Selfish Giving

MAY 4, 2022

"When it comes to cause marketing, if you're not at least trying to land and execute a point-of-sale fundraiser, you're kind of wasting your time. You probably shouldn't be doing cause marketing in the first place." ??This This is what I tell people about cause marketing and point-of-sale.?? Economic issues.

Insurance 130

Insurance Economic Issues Retail Medical 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Between 2016 and 2019 , nearly half of global giving by US foundations went to health, while environment and human rights accounted for roughly 11 percent each, followed by agriculture and education. Historically, these resources have only materialized when countries have achieved massive expansions of economic productivity and opportunity.

Production 132

Production Entrepreneurship Agriculture Education 132

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 11, 2024

When Black farmers would come together to either buy a farm or do farm marketing or a farm supply co-op or a credit exchange, they were suddenly opting out of the White capitalist economy. JGN: One is the role of education. Some of them continued as womens guilds, some as continuous education. It makes sense.

Food 88

Food Activism Poverty Leadership 88

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 7, 2022

In short, the work that we do—operating a Black-owned farmers’ market in North Carolina—is rooted in a rich tradition of struggle for Black food sovereignty. Both markets are held in locations where we can reach people who might have low incomes. The communities that our farmers’ market serves match these numbers.

Food 126

Food Agriculture Economic Issues Children 126

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Massive investments in climate solutions such as carbon markets, CO2 sequestration, and energy alternatives had no material effect on slowing global warming. NGOs scaled solutions to educational problems in India for decades without sufficient reading or math improvement. The problem has gotten worse.” No one wants to become homeless.

Philanthropy 139

Philanthropy Homelessness Psychology Health 139

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

RR: The book is based on your discovery that everyone’s “economic issues are also emotional ones.” How is suffering at the hand of market forces a ubiquitous but uneven phenomenon? Not everybody is desperately indebted or poor, but this economic arrangement is damaging to many. There’s a feeling that you can’t rest.

Manufacturing 144

Manufacturing Public and Social Policy Psychology Poverty 144

Candid

MAY 20, 2021

Despite disruptions, the stock market has been strong, and many wealthy donors have found themselves spending much less than usual over the past year. The pandemic and the events of 2020 have also shed light on numerous social, political, and economic issues that deserve attention.

Economic Issues 80

Economic Issues Medical Energy Fundraising 80