The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

poverty level, and another 17% qualified in the category of ALICE ® ( A sset L imited, I ncome C onstrained, E mployed). ALICE nonprofit employees live in households that earn more than the federal poverty level, but less than what it costs to survive in the counties where they live.

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Poverty Race and Ethnicity Healthcare Public and Social Policy 97

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

A few years later, I worked as a minority health coordinator, focusing on racial and ethnic minority populations in Rhode Island—on people like me, who come here with dreams and hopes to do better but often find themselves without the resources or opportunities they need. How did we have it so wrong?

Health 124

Health Race and Ethnicity Food Children 124

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 5, 2024

According to the United Nations Development Programme, women and children are 14 times more likely to die during a disaster compared to men. 13 A report by Save the Children highlights this relationship between climate change and the rise in child marriage rates. million girls from completing their education each year.”

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NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Founded by parents who had two children with Down syndrome, they were inspired to open a coffee shop that would provide a workplace for people with disabilities. The older you get, the more likely you live in poverty.” Bitty and Beau’s opened their first shop in Wilmington, NC, in 2016.

Race and Ethnicity 136

Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit governance and management Law Education 136

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

2 Today’s Utility System Disparities Deploying new climate technologies with century-plus-old unjust laws, regulations, and practices… poses a high risk that existing disparities will be locked in for another century while the root power, race, and capital imbalances fueling the climate crisis go unaddressed. See also Deborah A.

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Energy Law Governance Public and Social Policy 116

Candid

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Racial justice and intersectionality: A complex picture Global funding for racial and ethnic groups v increased by a remarkable 67% in 2020 as foundations shifted priorities, expanding grants in response to movements for racial justice. However, many have raised concerns that funding for racial justice has since dwindled.

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Race and Ethnicity Philanthropy Poverty Health 52

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 17, 2025

In Nigeria, where health inequities are deeply rooted in systemic issues such as poverty, 1 gender inequality, 2 and inadequate governance (poor administration/planning), 3 the introduction of new technologies can sometimes deepen these disparities rather than alleviate them. The commercialization of health innovations also raises concerns.

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Anedot

MARCH 24, 2025

About the Organization Canal Alliance exists to break the generational cycle of poverty for Latino immigrants and their families by lifting barriers to their success. The Senior Staff Attorney reports to the Senior Supervising Attorney of the Unaccompanied Children Unit.

Race and Ethnicity 52

Race and Ethnicity Insurance Participation and motivation Children 52

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 10, 2025

Many find inspiration in the story of Henrietta Lacks, an African-American cancer patient whose tumor cells were taken without her consent in 1951leading to a multibillion dollar industry, while her family and descendants dealt with poverty. Race has been used in clinical diagnosis and decision-making for a long time.

Health 70

Health Race and Ethnicity Ethics Public and Social Policy 70