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Insurance in a Climate-Changed World

NonProfit Quarterly

The first place that most of us will experience the direct costs of climate change is in the insurance market, and the problem has already emerged. Loading the Dice” In many areas, property insurance premiums have soared, and finding coverage has become extremely difficult. This escalation is our new normal.

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Fundraising Event Ideas for Capital Campaign Public Phases

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

Charge a small entrance fee and sell food, drinks, and merchandise, with proceeds going towards your capital campaign. Talent show. Your community is full of talented people who want to share their gifts, along with others who want to enjoy a night of entertainment. Trivia night. A donated prize for the winners helps encourage participation!

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Lessons from the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season: What philanthropy can do better

Candid

And as a result of repeated storms, insurance companies have been leaving Florida or increasing insurance rates, creating a crisis of underinsurance that Milton will exacerbate. Insurance companies also treat flooding differently, so philanthropic funding is needed even more. In the U.S.,

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Forerunners of Food Justice: Black Farmer Movement Spans Generations

NonProfit Quarterly

The following is a transcript of the video above, from our webinar on “Remaking the Economy: Black Food Sovereignty, Community Stories.” He used to pay for food stamps at that time to make sure that people were eating healthy—he also had a loan system. View the full webinar here. My dad was a forerunner.

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Strengthening communities by supporting the nonprofit workforce 

Candid

We nonprofit workers focus our attention on families who have trouble affording safe housing, enough food, quality child care and health care, reliable transportation, and technology. In 2022, 48% owned their homes, only 4% had any investment income, 25% were covered by public health insurance, and 10% had no coverage at all.

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Organizing a Community Around Food Sovereignty

NonProfit Quarterly

At present, one of UNEC’s most critical projects is to convene a multi-partner collaboration in the city’s Northeast Corridor neighborhoods to transform our local food system. I’ve observed the inner workings of a complex food system that, when it functions well, nourishes our bodies, families, and cultures.

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Learning from peers to refine your nonprofit funding strategy

Candid

These include categories like grants, donations from individuals, support from companies, and earned income from services or products.