Anedot

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Organization Overview: Thirty-five percent of all food in the U.S. goes to waste, contributing significantly to environmental damage, with global food waste ranking as the third-largest source of greenhouse gas emissions behind the U.S. Meanwhile, more than 20% of people in the Bay Area face food insecurity.

Management 52

Management Food Environmental Insurance 52

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 24, 2025

Informal networks of social supports do existas they have for millenniaand help people manage the challenges they face; however, under the atomizing pressure of our economy and culture, these supports are often too underresourced to fill in the gaps. The United States is in a societal mental health crisis. And so much less human.

Health 87

Health Public and Social Policy Medical Public and Nonprofit Management 87

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

MARCH 2, 2015

Pop Culture, Events, and News – what’s happening that month that people will be talking about. The focus this year is on food safety. How can you connect what you do with protecting the environment, even if your core mission isn’t environmental? Pop Culture, Events, and News. 4/1: April Fool’s Day.

Children 188

Children Culture Environmental Food 188

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

APRIL 13, 2017

I admit, there are a lot of wildlife and environmental orgs here, but don’t let that stop you. There are also examples from food, children’s and culture orgs, too. 5) Ultimate Smithsonian Challenge: Arts & Culture Edition – Smithsonian Institution ( Read the email ).

Communication 150

Communication Food Environmental Culture 150

Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

When I began a food drive for folks who had been affected by the pandemic, I did not think it would lead me to a career change, a 501(c)(3), and a lot of incredible lessons and knowledge. We also started to notice just how many elders and families are affected by food insecurity: more than 34 million people in the United States alone.

Food 90

Food Law Nonprofits Governance 90

Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Community & Culture Working together lifts everyone up! Learn how culturally responsive leadership can help bring out the best in your nonprofits team. Explore the realities and challenges of food insecurity. This is a terrific example of nonprofits doing what they do best. Updates by topic!

Nonprofit governance and management 74

Nonprofit governance and management Finance Collaborations Leadership 74

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

She also lives in a food desert, which makes getting nutritious and affordable food difficult. The nearest fresh food grocer is three miles away, across the 101 freeway. She can afford one big shopping trip in the month and at the end of the month she visits the local food pantry to subsidize until she gets her next paycheck.

Health 130

Health Public and Social Policy Entrepreneurship Food 130

Candid

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

But there are also multiple underlying economic, social, and cultural influences driving that trend, including poor financial well-being, less available free time, and the cyclical nature of volunteerism. Weve also seen a marked increase in food gleaning programs driven by volunteers to address food sovereignty issues.

Volunteerism 52

Volunteerism Volunteerism Retention Recruitment 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 31, 2024

For many people in Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) communities in the United States and across the globe, the connection to land is core to cultural identity, spirituality, and livelihoods. One important strategy involves creating dedicated BIPOC-led funds that support land recovery and food stewardship.

Finance 138

Finance Food Agriculture Governance 138

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Or take Climate Change AI : This environmental nonprofit leverages machine learning to tackle pressing climate challenges, fostering collaboration among climate scientists, technologists, and local community organizations, to build collective knowledge and solutions that advance conservation efforts.

Collaborations 69

Collaborations Ethics Technology Foundations 69

Selfish Giving

APRIL 17, 2019

Brain Food 1. Two pushbacks on selfish selfie culture. My new friends at Proud Pour make wines that support 20 environmental nonprofits to restore oyster reefs and bee habitat. Hit reply to this email and give me the details and a link. ???? Why didn't I think of that!

Culture 113

Culture Public and Nonprofit Management Marketing Marketing 113

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Many Indigenous communities hold a cultural value of safeguarding the natural environment, and in return these resources nourish and nurture them. Some efforts are turning to Indigenous knowledge to develop climate solutions that preserve both regional culture and climate. But climate change is altering this balance.

Agriculture 107

Agriculture Culture Environmental Food 107

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 24, 2022

These communities lack access to health care , struggle with food insecurity and water scarcity , and generally have difficulty meeting basic needs. And given Moderna’s pledge to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2030, the company will also likely design the facility in an environmentally sustainable way. Supply Chains.

Health 122

Health Public and Social Policy Environmental Governance 122

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 5, 2023

My inspiration was seeing the lived experiences of Black people in America not really reflected in environmental conversations. What was your research process of pulling all of these dense topics, from global warming, to faith, to redlining, to greenlining, to food insecurity together in an accessible, easy-to-read way?

Environmental 126

Environmental Food Poverty Culture 126

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Indeed, the principles of resource stewardship long championed in many Native American communities are critical to restoring environmental balance. It shapes and perpetuates Native identities, cultures, and worldviews.” Another facet is food sovereignty, including “reclaiming Native food traditions.”

Nonprofit governance and management 140

Nonprofit governance and management Poverty Environmental Food 140

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 15, 2023

These land trusts are a form of climate justice and self-determination which includes honoring Indigenous land-based practices and traditional environmental stewardship. The hubs are made up of converted shipping containers with water catchment systems that store fresh rainwater, first aid supplies, traditional tinctures, and food.

Race and Ethnicity 140

Race and Ethnicity Culture Environmental Law 140

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Climate change is as much a political marker as it is an environmental and social crisis. In the midst of this, corporations continue to make record profits, food prices rise, and in so many ways the world continues to operate in a “business as usual” way, albeit at a higher and higher cost that is unbearable for many.

Environmental 115

Environmental Culture Food Values 115

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 31, 2025

They play a significant role in everyday conscious and unconscious decisionsfrom choosing a love interest or a new home to how we respond to the presentation, temperature, taste, and smell of food. CultureRx Initiative is a statewide effort in Massachusetts to improv[e] health and well-being through cultural participation.

Health 63

Health Medical Psychology Healthcare 63

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

By Rajat Panwar , Theresa Lieb , Sarah Federman & Matthew Betts The landscape of corporate environmental responsibility is evolving beyond a focus on climate issues to more holistically account for nature-related risks, such as biodiversity loss. Cultivate biodiversity-friendly organizational cultures.

Public and Social Policy 135

Public and Social Policy Agriculture Manufacturing Environmental 135

Candid

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Common uses include website based chatbots that provide 24/7 answers to oft-asked questions, hiring software that screens resumes for certain criteria, and robots doing manual labor like restocking food bank shelves. Here are three ways smart tech can be used to shift organizational work cultures: Invest in online chatbots.

Health 125

Health Culture Technology Recruitment 125

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 13, 2023

For example, foregrounds the experiences of communities of color in the environmental justice movement. The climate cafes help to build a sense of community by enabling participants to share struggles and partake in environmental joy, translating into a community directly engaging in climate action.

Healthcare 98

Healthcare Health Environmental Psychology 98

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Shifts to a Green Economy What are the cultural shifts of a fossil fuel-based society to a green economy, and how is the transition being prioritized for companies and housing? If you’re in New York, take an interactive, climate justice-based walk on the tour “ Environmental Justice Through Block By Block Microclimates In North Brooklyn.”

Finance 125

Finance Leadership Environmental Collaborations 125

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 24, 2023

Exposed and At Risk: Opportunities to Strengthen Enforcement of Pesticide Regulations for Farmworker Safety was recently released by the Center for Agriculture and Food Systems at Vermont Law and Graduate School, in partnership with the nonprofit Farmworker Justice. “You just have to put on a mask and take care of yourself the best you can.”

Agriculture 98

Agriculture Food Law Health 98

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Three of the main food staples, Garry oak , camas , and salmon , were all managed with fire ignited by traditional Coast Salish people—that is, until incoming settlers upended the traditional management practices. . And, if anyone wants to perform a controlled burn for cultural or ecological reasons, an enormous pile of permits is required.

Food 116

Food Culture Management Environmental 116

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Community-driven solutions to persistent racial injustice, environmental degradation, and the lack of housing, food security, healthcare, and more can only happen when communities themselves are given the time, space, and resources needed to directly impact their people. This “who” needs to change.

Philanthropy 142

Philanthropy Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Culture 142

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 26, 2022

For example, regional networks like the Indigenous Environmental Network or global ones like Oilwatch International support distinct yet coordinated campaigning leading to the critical exchange of knowledge, technical expertise, and shared vision. Novelty over the tried-and-true. Immediacy over systems change.

Agriculture 128

Agriculture Public and Social Policy Energy Governance 128

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 2, 2024

The leaders of a nonprofit community garden want to help residents move up the value chain by selling food products from their homes, but state law restricts food production to commercial kitchens or farms. In other cases, they are organizations, industries, professions, or cultures.

Collaborations 132

Collaborations Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management 132

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 4, 2023

After Michael Méndez, an Assistant Professor at UC Irvine, published his first book on how environmental justice organizations were engaging in climate work, he began interviews for a new research project exploring the common ground between labor, immigration, and environmental groups. In the meantime, climate change rages on.

Disaster Relief 136

Disaster Relief Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Insurance 136

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 11, 2023

All of this ultimately requires major changes in the culture, infrastructure, and practices of climate and conservation funders, including international NGOs, private foundations and philanthropies, and government funding agencies.

Civil Society 119

Civil Society Environmental Public and Social Policy Governance 119

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 25, 2023

As asset owners, all nonprofits—along with institutional investors and foundations—need to address social and environmental issues through balance sheet activism — doing so is critical to meeting both business and mission objectives. Together, these smaller nonprofits have an estimated $22.1

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Non-Profits 126

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Her care for Black babies and their families is culturally centered, celebrating tradition and responding directly to anti-Black racism. At Chicago Beyond , we have learned that a more interconnected understanding of the social and environmental issues we seek to address increases the probability of successful outcomes.

Participation and motivation 134

Participation and motivation Health Environmental Children 134

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 18, 2023

Image Credit: Markus Spiske on unsplash.com As the impacts of climate change become more severe and pervasive, young people and environmental groups are increasingly turning to the courts as a means of indicting governments and corporations for their role in exacerbating the problem. Legal action is not a new tactic for environmentalists.

Governance 111

Governance Law Culture Environmental 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 12, 2023

By Jess Daggers , Alex Hannant & Jason Jay In the face of complex social and environmental challenges, our best efforts often only address a symptom, rather than root causes, even as unintended consequences create new problems. What could systemic investing look like in practice?

Finance 135

Finance Public and Social Policy Environmental Food 135

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

They were also more likely to live in units that were overcrowded or contaminated by lead, asbestos, and other environmental hazards within high-poverty, low-opportunity communities. How can we do a better job of bridging the gulf between housing and other sectors, such as environmental justice?

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Foundations 126

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Low-income individuals live with higher rates of chronic disease , are more likely to be exposed to environmental hazards , have substandard housing, and often lack access to nutritious foods and adequate medical care. Such weather events impact the health of individuals living in affected communities.

Philanthropy 111

Philanthropy Health Medical Nonprofit governance and management 111

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 12, 2024

Connected to that work, though, which is much more than land return, than #LandBack—that work—is what many of us call rematriation , which is much more focused on the cultural frameworks that we bring to the table as Indigenous people. And in many Indigenous cultures, this is seen as the domain of women-centered work.

Nonprofit governance and management 105

Nonprofit governance and management Culture Governance Public and Social Policy 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 1, 2023

Efforts to unlock biocultural value can be seen across industries from agrochemicals and biofuels to functional foods, nutraceuticals, and cosmeceuticals. By the same token, stevia was once an herb used by the Guaraní peoples for centuries, but has become a breakthrough sugar alternative worth $492 million annually.

Agriculture 98

Agriculture Construction Culture Manufacturing 98