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.” That hasn’t become law, but that’s the momentum that’s happening around that issue. There was this zero-sum game mindset.

Public and Social Policy 128

Public and Social Policy Poverty Law Education 128

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 140

Governance Disaster Relief Foundations Philanthropy 140

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Scott served seven years in prison after being arrested on federal drug charges shortly after obtaining his law degree from Louisiana State University in 1994. They don’t want to talk about poverty. Both men experienced how easy it is for young Black men to be swept up in the criminal legal system.

Poverty 140

Poverty Health Education Education 140

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Wage theft is not a legal term but rather a term used by advocates, attorneys, and policymakers when describing any action by employers that deprives a worker of receiving wages they are entitled to under the law. The law also strengthened workers’ options for recourse when employers fail to comply with these provisions.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Law Governance Construction 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Multigenerational households typically have more income earners than single families, and by combining the income of working family members and the social security or pensions of retired ones, Americans living in multigenerational households have lower levels of poverty. While 13 percent of U.S.

Public and Social Policy 110

Public and Social Policy Children Poverty Health 110

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 13, 2023

We are demanding equal protection and equal enforcement of environmental laws and regulations. Fifty percent of its residents were born outside of the US and identify as Latino/a ; about half of all families in the neighborhood live below the official poverty line. We also need our government agencies to protect us.

Race and Ethnicity 128

Race and Ethnicity Health Environmental Children 128

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 29, 2024

In this series thus far, our colleagues have explored what this future requires of each of us , and what it could begin to look like for governments. Such a foundational change will require a concurrent shift in nonprofit institutions, which have evolved alongside the government and market-based economy in the United States.

Nonprofit governance and management 115

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Governance Nonprofits 115

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 5, 2024

People living in poverty face greater fallout from climate change, as do people of color , Indigenous communities , and people with disabilities, who are four times more likely to die in disasters than people who do not have a disability. Island nations are extremely vulnerable.

Construction 72

Construction Poverty Environmental Governance 72

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Despite the community’s disapproval, government officials had apparently already approved and funded the plan. Since the dam’s construction and operation, the holdouts have faced pressures from the dam company, which has offered them inadequate compensation and the threat of law enforcement.

Environmental 115

Environmental Race and Ethnicity Construction Nonprofit governance and management 115

Getting Attention

JANUARY 25, 2013

Public Affairs Manager , Southern Poverty Law Center (Montgomery, AL). Government Relations Director , Sierra Business Counsel (TBD). Membership Coordinator , The Bascom (Highlands, NC). Online Marketing Manager , Friends of the National Zoo (Washington DC). Social Media Intern , JBFCS (New York, NY).

Public and Social Policy 69

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Marketing 69

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 16, 2023

Our interactions with technology are shaped and intermediated by the people who design them, the decisions made on how to deploy them, and the human-created rules that govern them. Inclusion and equity across every level of tech design, deployment, and governance is crucial. Consider, for example, approaches to ensuring voting access.

Technology 122

Technology Public and Social Policy Governance Leadership 122

Candid

JULY 2, 2021

Announced at the Generation Equality Forum convened by UN Women and co-hosted by the governments of Mexico and France, the Gates Foundation's commitment will focus on three areas: women's economic empowerment, health and family planning, and leadership.

Civil Society 79

Civil Society Health Governance Leadership 79

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 29, 2023

A law professor at Seattle University , advocate for queer and trans liberation, and long-time participant in movements for racial and economic justice, Spade spoke on payment and movement work at a virtual forum organized by the Barnard Center for Research on Women. What does he mean by “attack and steal”?

Medical 122

Medical Universities Nonprofits Law 122

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 16, 2023

The federal government officially ended the public health emergency on May 11, 2023. People with disabilities face a range of legal and societal forms of discrimination that have led to higher unemployment rates and rates of poverty compared to nondisabled workers. Our ability to produce should not impact our value as human beings.”

Health 143

Health Public and Social Policy Healthcare Nonprofit Administration and Development 143

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

percent poverty rate (as of 2001). As Rudy Espinoza of Inclusive Action tells Duranti-Martinez, “If the community needs five years to figure out governance, we’ll get them five years, but first, we’ve got to get the buildings” (30). Purchasing land was, in a sense, the easiest step.

Public and Nonprofit Management 105

Public and Nonprofit Management Participation and motivation Nonprofit governance and management Poverty 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 9, 2024

This issue lingers like a vestige of the conditions that followed abolition, after which the government failed to provide the kinds of education, labor, and other supports necessary to transition from a life of enslavement to one of agency, independence, and prosperity. Per the World Bank’s poverty line threshold, 18.6

Public and Social Policy 78

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Law Poverty 78

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 5, 2024

percent of the population, China has enacted more than 60 laws and regulations aimed at safeguarding the rights of individuals with disabilities, encompassing those with visual, auditory, linguistic, physical, intellectual, psychological, and multiple disabilities. China is no exception to this global issue.

Nonprofit governance and management 104

Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 104

EveryAction

AUGUST 14, 2017

Cut poverty off at its roots. Oxfam America envisions a world without poverty. To make that vision a reality, they work tirelessly to combat the conditions that cause poverty, hunger, and social justice. Concern Worldwide’s global community operates on the belief that eliminating extreme poverty is possible. AIDS United.

Poverty 50

Poverty Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 50

The NonProfit Times

JUNE 24, 2024

Trust in other sectors – like government, business, and media — continues to decline, leaving nonprofits the most trusted sector in this survey,” the authors wrote. Asked about homelessness, poverty, healthcare, jobs/economy and housing, nonprofits had the most trust, but government was second when it came to healthcare and housing.

Healthcare 59

Healthcare Governance Philanthropy Homelessness 59

Getting Attention

MARCH 9, 2015

Investigative Journalist & Marketing/ Communications Specialist Better Government Association (Chicago, IL). Marketing Strategist The Southern Poverty Law Center (Montgomery, AL). Florida Marketing Manager & Digital and Content Marketing Specialist The Nature Conservancy (Altamonte Springs, FL).

Communication 65

Communication Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Associations 65

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Meanwhile, the Poor People’s Campaign’s efforts to secure a cut to US military spending calls for an end to systemic racism, poverty and inequality, ecological devastation, and militarism and the war economy. The following is an excerpt from the book, Abolishing State Violence: A World Beyond Bombs, Borders and Cages, by Ray Acheson (pp.

Construction 111

Construction Environmental Public and Social Policy Activism 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 6, 2022

It’s been this way for centuries , beginning with the displacement of Native People in the 1800s and continuing with the use of eminent domain laws to take desirable land away from thriving Black communities. schools, hospitals) in BIPOC neighborhoods makes living there more difficult. Momentum is growing to solve the housing crisis.

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Leadership 119

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 22, 2023

The process provided a structure for people from all positional levels across a complex, multi-agency, state government system to share knowledge and experiences in a way that helped them navigate state bureaucracy. Take the Center for Law and Social Policy , a nonprofit committed to reducing poverty and increasing economic opportunity.

Public and Social Policy 122

Public and Social Policy Leadership Health Public and Nonprofit Management 122

Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Consider whether your community has a wide range of potential giving sources willing to help out, including individual donors , corporate sponsors, foundations, and government agencies. Look into relevant laws regarding starting a nonprofit in your community. Look into pro-bono services offered by local bar associations or law firms.

Nonprofit governance and management 87

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Charitable Organizations 87

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

DECEMBER 4, 2021

Whether they generate taxable profits or not, depends on whether their activity coincides within the government-approved purpose, such as: Scientific research and development, Education, Consulting, Humanitarian aid, Socially oriented advertising, Human rights protection, Political activity, and not only. Donations and Government Grants.

Non-Profits 52

Non-Profits Public and Social Policy Fundraising Fundraising 52

Nonprofit Megaphone

OCTOBER 31, 2022

We work with communities and governments to tackle the root causes of bonobo endangerment. Earthjustice utilizes their advanced knowledge of environmental law to save natural habitats, reduce pollution, and promote clean energy. We provide rescue, sanctuary, and rewilding to endangered bonobos. We save rainforests where bonobos live.

Children 105

Children Environmental Nonprofits Agriculture 105

Nonprofit Fixer

JANUARY 25, 2024

If they lead organizations, they are more likely to be the target of regulators, the media, law enforcement, civil suits, and others. The Cost of Nonprofits’ Scarcity Mindset All of this happens in a sector plagued with scarcity and poverty mindset. Your Life Under the Microscope Leaders are also open to more scrutiny.

Nonprofit Leadership 52

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Nonprofits Poverty 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Labor Mobility Partnerships (LaMP) is an example of a systems designer that helps coordinate across employers, aspiring workers, recruiters, government agencies, and trainers to prioritize and direct the investments needed to establish “good labor mobility” in key corridors around the world.

Public and Social Policy 134

Public and Social Policy Finance Recruitment Poverty 134

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 3, 2023

On its website, ILSR maintains a set of maps showing the overlay of poverty and store location in multiple metropolitan areas. As Smith observes in a related study , “health conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, and obesity are strongly linked to poverty and reliance on cheap, low-quality food.” DeKalb County is not unique.

Retail 133

Retail Food Law Governance 133

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

In total, more than a dozen law enforcement officials were waiting, undercover or in hiding, to surprise the Roberts family. No humane government would have turned to forcible and violent arrest to punish a family like the Robertses for trying to survive and stay together.”

Homelessness 122

Homelessness Law Public Policy Public and Nonprofit Management 122

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

But child care is more expensive than ever, and the federal government hasn’t done enough to support families, especially working mothers. The federal government must act quickly to preserve and increase funding for child care. Now more than ever, families bear the brunt of the economic burden. That gap is worse for mothers of color.

Public and Social Policy 140

Public and Social Policy Children Governance Philanthropy 140

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 15, 2024

Cases of abuse post-adoption, such as the death of 13-year-old Hana Williams , who was adopted from Ethiopia, have led countries that previously were a source of adoptees to implement laws that limit international adoptions. In light of the ongoing investigation against Burney, the Sindh government has taken over his welfare trust.

Children 137

Children Poverty Governance Psychology 137

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

The harms that Black women face in our housing market are the result of decisions made by the government and real estate industry to segregate housing markets, setting the stage for corporations to profit off Black women’s pain. Image Credit: Angelina Sorokin.

Public and Social Policy 134

Public and Social Policy Governance Law Insurance 134

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 3, 2024

As NPQ wrote in 2023, “While climate justice can seem hopeless at times, in large part because individuals may feel powerless in the face of decisions by large corporations and governments…the purchasing choices of an individual can help. Meanwhile, the AP noted, “In France, protesters tried to storm a government building.”

Public and Social Policy 130

Public and Social Policy Energy Law Food 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Many participants instantly recognized the examples of systemic trauma we provided, especially among system actors in positions of power such as government institutions. The healing power of relationships is perhaps the single greatest leverage point to fundamentally re-wire a system’s behavior and the outcomes it produces.

Public and Social Policy 140

Public and Social Policy Health Activism Culture 140

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

PPI quotes journalist Roxanna Asgarian, writing for In These Times , asserting that the US child welfare system is “more akin to law enforcement than social services, given its ability to surveil parents and hand down the ultimate punishment—terminating the legal bonds between parent and child.”

Children 119

Children Law Poverty Health 119

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Other lead organizations include a domestic-violence survivor support nonprofit, a city government, an affordable housing developer, and a school district. This system requires the state government to honor and respect the expertise of those who live and lead in each community. Public officials do not know best.

Health 124

Health Race and Ethnicity Food Children 124