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. FHO has endured because it has delivered value, not only to its grantees and the field but to its member organizations.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Foundations 126

Candid

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

According to Fidelity Charitable , it’s “the act of purposefully making investments that help achieve certain social and environmental benefits while generating financial returns.” To ensure that their values-aligned investments also generate profit, foundations often turn to mission-related investments (MRIs).

Public and Nonprofit Management 98

Public and Nonprofit Management Environmental Foundations Philanthropy 98

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

AUGUST 23, 2020

It may include a short statement of such fundamental matters as the organization’s values or philosophies, a nonprofit’s main competitive advantages, or a desired future state—the “vision” . Kiva : To connect people through lending to alleviate poverty. Center for Biological Diversity: Saving life on earth.

Poverty 94

Poverty Public and Nonprofit Management Health Children 94

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 13, 2023

Image Credit: Magda Ehlers on pexels.com Our mental health is directly related to our social position, values, and proximity to power—which all impact how we exist. For example, foregrounds the experiences of communities of color in the environmental justice movement.

Healthcare 98

Healthcare Health Environmental Psychology 98

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The poverty rate is 52.4 The intentional integration of cultural narrative, strategic reinvestment, and community ownership is the most viable and maybe the only path forward to create both social and environmental impact. But today,100 years later, the same neighborhood looks very different.

Culture 122

Culture Poverty Governance Finance 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 3, 2023

By Stephan Manning & Yeşim Uygur Addressing entrenched social problems in local communities like inequality, violence, or environmental degradation is as much about changing local cultures and mindsets as it is about reworking the socioeconomic structures around them. The 2010 documentary Waste Land offers a good example.

Leadership 98

Leadership Public and Social Policy Environmental Culture 98

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Harmful assumptions about payment behavior effectively criminalizes poverty and understates the harm that water shutoffs cause to low-income communities. Despite payment moratoriums, “the number of customers who continued to pay regularly suggests how strongly they value water services,” the Water Alliance report details.

Public and Social Policy 140

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Universities Collaborations 140

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2023

Initially we thought we were going to look at all of our values and just really try to set the structure and figure out what this fund was going to be,” Allen says. In February 2020, the Hive Fund gathered frontline leaders from every state in the US South for a meeting in Atlanta. In 2020, the JPB Foundation granted the Hive Fund $3 million.

Environmental 98

Environmental Psychology Insurance Poverty 98

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 1, 2023

During the pandemic, economic inequity and social and environmental injustice became hypervisible. The world became interested in what marginalized people knew about their own survival and paused to consider the cost of racism and environmental destruction as those two forces intersect and conspire with extractive economic systems.

Culture 128

Culture Retail Community Development Collaborations 128

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 30, 2023

Many others are feeling distress as they process the realities of widespread environmental and biodiversity loss. Yet, all individuals in social impact face a similar challenge, whether addressing things like housing, health care, or poverty. as well as slow-onset events (e.g., sea-level rise, melting of ice, etc.)

Health 105

Health Public and Social Policy Environmental Culture 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Using market mechanisms, many social entrepreneurs have followed the example of Muhammad Yunus and Grameen Bank to set up enterprises with a main objective of tackling social or environmental issues. Human capital is positively associated with creativity and value creation.

Social Entrepreneurship 128

Social Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship Social Enterprise Social Enterprise 128

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

While 501(c)(3) nonprofits serve as cornerstones of positive change, addressing critical issues ranging from poverty and hunger to healthcare and environmental protection, their impact can be significantly amplified by stepping beyond direct service delivery. Identify Your North Star: Define your mission and core values.

Public Policy 72

Public Policy Environmental Education Education 72

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 5, 2024

Disability, poverty, and discrimination are part of a cycle where each reinforces the others. The global surge in recognizing and embracing corporate social responsibility (CSR) and environmental, social, and governance practices has become a driving force for businesses to invest in people with disabilities worldwide.

Nonprofit governance and management 119

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Family philanthropy is, at its core, the act of a collective—rooted in the values of a family, carrying forward its name and legacy, and engaging its members. As a sector, we embrace and value family philanthropy as both a vehicle for bringing families together and a responsibility to our communities.

Philanthropy 131

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Collaborations 131

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

From equitable policies and low-carbon infrastructure to values like collaboration and fairness, we need deep shifts, and we need them soon. The project multisolves for goals in patient care, community care, and environmental care. We often hear the sentiment, “I already work on poverty (or climate or health disparities, etc.)

Energy 143

Energy Health Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management 143

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 15, 2023

Together with the communities we serve, those of us who work in social change witness the daily realities of poverty, injustice, violence, marginalization, and climate destruction. Meanwhile, the field of social change and innovation is engaged with the greatest challenges of our time—our collective pain.

Health 122

Health Culture Collaborations Poverty 122

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

APRIL 5, 2023

Additionally, Duranti-Martinez points out, “Community ownership also means that the people most impacted by racial, economic, and environmental injustice have meaningful decision-making power over development” (7). percent poverty rate (as of 2001). Purchasing land was, in a sense, the easiest step.

Public and Nonprofit Management 105

Public and Nonprofit Management Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Poverty 105

Nonprofit Marketing Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2011

The expectation is that companies will consider total stakeholder value, not just total shareholder value. • Change the way they operate to align with greater social and environmental needs. Change the way they operate to align with greater social and environmental needs. Expectations. Advocate for change. . •

Volunteerism 49

Volunteerism Volunteerism Environmental Poverty 49

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 14, 2013

are now integral parts of our online communications and fundraising campaigns and like any tools of value, they requite a minimal level of financial investment. The era of winging it in social media is over. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc. 3) Send hand-written thank you notes. 10) Track the growth and ROI of your online communities.

Management 93

Management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits Poverty 93

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JUNE 22, 2023

Nonprofits address critical social issues, such as poverty, education, healthcare, and environmental conservation, allowing individuals to align their work with their personal values and create lasting change. Identify their core principles and the social or environmental causes they champion.

Nonprofit Organizations 52

Nonprofit Organizations Nonprofit Organizations Nonprofits Values 52

Get Fully Funded

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

If your nonprofit has an environmental focus, nature photos can also be captivating. For example, check out this video for Village Enterprise , a nonprofit devoted to ending extreme poverty in rural Africa: The video shows the story of Margaret, a small business owner, told through the perspective of Margaret’s grandchild.

Poverty 52

Poverty Environmental Nonprofits Education 52

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 20, 2023

One central challenge is that the majority of mainstream economists believe that capitalist markets can solve all (or at least most) global problems, and they contend that continual economic growth within this system is required to improve the lives of the billions of people living in poverty.

Education 81

Education Education Curriculum and Teaching Public and Social Policy 81

Top Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

This is extremely helpful for nonprofits that work with people experiencing homelessness, poverty, and medical crises. Be sure to engage interested individuals by clearly describing the problem you’re trying to solve, the value of solving it, and the solution your nonprofit offers. Environmental sustainability.

Environmental 52

Environmental Nonprofits Recruitment Homelessness 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

TRHT’s methodology includes the use of healing circles and cross-sector, cross-community conversations that help repair racial harm through deep listening, uncovering shared values, and lessening power differentials. An important principle at work in TRHT’s process is that trauma healing and collective action are mutually reinforcing.

Public and Social Policy 140

Public and Social Policy Health Activism Culture 140

Nonprofit Megaphone

APRIL 7, 2023

Whether it’s through social services, environmental conservation, or advocacy for marginalized communities, nonprofits are at the forefront of creating a better future for all. In addition, measuring impact can help nonprofits to communicate the value of their work to the public.

Collaborations 52

Collaborations Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits Foundations 52

iMarketSmart

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

It means some part of one’s identity – one’s people, values, or story – will continue on after death. But to be meaningful, the impact must support one’s people, values, or story. It increases attraction to ways in which one’s identity – rooted in one’s people, values, or history – can live on.[43] 43] A gift in a will can help.

Psychology 52

Psychology Public and Nonprofit Management Public and Social Policy Participation and motivation 52

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2023

The report Examining Disparities in Environmental Grantmaking: Where the Money Goes written by Dorceta E. Taylor and Molly Blondell surveyed over 30,000 environmental and public health grants distributed by 220 foundations, which awarded approximately $4.9 billion across three years—from 2015 to 2017.

Environmental 98

Environmental Foundations Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Its roots lie in the environmental justice movement in the United States, where, in the 1990s, activists called out the disproportionate impact of pollutants on Black communities in North Carolina. It has also highlighted human and environmental interconnectedness and galvanized large-scale, rapid collective action to respond and recover.

Public and Social Policy 110

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Race and Ethnicity Energy 110

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 28, 2023

Their experiences show how the interdependencies of the SDGs come to life at the local level: Ending homelessness requires addressing issues of poverty, mental and physical health, quality employment, environmental justice, and climate change—in addition to safe and affordable housing. Can cities drive national and global action?

Collaborations 105

Collaborations Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

. ­­ A 1983 US government study documenting the placement of hazardous waste landfills in low-income and Black communities was one of the first studies to highlight the intersection of environmental issues and racial inequity. In this period, surface temperatures across the United States have increased by a relative average of 1.2

Energy 111

Energy Finance Environmental Food 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Property values shoot up, as does the cost of living, and lower-income households are displaced. Participating organizations must be grounded in, benefiting, and accountable to communities on the front lines of environmental and climate crises, which often are Black and historically disinvested communities of color.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Energy Manufacturing Environmental 111

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

We are living through a syndemic—a time of multiple crises causing seismic economic, political, environmental, technological, and social shifts, which are long from being settled. How do we shift scarcity mindsets that are rooted in deep and real experiences with poverty and oppression? Are we valuing our labor?

Leadership 111

Leadership Public and Social Policy Non-Profits Culture 111

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 12, 2023

Roll backs on environmental protection at a time when climate change is being felt in every corner of the country and, indeed, around the world. A culture that values health prioritizes people’s bodily autonomy and self-determination. Regressive tax policies that make it even tougher for most working families to make ends meet.

Healthcare 105

Healthcare Health Culture Poverty 105

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 14, 2024

An environmental organization I know hired a former lieutenant governor as Executive Director. One of our clients serves single moms who are trying to climb out of poverty and create a better life. Staff and Board members with name recognition, networks, and reputations as leaders are also valuable assets.

Fundraising 59

Fundraising Fundraising Food Children 59

Nonprofit Megaphone

APRIL 6, 2023

Example: “Join Us in the Fight Against Poverty” Keep it short: A concise subject line is easier to read and comprehend, especially on mobile devices. By addressing them by name and tailoring content to their interests, you demonstrate that you value their individuality and foster a sense of belonging.

Participation and motivation 52

Participation and motivation Nonprofits Poverty Activism 52

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 11, 2024

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. It is not just values and principles of cooperation. So, she started the co-op.

Food 89

Food Activism Poverty Leadership 89