Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

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. Households of color were significantly more likely to be evicted, foreclosed upon, or displaced from their homes by gentrification.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Poverty 126

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In research I did with collaborators for the Broke Project , we found that most stories, profiles, and vignettes related to work to end poverty follow this pattern: while an organization is the protagonist, poor people are defined only by their experience with poverty.

Homelessness 138

Homelessness Culture Poverty Collaborations 138

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. Shift more power to those who have been most disadvantaged.

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Leadership 119

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 3, 2024

They experience higher rates of homelessness, increased levels of poverty, and increased exposure to violence. But according to the BBC , more and more climate activists are now being referred to the United Kingdom’s Prevent anti-terrorism program following their participation in environmental actions, including lawful protests.

Activism 132

Activism Environmental Governance Poverty 132

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 Quarterly

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

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. Can we create laws to give people money? They can control what we do with it.

Governance 126

Governance Homelessness Insurance Poverty 126

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 3, 2024

Lesley-Ann Noel is using her design skills to tackle real-world problems like homelessness and environmental sustainability. The laws and the way society is structured all had to change. It’s about changing the way a society perceives an issue, which creates a catalyst for more change.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Children Education Education 126

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2023

Issues related to justice, race, inequalities, affordability, and poverty are much less likely to be funded.” million to environmental law, $75.5 “Conservation” was a major keyword in many of the summaries—indicating that the issue is a topic funders are highly interested in funding. million to management and technical assistance, $76.7

Environmental 98

Environmental Foundations Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management 98

The NonProfit Times

JUNE 24, 2024

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. The public has higher trust in the sector providing people with voting information than with assisting in writing/revising laws/regulations.

Healthcare 59

Healthcare Philanthropy Governance Homelessness 59

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 13, 2023

In 2017 and 2018 alone , PG&E’s faulty equipment and gross negligence killed over 150 Californians and caused about $30 billion in property damages, leaving tens of thousands of residents homeless. The lawsuit points out, among other things, that the CPUC’s NEM decision violates California state law.

Energy 98

Energy Construction Environmental Governance 98

Nonprofit Megaphone

OCTOBER 31, 2022

In their online shop , 100% of all sales proceeds go toward helping save the lives of homeless pets! Susie’s Senior Dogs (SSD) is a nonprofit organization “working to bring awareness to the plight of homeless senior dogs. First Book has set the ambitious goal of getting 1 million new, high-quality books to children living in poverty.

Children 105

Children Environmental Nonprofits Agriculture 105

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

Because poverty and food insecurity is at record highs in the United States. National Coalition for the Homeless. Southern Poverty Law Center. Because access to health care should be a right, not a privildege. Facebook || Twitter || YouTube. Because family farms are good for America. Feeding America. Special Olympics.

Children 111

Children Poverty Nonprofits Food 111

Nonprofit Tech for Good

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Because poverty and food insecurity is at record highs in the United States. National Coalition for the Homeless. Southern Poverty Law Center. Because access to health care should be a right, not a privildege. Facebook || Twitter || YouTube. Because family farms are good for America. Feeding America. Special Olympics.

Children 105

Children Poverty Homelessness Food 105

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Someone who is dealing with administrative duties—that is, the heavy load of paperwork and record keeping that is put on people when they try to acquire the benefits to which they are entitled by law. They are homeless. They are defined by the problem that they have.

Health 110

Health Insurance Production Homelessness 110

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

The lasting impact of our country’s discriminatory housing and lending practices has led to widespread racial residential segregation and concentrated poverty, and differential access to community conditions that promote health such as high-quality schools, clean air, parks and open spaces, and job opportunities.

Public and Social Policy 111

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Poverty Health 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 9, 2025

Her TED Talk on How Second Chance Laws Can Transform the Justice System has been viewed more than 1.1 It introduces civil rights attorney, Nobel Prize nominee, and American history maker Desmond Meade as, Homeless and suicidal, with a felony record I pointed out to Meade that there were times in Martin Luther King, Jr.s

Homelessness 116

Homelessness Poverty Foundations Law 116