Construction Foundations Poverty 
NonProfit Quarterly
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Another example is federal highway construction and urban renewal of the mid-20th century. Instead of reacting to inequality by redistributing wealth…policies like baby bonds ensure every child starts with a solid foundation. Baby bonds offer a similar promise, and its universal structure ensures that the benefits truly extend to all.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
AUGUST 21, 2023
As foundations increasingly acknowledge the centuries of systematic and institutional racism that have led to intergenerational trauma, cycles of poverty, and reduced life expectancies in communities of color, they are working to re-examine philanthropy’s history and reimagine its role.
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NonProfit Quarterly
MAY 31, 2023
This article is the second in the series Eradicating Rural Poverty: The Power of Cooperation. Public funding programs often include conditions that exceed the capabilities of high-poverty areas, such as requiring matching funds that these areas do not have. A different approach that centers community voice is sorely needed.
NonProfit Quarterly
OCTOBER 24, 2023
In the 1960s, the construction of interstate highway I-76 and state Route 59 disconnected Summit Lake from the rest of Akron. Ongoing neglect and isolation led to entrenched, concentrated poverty and a growing distrust of civic leaders. The city’s Black business district was devastated.
NonProfit Quarterly
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
In contrast, guaranteed income gives cash to people living below the poverty line or with inconsistent or no income and entails a qualifying process. In 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King advocated for guaranteed income as the simplest and most effective solution to poverty. Though related to universal basic income (UBI), it is not the same.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
FEBRUARY 8, 2024
While immigration policies have prioritized high levels of education or family ties—and the political conversation tends to presume a basic scarcity of jobs—critical jobs in construction, agriculture, hospitality, and the care economy, including elderly care, cannot be automated.
Stanford Social Innovation Review
OCTOBER 16, 2023
Current philanthropic work—as a leader of a prominent US-based foundation remarked at a recent Stanford PACS conference—leaves people exhausted. is oriented towards the future: building and maintaining health around a vision of “Zero Disease” as the foundation for a fulfilling life. Perhaps we should consider increasing our efforts.
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