NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 26, 2025

While Black elites have amassed political and financial power, the vast majority of Black Atlantans continue to experience high rates of poverty, housing insecurity, and labor exploitation. There is room and opportunityfor the work of resistance and of building cooperative, community-controlled alternatives.

Poverty 105

Poverty Philanthropy Agriculture Education 105

Candid

DECEMBER 16, 2024

This disparity is all the more striking considering the magnitude of challenges here, even before the stormbroadband, health care, and food deserts; intergenerational poverty born from extraction; and the ongoing opioid crisis.

Philanthropy 119

Philanthropy Disaster Relief Insurance Medical 119

Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 6, 2010

My two favorite causes profiled were UNICEF and the Food Bank For New York City because they both reminded me of my own organization in some way. The Food Bank For New York City had me thinking of our food pantry that this year will serve 90,000 men, women and children–nearly double the mouths we fed just two years ago.

Food 198

Food Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits 198

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

India’s fragrant spices, cornucopia of foods, and breathtaking biodiversity compelled despots and discoverers alike to traverse its mystical landscapes, from the mighty Himalayas to the valiant Deccan. And in doing so, they have relentlessly decolonized what land and food have meant for my people.

Food 122

Food Civil Society Agriculture Public and Social Policy 122

Selfish Giving

MAY 9, 2012

“There’s more poverty on the island than people realize,” said Hughes. “The less the food and ingredients travel the better.” In 2004, they worked with Red Sox ace Curt Schilling on a Scottish ale to fight ALS. Watch City has even brewed ale to help the Bermuda Family Centre.

Poverty 269

Poverty Energy Food Production 269

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Whether you celebrate Lent or not, now is a good time to think about something you can afford to give up in your nonprofit – your poverty mindset. Poverty mindset stunts a nonprofit’s growth. Think of a food pantry for example. Today is Ash Wednesday which means it’s the start of the Lenten season.

Poverty 60

Poverty Nonprofits Food Nonprofit Organizations 60

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 15, 2022

This article concludes Black Food Sovereignty: Stories from the Field , a series that has been co-produced by Frontline Solutions and NPQ. This series features stories from a group of Black food sovereignty leaders who are working to transform the food system at the local level.

Food 127

Food Agriculture Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development 127

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

We’re just eradicating extreme global poverty.” “Our Compare: “We’re trying to get junk food out of schools.”. We’re getting junk food out of schools.”. Sure, you might not have gotten 100% of the junk food out of the schools yet, but that’s the goal, right? Just’ : The word ‘just’ downplays your work and your impact.

Food 192

Food Poverty Universities Marketing 192

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 20, 2025

One key advantage of a CGM is its ability to help people understand how specific foods, ingredient combinations, and meal timing can impact blood sugar levels. For many people with diabetes, particularly those living below the poverty line, the cost of CGMs makes them unattainable.

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Management Healthcare Health Medical 103

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Image credit: Barbara Olsen on Pexels If you want to reduce poverty, cash matters. Springboard to Opportunities —the organization we both work for—began operations in 2013 with the goal to break cycles of generational poverty that are particularly persistent in Black communities. That year, the child poverty rate fell by over a third.

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Public and Social Policy Poverty Public Policy Governance 134

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 11, 2024

From the roots of racial capitalism to the psychic toll of poverty, from resource wars to popular uprisings, the interviews in this column focus on how to write about the myriad causes of oppression and the organized desire for a better world. There has been huge growth in worker co-ops and significant growth in Black food co-ops.

Food 89

Food Activism Poverty Leadership 89

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress temporarily implemented a child tax credit initiative that in 2021 cut child poverty nearly in half, lifting millions out of poverty, according to a US Census report. The tax credit also reduced food insecurity among families and helped parents afford basic necessities.

Poverty 130

Poverty Children Law Food 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 7, 2025

While it has, by far, the largest number of poor people in the world, India has arguably pulled more people out of poverty over the last 20 years than any other country in history (with the possible exception of China). Some may ask, why donate to India, the fifth largest economy in the world, which by 2030 will be the third?

Philanthropy 106

Philanthropy Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit governance and management Foundations 106

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

OCTOBER 13, 2014

Fridays are #fishtacofridays or #foodtruckfridays with the team at a food truck across the street. Look for quotes, articles on social justice, sustainability, missions, poverty statistics, discipleship, etc. Today I’m writing a family story for the blog. I then check e-mails, and respond to interactions in social media.

Communication 189

Communication Poverty Nonprofits Children 189

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

If we were only using the federal poverty level…we would only see 5 percent of [nonprofit] workers struggling,” Hoopes tells NPQ. As Hoopes pointed out, the federal poverty measure is outdated, based on a 1960s formula that assumed food was the largest household expense—an assumption that no longer holds true today.

Poverty 120

Poverty Public and Social Policy Civil Society Healthcare 120

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Instead, they harm people who need the support of public benefits programs, increase poverty, and have negative macroeconomic impacts. Even where work requirements do lead to increases in employment, they mostly keep people in poverty. In some cases, the share of families living in deep poverty increased.

Public and Social Policy 136

Public and Social Policy Poverty Social Policy Children 136

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 29, 2023

In recent years, the group, labeled by the Southern Poverty Law Center as right-wing extremists , has been painting a different picture of itself—as a disaster relief organization. Another member also pled guilty to obstruction in connection to January 6th in early June. The militia has two operation camps, one of which is in Sasabe.

Governance 134

Governance Disaster Relief Law Civil Society 134

Candid

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Each year, the largest share of individual giving supported human services organizations (including organizations providing essential services like food and shelter)—on average 33% of total individual giving, compared with 14% of total institutional grant dollars. economy and the amount of money flowing into the nonprofit sector.

Poverty 124

Poverty Education Education Health 124

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Age, poverty, ethnicity, and marginalization exacerbate existing gender inequalities and pose particular threats to women’s livelihoods, health, and safety. And in 2021, food insecurity among adult women rose to 31.9 million more women and girls into poverty by midcentury, outnumbering men and boys by at least 16 million. “If

Public and Social Policy 136

Public and Social Policy Poverty Health Environmental 136

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Founded in 1999 and similar in mission to NAEDC, the nonprofit supports ecotourism while also promoting “food sovereignty and ecological stewardship.” A Montana State study from 2019 estimated that the poverty rate statewide for Native communities exceeded 30 percent. Fort Belknap Reservation: Montana Poverty Report Card.

Nonprofit governance and management 140

Nonprofit governance and management Poverty Environmental Food 140

Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 13, 2023

This year, they are back with an all-new holiday campaign to tackle period poverty. Director, Corporate Giving & Corporate Sponsorships, Food Bank For New York City, NYC ($140k - $150k) 3. Brain Food 1. Check out this year's campaign video, Deck the Stalls. How to train ChatGPT to write in your brand’s tone of voice.

Public and Nonprofit Management 130

Public and Nonprofit Management Retail Poverty Food 130

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 7, 2023

This article concludes the series : Eradicating Rural Poverty: The Power of Cooperation. For decades, the United States has focused on what are called “place-based” strategies and policies to address poverty, housing access, and affordability. Studies show that secure housing is critical to reducing generational poverty.

Poverty 120

Poverty Community Development Construction Finance 120

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Smallholder farmers produce at least a third of the global food supply. As the United Nations highlights, eradicating poverty is the greatest global challenge and an absolute requirement for sustainable development. Though these farms are small, typically under two hectares, their cumulative impact is large. A Tyranny of Tradeoffs.

Agriculture 105

Agriculture Civil Society Poverty Environmental 105

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Whether you celebrate Lent or not, now is a good time to think about something you can afford to give up in your nonprofit – your poverty mindset. Poverty mindset stunts a nonprofit’s growth. Think of a food pantry for example. Today is Ash Wednesday which means it’s the start of the Lenten season.

Poverty 40

Poverty Nonprofits Food Nonprofit Organizations 40

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Most of them rely on rainfed agriculture, leaving them open to shocks like droughts and storms that can wipe out their crops and leave them without enough food to see their families through the year. The challenge is that carbon markets weren't designed to work for people in poverty.

Philanthropy 126

Philanthropy Agriculture Finance Poverty 126

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

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Concern Worldwide Gifts: When you buy Concern Gifts, you support Concern’s work in 25 countries worldwide – bringing food, clean water, good health, education and a higher standard of living within reach of more people. Although Concern is based in the U.K., their gift program also accepts U.S.-issued

Poverty 111

Poverty Children Food Health 111

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

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.

Children 52

Children Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty Food 52

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 24, 2023

Food, Bills, and Rent The 2021 expanded child tax credit—passed by Congress in March 2021 as part of the American Rescue Plan Act —was as monumental as it was brief. The fact that child poverty was then essentially doubled again, overnight, as the tax credit was allowed to expire at the end of 2021, received less fanfare.)

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Poverty Children Universities 98

The Kindful Blog

MARCH 1, 2021

Donate hygiene, cleaning, or non-perishable food items. Mission: WINS (Women In Need Society) is Calgary’s homegrown thrift charity founded in 1992 to provide basic needs to women in poverty and their families. Impacting: Poverty. Impacting: Incarceration and addiction. Headquarters in: Albuquerque, NM. Become a monthly donor.

Poverty 122

Poverty Health Philanthropy Education 122

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 1, 2021

16: World Food Day — #WorldFoodDay. 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty — #EndPoveryDay. 4: World Animal Day — #WorldAnimalDay. 4 : World Habitat Day — #WorldHabitatDay. 5: World Teachers Day — #WorldTeachersDay. 6 : World Cerebral Palsy Day — #WorldCPDay. 10: World Homeless Day — #WorldHomelessDay.

Homelessness 145

Homelessness Poverty Health Nonprofits 145

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 19, 2019

16: World Food Day — #WorldFoodDay. 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty — #EndPoveryDay. 4: World Animal Day — #WorldAnimalDay. 5: World Teachers Day — #WorldTeachersDay. 6 : World Cerebral Palsy Day — #WorldCPDay. 7: World Habitat Day — #WorldHabitatDay. 16: Global Cat Day — #GlobalCatDay.

Poverty 145

Poverty Technology Health Nonprofits 145

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. The current market economy fails to effectively distribute goods and services to large segments of the population, resulting in poverty and maldistribution of food, clothing, shelter, medical care, and education.

Public and Social Policy 132

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

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 2, 2022

16: World Food Day — #WorldFoodDay. 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty — #EndPoveryDay. 4: World Animal Day — #WorldAnimalDay. 4 : World Habitat Day — #WorldHabitatDay. 5: World Teachers Day — #WorldTeachersDay. 6 : World Cerebral Palsy Day — #WorldCPDay. 10: World Homeless Day — #WorldHomelessDay.

Homelessness 144

Homelessness Poverty Health Nonprofits 144

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 13, 2023

A nod to Mondragon Corporation , the world’s largest worker cooperative network based in the Basque Country region of Spain, this Black-owned real estate investment cooperative aims to make homeownership accessible and permanent for a demographic of Buffalo that is far more likely to experience generational poverty than generational wealth.

Non-Profits 137

Non-Profits Food Environmental Associations 137

Bloomerang

AUGUST 19, 2021

Her priorities are 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.” Her team’s focus has been on “identifying organizations with strong leadership teams and results.

Non-Profits 140

Non-Profits Poverty Charitable Organizations Philanthropy 140