NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 20, 2025

For many people with diabetes, particularly those living below the poverty line, the cost of CGMs makes them unattainable. Governments and healthcare providers must recognize the potential for CGMs to improve diabetes outcomes and take the steps required to make them more accessible for everyone.

Management 91

Management Healthcare Health Medical 91

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 31, 2023

Image Credit: cottonbro studio on unsplash.com Rural America is far more diverse than how it is portrayed in media and popular culture. This article is the second in the series Eradicating Rural Poverty: The Power of Cooperation. Philanthropy often relies on large, national intermediaries that lack local knowledge and relationships.

Values 129

Values Poverty Nonprofit Administration and Development Finance 129

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 15, 2024

In light of the ongoing investigation against Burney, the Sindh government has taken over his welfare trust. Amid the poverty, uncertainty, and violence, it is estimated that over 40,000 children left the country through international adoption. What Went Wrong? From 1960 to 1996, Guatemala was ravaged by civil war.

Children 137

Children Poverty Governance Psychology 137

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Yet in that year, the World Bank’s International Development Assistance alone had pledged about a third of that amount to governments affected by fragility and conflict. Paradoxically, some of these governments contributed to the violence against their people. Those controlling the taps need to readjust the plumbing.

Poverty 115

Poverty Finance Governance Non-Profits 115

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

In Reimagining Nonprofit Boards , a three-part series based on the NPQ webinar, A New Framework for Boards, Ananda Valenzuela challenges traditional governance models and offers a new vision for boards that empower rather than constrain. This [collective governance] framing inherently challenges the top-down board knows best assumption.

Nonprofit governance and management 52

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Culture Poverty 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

Moreover, a significant proportion of utility governing boards comprises utility workers and frontline community members. Although established in a more progressive era, when the public interest held more sway, microeconomic and market values have since come to dominate utility governance.

Energy 113

Energy Law Governance Public and Social Policy 113

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 24, 2023

Image Credit: cottonbro studio on pexels.com Rural America is far more diverse than how it is portrayed in media and popular culture. This article is the second in the series Eradicating Rural Poverty: The Power of Cooperation. Likewise, rural residents and cultures are far more diverse than depicted in popular culture.

Poverty 114

Poverty Agriculture Community Development Culture 114

Blue Avocado

MARCH 11, 2025

Because we choose not to be under the government’s thumb by acquiescing to the 501(c)(3) status game, we are generally not permitted to apply for grant funding. We cannot achieve our mission of sustainability and creating opportunities to pull themselves from abject poverty. Help us help the world.

Volunteerism 52

Volunteerism Volunteerism Healthcare Agriculture 52

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Work requirements are based on several problematic truths about the United States: an unwillingness to govern by fact rather than fiction, a deep history of racism and sexism, and a centuries-long capitalist work ethic that treats people as dispensable.

Public and Social Policy 116

Public and Social Policy Poverty Governance Insurance 116

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 13, 2024

The myth of American meritocracy is not merely an occasional story; it is upheld daily by social systems, structures, and cultural narratives. The false belief that a person can leverage hard work and talent to pull themselves and their family out of poverty should they only try is a pervasive story that has shaped our culture and laws.

Public and Social Policy 120

Public and Social Policy Poverty Children Law 120

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 8, 2023

Scott Momaday During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, the global shutdown sparked an unexpected return to and reinvigoration of Indigenous culture in Peru. When the pandemic and government lockdown eliminated urban jobs, hundreds of thousands of people left Peru’s cities and walked home to their ancestral homelands.

Leadership 122

Leadership Poverty Culture Public and Social Policy 122

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

we all know nonprofits rely on a combination of government grants, philanthropic donations, and earned income to support their operations. BIPOC communities are disproportionately impacted by social inequality, with higher rates of poverty and unemployment.

Leadership 117

Leadership Public and Social Policy Poverty Race and Ethnicity 117

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

It shapes and perpetuates Native identities, cultures, and worldviews.” It is jointly governed by members of the Nakoda and Aaniiih nations, and includes a 22,000- acre (over 34,000 square miles) bison reserve, home to a herd of over 500 buffalo. Fort Belknap Reservation: Montana Poverty Report Card. Eric Henson et al.,

Nonprofit governance and management 140

Nonprofit governance and management Poverty Environmental Food 140

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

In our 2023 study, our researchers found that the four lowest-cost market categories had median sale prices ranging from $45,000 to $154,000compared to a city median of about $250,000and above-average poverty rates ranging from 23 to 49 percent in a city with the unfortunate distinction of being the poorest big city.

Construction 68

Construction Public and Social Policy Finance Poverty 68

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. What would it take to fully fund the human capital, governance, and advocacy costs of nonprofits? Obviously, the only entity with the assets and power structure to move this needle is the national government.

Public and Social Policy 132

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 5, 2023

From displacement and poverty to illness and environmental degradation, the urgent challenges facing the world today call for innovative approaches that combine an entrepreneurial spirit with a clear understanding of the problems and a firm footing in communities. ”—UN Secretary-General António Guterres, 2019.

Collaborations 144

Collaborations Culture Technology Governance 144

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The organization was formed a little over 20 years ago, in February 2002, when resident leaders came together to support their unique and culturally diverse neighborhood: White Center , WA. Our work has recently become even more critical, supporting community strength and solutions through the challenges of poverty, pandemic, and vandalism.

Community Development 130

Community Development Poverty Retail Insurance 130

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 16, 2024

The interview that follows explores the history of the Clayborn Temple, the project to restore it, and the vision of Troutman and her colleagues to use the temple as a hub for developing a community-based economy in Memphis that i s Black-owned, Black-governed, and which sustains a thriving culture rooted in the Black imagination.

Governance 133

Governance Culture Construction Community Development 133

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Meanwhile, youth activists and organizers continue to be outspoken, recognizing that the climate crisis continues to worsen, exacerbated by such concurring injustices as poverty and wealth inequality, authoritarianism, and genocide. 15 Philanthropy has added fuel to the fire that is saviorism disguised as progress.

Philanthropy 97

Philanthropy Environmental Agriculture Nonprofit governance and management 97

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Suboptimal” early childhood development is seen as contributing to poverty in communities. Yet, a recent literature survey by Mezzenzana and four other colleagues notes how the Nurturing Care Framework largely excludes insights and evidence from anthropology, cultural psychology, and ethnography. Children were allowed a lot of freedom.”

Children 138

Children Civil Society Culture Health 138

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The harms that Black women face in our housing market are the result of decisions made by the government and real estate industry to segregate housing markets, setting the stage for corporations to profit off Black women’s pain. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor describes as “racist exclusion [giving] way to predatory inclusion.”

Public and Social Policy 134

Public and Social Policy Governance Law Insurance 134

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 7, 2022

This internalized dilemma of inequality continues to show up in pop culture too. Korea presents a unique setting in which governments play an important role in realizing social impact. ARTICLE | Ending Period Shame and Poverty in Asia by Noriko Akiyama, Fan Li & Wenquian Xu. — the editors of SSIR Korea. SSIR Arabia.

Poverty 105

Poverty Universities Health Technology 105

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 16, 2023

The federal government officially ended the public health emergency on May 11, 2023. People with disabilities face a range of legal and societal forms of discrimination that have led to higher unemployment rates and rates of poverty compared to nondisabled workers. Our ability to produce should not impact our value as human beings.”

Health 143

Health Public and Social Policy Healthcare Nonprofit Administration and Development 143

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Mississippi has a rich culture, but for generations, its Black communities have experienced health inequities intertwined with discrimination, poverty, and racial exclusion. It explores how these leaders are addressing critical issues at the intersection of food sovereignty, racial and economic justice, and community.

Food 126

Food Agriculture Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 126

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

In the series, urban and rural grassroots leaders from across the United States share how their communities are developing and implementing strategies—grounded in local places, cultures, and histories—to shift power and achieve systemic change. The culture I come from relies a lot on storytelling to cement our learning and culture.

Health 124

Health Race and Ethnicity Food Children 124

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 5, 2024

14 In regions of Africa and South Asia, climate disasters such as floods and droughts increase poverty and food insecurity, prompting families to marry off their daughters at a young age as a survival strategy. 24 She also emphasized the lack of mentors who understand the cultural and political challenges faced by young women in the region.

Public and Social Policy 131

Public and Social Policy Environmental Education Education 131

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 3, 2024

But despite how prominent this assumption is, actual examples of a significant transition away from private donor support (for doers committed to rapid growth and a continued focus on people living in extreme poverty) are few and far between.

Finance 119

Finance Philanthropy Governance Health 119

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The program includes classroom training in business development, finance, governance, democratic decision-making, and participatory management. As cooperatives mature in our ecosystem, they will join Cooperation Buffalo’s governance and shape the direction and composition of this shared infrastructure for themselves and future generations.

Non-Profits 137

Non-Profits Food Environmental Associations 137

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 22, 2023

To engage with the agency, people from these communities needed culturally relevant content and more-accessible programming. When Leadership and Limiting Systems Collide In systems of all kinds, individuals practicing leadership often come up against the constraints of limiting, exclusionary, and unjust conditions and cultures.

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Leadership Health Public and Nonprofit Management 124

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 15, 2023

Government, media, corporations, academic institutions, and nonprofits have all made large, though insufficient, commitments to address alarming rates of mental health distress and deaths of despair like drug overdoses and suicides. Foster a shared language around mental and emotional experiences to build a culture of empathy.

Health 122

Health Culture Collaborations Poverty 122

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 29, 2023

“Nonprofitization affects the structures of movements and the culture of our movements.…[It] Spade questions whether this method can achieve liberatory ends, arguing against the idea that change will occur if a “nonprofit report shows that poverty is bad, or cops are racist.”

Medical 121

Medical Universities Nonprofits Law 121

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

” Before the cooperative, women were selling pineapples at a much lower price and were stuck in a cycle of poverty. In several of these cooperatives, either governments or civil society or development institutions have played roles as catalysts to sow the initial seeds. The name literally translates to “lift one another up.”

Food 122

Food Civil Society Agriculture Public and Social Policy 122

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 5, 2024

It made me attuned as to what it was to feel like you don’t belong and how important it is to create social structures and a culture that is deeply welcoming and inclusive for everybody. What emerged to replace the New Deal consensus involved a much more cramped role for government in reducing inequality and advancing racial justice.

Philanthropy 130

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Ethics 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 5, 2024

While organizations like the China Disabled Persons’ Federation aim to support the rights and interests of disabled individuals through assistance obtaining welfare subsidies and other services, only the most severely disabled individuals qualify for government financial aid.

Nonprofit governance and management 119

Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management Technology 119

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 17, 2024

Relatedly, to cover a portion of the government debt, Puerto Rico’s electricity system was privatized in June 2021 and taken over by LUMA, an American-Canadian company. Many communities have found ways to not depend on the government. The company has since increased rates— seven times in 2022 alone—with outages continuing.

Values 115

Values Governance Culture Poverty 115

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 14, 2023

Though ecologically and culturally rich, the county ranks in the bottom eighth in California for per-capita income. We built a hub to bring together diverse groups of residents, youth, community partners, government agencies, and nonprofits to solve complex systemic problems and work toward health equity.

Nonprofit governance and management 98

Nonprofit governance and management Health Collaborations Foundations 98

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

According to a 2014 study of wage theft in California and New York , wage theft doesn’t just hurt low-wage and immigrant workers, it also contributes to poverty, increases the need for SNAP (supplemental nutrition assistance program, formerly known as “food stamps), and increases the cost of public assistance services.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Law Governance Construction 105