NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2023

In this conversation between Cyndi Suarez, NPQ ’s president and editor in chief, and Kaytura Felix, managing director, Leadership for Better Health, at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the two leaders discuss medical racism, health justice, and what it really means for a system to support people’s health. I went to medical school.

Health 118

Health Medical Leadership Healthcare 118

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 9, 2023

Innovative finance is based on the premise that there is not enough money from governments and philanthropic organizations alone to address pressing global issues like poverty, climate change, and access to electricity and clean water. Funders can also do more to come together with other funders to work in new and collaborative ways.

Finance 111

Finance Production Governance Poverty 111

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 bring to this work the passion and perspective of lived experience. My family has deep roots in Northeast Indianapolis. Black excellence abounds here.

Food 111

Food Public and Nonprofit Management Medical Community Development 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 22, 2023

If, instead, we see leadership as a matter of finding and following new paths in collaboration with others, then it is more about understanding interactions among people and their environments and navigating a variety of unpredictable situations along the way.

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Leadership Health Public and Nonprofit Management 124

Anedot

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Canal Alliance exists to break the generational cycle of poverty for Latinx immigrants and their families by lifting barriers to their success. We are a nonprofit champion of immigrants who are challenged by a lack of resources and an unfamiliar environment. We believe everyone has the right to achieve their dreams.

Health 52

Health Insurance Medical Psychology 52

Anedot

AUGUST 29, 2024

Position Summary: Canal Alliance exists to break the generational cycle of poverty for Latinx immigrants and their families by lifting barriers to their success. We are a nonprofit champion of immigrants who are challenged by a lack of resources and an unfamiliar environment.

Health 52

Health Insurance Medical Psychology 52

Anedot

OCTOBER 22, 2024

This aligns with Canal Alliance’s mission to break the generational cycle of poverty among Latino immigrants and their families. Communication & Collaboration : Maintain clear documentation in both English and Spanish. Contribute reports for government agencies and funders.

Management 52

Management Nonprofit governance and management Insurance Psychology 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 9, 2024

Data released in 2022 by the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE, “Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics”) shows that unemployment and informal labor are higher among this group, which is also more exposed to violence and poverty. Per the World Bank’s poverty line threshold, 18.6

Public and Social Policy 78

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Law Poverty 78

Candid

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

The Gates Foundation pledged $315 million over three years to CGIAR , a global research partnership focused on the needs of smallholder farmers, in support of efforts to help them adapt to a surge of climate threats that, in turn, are exacerbating global hunger and poverty. Read more. . November 4, 2021.

Construction 52

Construction Poverty Culture Healthcare 52

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 16, 2023

This includes assessment of the reliability of these tools and examining their potential to reduce medically necessary care or otherwise deny treatment to participants—especially disabled people of color. Emphasize intersectional work that engages other social movements and injustices.

Technology 122

Technology Public and Social Policy Governance Leadership 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

million pairs of affordable reading glasses to low-income customers in remote areas, creating a path out of poverty by extending productive livelihoods, and generating $1.8B To date VisionSpring has sold 8.7 in economic impact.

Social Enterprise 116

Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Health Production 116

Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Meanwhile, other standout giving programs include : Matching gifts, volunteer grants, VTO Walgreens & Red Nose Day Walgreens collaborates with Red Nose Day, an annual fundraising campaign to end child poverty. Learn more about the corporate partnership here. Learn more about the corporate partnership here.

Volunteerism 52

Volunteerism Volunteerism Disaster Relief Food 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

It also reinforces an individualized medical model of intervention as the solution. The non-profit Glasswing International, for example, mobilizes youth, communities, and government agencies to address the root causes and consequences of poverty, violence, and forced migration.

Public and Social Policy 140

Public and Social Policy Health Activism Culture 140

Nonprofit Megaphone

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Mending Kids “Mending Kids gives sick kids life-saving surgical care while advancing education and training towards medical sufficiency in their communities. They provide free life-saving surgical care to children worldwide through the help of their volunteer medical teams. It is also run almost entirely by volunteers!”. Mending Kids.

Children 105

Children Environmental Nonprofits Agriculture 105

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

We were rewarded when our collaborative efforts paid off – measured by dollars received, press opportunities secured, and increased online engagement. A quick google search conducted by my aunt revealed very little information about my condition other than memorial posts and mortality narratives in medical journals.

Non-Profits 243

Non-Profits Poverty Ethics Public and Nonprofit Management 243

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. Canal Alliance strives for a trauma-informed collaborative and inclusive culture. We invest in high quality services, professional development, and work-life balance.

Race and Ethnicity 52

Race and Ethnicity Insurance Participation and motivation Children 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 11, 2024

While Kramer and Phillips identify the federal COVID-19 relief program as a sign of the government’s unique ability to address national issues, we saw philanthropy helping to bridge the gaps in funding, accelerate the distribution of much-needed protective medical supplies to vulnerable communities, and drive vaccine access worldwide.

Philanthropy 129

Philanthropy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Governance 129

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

I could see those patients in my office, give them some medication, and see them again at their follow-up appointment a month later, their situation basically unchanged—or I could do something different. Connecticut and Delaware have also created similar community-rooted collaboratives.

Health 124

Health Race and Ethnicity Food Children 124

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 30, 2023

At DRF, we created mechanisms to address intersecting systems of oppression, such as including advisors from other movements and providing grants for cross-movement collaboration. While disability identity is also frequently fluid, it’s more often conflated with a medical diagnosis and stark demarcations that rarely exist.

Philanthropy 136

Philanthropy Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy Collaborations 136

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

TLC’s theory of change requires transformation on four levels: individual , organizational , collaborative , and ecosystemic. TLC’s theory of change requires transformation on four levels: individual , organizational , collaborative , and ecosystemic.

Leadership 111

Leadership Public and Social Policy Non-Profits Culture 111

Anedot

AUGUST 29, 2024

Contracts Administrator 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. Canal Alliance strives for a trauma-informed collaborative and inclusive culture.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 52

Nonprofit Administration and Development Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit governance and management Insurance 52

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Socioeconomic Issues : Rapid growth can exacerbate poverty, inequality, and social unrest. This can lead to overcrowded and understaffed medical facilities, making it harder to provide quality care. This financial support to developing countries aids in infrastructure development, promotes economic growth, and reduces poverty.

Public and Social Policy 52

Public and Social Policy Healthcare Cultural Diversity Environmental 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

All of this depresses economic activity and increases poverty. Borne overwhelmingly by the poorest and most vulnerable, it exacerbates their poverty and threatens their health. Where we have seen major, population-level, and systemic advances in social and economic well-being, governments have been the primary driving force.

Public and Social Policy 130

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Governance Poverty 130

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Often, the very same nonprofit that is advocating for social justice policy may pay its own workers poverty-level wages. Nonprofits would be trusted to hire the right consultants and form partnerships that are collaborative and generative toward their racial and economic justice goals.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty 132

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 19, 2025

From the roots of racial capitalism to the psychic toll of poverty, from resource wars to popular uprisings, the interviews in this column focus on how to write about the myriad causes of oppression and the organized desire for a better world. They took it to the Highlander team and really built the will inside of that organization.

Governance 70

Governance Education Education Values 70

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 24, 2025

For families in dire poverty, the cost of flying to India for treatment would seem impossible. With the country in a dire state, the population traumatized and exhausted, Charles was inspired to assist his countrymen in another way: poverty relief. Thats where organizations such as Sick Pikin (Sick Child in the Krio language) step in.

Healthcare 68

Healthcare Children Medical Nonprofit Administration and Development 68

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 28, 2024

In the face of rising mortality rates, reproductive justice advocates have turned to the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA) to help safeguard access to emergency abortions. Its purpose is to ensure that all patients, regardless of wealth or status, receive medical treatment in emergency situations,” attorneys Alicia K.

Medical 122

Medical Healthcare Law Health 122

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 12, 2023

In reality, more than 70 percent of children in foster care today are in foster care because of what the system calls neglect, which is largely related to poverty issues. Mandatory reporting laws shifted the nature of child welfare services from poverty relief to investigation and surveillance. But I don’t think that’s widely known.

Children 142

Children Poverty Law Public and Social Policy 142

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 10, 2025

What follows is a regrettable event in medical research related to this topic. 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.

Health 70

Health Race and Ethnicity Ethics Public and Social Policy 70

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

This series— Ending Work Requirements — based on a report by the Maven Collaborative, the Center for Social Policy, and Ife Finch Floyd, will explore the truth behind work requirements. Social Policy without Work Requirements Nearly three decades since welfare reform passed, there has been some progress to help lift people out of poverty.

Public and Social Policy 141

Public and Social Policy Poverty Law Children 141