Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 16, 2024

The African Development Bank for example, seeks to promote sustainable economic growth and reduce poverty in Africa, while the International Red Cross focuses on protecting and assisting victims of armed conflict. These projects typically take place in peaceful and lower to middle-income countries where poverty remains prevalent.

Poverty 115

Poverty Finance Governance Non-Profits 115

Get Fully Funded

AUGUST 20, 2021

This is the main challenge (Ex: poverty, disease, discrimination) the character must face. But that assumes the interviewer (not you) behaved in an ethical manner toward your story subject and that they gathered the right level of detail for your appeal. Show the donor why this character is worth rooting for. Give them a goal.

Ethics 118

Ethics Construction Poverty Values 118

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Our work has recently become even more critical, supporting community strength and solutions through the challenges of poverty, pandemic, and vandalism. In this community, poverty remains a challenge: 16.4 percent of families live below the poverty line, a poverty rate more than six percentage points higher than Seattle.

Community Development 131

Community Development Poverty Retail Insurance 131

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

This is especially relevant at a time when the planet is behind on several SDGs , including those related to poverty reduction and food security. The challenge is that carbon markets weren't designed to work for people in poverty.

Philanthropy 126

Philanthropy Agriculture Finance Poverty 126

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. In short, a social and solidarity economy is ruled by an ethic of care and a commitment to protect and amplify life on this planet.

Public and Social Policy 132

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

The Charity CFO

JULY 30, 2024

That’s a Great IDEA The mission and vision of Capital IDEA is to lift working adults out of poverty and into living-wage careers through education and career advancement. This organization works to drive this forward as a team, as we hear about how helping women specifically is important to both Tosha and Alyssia, personally.

Leadership 98

Leadership Poverty Manufacturing Culture 98

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. Kiva : To connect people through lending to alleviate poverty. Oxfam : To create lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and social injustice. TED : Ideas worth spreading.

Poverty 94

Poverty Public and Nonprofit Management Health Children 94

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In research I did with collaborators for the Broke Project , we found that most stories, profiles, and vignettes related to work to end poverty follow this pattern: while an organization is the protagonist, poor people are defined only by their experience with poverty. How have you been since we last connected?

Homelessness 138

Homelessness Culture Poverty Collaborations 138

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

This is good news for our youth, many of whom experience mental health challenges rooted in intergenerational trauma, poverty, and social alienation. Far too many Native American youth grow up in environments where historic and contemporary trauma, poverty , and negative societal narratives shape their identities from birth.

Health 105

Health Culture Poverty Activism 105

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 5, 2024

DB: A big premise of my work at JPB Foundation is that no matter what issue you care about—whether that be housing, healthcare, poverty, or climate justice, and they are all important—the fundamental issue at the root of all of them is who has power in society and who doesn’t.

Philanthropy 132

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Ethics 132

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

He was legendary for fearlessly taking on the most powerful political leaders, medical institutions, and universities when they did not prioritize the interests of people in poverty. “The people who were doing the development project probably weren't out to make poor people suffer,” he said. .”

Nonprofit Leadership 105

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Nonprofit governance and management Medical 105

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 142

Collaborations Culture Technology Governance 142

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Capitalism maintains poverty and economic disadvantage for a segment of the population just as surely as it generates extreme wealth for the one percent. Most people grow up learning that poverty comes from deficiencies in character and that inequality simply reflects the naturally unequal distribution of virtues and intelligence.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Governance Non-Profits Foundations 111

NonProfit Hub

MAY 18, 2017

If the real reason you’re starting an organization is to solve a problem like ethical treatment of animals or issues surrounding poverty, a lot of times the best way to do it is not to start yet another organization, but to partner with an organization already working to solve the same problem.

Poverty 50

Poverty Ethics Nonprofits Foundations 50

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. While 66% of respondents have high trust in human services, that was 12 points less than last year. The two other categories were business and media.

Healthcare 59

Healthcare Philanthropy Governance Homelessness 59

Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Through CSR initiatives, companies aim to give back to society by addressing various issues such as sustainability, community development, employee welfare, ethical business practices, and philanthropic involvement. Walgreens also raises awareness and encourages customer participation through its nationwide network of stores.

Volunteerism 52

Volunteerism Volunteerism Disaster Relief Food 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

In the early days of the pandemic, the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation , whose mission is to help people and places move out of poverty and achieve greater social and economic justice, recognized the devastation COVID-19 would bring to their grantee communities.

Philanthropy 131

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Collaborations 131

Nonprofit Megaphone

OCTOBER 31, 2022

We’re a way for you to shop with intention for ethically-sourced handcrafted wares – and to share in the joy of empowering makers in ten thousand villages.” First Book has set the ambitious goal of getting 1 million new, high-quality books to children living in poverty.

Children 105

Children Nonprofits Environmental Agriculture 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

All of this depresses economic activity and increases poverty. Borne overwhelmingly by the poorest and most vulnerable, it exacerbates their poverty and threatens their health. Where we have seen major, population-level, and systemic advances in social and economic well-being, governments have been the primary driving force.

Public and Social Policy 130

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Governance Poverty 130

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

By shopping at any of the 64 online stores listed below, socially conscious and ethical consumers can channel some of their spending power this holiday season into the nonprofit sector and the Greater Good. Serrv International is a nonprofit dedicated to fighting global poverty through fair and ethical trade. billion in 2021.

Ethics 132

Ethics Children Poverty Education 132

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Work requirements are based on several problematic truths about the United States: an unwillingness to govern by fact rather than fiction, a deep history of racism and sexism, and a centuries-long capitalist work ethic that treats people as dispensable. Jobs with these qualities are just one part of a supportive social safety net.

Public and Social Policy 129

Public and Social Policy Poverty Governance Insurance 129

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 13, 2024

The false belief that a person can leverage hard work and talent to pull themselves and their family out of poverty should they only try is a pervasive story that has shaped our culture and laws. In 1996, when the law was enacted, 68 percent of families with children living in poverty received welfare; in 2019, it was 19.5

Public and Social Policy 122

Public and Social Policy Poverty Children Law 122

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

By shopping at any of the 48 online stores listed below, socially conscious and ethical consumers can channel some of their consumer spending power into the nonprofit sector and the Greater Good. Serrv International is a nonprofit dedicated to fighting global poverty through fair and ethical trade. 28) Home T :: thehomet.com.

Ethics 111

Ethics Children Production Manufacturing 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 18, 2024

Nearly one in five home healthcare aides lives in poverty. Aligning investments with ethical missions is not just the right thing to do—it's good business. At the same time, these jobs have incredibly high rates of burnout, are physically taxing, mentally exhausting, and often poorly paid.

Curriculum and Teaching 122

Curriculum and Teaching Healthcare Technology Civil Society 122

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 4, 2024

The passage of the THRIVE Act prioritized renewable, environmentally sound, ethically sourced energy production, from development to deployment. 7 It provided environmental protections and ecological restoration pathways to address the human-caused damage, destruction, and degradation of ecosystems by extractive industries.

Public and Social Policy 133

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Taxation 133

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

By shopping at any of the 48 online stores listed below, socially conscious and ethical consumers can channel some of their consumer spending power into the nonprofit sector and the Greater Good. Serrv International is a nonprofit dedicated to fighting global poverty through fair and ethical trade. 28) Home T :: thehomet.com.

Ethics 41

Ethics Children Production Manufacturing 41

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 19, 2023

Are poverty wages less miserable because your boss is Black? Sara Horowitz, “The Mutualist Ethic: Planting the Saplings for the Tree of Mutualism,” Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine 29, no. 28 Yet an approach that prioritizes “Black faces in high places,” Pérez insists, is insufficient. 2 (Summer 2022): 98–107. 2 (Summer 2022): 108–110.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 98

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

Online Gift Catalog by People for the Ethical Treatment on Animals: PETA has everything you could possibly imagine for animals lovers, particularly vegans and vegetarians. Mission : Empowering entrepreneurs through Microcredit & Microfinance to help End Global Poverty. Gifts start at $25. Purchase Be the Change Gifts ].

Children 106

Children Poverty Ethics Medical 106

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

My experience with this balance around ethical – and equitable – storytelling is not just from a fundraiser and consultant, but also from a person with my own lived experience. . Poverty Porn” Doesn’t Raise More Money. Although the harm created by poverty porn might be unintentional, the impact is real.

Non-Profits 245

Non-Profits Poverty Ethics Public and Nonprofit Management 245

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 17, 2025

In Nigeria, where health inequities are deeply rooted in systemic issues such as poverty, 1 gender inequality, 2 and inadequate governance (poor administration/planning), 3 the introduction of new technologies can sometimes deepen these disparities rather than alleviate them. 1 (July 2023): 7389.

Health 98

Health Technology Healthcare Medical 98

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 15, 2024

Unlike in Palestine, where local authorities have made it clear that it is in the best interests of Palestinian children for their care to remain in Palestine , most of these countries had no oversight to check the nature or ethics of these adoptions, much less stop them entirely. What Went Wrong? Is Banning International Adoption the Answer?

Children 137

Children Poverty Governance Psychology 137

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Because poverty and food insecurity is at record highs in the United States. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta). Southern Poverty Law Center. Because access to health care should be a right, not a privildege. Facebook || Twitter || YouTube. Because family farms are good for America. Feeding America.

Children 111

Children Poverty Homelessness Food 111

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

Because poverty and food insecurity is at record highs in the United States. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta). Southern Poverty Law Center. Because access to health care should be a right, not a privildege. Facebook || Twitter || YouTube. Because family farms are good for America. Feeding America.

Children 111

Children Poverty Nonprofits Food 111

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

The common thread here is that capitalism and democracy are at odds, and while such values as critical thinking, faculty allyship, ethical investing, and so on are encouraged by higher education, they get in the way of universities serving as a vehicle for unhindered capitalism.

Public and Social Policy 134

Public and Social Policy Universities Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management 134

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

JUNE 5, 2023

Scotty Campbell (R-Mountain City) resigned after local media uncovered a legislative ethics panel found him in violation of sexual harassment policy involving at least one intern. Justin Pearson (D-Memphis) were soon reinstated by their respective county legislative bodies to serve until a special election takes place.

Nonprofit governance and management 59

Nonprofit governance and management Law Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 59

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

JUNE 5, 2023

Scotty Campbell (R-Mountain City) resigned after local media uncovered a legislative ethics panel found him in violation of sexual harassment policy involving at least one intern. Justin Pearson (D-Memphis) were soon reinstated by their respective county legislative bodies to serve until a special election takes place.

Nonprofit governance and management 52

Nonprofit governance and management Law Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 52

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 10, 2025

Many find inspiration in the story of Henrietta Lacks, an African-American cancer patient whose tumor cells were taken without her consent in 1951leading to a multibillion dollar industry, while her family and descendants dealt with poverty. The case of Henrietta Lacks indicates the need for trustworthy processes that consider data ethics.

Health 72

Health Race and Ethnicity Ethics Public and Social Policy 72