NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 5, 2024

Could you outline what some of those strategies and forms of power are, and talk about how philanthropy can support movement strategies and help build movement power? From my perspective, philanthropy has a pivotal role in supporting efforts to build the power of people who have been denied it. We can support efforts to engage.

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Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Ethics 130

Candid

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

By contrast, the largest share of institutional grant dollars supported education—on average 27%, compared with 19% of total individual giving. At the same time, the data reveals a downward trend in the share of dollars going to education, especially from institutional funders.

Poverty 124

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 20, 2023

1 The Dawn of the Nonprofit Sector Dunning begins the history of the nonprofit sector in the 1960s, when protests against discrimination prompted political leaders to look for solutions to persistent poverty. 9 The rents collected by CDCs strengthened market approaches to poverty, encouraging what we now may refer to as sustainability.

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The Kindful Blog

MARCH 1, 2021

Plus we’ll include resources and data about women in philanthropy that we compiled with nonprofits in mind. Mission: Boulanger Initiative’s mission is to promote music composed by womxn through performance, education, and commissions. Impacting: Poverty. Impacting: Music education. Boulanger Initiative.

Poverty 122

Poverty Health Philanthropy Education 122

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.

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Values Poverty Nonprofit Administration and Development Finance 129

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

1 Philanthropy’s Conflicting Commitments Over the course of the last two and a half years, Marguerite Casey Foundation has supported efforts across the country to reimagine safety, increase access to public dollars, and seed in everyday people’s imagination the belief that our government dollars should be used to improve their lives.

Public and Social Policy 138

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Philanthropy 138

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Census figures confirm that Camden is a poor city (with a poverty rate of 33.6 However, persistent poverty plagues the city’s residents. As in other cities, in Camden, dedicated community-based organizations are working to close these gaps through nutrition education, food assistance programs, and social services.

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Food Agriculture Poverty Public and Social Policy 144

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

OCTOBER 27, 2016

If you’re working on anti-poverty initiatives, for instance, consider writing about the root causes of poverty or effective programs. For example, if you work for a nonprofit that specializes in early-childhood education, you could offer advice to a newly elected official on how to address that issue.

Public and Nonprofit Management 196

Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty Philanthropy Leadership 196

Bloomerang

AUGUST 19, 2021

My approach to philanthropy will continue to be thoughtful. Her priorities are to those operating in communities facing high projected food insecurity, high measures of racial inequity, high local poverty rates, and low access to philanthropic capital.” Scott is a member of the Giving Pledge. But I won’t wait.

Non-Profits 139

Non-Profits Poverty Charitable Organizations Philanthropy 139

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 10, 2023

And how can philanthropies fund it? 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. By Kartik Akileswaran & Jonathan Mazumdar What is the most powerful route to prosperity?

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Production Entrepreneurship Agriculture Education 132

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 5, 2023

Public institution spending dwarfs private philanthropy in most countries in the world. In the United States , private philanthropy totaled $176.7 billion across social, health care, and education in 2021, while government spending in the same areas was approximately 25 times more.

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Governance Philanthropy Poverty 124

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

If we were only using the federal poverty level…we would only see 5 percent of [nonprofit] workers struggling,” Hoopes tells NPQ. As Hoopes pointed out, the federal poverty measure is outdated, based on a 1960s formula that assumed food was the largest household expense—an assumption that no longer holds true today.

Poverty 118

Poverty Public and Social Policy Civil Society Healthcare 118

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

BIPOC communities are disproportionately impacted by social inequality, with higher rates of poverty and unemployment. The Black Philanthropy Network is another organization that works to support Black leadership in the nonprofit sector. Educational challenges faced by inner-city communities in the U.S.

Leadership 117

Leadership Public and Social Policy Poverty Race and Ethnicity 117

The NonProfit Times

APRIL 15, 2024

Philanthropy expenditures in India have grown by an average annual rate of 13% during the past five years, reaching the equivalent of $280 billion. The UN goals include climate change measures, increased access to quality education and healthcare, gender equality and the eradication of poverty. That amount constituted 8.3%

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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. To mobilize the full power and potential of philanthropy requires more effective collaboration and coordination among foundations. The Annie E.

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Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Poverty 126

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 5, 2024

And the disruption to education due to climate disasters only compounds the problems. Often, when families face climate-related challenges, girls’ education is the first thing to be sacrificed. million girls from completing their education each year.” million girls from completing their education each year.”

Public and Social Policy 131

Public and Social Policy Environmental Education Education 131

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

AUGUST 23, 2020

Watts of Love: Watts of Love is a global solar lighting nonprofit bringing people the power to raise themselves out of the darkness of poverty. class education for anyone, anywhere. Kiva : To connect people through lending to alleviate poverty. Oxfam : To create lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and social injustice.

Poverty 94

Poverty Public and Nonprofit Management Health Children 94

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 7, 2022

ARTICLE | Ending Period Shame and Poverty in Asia by Noriko Akiyama, Fan Li & Wenquian Xu. Choosing to run “ Ending Period Shame and Poverty in Asia ” was an easy choice, in part because we polled our social media audience and learned that they wanted to read about social innovation related to gender. SSIR Arabia.

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Poverty Universities Health Technology 105

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 4, 2024

1 A version of this story was previously presented as part of remarks made at CHANGE Philanthropy, in 2021. We witnessed huge shifts to public education with dramatic differences in per-pupil spending, because resources were no longer allocated by zip code. 2 It has been edited for publication here. The year is 2053.

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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. Nelson Colón of the Puerto Rico Community Foundation, and Clara Miller, president emerita of the Heron Foundation—come from philanthropy. Two of them—Dr. The other five work for nonprofit intermediary organizations.

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 3, 2024

Because the social sector field is collectively capable of achieving bigger social change goals when more resources step up to the plate, we have, of course, welcomed the explosion in “big bet” philanthropy in the past decade. Each phase of growth will require its own carefully thought through funding mix.

Finance 119

Finance Philanthropy Governance Health 119

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 21, 2023

Without access to quality childcare, many parents cannot work full time and become trapped in a cycle of poverty. Our initial focus was on counties with poverty and unemployment rates that exceeded statewide averages. Image Credit: Ketut Subiyanto on pixels.com The need for childcare is well known. What can be done to address this gap?

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Curriculum and Teaching Finance Children Recruitment 104

Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

This foundation provides approximately $130 million each year in total grant activity supporting nonprofits that provide direct services in the areas of Housing, Health, Jobs, Education, and Community Services. They fund nonprofit organizations that support Education, Family, and Health & Wellness. 100 Women Charitable Foundation.

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Health Entrepreneurship Foundations Education 98

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 13, 2019

By Rafia Khader , Program Manager at the Lake Institute on Faith & Giving and Managing Editor of the Journal of Muslim Philanthropy & Civil Society. It is this idea that propels the work of Lake Institute on Faith & Giving at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. although the percentages slightly vary.

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NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 5, 2023

” The report , Grassroots, Black & Giving: How Philanthropy Can Better Support Black-led and Black-benefiting Nonprofits , is based on a survey of over 200 such organizations conducted by YBGB.

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Nonprofits Leadership Poverty Social Policy 124

Candid

JANUARY 29, 2024

Among the lessons we learned from the response to the COVID-19 pandemic is that when we take bold steps to stave off financial catastrophe for families who face it, we can substantially reduce child poverty. million children out of poverty , including 716,000 Black children, nearly 1.2 The national child poverty rate fell from 9.7%

Race and Ethnicity 57

Race and Ethnicity Poverty Children Education 57

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 31, 2023

Grassroots youth organizing groups—many of which serve immigrant, refugee, Black, and Indigenous communities—can help participants overcome the poverty, racism, institutional injustice, and trauma they often suffer during their childhoods.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Participation and motivation Poverty 98

NonProfit Hub

OCTOBER 16, 2015

I think Adora Svitak, a 16 year-old education activist, whose 2012 Ted Talk, “ What Adults Can Learn from Kids , has almost 4 million views said it best when describing the impact that these “kids” will have and why we should pay attention to them: “New generations grow and develop and become better than the previous ones.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 75

Nonprofit Administration and Development Poverty Education Education 75

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

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 16, 2023

As funders at the Ford Foundation and Borealis Philanthropy, we seek to leverage our positions to advocate for greater support and funding for disabled leaders. And philanthropy can play a critical role in this collective by funding and supporting the efforts of leaders with disabilities.

Technology 121

Technology Public and Social Policy Governance Leadership 121

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2023

“Issues related to justice, race, inequalities, affordability, and poverty are much less likely to be funded.” The study points out, “Though foundations distributed $88.9 million to management and technical assistance, $76.7 million to environmental law, $75.5 million to environmental health, $72.9 million to forest conservation, and $30.1

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iMarketSmart

JULY 24, 2017

In 2012, she was interviewed by Moira Forbes at the Forbes 400 Summit on Philanthropy. There she said, “True philanthropy comes from the heart.” Her grandmother only finished the third grade leading her to believe in education as her road to freedom. Then he got up and called the Minister of Education. Self-solicitation.

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Poverty Education Education Philanthropy 51

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 119

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Leadership 119

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. Originally launched in 2022 and acquired by Charity Navigator in 2023, Causeway was designed to make philanthropy easier and impactful.

Homelessness 52

Homelessness Poverty Philanthropy Health 52

Bloomerang

JUNE 17, 2022

Our Fund Foundation promotes a culture of responsible philanthropy by uniting donors with organizations supporting the LGBT community to make South Florida the most livable community in the country for LGBT people. Areas served: North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia. Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan (HOPE Fund).

Foundations 128

Foundations Culture Charitable Contribution Health 128

The NonProfit Times

JUNE 24, 2024

The other categories were high net worth individuals (-15%) nonprofits (-2%) and corporate philanthropy (-2%). Trust in philanthropy remains lower than trust in nonprofits, and trust in private foundations and high-net-worth individuals remains much lower than in 2020, the first year for which we have data.”

Healthcare 59

Healthcare Philanthropy Governance Homelessness 59

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

In turn, this shifts nonprofits focus away from addressing underlying systemic problems like poverty and racism to superficial solutions that are more palatable to the rich. It is a domain of knowledge long held solely by highly educated White men and made purposefully inaccessible to communities lacking those identities.

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