example, in Saint Paul, MN, the historically Black Rondo neighborhood was virtually destroyed when the federal government built Interstate 94 through the community. Government intervention can create meaningful change, but as the above examples illustrate, that change can often be for the worse.

Public and Social Policy 125

Public and Social Policy Public Policy Poverty Governance 125

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 13, 2023

Unsurprisingly, East Boston also has higher rates of children with asthma and adults with pulmonary disease than other parts of Boston. And air pollution exposure in children can cause asthma, obesity, cancer, cognitive delay, and other challenges. We also need our government agencies to protect us.

Race and Ethnicity 127

Race and Ethnicity Health Environmental Children 127

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

One of the grandmothers was holding and cooing to the baby, while the grandfather played a game with pre-teen children, freeing the granddaughter to make the fire and cook the meal. Children grow up and leave their parents behind, starting new “nuclear” family units. Multigenerational households are rare. It s estimated that 2.6

Public and Social Policy 116

Public and Social Policy Children Poverty Health 116

Candid

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Hardest hit by flooding was the Central Appalachia region, where years of disinvestment by government and philanthropy left the region ill prepared. Photo credit: Save the Children The post Lessons from the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season: What philanthropy can do better appeared first on Candid insights.

Philanthropy 119

Philanthropy Disaster Relief Insurance Medical 119

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 3, 2023

Image credit: RDNE Stock project on pexels.com For centuries, Indigenous children in the United States have endured forceful removal from their families and communities. Yet in 2023, Native American children continue to be removed from their families and extended families, their language, culture, and way of life.

Children 98

Children Public and Social Policy Law Culture 98

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

MAY 23, 2024

F actors such as program performance, governance structure, staff professionalism, fundraising efficiency, and transparency offer a more comprehensive view. The Letter to the Donors of America suggests that a more holistic approach is needed when evaluating an organization’s health and impact. What can I do?

Public and Social Policy 232

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 232

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Tangled titles disproportionately affect Black and Brown families due to inequitable access to legal services and persistent discrimination that has broken many families’ trust in the systems governing property ownership. Most often, this occurs when a parent dies without a will and their home goes automatically to multiple children.

Law 122

Law Insurance Philanthropy Community Development 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

As the Nicaraguan government tightened its grip on authoritarian rule, it was threatened by civil society organizations who possess the power to hold them accountable, receiving funds they do not control and investing those funds in services that preserve human rights, protect democracy, and empower individuals.

Civil Society 116

Civil Society Governance Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 116

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 18, 2023

But in other ways, it was old news for a country in which 92 percent of total employment is in the informal economy—a category that long predates gig work, and which is defined as any employment where workers lack access to government social and labor protections through their jobs. Some of this story is positive, but much of it is not.

Public and Social Policy 145

Public and Social Policy Governance Law Technology 145

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

In a statement, the Legal Aid Society of New York and the New York Coalition for the Homeless—both parties to the consent decree that governs the Right to Shelter—issued a joint statement condemning the mayor’s action, calling it “shameful.” Advocates for the Right to Shelter responded immediately and forcefully. Not ‘may be,’ but ‘shall be.’

Homelessness 129

Homelessness Governance Law Children 129

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

When schools and daycares shuttered, when food and other supply chains broke, who delivered baby supplies to parents juggling virtual work and young children? Government, philanthropy, and community members all relied on nonprofits during the COVID pandemic. Who brought food to housebound elders? It wasn’t for-profit companies.

Governance 109

Governance Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit Administration and Development Finance 109

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 28, 2024

In August 2024, the Global Mercy, the world’s largest civilian hospital ship, docked at the port of Freetown for a 10-month field service to provide surgical operations and educational training by invitation of the government of Sierra Leone.

Medical 113

Medical Healthcare Nonprofit governance and management Health 113

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

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Work requirements are based on several problematic truths about the United States: an unwillingness to govern by fact rather than fiction, a deep history of racism and sexism, and a centuries-long capitalist work ethic that treats people as dispensable. These accusations were never based in reality. They are administratively efficient.

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Poverty Governance Insurance 124

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

There are 32 million elementary school-age children in the United States. We’ve been growing for more than 25 years and currently count approximately 700,000 children in 1,400 schools in our circle of direct influence. These partners represent the opportunity to support play at thousands more schools reaching millions more children.

Collaborations 134

Collaborations Children Philanthropy Values 134

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

But lead exposure is particularly harmful for children, in whom it can cause speech and developmental delays, hyperactivity, rashes, and neurologic problems. For the last few years, there have been major clashes between Mississippi’s state government and its majority-Black capital city.

Environmental 109

Environmental Health Poverty Governance 109

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. Childcare facilities also must have a high number of staffers per child.

Insurance 104

Insurance Children Poverty Education 104

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Research shows that climate-caused disruptions impact adults and children alike, with similar outcomes of depression, anxiety, and PTSD. Some of those voices include undocumented laborers often forced to work during climate disasters, children , and disabled people.

Health 120

Health Healthcare Environmental Nonprofit governance and management 120

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 14, 2022

But the gains of the half century after emancipation were reversed in the following 50 years, as Black people lost land due to fraudulent tactics by government entities, banks, and individuals. Hundreds of thousands of Black Americans owned 15 million acres of land. Here’s one of many stories of Black land loss. That is, until tragedy struck.

Food 117

Food Agriculture Governance Children 117

Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

. — Susan Dibble from Page Ahead Children’s Literacy Program Caring Comes First, Everything Else Can Be Taught Our board members must care about our mission. We serve children with disabilities and developmental delays, children that many don’t realize are in our community.

Ethics 106

Ethics Nonprofit governance and management Collaborations Children 106

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JANUARY 8, 2018

Susan Yingling has over 30 years of experience in Government and Nonprofit work. She is currently the Director of Administration and Marketing for the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children in Columbus, Ohio. . Don’t be shy – tell us what you do in a typical day as a nonprofit communications pro.

Communication 102

Communication Insurance Children Governance 102

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Beyond that, Tech Matters is working with Child Helpline International (the association of the worlds child helplines) to bring together data from many countries (excluding personal information) to gain deeper insights about the challenges faced by children. Nexleaf Analytics is already deploying shared data infrastructure for health systems.

Social Enterprise 112

Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Nonprofit governance and management Ethics 112

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Many times, government and nonprofit representatives had come to Starleen’s Summit Lake neighborhood and indicated that things were going to improve, but not much ever came of it. “My My first thought was, ‘Here we go. A bunch of professionals are coming in to tell us what they are going to do,’” said Saulsberry.

Public and Social Policy 141

Public and Social Policy Construction Community Development Governance 141

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Central to the Black community, it had amusements for adults and children alongside an auditorium where notable figures like Booker T. Through his children, his culture shaping legacy extended into politics. One such example is the Church Auditorium and Park. Washington and President Theodore Roosevelt took the stage.

Culture 120

Culture Poverty Governance Finance 120

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 19, 2023

Conway of Caltech, titled The Big Myth: How American Business Taught Us to Loathe Government and Love the Free Market , examines the role of corporate propaganda. Musgrave offers a more satisfying answer, writing, “I understand neoliberalism as a governing rationality that directs state action in favor of the market” (177).

Public and Social Policy 109

Public and Social Policy Marketing Marketing Governance 109

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 13, 2020

We give our everything every day to empower people in need with these life-changing resources – giving women hope, children health and families a bright future. They also worked with the organization’s leadership to craft articles on how Water.org and its partners work to empower people in poverty with safe water to protect and save lives.

Non-Profits 134

Non-Profits Civil Society Health Poverty 134

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 10, 2023

I have seen these traits in many of the founders I have worked with as an executive coach and governance expert for organizations large and small. Far too many boards have only a cursory understanding of their role in leading and governing their organization. It usually begins with the board’s origin story.

Nonprofit governance and management 98

Nonprofit governance and management Recruitment Governance Leadership 98