NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 7, 2025

Healing the Hood In 2021, Heal the Hood launched one of its first official initiatives, opening a free store that aimed to help lighten the financial burden on families by providing staples, like food and household goods, for free. But the first iteration needed tweaking. A call was put out requesting groceries.

Public and Nonprofit Management 126

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Blue Avocado

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Of course, qualities such as financial expertise, legal knowledge, and leadership are all welcomed and useful additions; however they are not in place of the most important quality — caring. For example, are you starting to consider purchasing a warehouse for your food bank? Will they make phone calls? Return emails?

Ethics 107

Ethics Nonprofit governance and management Collaborations Children 107

The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Secretary of Homeland Security Jacob Wood Co-Founder & Executive Board Chairman Team Rubicon Team Rubicon became one of the most impactful nonprofits under Wood’s leadership. Here are a few suggestions. It has more than 125,000 volunteers, has responded to disasters in 700-plus communities, and raised nearly $250 million.

Civil Society 85

Civil Society Nonprofit Administration and Development Urban development Law 85

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Image credit: Getty Images on Unsplash Consider a food bank discovering that its operating reserves are in banks that finance industrial agriculture, the very system contributing to food insecurity and displacing small community farms.

Finance 119

Finance Agriculture Environmental Nonprofit governance and management 119

Blue Avocado

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

We will research and target high-priority foundation s and government funding sources while strengthening our relationships with our current funders. Building a More Equitable Food System Through Organizational Change With new leadership in place, we are in an ideal space for new directional change and growth.

Nonprofit governance and management 59

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Food Collaborations 59

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 3, 2025

They connected into networks with leadership that can organize multiple groups around common purposes, such as local economic development. The left has often undercut a notion of a mutualist future by insisting that every problem needs a large centralized government solution. But they benefit from support.

Nonprofit governance and management 59

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Blue Avocado

DECEMBER 17, 2024

A Cautionary Tale: Overcoming Governance Nightmares in Nonprofit Organizations No one enjoys it when a nonprofits board doesnt work well together. Learn how culturally responsive leadership can help bring out the best in your nonprofits team. Explore the realities and challenges of food insecurity.

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Then, we’ve been trying to compare the information given by the federal government and the one been given by the Puerto Rico government, which was usually different in terms of the amount of money. The US government and FEMA recently changed the recovery process in Puerto Rico. The wording, the categories of the information.

Governance 139

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Anedot

MARCH 6, 2025

Specifically, this role will manage the grants calendar, develop grant strategies, and research, write and prepare foundation and government grant applications and funder reports. Develops an annual foundation and government grant strategy that includes cultivation of new funders and development/scaling of existing funder relationships.

Management 40

Management Nonprofit governance and management Health Food 40

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

NPQ readers may want to pay special attention to the first flagship session of Climate Week, on the pressing need for new climate leadership and renewed ambition when it comes to climate action now. The session is available for streaming and will be accessible to watch on the web after the event.

Finance 125

Finance Leadership Environmental Collaborations 125

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Janis’ background includes a variety of nonprofit leadership roles. We are starting with ten communities and the Haitian government has agreed to give us 11 acres per community. We will also be providing agricultural development and a Food 4 Work program. Their emphasis is on sustainable development and job creation.

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Communication Nonprofit governance and management Agriculture Food 181

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 26, 2022

But MPP’s work goes beyond the numbers: by focusing on a holistic vision of what communities need to face increasing climate disasters—instead of merely one output like the 50 million trees they have planted across the island—MPP is working to transform the economy, governance, and social contracts across Haiti.

Agriculture 128

Agriculture Public and Social Policy Energy Governance 128

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

It is jointly governed by members of the Nakoda and Aaniiih nations, and includes a 22,000- acre (over 34,000 square miles) bison reserve, home to a herd of over 500 buffalo. Founded in 1999 and similar in mission to NAEDC, the nonprofit supports ecotourism while also promoting “food sovereignty and ecological stewardship.”

Nonprofit governance and management 140

Nonprofit governance and management Poverty Environmental Food 140

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. Businesses can bolster existing government health programs through employee policies and leverage their scale to positively influence the public sector. Here are five ways to start.

Health 122

Health Public and Social Policy Environmental Governance 122

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

When any of those happen, the ripple effects cannot be ignored: communities lose access to food, shelter, mental health care, and other vital services on which people depend (iii). Governments routinely set artificially low limits on how much they will reimburse.

Governance 133

Governance Recruitment Nonprofits Health 133

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Donors and governments may shift their dollars…to focusing on necessities like food, water, energy, and healthcare. Donors and governments may shift their dollars to focus on necessities like food, water, energy, and healthcare. Hailstones are getting bigger and more damaging. This escalation is our new normal.

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Insurance Civil Society Healthcare Energy 130

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

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 19, 2022

At Grantli, I have created a state resources page where you can find useful links to state government departments and various other resources. The Sigma Foundation For Nursing funds research grants, leadership education grants, membership subsidies, and Sigma programs that connect and empower nurses around the world.

Insurance 124

Insurance Nonprofit governance and management Foundations Education 124

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

In 2021, the Government Accountability Office estimated that 54 percent of all public school districts required updates of at least two major systems, including HVAC systems, roofing, and structural integrity. Indeed, the entire system is in dire need of an overhaul. billion budget—from public school campuses.

Public and Social Policy 145

Public and Social Policy Education Education Environmental 145

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 4, 2024

For example, Cihuapactli Collective , an Indigenous feminist organization in Phoenix, AZ, brings Indigenous families together to share knowledge, wisdom, and provide care around food justice , womb health, birth work, end-of-life care, community research, and mental wellness.

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

In this series, movement leaders explore what’s possible if philanthropy adopts a reparative model—one in which it supports the leadership of BIPOC communities, not just by writing grants, but by shifting assets and control over resources to frontline communities. Imagine a table. This “who” needs to change.

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The Charity CFO

MARCH 24, 2022

Feeding Our Future received funding from the United States Department of Agriculture through the Child and Adult Care Food Program and the Summer Food Service Program—money intended to provide meals to children. In this case, nonprofit corruption generally involves the senior leadership of a nonprofit organization.

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Nonprofit governance and management Participation and motivation Public and Nonprofit Management Non-Profits 98

Get Fully Funded

APRIL 6, 2021

Unlike a Governing Board, often called a Board of Directors, an Advisory Board has no decision-making authority and does not issue directives or have fiduciary responsibility. Giving Advice The most obvious role for a nonprofit Advisory Board is to give advice to the Governing Board and staff.

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Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits 111

Nonprofit Marketing Blog

APRIL 9, 2012

A good summary of the prevailing sentiment is this quote: “My hope is that society will become more family oriented than government oriented.” Most leaders - whether from governments, companies and nonprofits - are seen as falling short. Consistency : stable employment, stay at college, complete college.

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Nonprofit governance and management Entrepreneurship Governance Values 87

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.

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Nonprofit governance and management Health Collaborations Foundations 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 11, 2023

Twenty-five percent of the entire Amazon Basin is on legally recognized Indigenous Territories, which are generally better protected than even government parks and reserves. Even less support has reached rightsholder women , despite the essential role of women in forest management and their exclusion from many governance structures.

Civil Society 119

Civil Society Environmental Public and Social Policy Governance 119

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The figures for nonprofit leadership resembled the overall workforce in some ways and differed in others. This means that those employees “lived in households that could not afford the basics of housing, child care, food, transportation, health care, a smart phone plan, or taxes” (6). percent of the workforce (9).

Health 82

Health Civil Society Governance Public Policy 82

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Investing in Resident Leadership The group I direct, the Asian American Resource Workshop (AARW), actively supports and provides infrastructure for the DN4S resident-led project. Community members began by pushing for simple things to facilitate attendance at these meetings, like childcare, food, and interpretation.

Community Development 126

Community Development Leadership Food Marketing 126

Bloomerang

JULY 24, 2021

Additionally, strategic volunteer leadership engagement allowed organizations to focus their outreach, said Muhi Khwaja, co-founder of the American Muslim Community Foundation (AMCF). She also serves as an adjunct instructor in Rice University’s Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership. Katzen agreed. .

Philanthropy 124

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Leadership 124

Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Worse yet, the facilitator is boring, the content is useless, board members are texting, and the food is stale! Find an inspiring venue If you operate a hunger relief organization, hosting a retreat where you serve food could provide inspiring reminders of why everyone is passionate about the mission.

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Participation and motivation Nonprofit Administration and Development Food Culture 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 26, 2023

For Indigenous Peoples of the Americas, the creation of borders that have been imposed upon tribal nations has led to a tremendous loss of land, natural resources, culture, food systems, language, economies, and a thousand generations of traditional knowledge. They had forgotten that the earth was their mother.

Health 98

Health Poverty Public and Social Policy Culture 98

Nonprofit Marketing Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

I constantly tell people to read it, and I even use it to teach my executive class of government leadership at American University. It was an all-you-can eat environment with big trays and loads of food. You could call this a “people&# problem and try to educate students about eating more moderately and not wasting food.

Food 59

Food Environmental Universities Governance 59

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 15, 2023

Governments representing deeply indebted nations are often unable to invest in health care, education, and other services, which, in turn, threatens their very political survival. For instance, some governments may perceive the imposition of environmental commitments as an infringement on their sovereignty.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Environmental Governance Civil Society 98

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 3, 2023

We should be able to grow edible food in our yards and community gardens without worrying about the toxicity of the soil. They’re flipping the systems of power so the people with first-hand experience, the people who care most about the problems the city government is trying to solve, are also the ones developing solutions.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Environmental Health Public Policy 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 25, 2023

Establish clear, realistic, and dynamic country-level objectives and action plans maintained by national governments. COVAX and donors should have followed their lead and supported bottom-up, country-driven leadership in service of a more equitable recovery.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Manufacturing Health Finance 105

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

From vast riparian watersheds to fisheries to croplands, few corners of the nation’s ⎯ and the world’s ⎯ food systems have escaped the eyes of the Walton family. Now, they’re expanding their philanthropy to news organizations that report on food, agriculture, and the environment and, in turn, amplifying the family’s other efforts.

Public and Social Policy 136

Public and Social Policy Environmental Public and Nonprofit Management Philanthropy 136

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

From travel to food to entertainment, these experiences have all been digitally transformed, and so have we. A Window of Opportunity During COVID-19, I worked as a food co-op general manager on the front lines. And, with the integration of artificial intelligence (AI), those features are already accelerating.

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Retail Technology Production Agriculture 122