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Detroit People’s Food Co-op: How to Advance Black Food Sovereignty

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: Steve Dubb Food is the cover story. Malik Kenyatta Yakini, Up & Coming Food Co-op C onference panel September 15, 2023 There is a wave of food co-ops opening in majority-Black communities, as NPQ has covered. But organizing a food co-op is not easy. The first step was starting a monthly food-buying club.

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Food Co-op Leaders Say the Cure for Gentrification Is Solidarity

NonProfit Quarterly

The position of food co-ops in this mix can be ambiguous. On one hand, community-owned food co-ops can be a powerful strategy to assert community control over local food and avoid resident displacement. Yet food co-ops are also sometimes criticized as being potential agents of gentrification.

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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 also come from a family of grocery workers and managers. When I was little, my dad managed a large local grocery. A Positive Vision of Food Sovereignty.

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Why Does Philanthropy Keep Overlooking Disability Funding?

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Clary, AFP via Getty Images Manager Shray Campbell, left, and employees Josh and Noah, serve food at Café Joyeux in Manhattan. job market that is virtually closed to people with mental and cognitive disabilities. During National Disability Employment Awareness Month, let's right that wrong. By Richie Siegel Timothy A.

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Making Food Systems Work for People of Color: Six Action Steps

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: Oladimeji Odunsi on unsplash.com How do you support development across the food system in a way that builds community ownership and power for Black, Brown, and Indigenous communities? This is a question that a group of food system activists of color have come together to address. This work is worth supporting.

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Best Applications Of AI For Your Food Business

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Best Applications Of AI For Your Food Business The food sector has advanced at every forefront, thanks to technology. Without any doubt, the evolution in the food industry is tremendous. With the increase in the automated processes, it has become efficient to manage the tasks. Keep reading to satisfy your intellect.

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Toward Sustainability: 4 Nonprofit Financial Management Tips

Marketing for the Modern Nonprofit

The key to achieving this kind of financial sustainability is implementing effective management practices at your organization. To help you get started, this guide will cover four essential tips for improving your nonprofit’s financial management strategy. Bookkeeper. Accountant. your accountant should be CPA-certified).