Candid

DECEMBER 16, 2024

In Sarasota County, it destroyed million-dollar homes on barrier islands, impacting the donors nonprofits and foundations rely on for disaster relief funding. million to the North Carolina Community Foundation to support recovery needs across Western North Carolina. CDP encourages giving grants locally as much as possible.

Philanthropy 119

Philanthropy Disaster Relief Insurance Medical 119

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 19, 2025

Through our Southern Workers Opportunity (SWO) fund, in collaboration with the AFL-CIO, the Ford Foundation, and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), we have committed more than $10 million in multiyear grants since 2022 to Black- and Brown-led worker organizations in the region.

Collaborations 115

Collaborations Manufacturing Law Philanthropy 115

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 16, 2024

This isnt just a denial of financial services; its a denial of possibility, locking communities into cycles of poverty and keeping doors closed to upward mobility. Imagine entire neighborhoods, once redlined and systematically denied opportunity, now being neglected again by algorithms that equate zip codes with financial risk.

Ethics 98

Ethics Public and Social Policy Technology Finance 98

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

APRIL 6, 2011

In one of those wonderful chance meetings that make conferences like #11NTC so valuable, I met Stephanie Downs, president of the board of the FiXiT Foundation. Guest Post by Kellie Heckman, Executive Director, FiXiT Foundation. Kellie Heckman, Executive Director of FiXiT Foundation. Are you on Facebook? Stay tuned!

Advertising 186

Advertising Foundations Poverty Marketing 186

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 12, 2023

Image Credit: Etienne Girardet on unsplash.com Many people working in nonprofits and philanthropy say they want to reduce poverty, and increasingly, foundations, nonprofits, and social-movement organizations are developing communications strategies and telling stories that aim to dispel the myth that the US economic system is equitable and fair.

Poverty 126

Poverty Ethics Philanthropy Culture 126

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 21, 2023

As foundations increasingly acknowledge the centuries of systematic and institutional racism that have led to intergenerational trauma, cycles of poverty, and reduced life expectancies in communities of color, they are working to re-examine philanthropy’s history and reimagine its role.

Foundations 98

Foundations Philanthropy Construction Poverty 98

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

OCTOBER 27, 2016

If you’re working on anti-poverty initiatives, for instance, consider writing about the root causes of poverty or effective programs. He was formerly an assistant managing editor at The Chronicle of Philanthropy and a senior vice president at The Council on Foundations. Find Creative Ways to Position Your Point of View.

Public and Nonprofit Management 196

Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty Philanthropy Leadership 196

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 31, 2023

This article is the second in the series Eradicating Rural Poverty: The Power of Cooperation. Public funding programs often include conditions that exceed the capabilities of high-poverty areas, such as requiring matching funds that these areas do not have. A different approach that centers community voice is sorely needed.

Values 130

Values Poverty Nonprofit Administration and Development Finance 130

Blue Avocado

MARCH 11, 2025

We cannot achieve our mission of sustainability and creating opportunities to pull themselves from abject poverty. David J.Dunworth from Trinity International Ministries FBO PMA Building a strong foundation for sustainable growth. Our mission is growth-oriented, but to achieve that growth, we must set the foundation to scale.

Volunteerism 54

Volunteerism Volunteerism Healthcare Agriculture 54

The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Philippines-based nonprofit Yellow Boat of Hope Foundation was selected winner of the.ORG of the Year award, recognizing the organization’s work to provide access to education for children in remote and poverty-stricken areas by providing boats to reach their schools.

Poverty 98

Poverty Children Medical Education 98

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

AUGUST 21, 2012

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation sent 8 emails in 8 months, but 4 of them came in May. Southern Poverty Law Center sent me one email in April asking for a renewal. Southern Poverty Law Center also stood out for me, but not in a good way, because of the annoying plastic mail and phone call. No direct mail.

Retention 226

Retention Homelessness Poverty Communication 226

Nonprofit Tech for Good

AUGUST 21, 2021

When they do not have access to funds, families in poverty depend on getting the water they need through temporary, charitable fixes, or they walk hours to find it from natural sources, or they may pay up to 20% of their income to buy it. Each month, they help create financial opportunity that previously did not exist for people in poverty.

Non-Profits 133

Non-Profits Poverty Finance Health 133

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 24, 2023

This article is the second in the series Eradicating Rural Poverty: The Power of Cooperation. In America’s rural areas of deep poverty, over 60 percent of the residents are BIPOC. However, in America’s rural areas of deep poverty, over 60 percent of the residents are BIPOC. This disproportionality demands systemic solutions.

Poverty 116

Poverty Agriculture Community Development Culture 116

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

This includes grappling with the invisible systems of institutional oppression, built to hoard wealth and power, that laid the foundation for how many boards operate today. This tradition continues into the present day in the United States in the form of private foundations and restricted donations.

Nonprofit governance and management 66

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public and Nonprofit Management Non-Profits 66

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 17, 2025

In Nigeria, where health inequities are deeply rooted in systemic issues such as poverty, 1 gender inequality, 2 and inadequate governance (poor administration/planning), 3 the introduction of new technologies can sometimes deepen these disparities rather than alleviate them. 1 (July 2023): 7389. Davies Adeloye et al.,

Health 57

Health Technology Healthcare Medical 57

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

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

APRIL 26, 2010

Don’t ask me what foundations you should send your grant applications to. If I offer to do the work for you for a fee, don’t give me a sob story about how you are a poor nonprofit (nearly everyone reading this blog is associated with a nonprofit so claiming poverty doesn’t make you stand out for special attention).

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Production Poverty Associations Communication 179

Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 13, 2023

This year, they are back with an all-new holiday campaign to tackle period poverty. Manager, Corporate Partnerships & Cause Marketing, Lupus Foundation of America , Washington, DC ?? Every year, the social impact agency Public takes its holiday gift-giving budget and puts it to good use for a social issue in the world.

Public and Nonprofit Management 130

Public and Nonprofit Management Retail Poverty Food 130

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

7) Electronic Frontier Foundation Shop :: supporters.eff.org/shop. The Electronic Frontier Foundation is the leading nonprofit organization defending civil liberties in the digital world. 17) National Park Foundation Gift Shop :: nationalparks.org/gift-shop. 17) National Park Foundation Gift Shop :: nationalparks.org/gift-shop.

Ethics 130

Ethics Children Poverty Education 130

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

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Fund, the San Francisco Foundation, and the California Wellness Foundation, have long partnered with power-building organizations such as Oakland Rising and statewide networks like PICO California. Foundations across California have begun to work together in strategic alliances.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Foundations Poverty Environmental 105

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 Marketing Guide

AUGUST 16, 2017

It’s a problem we hear a lot, so that’s we’ve developed a BRAND NEW WEBINAR with the help of Mark Rovner who has worked with organizations such as the World Wildlife Fund, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, Southern Poverty Law Center, and the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation. TOMORROW, August 17th. Eastern (10:00 A.M

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Marketing Marketing Fundraising Fundraising 103

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

BIPOC communities are disproportionately impacted by social inequality, with higher rates of poverty and unemployment. Furthermore, many inner-city students face a range of social and economic challenges outside of school, such as poverty, crime, and family instability, which can make it difficult for them to succeed in school.

Leadership 122

Leadership Public and Social Policy Poverty Race and Ethnicity 122

The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 23, 2024

That kind of shared toolbox will provide a new foundation that lets us leverage shared resources at scale, connect across silos, and solve big problems together driving impact. True transformation will come when we move from scattered collaborations to a comprehensive platform that supports the entire sector.

Public and Nonprofit Management 59

Public and Nonprofit Management Collaborations Nonprofit governance and management Poverty 59

Candid

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Once the preserve of large foundations and mega-donors, impact investing is growing in popularity, including among women and younger generations. Of course, whether we’re writing checks to local charities, endowing a scholarship at our alma mater, or establishing a family foundation, we’re investing for impact. In 2023 alone, U.S.

Public and Nonprofit Management 98

Public and Nonprofit Management Environmental Foundations Philanthropy 98

Bloomerang

AUGUST 19, 2021

A donor advised fund is NOT a private foundation, nor does it operate as such. 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.” Scott has not chosen to do.

Non-Profits 140

Non-Profits Poverty Charitable Organizations Philanthropy 140

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.

Poverty 94

Poverty Public and Nonprofit Management Health Children 94

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.

Philanthropy 98

Philanthropy Foundations Poverty Health 98

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JULY 11, 2016

Every foundation, nonprofit or research institution, whether it is providing services or shaping policy, is producing knowledge. IssueLab data is then made available through a free API to data partners and other Foundation Center properties as well as through WorldCat , the world’s largest network of library content and services.

Public and Social Policy 101

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Foundations Poverty 101

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 8, 2023

To help rural communities leverage and expand on the existing foundations of local leadership, which are necessary for maintaining and rebuilding community vitality over the long haul, government programs and philanthropic organizations need to increase investment in leadership as defined and understood by these communities.

Leadership 122

Leadership Culture Poverty Public and Social Policy 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 7, 2022

ARTICLE | Ending Period Shame and Poverty in Asia by Noriko Akiyama, Fan Li & Wenquian Xu. Choosing to run “ Ending Period Shame and Poverty in Asia ” was an easy choice, in part because we polled our social media audience and learned that they wanted to read about social innovation related to gender. SSIR Arabia.

Poverty 105

Poverty Universities Health Technology 105

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 6, 2023

The Foundation: Sankofa To understand how hip-hop artists are transforming the sector, it’s important to know that hip-hop culture’s sixth element of philanthropy is grounded in sankofa , an Akan word that means, “ it is not taboo to fetch what is at risk of being left behind.” Nipsey identified as a Rollin 60’s Crip.

Philanthropy 128

Philanthropy Culture Foundations Collaborations 128

Candid

JULY 2, 2021

The Bill & Melinda Gates , Ford , and Open Society foundations have announced commitments of $2.1 The commitment includes $650 million to expand the foundation's support for women's empowerment collectives and efforts to strengthen the care economy, improve women's financial inclusion, and reduce barriers to paid work; and $1.4

Civil Society 91

Civil Society Health Governance Leadership 91

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

RB: The last installment of the report uplifts how mass incarceration exacerbates poverty. Issues of poverty and racial bias in the South are super salient and continue to be a problem.” Issues of poverty and racial bias in the South are super salient and continue to be a problem. There was this zero-sum game mindset.

Public and Social Policy 128

Public and Social Policy Poverty Law Education 128

Getting Attention

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Chief Communications Officer , Flamboyan Foundation. Communications Associate , Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation (Sheffield, MA). Guggenheim Foundation (New York, NY). Digital Media Director , Southern Poverty Law Center (Montgomery, AL). New Opportunities. Washington DC). Digital Media Associate , The Solomon R.

Marketing 72

Marketing Marketing Poverty Associations 72