NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 2, 2024

Image credit: Miriam Alonso on pexels.com Loneliness is “the most human of feelings,” Jeremy Nobel, faculty at the Harvard Chan School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School, said on the podcast Harvard Thinking. Along with feelings about climate change eroding mental health, climate events can contribute to loneliness.

Public and Social Policy 133

Public and Social Policy Sociology Health Medical 133

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Image credit: Curated Lifestyle on Unsplash This article introduces a three-part series— Building Wealth for the Next Generation: The Promise of Baby Bonds —a co-production of NPQ and the Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy at The New School for Social Research in New York City. This series will explore that central question.

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Public Policy Poverty Governance 124

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

MAY 23, 2024

The Letter to the Donors of America suggests that a more holistic approach is needed when evaluating an organization’s health and impact. If an organization budgets for a small surplus each fiscal year, they are creating enough financial cushion to be able to invest in new and innovative operations that could boost their social impact.

Public and Social Policy 232

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

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

Image Credit: lilartsy on unsplash.com This is the third article from A Green New Deal on the Ground , a series produced with Climate and Community Project, a progressive climate policy think tank developing cutting-edge research at the climate and inequality nexus. Public school teachers are not just educators.

Public and Social Policy 141

Public and Social Policy Education Education Environmental 141

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Image credit: AndreyPopov on istock.com Work requirements—or requiring people to find employment in order to access public benefits—force people to prove that they deserve a social safety net. But where did they come from, and why are they still a central part of economic policy today?

Public and Social Policy 127

Public and Social Policy Poverty Social Policy Children 127

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. According to data from the organization UN Women , approximately 20 million more women live in poverty than men, significantly affecting their health and wellbeing.

Public and Social Policy 134

Public and Social Policy Poverty Health Environmental 134

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Despite the accolades, these artists were low-income and eligible for our program, which means they’d fallen through the severed US social safety net. Could a regular public program of guaranteed income, especially for artists, make a difference? That is the critical policy question that our pilot intended to explore.

Public and Social Policy 131

Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Foundations Health 131

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Image credit: Drazen Zigic on istock.com Work requirements—or requiring people to find employment in order to access public benefits—force people to prove that they deserve a social safety net. But where did they come from, and why are they still a central part of economic policy today? So, what keeps them alive today?

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Poverty Governance Insurance 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 16, 2023

It also has an adverse impact on workforce productivity and inflicts economic losses on workers whose health and working conditions are affected by extreme heat. In addition, children, the elderly, informal dwellers and other marginalized communities are more vulnerable to the effects of extreme heat than others.

Health 91

Health Public and Social Policy Energy Collaborations 91

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Image credit: Getty Images For Unsplash+ This article is the second in a three-part series Building Wealth for the Next Generation: The Promise of Baby Bonds a co-production of NPQ and the Institute on Race, Power and Political Economy at The New School for Social Research in New York City.

Public and Social Policy 91

Public and Social Policy Poverty Children Universities 91

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Throughout my 35-year career as an optometrist turned social entrepreneur, I have practiced continual self-renewal in pursuit of a world where equitable access to eyeglasses is universal, especially for the poorest and most remote communities. Compassionate capitalism and public-private partnerships held the key to jumpstarting our impact.

Public and Social Policy 135

Public and Social Policy Health Energy Leadership 135

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Getting our housing system to work better for all—especially for families of color who have long experienced discrimination and bias—will require a long-term concerted endeavor with coordinated efforts from a broad host of public, private, and community actors. The situation for extremely low-income homeowners was no better.

Public and Social Policy 125

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Foundations 125

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The Water Alliance is changing that question to, “How can utilities, communities, and policy makers work together to create an environment in which shutoffs for low-income families are not necessary?”. Guided by the alliance, the teams gathered data that would inform policy changes for water utilities. For García, this was troubling.

Public and Social Policy 137

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Collaborations Universities 137

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Yet, nearly all low-wage workers in the city are rent-burdened , with 25 percent of children within the city limits living in poverty. As Barber noted, a 2020 report by Robert Paul Hartley, an assistant professor of social work at Columbia University, found that 34 million eligible poor or low-income voters did not vote in 2016. “We

Poverty 114

Poverty Public and Social Policy Healthcare Homelessness 114

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 6, 2024

To change peoples’ material reality, however, means rehauling the entire operating system of our democracy, not just tinkering with its policies. Historically, for example, Black public health leaders in Pittsburgh created Freedom House Ambulance Services after being neglected by police-staffed ambulances.

Public and Social Policy 115

Public and Social Policy Governance Nonprofit Administration and Development Poverty 115

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Since 2018, the percentage of pedestrian fatalities among children younger than 15 in which speeding was a factor has doubled. Put simply, says McGinn, road design and car design are both the problem and the solution to one of the most preventable public health crises in the United States. “I

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Health Nonprofit Administration and Development Culture 124

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 24, 2023

By Tia Martinez In seeking to improve the health outcomes of people in underserved communities, philanthropy’s results have, in general, been disappointing: Socioeconomic and racial injustices run so deep in these communities that strong barriers to change extend well beyond the health care system.

Public and Social Policy 97

Public and Social Policy Health Collaborations Foundations 97

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 3, 2024

By teaching people to better understand the world around them, including the challenges and inequities embedded within it, she teaches people how to creatively reimagine the structures, policies, processes, and social interactions that align with a better future. I focus on social issues. I started off in furniture design.

Public and Social Policy 123

Public and Social Policy Children Education Education 123

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Dismantling barriers to food access requires clear strategies and methodologies that inform funding, drive policy, and guide community-based initiatives. As in other cities, in Camden, dedicated community-based organizations are working to close these gaps through nutrition education, food assistance programs, and social services.

Food 143

Food Agriculture Poverty Public and Social Policy 143

Candid

JANUARY 6, 2023

Candid’s Issue Lab provides access to more than 33,000 philanthropic resources, which include reports, studies, surveys, and toolkits that cover a variety of issue areas and are contributed by social sector organizations from around the world. Kellogg Foundation in partnership with the University of New Mexico This report examines how W.K.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Culture Health 98

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 20, 2023

But Generation Alpha, comprising children born after 2010 and following Generation Z, is on track to be the generation least connected with nature. The report also highlights how public and private programs around the country are finding innovative and often low-cost ways to achieve these goals.

Public and Social Policy 65

Public and Social Policy Children Environmental Philanthropy 65

Getting Attention

JULY 29, 2014

Communications Manager , Grace Place for Children and Families (Naples, FL). Communications Operations Manager , Public Policy Institute of California (San Francisco, CA). Public Health Communications Manger , Canyon Ranch Institute (Tucson, AZ). Social Media Manager , Not For Sale (San Francisco, CA).

Public and Social Policy 70

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Marketing Marketing 70

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 Quarterly

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Innovators, company founders, and other tech enthusiasts have long tried to sell the public on the idea that AI will create a path to a brighter future. AJL combines “art and research to illuminate the social implications and harms of AI.”

Public and Social Policy 118

Public and Social Policy Ethics Race and Ethnicity Law 118

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 20, 2023

One of the stated goals of that report was to “identify communities with high lead exposures and improve their health outcomes.” 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.

Curriculum and Teaching 73

Curriculum and Teaching Children Environmental Public and Social Policy 73

Getting Attention

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Communications Officer National Women’s Health Coalition (New York, NY). Coordinator, Digital Content SOS Children’s Villages – USA (Washington, D.C.). Director of Communications—Policy The New Teacher Project (Location flexible). Public Education and Outreach Coordinator ACLU of Wyoming (Cheyenne, WY).

Marketing 69

Marketing Marketing Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management 69

Getting Attention

JANUARY 4, 2013

Health Policy Technical Writer/Editor , Futures Group (Washington, D.C.). Marketing Account Manager for Rural Teen Campaign , Rescue Social Change Group (telecommute within VT). National Public Affairs and Communication Advisor and Marketing Consultant II , NeighborWorks America (Washington, D.C.). RECENT OPPORTUNITIES.

Public and Social Policy 71

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Marketing Marketing 71

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Often portrayed in Western feminist literature as the disempowered, the excluded, and needing rescue, India in fact continues to be reinvented by the heads, hands, and hearts of her women—from farmers, to craftswomen, to political leaders, to social reformers. The world’s largest cooperative dairy is also in India.

Food 121

Food Civil Society Agriculture Public and Social Policy 121

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 25, 2023

Image Credit: cottonbro studio on pexels.com When your nonprofit’s mission is to ensure that the internet remains a public resource open and accessible to all, and most of your work takes place online, you might think the recent rise of remote work would make management and operations less complicated.

Management 96

Management Race and Ethnicity Public and Nonprofit Management Public and Social Policy 96

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 14, 2024

Data from the National Center for Education Statistics tells us that as of 2021, public school students in the U.S. For the past four years, the Schott Foundation for Public Education has worked with Candid to measure the grantmaking priorities of those in K-12 education philanthropy. It’s possible. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Education 101

Education Education Philanthropy Foundations 101

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 19, 2023

Mothers Out Front was founded by a mom who became distressed about the prospect of her children growing up in a time of climate catastrophe and wanted to join with other concerned moms to create a better future. It can also look like making sure our PTO policy supports working parents.

Public and Social Policy 107

Public and Social Policy Energy Culture Leadership 107

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

And, of course, there are always contingencies with public money. In response to the protests and adverse national publicity, Louisville put into place a civilian review board. The grocery store has over 600 member-owners; we need more. We secured $3.5 million from the city; we need to raise another $3 million.

Food 109

Food Construction Public and Social Policy Governance 109

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Sponsored by the Public Interest Registry and researched by Nonprofit Tech for Good, the report summarizes donor data across six continents about how online and mobile technology effects giving. 2) The rise in online giving is directly correlated to the rise in social media. 15% say Twitter. 10% say Instagram. 4%), Tumblr (.4%),

Public and Social Policy 92

Public and Social Policy Volunteerism Volunteerism Participation and motivation 92

Getting Attention

JANUARY 27, 2012

3) Communications & Social Media Intern Position. 4) Communications and Publications Manager. CureSearch for Children’s Cancer (Arcadia, CA). 5) Communications Director , Environmental Health Coalition (San Diego, CA). 8) Communications Manager , CureSearch for Children’s Cancer (Bethesda, MD).

Public and Social Policy 56

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Marketing Marketing 56

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Civil society creates a balance between sectors, providing a means for private companies to create social impact, and to improve civilian access to essential needs usually covered by the public sector, like education and health care. I wasn’t the only one experiencing complications with the Ortega-Murillo regime.

Civil Society 114

Civil Society Governance Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 114

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 12, 2024

Proliferation, however, has not meant standardization, and policies vary widely. Sabbaticals may be paid (Adobe, REI), unpaid (American Express, National Public Radio), or a combination of the two. Policies also vary in length and accessibility. Another respondent talked about “nursing themselves” back to health.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Activism Agriculture 111

Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

the IRS defines nonprofits as “Organizations that are organized and operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, testing for public safety, literary, educational or other specified purposes.” Examples CARE Mission statement: CARE works around the globe to save lives, defeat poverty, and achieve social justice.

Nonprofit governance and management 89

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Charitable Organizations 89