The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Feed the Childrens mission to provide the food and essentials kids need to grow and thrive aligns closely with our purpose of championing organizations that create meaningful change, Tim Kersten, CEO of RKD Group, said via a statement. From a humble beginning in a rowhouse in Washington, D.C.

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Children Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty Food 52

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

At the Marguerite Casey Foundation, we believe this moment provides an opening for movements to shift public dollars to support the public goods our nation so desperately needs and to ensure that our dollars, in the public sector, are used to realize our dreams. Philanthropy has had a complicated relationship with the government.

Public and Social Policy 139

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Philanthropy 139

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Casey Foundation. 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. Casey Foundation’s mission is to create a brighter future for America’s children, young people, and families.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Foundations 126

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 6, 2024

A third of the people in this country, nearly 100 million, live below 200 percent of the federal poverty level , where the loss of income from even a short-term illness can be insurmountable. The expanded (but now expired) child tax credits alone cut childhood poverty by 30 percent in only six months. This work is urgent.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Governance Nonprofit Administration and Development Poverty 126

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 27, 2023

Mutual aid can include the bartering of services or goods; or the free exchange of items, from cooking meals or delivering food, to clothing drives, prescription pickups, home repair, or childcare. With safety nets overwhelmed and record numbers of people facing job loss and poverty, mutual aid groups stepped in to fill the void.

Food 105

Food Philanthropy Children Poverty 105

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 27, 2023

In a 2021 poll conducted by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Harvard T.H. The Virginia Early Childhood Foundation announced it will provide paid training to over 60 early childhood educators in their Early Educator Fast Track Initiative. The median pay for a childcare worker nationally was $13.11

Insurance 105

Insurance Children Poverty Education 105

Candid

MAY 4, 2022

The COVID-19 crisis has shined a spotlight on the value of philanthropy and, for this reason, many foundation representatives believe society at large will expect philanthropy to address global distress in the future. First, we learned that during the pandemic, European foundations engaged in both local and cross-border giving in new ways.

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Philanthropy Foundations Poverty Health 98

Get Fully Funded

APRIL 2, 2023

We empower young adults to overcome poverty and build a brighter future for Haiti. For example, a food pantry might come up with sticky-note drafts such as: We provide emergency food boxes to people in need. We help seniors have access to fresh food. Food for thought! We provide food … how about we nourish ?

Food 105

Food Entrepreneurship Nonprofits Public and Nonprofit Management 105

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 5, 2023

I was really inspired to write about not only those changes but the connection between our social justice struggles and climate action, and how climate and…environmental justice, are really foundational components of every social justice movement that we’ve experienced as Black Americans in this country.

Environmental 126

Environmental Food Poverty Culture 126

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.

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Poverty Public and Nonprofit Management Health Children 94

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

RB: The last installment of the report uplifts how mass incarceration exacerbates poverty. The report mentions how, in many states across the country, incarcerated people are paid little or nothing for their work while their labor is used to produce many of the foods and products we consume. There was this zero-sum game mindset.

Public and Social Policy 128

Public and Social Policy Poverty Law Education 128

Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

Because Scott is not using a foundation, she is not required to release grant-specific data. As she herself stated, her grantmaking was guided by “special attention 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.”

Poverty 98

Poverty Health Law Universities 98

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

12) National Park Foundation Gift Shop :: nationalparks.org/gift-shop. The National Park Foundation offer their supporters a great way to show their love for the national parks – while supporting them at the same time. Serrv International is a nonprofit dedicated to fighting global poverty through fair and ethical trade.

Ethics 107

Ethics Children Production Manufacturing 107

Candid

MAY 7, 2024

Often, the reason a foundation declines a grant has nothing to do with you. Funders seek a return on investment With so many applicants and limited funding to go around, foundations view a grant as an investment. For example, a food bank exists to address hunger in a community. What are your strategies for making it happen?

Communication 65

Communication Food Poverty Foundations 65

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Nonprofits were the first to activate, in terms of immediately putting together places for people to eat, distribution of food and water, of generators, of whatever people needed. Minet says, We get money from Puerto Rican foundations, from US foundations, and we have fundraising campaigns all through the year.

Governance 139

Governance Disaster Relief Foundations Philanthropy 139

Getting Attention

MAY 18, 2015

Communications Director Southern Poverty Law Center (Montgomery, AL). Creative Manager Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties (Santa Clara, CA). Creative Services Manager San Francisco AIDS Foundation (San Francisco, CA). Communications and Development Manager Financial Beginnings (Portland, OR).

Communication 67

Communication Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development Poverty 67

Getting Attention

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

2) Communications Associate and New Media Content Manager , Southern Poverty Law Center , (Montgomery, AL). 10) Senior Communications Associate , Food & Water Watch , (Washington, D.C.). 12) Vice President for Communications , CDC Foundation , (Atlanta, GA). NEW OPPORTUNITIES. NEW OPPORTUNITIES. RECENT OPPORTUNITIES.

Public and Nonprofit Management 60

Public and Nonprofit Management Marketing Marketing Poverty 60

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

Getting Attention

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

3) Communications Officer , Open Society Foundations , (Washington, D.C.). 2) Communications Associate and New Media Content Manager , Southern Poverty Law Center , (Montgomery, AL). 10) Senior Communications Associate , Food & Water Watch , (Washington, D.C.). NEW OPPORTUNITIES. RECENT OPPORTUNITIES. RECENT OPPORTUNITIES.

Public and Nonprofit Management 61

Public and Nonprofit Management Marketing Marketing Poverty 61

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 11, 2023

The next Google or Facebook has yet to emerge from places plagued by chronic poverty, and even when a high-tech sector sets foot in low-income regions, it often exacerbates income inequality. Yet, these attempts have not significantly reverted economic decline. A How-to Guide for Scaling Deep.

Entrepreneurship 130

Entrepreneurship Collaborations Food Finance 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 10, 2023

For most US-based foundations, the answer has traditionally been to focus on confined problem areas, projects like reducing malaria incidence, improving school attendance, or increasing access to safe drinking water. There are many reasons why foundations structure their giving in this way. And how can philanthropies fund it?

Production 132

Production Entrepreneurship Agriculture Education 132

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 1, 2023

Our food is not scarcity-based stone soup but rather a rich, sumptuous, and nourishing gumbo for transforming struggle into an open, connected, and creative way of being—into livity. She is also the curator and founder of Betti Ono Foundation. East Bay PREC purchased Esther’s for $1.5 million and plans to invest another $3.4

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Culture Retail Community Development Collaborations 128

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 3, 2024

For example, our organization, One Acre Fund , supplies over 4 million African smallholder farmers with the finance, supplies, and training to grow more food, plant more trees, and earn more money. percent of climate adaptation finance need of smallholders is currently being met by all actors combined.

Finance 119

Finance Philanthropy Governance Health 119

Getting Attention

MARCH 9, 2015

Associate Product Manager Wikimedia Foundation (San Francisco, CA). Communications Director , Communications Assistant , Communications Associate, Politics & Communications Associate Schusterman Family Foundation (Atlanta, GA). Communications Manager—PT Lemur Conservation Foundation (Myakka City, FL). Tacoma, WA).

Communication 65

Communication Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Associations 65

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 20, 2023

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , the children most at risk of lead exposure are under six years of age and can come in contact with lead through chipping paint in older homes, imported food or cosmetics, drinking water from lead plumbing or pipes, and even the soil around older buildings or roads.

Curriculum and Teaching 75

Curriculum and Teaching Children Environmental Public and Social Policy 75

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

percent poverty rate (as of 2001). Seeded with an initial $5 million grant from a local foundation, the land trust acquired nine parcels between 2005 and 2011. This farm supports 20 immigrant and refugee farmers and emerging food entrepreneurs. 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

Getting Attention

FEBRUARY 17, 2012

The Greater Boston Food Bank (Boston, MA). Innovations for Poverty Action (New Haven, CT or Washington, D.C.). Innovations for Poverty Action (New Haven, CT or Washington, D.C.). Foundation for Women (Brooklyn, NY). SeaWeb (Silver Spring, MD). 10) Director of Marketing Communications. RECENT OPPORTUNITIES.

Marketing 58

Marketing Marketing Poverty Energy 58

Candid

MARCH 26, 2024

Individual donors and foundations increasingly view data “ as the fuel for innovation and social change.” This can lead to funding shortages: A 2021 study by Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy found that AANHPI communities receive just 20 cents of every $100 awarded by foundations.

Governance 59

Governance Food Health Collaborations 59

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Smallholder farmers and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) make up the bulk of agri-food businesses worldwide, accounting for a significant part of all formal agribusinesses and more than half of their full-time workforces. A long investment horizon of up to 10 years Only in the agri-food value chain. But there is more.

Finance 121

Finance Agriculture Governance Non-Profits 121

Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Meanwhile, other standout giving programs include : Matching gifts, volunteer grants Walt Disney Company & Make-A-Wish Foundation The Walt Disney Company has a long-standing partnership with Make-A-Wish Foundation, granting wishes to children with critical illnesses. by donating food, funds, and resources to local food banks.

Volunteerism 52

Volunteerism Volunteerism Disaster Relief Food 52

Nonprofit Megaphone

OCTOBER 31, 2022

The American Farmland Trust protects agricultural land, promotes environmentally sound farming practices, and helps farmers continue to grow food for us all. These gifts would be perfect for a loved one passionate about sustainable farming, growing food, and farmer appreciation. Fox Foundation. Kiss the Ground. . The Michael J.

Children 105

Children Environmental Nonprofits Agriculture 105

Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2022

You might say that their one-time donation helps provide fresh produce for a family of four for just one month, but contributing an ongoing monthly donation can help that same family access healthy food year-round. Collect donations with a secure payment processor. Partners for Change (CARE).

Nonprofits 119

Nonprofits Public and Nonprofit Management Retention Activism 119

Nonprofit Marketing Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2011

Consumers understand that solving this problem provides the foundation to address all the other needs from poverty alleviation to food security to healthcare and so on. The global recession of 2009 and continued economic challenges around the world have called renewed attention to the effects of economic instability.

Volunteerism 49

Volunteerism Volunteerism Environmental Poverty 49

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2023

In this conversation between Cyndi Suarez, NPQ ’s president and editor in chief, and Kaytura Felix, managing director, Leadership for Better Health, at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the two leaders discuss medical racism, health justice, and what it really means for a system to support people’s health. And that has guided my work.

Health 118

Health Medical Leadership Healthcare 118

Nonprofit Tech for Good

OCTOBER 20, 2019

12) National Park Foundation Gift Shop :: nationalparks.org/gift-shop. The National Park Foundation offer their supporters a great way to show their love for the national parks – while supporting them at the same time. Serrv International is a nonprofit dedicated to fighting global poverty through fair and ethical trade.

Ethics 40

Ethics Children Production Manufacturing 40

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The billionaires and multimillionaires starting foundations and funds and pledging to save the planet are using money taken off the backs of those on the front lines. The billionaires and multimillionaires starting foundations and funds and pledging to save the planet are using money taken off the backs of those on the front lines.

Philanthropy 98

Philanthropy Environmental Agriculture Nonprofit governance and management 98

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2023

Taylor and Molly Blondell surveyed over 30,000 environmental and public health grants distributed by 220 foundations, which awarded approximately $4.9 How Location Affects the Foundation-to-Grantee Pipeline Most foundations are located on the coasts of the United States—mainly in New York and California.

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Environmental Foundations Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management 98