The Agitator

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

billion … although #1, Margaret Cargill, an heir to the fortune of her grandfather’s Cargill Corporation (agriculture and food production), gave $6 billion of that in a bequest to her two foundations (which give to the American Red Cross, Nature Conservancy, YMCA and Public Broadcasting Service, among others).

Entrepreneurship 69

Entrepreneurship Agriculture Philanthropy Food 69

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. What’s also startling is that climate change is one of this group’s least immediate concerns. Investment.

Health 122

Health Public and Social Policy Environmental Governance 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Agriculture programs, for example, often focus on food security rather than achieving productivity gains, despite the fact that countries have not historically “smallholder-farmed” their way into prosperity.

Production 132

Production Entrepreneurship Agriculture Education 132

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

By Georg von Richthofen & Ali Aslan Gümüsay This year, our institute published several studies as part of the research project Sustainability, Entrepreneurship, and Global Digital Transformation (SET) based on activities in seven countries in the Global South. In Benin, for example, we focused on sustainable entrepreneurship.

Entrepreneurship 81

Entrepreneurship Public and Social Policy Civil Society Collaborations 81

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Liptrap “While Dorff admits he is ‘inspired’ by the social-entrepreneurship movement, he has no illusions about the benefit corporation. Becoming a Public Benefit Corporation: Express Your Values, Energize Stakeholders, Make the World a Better Place by Michael B. Dorff, reviewed by J.

Social Entrepreneurship 128

Social Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Universities Law 128

Nonprofit Marketing Blog

APRIL 9, 2012

Here are key wants the study identified: • Security : food, shelter, keep my house, increase my savings, bolster my retirement plan, a corporate job, being part of a movement but not a sole anarchist. Consistency : stable employment, stay at college, complete college.

Nonprofit governance and management 87

Nonprofit governance and management Entrepreneurship Governance Values 87

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Donate excess food from hotel functions rather than throwing it out. Plant a garden on-site for employees to enjoy during breaks, reducing food miles even further. Her interests include outdoor activities, fitness, technology, entrepreneurship and everything in between. This saves paper and energy used to make new towels.

Environmental 52

Environmental Entrepreneurship Social Enterprise Social Enterprise 52

The Agitator

DECEMBER 16, 2009

Here is a terrific comment on yesterday’s Agitator post from Andrew Kramer describing how his organization, Prison Entrepreneurship Program (PEP) in Houston, builds cultivation into the guts of their program … and the enormous benefits reaped. He was taking me to task for treating cultivation merely as a monetary cost.

Entrepreneurship 64

Entrepreneurship Retention Foundations Values 64

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 14, 2023

For millennia, oceans, rivers, and forests provided an abundance of food and other resources for the residents of this area, until the late 1800s, when white settlers arrived and began to extract gold and timber. Though ecologically and culturally rich, the county ranks in the bottom eighth in California for per-capita income.

Nonprofit governance and management 98

Nonprofit governance and management Health Collaborations Foundations 98

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 2, 2023

These are the three commercial kitchens that help support food businesses, a retail incubator that offers a storefront called Casa Qui 2 (or “House of Quality”) for Latinx entrepreneurs to sell locally made products, and two farmers market locations to support local producers. These are just two of many examples.

Participation and motivation 52

Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Community Development Leadership 52

iMarketSmart

MAY 8, 2023

Asia Pacific Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Reciprocal altruism in Yanomamö food exchange. Non-profit organization’s innovative donor management-the identification of salient factors that drive donor loyalty. 14(1), 93-106; Sargeant, A., & Lee, S. Standish and Wade Publishing. [5] 5] Hames, R. Chagnon, & W.

Altruism and Helping 52

Altruism and Helping Public and Social Policy Non-Profits Public and Nonprofit Management 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Kahi is the CEO and founder of Eat Offbeat, a refugee-driven food company that delivers meals conceived and prepared by refugees. Either we rely on grant and donor funding, or must continually justify to investors and the public that our entrepreneurship is relevant to solving some of the most pressing issues of our time.

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Non-Profits 119

Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

Whole Foods Market’s Whole Kids Foundation’s “primary programs like salad bar and school gardens grants and healthy teacher trainings expand access to healthy food choices, connect kids to the root of their food, and empower educators. Whole Kids Foundation. Areas served: US. The Victor C. Clark Youth Incentive Program.

Education 114

Education Education Children Public and Nonprofit Management 114

Fundraising Leadership

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Some may find the scary business of Halloween entertaining, but in real life, entrepreneurship and business shifts are also scary and risky-- and maybe not so fun. Stefanie Salem, entrepreneur and founder of the Newport Beach Wine & Food Festival : “I weigh fear against, ‘What if I didn’t try that?’

Leadership 115

Leadership Entrepreneurship Law Values 115

NonProfit Hub

JUNE 17, 2015

Daniel Lubetzky , the founder of KIND Snacks, will share the story of how KIND became the fastest-growing snack company in the country—a can’t-miss for anyone interested in social entrepreneurship and combining business with social good. I’m also excited to hear from Anna Palmer.

Disaster Relief 58

Disaster Relief Public and Nonprofit Management Social Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship 58

Fundraising Leadership

JANUARY 27, 2023

and across the globe, Vinderine has a long history of intention and entrepreneurship, but one first met with skepticism. “ and across the globe, @PTPASharon has a long history of intention and #entrepreneurship. “ As the founder and CEO of @PTPA, an awards-based platform with 200,000 community members in the U.S.

Production 52

Production Entrepreneurship Political Science Children 52

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 12, 2023

Some focus on political education, others on business skills, and yet others on working in specific sectors, such as food. They mentioned creating school entrepreneurship spaces to encourage students to learn about cooperatives and develop their own school-based cooperatives.

Curriculum and Teaching 105

Curriculum and Teaching Education Education Public and Nonprofit Management 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Temple Foundation was advised that there are reasons that CDFI offices are not based in East Texas, the main reason being that there is simply not enough entrepreneurship activity or business opportunities to sustain their operations. There is simply not enough focus by philanthropy on rural America to solve any one of these inequities.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 111

Nonprofit Administration and Development Entrepreneurship Finance Agriculture 111

Bloomerang

MARCH 17, 2025

As a voice for the nonprofit and philanthropic sectors, we know we play a role in finding a way forward that increases the excellence in our nonprofit sector with the resources it needs to meet the needs of so many Idahoans who need affordable housing, safe childcare, food stability, up-skilling for a living wage, and quality education.

Governance 83

Governance Nonprofit Administration and Development Social Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship 83