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 116

Governance Homelessness Insurance Poverty 116

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 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 Nonprofits Environmental Agriculture 105

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 27, 2025

percent of people in the United States were poor or low-income (earning between poverty-line income and twice that amount) in 2018. An article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association lists poverty as the nations fourth leading cause of death. And homelessness is rising. Theoharis is among this group.

Homelessness 105

Homelessness Poverty Public and Social Policy Urban development 105

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Half of all renters now spend more than 30 percent of their income on rent and utilities, and nearly 600,000 people are homeless , unable to afford a place to live at all. Half of all renters now spend more than 30 percent of their income on rent and utilities, and nearly 600,000 people are homeless.

Homelessness 144

Homelessness Law Poverty Governance 144

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Despite multiple warnings, fines, and legal notices directing them to leave, they had stayed because they were otherwise homeless. In total, more than a dozen law enforcement officials were waiting, undercover or in hiding, to surprise the Roberts family.

Homelessness 122

Homelessness Law Public Policy Public and Nonprofit Management 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 16, 2023

CNN recently reported that “California has spent billions to fight homelessness. The second example illustrates an important intermediary step towards eliminating homelessness from a Zero-Problem Philanthropy vision. Yet, replicating this transformation in many other hotels in New York did not lower the number of homeless people.

Philanthropy 138

Philanthropy Homelessness Psychology Health 138

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

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 111

Health Insurance Production Homelessness 111

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 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 111

Children Poverty Homelessness Food 111

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 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

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

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 12, 2023

In reality, more than 70 percent of children in foster care today are in foster care because of what the system calls neglect, which is largely related to poverty issues. By 1968, when all states had a mandatory reporting law, that number grew to 11,000 cases, and Black children were significantly impacted by that.

Children 142

Children Poverty Law Public and Social Policy 142

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 19, 2024

On a rainy day, Echol Cole and Robert Walker sought refuge inside the truck because segregation laws forbid them from sheltering inside a building. Racism and poverty were the forms of violence that made Cole and Walker vulnerable and ultimately led to their deaths. Contempt for poverty is violence. Ghetto housing is violence.

Poverty 122

Poverty Medical Insurance Healthcare 122

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