Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Hard-wired into systems and programs at all levels of government and the private sector, these policies bolstered white Americans’ stability, wealth, and access to opportunity while concentrating the effects of segregation, displacement, destabilization, gentrification, and poverty on BIPOC populations.

Public and Social Policy 116

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Leadership 116

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 6, 2024

Throughout the United States, the housing crisis is more evident than ever, indicated by record homelessness numbers and the sky-high cost of rent. Nearly 40 percent of those who experienced homelessness in 2020 were Black, and 23 percent were Latinx, far above these groups’ shares of the US population (13 and 18 percent, respectively).

Public and Social Policy 95

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Values Education 95

Nonprofit Megaphone

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Kiss the Ground is committed to educating the public about the environmental benefits of regenerative agriculture. In their online shop , 100% of all sales proceeds go toward helping save the lives of homeless pets! We educate and raise awareness for bonobos and their plight locally and globally.” Kiss the Ground.

Children 105

Children Environmental Nonprofits Agriculture 105

Bloomerang

APRIL 5, 2024

Is reminding folks you haven’t solved hunger, homelessness, or poverty a good thing? Give $75 to support an orphaned child’s education” is better than “Give $75 for our 75th Anniversary.” Everybody has birthdays… ho, hum. It’s a not-to-be-missed opportunity. Opportunity for what? Is this really something to celebrate?

Food 99

Food Homelessness Poverty Education 99

The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The Causeway launch will include managed charitable funds focused on pressing issues such as hunger, homelessness, animal welfare, global health, global poverty, and education. Each Causeway fund includes a mix of charities using proven strategies, from direct services to policy reform, all chosen for maximum impact.

Homelessness 52

Homelessness Poverty Philanthropy Health 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 3, 2024

Lesley-Ann Noel is using her design skills to tackle real-world problems like homelessness and environmental sustainability. And I should emphasize that [currently] I’m more focused on education than on public practice. It’s really through education that I’m trying to challenge the way that we think about design.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Children Education Education 105

Fundraising Leadership

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

#womensrights ” Read more in Take The Lead on feminist icons Nunes has launched key initiatives such as the Unlock the Future campaign, which demands humane treatment for detained immigrant families, especially women and girls seeking refuge from sexual violence, assault, and poverty.

Universities 98

Universities Philanthropy Foundations Health 98

The NonProfit Times

JUNE 24, 2024

Asked about homelessness, poverty, healthcare, jobs/economy and housing, nonprofits had the most trust, but government was second when it came to healthcare and housing. Results were weighted to be a nationally representative across race, income, educational attainment, gender, age, region and urbanicity.

Healthcare 59

Healthcare Governance Philanthropy Homelessness 59

NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

In this three hour educational workshop, Jay will share nearly 15 years of focus group research to cut through the confusion, and clarify what your nonprofit can focus on, that will truly achieve results. How to educate and inspire prospective donors before you speak with them; 3. What You’ll Learn: 1. 10:30-11:30am CST.

Public and Nonprofit Management 45

Public and Nonprofit Management Foundations Technology Education 45

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

MAY 12, 2022

We have gotten so used to writing emotional stories and poverty-stricken narratives to try and get funders to support us. Remember: poverty porn does not raise more money – and it perpetuates the harmful structures that your organization is likely trying to dismantle. Consider the term homeless person. No more, friends.

Homelessness 235

Homelessness Poverty Non-Profits Philanthropy 235

The Kindful Blog

MARCH 1, 2021

Mission: Boulanger Initiative’s mission is to promote music composed by womxn through performance, education, and commissions. Mission: Helping Women Period is committed to supplying menstrual health products to people that menstruate who are either homeless or low-income. Impacting: Poverty. Impacting: Music education.

Poverty 122

Poverty Health Philanthropy Education 122

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

Because poverty and food insecurity is at record highs in the United States. National Coalition for the Homeless. Southern Poverty Law Center. Because a good education should be a right, not a privildege. Because access to health care should be a right, not a privildege. Facebook || Twitter || YouTube.

Children 111

Children Poverty Nonprofits Food 111

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Because poverty and food insecurity is at record highs in the United States. National Coalition for the Homeless. Southern Poverty Law Center. Because a good education should be a right, not a privildege. Because access to health care should be a right, not a privildege. Facebook || Twitter || YouTube.

Children 101

Children Poverty Homelessness Food 101

NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 15, 2022

As a Black man who has achieved success in education and my career, it is my duty to give back and continue pushing for equity across many aspects of difference. There is education and exposure that needs to occur in our communities before people even get into the corporate world. We’ve moved from talking about it to taking action.

Nonprofit governance and management 130

Nonprofit governance and management Participation and motivation Leadership Nonprofits 130

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2023

Issues related to justice, race, inequalities, affordability, and poverty are much less likely to be funded.” “Conservation” was a major keyword in many of the summaries—indicating that the issue is a topic funders are highly interested in funding. The study points out, “Though foundations distributed $88.9 million to environmental law, $75.5

Environmental 82

Environmental Foundations Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management 82

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. The current market economy fails to effectively distribute goods and services to large segments of the population, resulting in poverty and maldistribution of food, clothing, shelter, medical care, and education.

Public and Social Policy 118

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty 118

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 132

Children Poverty Law Public and Social Policy 132

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

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 are making plans that are keeping homeless communities from having housing.

Governance 91

Governance Homelessness Insurance Poverty 91

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Robust research demonstrates that high-quality housing in a thriving community is associated with improved physical and mental health, educational and developmental outcomes for children, and financial security and economic mobility for families.

Public and Social Policy 104

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Poverty Health 104

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 3, 2024

They experience higher rates of homelessness, increased levels of poverty, and increased exposure to violence. We need to start holding schools accountable for climate education. We have to focus on widespread mass climate education. The more people know, the more they will resist.”

Activism 117

Activism Environmental Governance Poverty 117

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Those who work closely with community organizations, labor unions, and advocacy groups that work on such issues as housing, policing and surveillance, education, healthcare, and so on know, because of the way that our economy functions, that the harms in the system across each and every one of those fields fall most heavily on communities of color.

Public and Social Policy 90

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Non-Profits Production 90

EveryAction

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Star Wars creator George Lucas is famous for his charitable giving (the George Lucas Educational Foundation is actually a force behind Edutopia ), but what's less known are the philanthropic efforts of the cast & crew of The Force Awakens to help nonprofits like UNICEF. Comic Relief. The Art League. The Harry Potter Alliance.

Homelessness 46

Homelessness Poverty Culture Education 46

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 9, 2025

The following examples illustrate the power of next narrative appeals to win civil rights, invest billions for equity, revive educational institutions, and win public support across the political map today. He had climbed out of homelessness, incarceration and addiction.

Homelessness 108

Homelessness Poverty Foundations Law 108

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Now, the once-vibrant district is now plagued by high poverty rates and lower life expectancy. Noting that Americans are experiencing unprecedented rates of homelessness, and many are left riddled in debt, Taylor suggests that Harris—as well as the Democratic party as a whole—did not speak to these concerns enough.

Homelessness 126

Homelessness Insurance Poverty Healthcare 126