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

DECEMBER 3, 2018

17: International Homeless Animal Day — #IHAD19. 17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty — #EndPoveryDay. 18: World Values Day — #WorldValuesDay. 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples — #IndigenousDay. 10: World Lion Day — #WorldLionDay.

Volunteerism 111

Volunteerism Volunteerism Children Homelessness 111

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 28, 2023

July 11: WorldPopulationDay — #WorldPopulationDay 18: Nelson Mandela International Day — #MandelaDay 28: World Hepatitis Day — #WorldHepatitisDay 29: International Tiger Day — #InternationalTigerDay 30: World Day Against Trafficking in Persons — #EndHumanTrafficking August 9: Indigenous People’s Day — #IndigenousDay 10: World (..)

Homelessness 97

Homelessness Poverty Nonprofits Health 97

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. They are making plans that are keeping homeless communities from having housing.

Governance 116

Governance Homelessness Insurance Poverty 116

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 23, 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. What I am saying is that we have to be grounded in our values. And some people say, “No.”

Race and Ethnicity 138

Race and Ethnicity Social Policy Children Homelessness 138

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

Top Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

This is extremely helpful for nonprofits that work with people experiencing homelessness, poverty, and medical crises. Be sure to engage interested individuals by clearly describing the problem you’re trying to solve, the value of solving it, and the solution your nonprofit offers. Increased awareness. Enhanced reputation.

Environmental 52

Environmental Nonprofits Recruitment Homelessness 52

Nonprofit Megaphone

APRIL 7, 2023

For example, if a nonprofit is working to reduce homelessness, measuring impact can help them to determine which programs are most effective, and which are not making a significant impact. In addition, measuring impact can help nonprofits to communicate the value of their work to the public.

Collaborations 52

Collaborations Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofits Foundations 52

NonProfit Hub

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Social sector organizations address our nation’s most challenging issues—poverty, homelessness, social justice, education and the environment. Moments where the grant you hoped for didn’t come through because you couldn’t demonstrate your unique value to the community. Jeff Kutash. Getting the Grant: Seven Secrets for Success.

Public and Nonprofit Management 53

Public and Nonprofit Management Foundations Technology Education 53

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

MAY 12, 2022

We have gotten so used to writing emotional stories and poverty-stricken narratives to try and get funders to support us. Remember: poverty porn does not raise more money – and it perpetuates the harmful structures that your organization is likely trying to dismantle. We speak to and leverage their unique value in creating change.

Homelessness 235

Homelessness Poverty Non-Profits Philanthropy 235

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

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 28, 2023

Their experiences show how the interdependencies of the SDGs come to life at the local level: Ending homelessness requires addressing issues of poverty, mental and physical health, quality employment, environmental justice, and climate change—in addition to safe and affordable housing. Can cities drive national and global action?

Collaborations 105

Collaborations Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance 105

NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 15, 2022

As I grew into my career and as a community leader, my perspective evolved as I realized there is considerable value in being a person of color in these spaces through opening doors for other minorities and unrepresented groups. Community leaders should not look alike because communities are not homogeneous.

Nonprofit governance and management 130

Nonprofit governance and management Participation and motivation Leadership Nonprofits 130

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2023

However, a foundation can pick and choose which issues to support through creating grants based on its desires and values. Issues related to justice, race, inequalities, affordability, and poverty are much less likely to be funded.”

Environmental 98

Environmental Foundations Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Only 1 percent of Black business owners were able to obtain loans in their founding year, for example, and the mean value of business equity held by Black Americans is four times lower than that of white Americans. Despite this, studies show that minority-owned businesses contribute $400 billion to the US economy and support more than 2.2

Energy 111

Energy Finance Environmental Food 111

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

That actually, there are other things that have value as well. Racial equity has value— is a value. And not everything that should be valued is monetary. So we need to figure out how to take a view of having a system that values and improves the lives of everyone in the world. That’s a lot of mouths to feed.

Public and Social Policy 118

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Non-Profits Production 118

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 21, 2022

But my mother valued the union for making sure her conditions were proper and for guaranteeing her pension when her employer. They are homeless. So, it’s not poverty porn or struggle porn, where we just build the entire episode around somebody with a problem who the listener is meant to feel sorry for.

Health 111

Health Insurance Production Homelessness 111

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Specifically, policymakers do not consider Black women living in poverty when developing programs that help people purchase and retain ownership of a home. Take for example, Shaquille, a mother in Jackson, MS, who has experienced homelessness. Image Credit: Angelina Sorokin.

Public and Social Policy 115

Public and Social Policy Poverty Children Homelessness 115

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 9, 2025

By Trabian Shorters How do we get people of all political identities to willingly support social progress without compromising anyones values? Similarly, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPCL) introduces Meade as: The former drug user who had been convicted of a felony was building himself a new life.

Homelessness 116

Homelessness Poverty Foundations Law 116

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 13, 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. Is it the citizens that they are tasked with helping, or their donors?

Governance 128

Governance Homelessness Civil Society Energy 128

The Agitator

APRIL 22, 2018

“Reactive giving benefitted progressive organizations the most: The main causes donors gave to revolved around anti-poverty, anti-hate, racial justice, LGBTQ equality, and environmental issues.” Republicans cited an increase in attic attitudes contrary to their beliefs and values (45%) as the main reason for reactive giving.

Poverty 71

Poverty Environmental Charitable Contribution Homelessness 71