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 Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

AUGUST 23, 2020

It may include a short statement of such fundamental matters as the organization’s values or philosophies, a nonprofit’s main competitive advantages, or a desired future state—the “vision” . Kiva : To connect people through lending to alleviate poverty. Center for Biological Diversity: Saving life on earth.

Poverty 94

Poverty Public and Nonprofit Management Health Children 94

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Though Jackson could have accessed millions of dollars in federal funding through the American Rescue Plan Act, the city has had issues with how the state allocated and dispersed funds, which led the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) to file a complaint alleging discrimination in 2023.

Environmental 110

Environmental Health Poverty Governance 110

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 16, 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

The Agitator

MARCH 6, 2013

Morris Dees, founder of The Southern Poverty Law Center remembers: “Long after the [McGovern] campaign Tom came to the Southern Poverty Law Center at his own expense to help us develop direct mail packages. He never sent a bill. “He He wrote us one of the best planned giving letters any nonprofit every used.

Advertising 69

Advertising Poverty Law Technology 69

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 121

Medical Universities Nonprofits Law 121

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. FHO has endured because it has delivered value, not only to its grantees and the field but to its member organizations.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Poverty 126

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 6, 2023

That’s because hip-hop culture embraces the principle of “ sankofa ,” valuing the importance of going back to a community after becoming successful and bringing others along. The cultural value of sankofa is why hip-hop artists who understand their communities’ assets and needs often return to reinvest in them.

Philanthropy 128

Philanthropy Culture Foundations Collaborations 128

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 13, 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. In some ways, laws don’t matter when it comes to organized worker power.

Law 139

Law Governance Leadership Poverty 139

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 1, 2023

It requires bold reassessments of form, new metrics or models of profitability, and concepts of growth that center thriving in our missions, values, and purpose. In “ The Art Worlds We Want: Solidarity Art Economies ,” Natalia Linares and Caroline Woolard posit that solidarity economics supports and values artists and creatives.

Culture 128

Culture Retail Community Development Collaborations 128

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Housing market discrimination and residential segregation diminish the value of Black houses, which, in contrast to most white-owned homes, depreciate over time. Before starting her own firm, she led communications for the Economic Security Project around guaranteed-income pilots, anti-poverty policies, and narrative change.

Public Policy 118

Public Policy Poverty Health Associations 118

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

But after the CDFI Fund became law in 1994, their interest grew, and the stakes rose. Our few winners were worthy institutions that served poverty communities from the South Bronx to the East Side of Cleveland to the Navajo reservation. In the summer of 1996, the CDFI Fund made its breathlessly awaited first round of awards.

Finance 111

Finance Nonprofit Administration and Development Community Development Governance 111

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

percent poverty rate (as of 2001). A particularly useful tool would be community “opportunity to purchase” legislation, which could function like tenant “ first right to purchase ” laws. These laws give residents the first right to purchase multifamily residences (at market rates) whenever a property comes up for sale.

Public and Nonprofit Management 105

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

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Movement towards value-based care, however, as well as reckonings around the root causes of healthcare inequities, like structural racism and economic injustice, have created demand for more equity-oriented conversations. What impact can those shifts have without broader systemic reforms to address racism and poverty?

Health 117

Health Public and Social Policy Healthcare Finance 117

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 122

Governance Homelessness Insurance Poverty 122

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 119

Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management Technology 119

iMarketSmart

MAY 8, 2024

The real-life Erin struggled with fairly extreme poverty for many years. But, after getting a low-level job at a law firm, she ended up playing a big role in winning a huge lawsuit for the firm, and (spoiler alert) she receives a seven-figure bonus. It was a challenge just to get food on the table. There are a couple reasons for this.

Philanthropy 96

Philanthropy Participation and motivation Poverty Finance 96

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Researchers recently argued that decades of problem-solving such as aggressive speed limits, seat-belt laws, or measures to reduce alcohol-impaired driving failed to improve many problematic aspects of transportation. US road traffic deaths and injuries remain high and surpass those in most other high-income countries.

Philanthropy 139

Philanthropy Homelessness Psychology Health 139

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.” million to environmental law, $75.5 The study points out, “Though foundations distributed $88.9

Environmental 98

Environmental Foundations Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management 98

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 16, 2023

Equal access to the ballot box is not only a fundamental part of our democracy, it is also required by law. People with disabilities—and other communities experiencing systemic inequities—value and benefit from community and collectivism. Consider, for example, approaches to ensuring voting access.

Technology 121

Technology Public and Social Policy Governance Leadership 121

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 9, 2023

The solidarity economy is a global movement that offers a framework to connect practices that are aligned with the values of solidarity, democracy, equity, sustainability, and pluralism (not a one-size-fits-all approach), all of which articulate a post-capitalist system that puts the welfare of people and planet front and center.

Agriculture 98

Agriculture Environmental Food Public and Social Policy 98

Bloomerang

JANUARY 22, 2024

Look into relevant laws regarding starting a nonprofit in your community. Look into pro-bono services offered by local bar associations or law firms. Examples CARE Mission statement: CARE works around the globe to save lives, defeat poverty, and achieve social justice. State and federal regulations for starting a nonprofit.

Nonprofit governance and management 106

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Charitable Organizations 106

Nonprofit Marketing Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2011

The expectation is that companies will consider total stakeholder value, not just total shareholder value. • 93% say companies must go beyond the minimum standards required by law to operate responsibly and that businesses should do something in the communities in which they operate. • Advocate for change.

Volunteerism 49

Volunteerism Volunteerism Environmental Poverty 49

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

4 It is no surprise that social justice organizations are imploding under the stress of the current moment and the contradictions of existing in the dominant system while simultaneously advancing visions and values for change. How do we shift scarcity mindsets that are rooted in deep and real experiences with poverty and oppression?

Leadership 110

Leadership Public and Social Policy Non-Profits Culture 110

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 20, 2023

And we knew that poverty and racism were deeply entrenched, and that takes more than three years. We would hope and expect that nonprofits are reducing poverty and reducing inequality. It’s a really small program, but it makes it onto the federal write up of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration. And that hurts.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public and Nonprofit Management 105

The Agitator

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

groups that have demonstrated the skill and staying power — groups like Greenpeace, The Southern Poverty Law Center, and ASPCA, to name a few — are rockin’ and rollin’ in committed monthly donors. Total value of these 280 gifts. $31, sustainer program for Greenpeace.]. .”

Fundraising 45

Fundraising Fundraising Retention Poverty 45

iMarketSmart

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

It means some part of one’s identity – one’s people, values, or story – will continue on after death. But to be meaningful, the impact must support one’s people, values, or story. It increases attraction to ways in which one’s identity – rooted in one’s people, values, or history – can live on.[43] 43] A gift in a will can help.

Psychology 52

Psychology Public and Nonprofit Management Public and Social Policy Participation and motivation 52

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 10, 2025

Many find inspiration in the story of Henrietta Lacks, an African-American cancer patient whose tumor cells were taken without her consent in 1951leading to a multibillion dollar industry, while her family and descendants dealt with poverty. Not all data are generated, valued, or treated in the same way.

Race and Ethnicity 70

Race and Ethnicity Health Ethics Public and Social Policy 70

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 17, 2022

The framework helps break down climate justice into manageable parts, and includes a diagnostic tool so that companies can assess what they’re doing already and where they can add real value. The framework consists of a three-by-seven axis.

Public and Social Policy 110

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Race and Ethnicity Energy 110

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

TRHT’s methodology includes the use of healing circles and cross-sector, cross-community conversations that help repair racial harm through deep listening, uncovering shared values, and lessening power differentials. An important principle at work in TRHT’s process is that trauma healing and collective action are mutually reinforcing.

Public and Social Policy 140

Public and Social Policy Health Activism Culture 140

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 12, 2023

By the mid-20th century, Māori had poorer health, education, and housing, and were more likely to face incarceration and poverty. ” By mid-2018, the New Zealand government had signed 73 settlements into law, valuing $2.24

Governance 98

Governance Health Public and Social Policy Culture 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

People affected by poverty, people of color, immigrants, folks who are two-spirit and LGBTQ+, and people who live in tribal and rural communities have struggled to access abortion care long before this Supreme Court decision came down. Invest in the Agency and Power of Those Most Impacted by Reproductive Oppression.

Health 111

Health Philanthropy Governance Insurance 111

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. 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.

Health 110

Health Insurance Production Homelessness 110

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 14, 2024

This is why many nonprofits often seek Board members who are CEOs of large companies, partners in law firms, and other high-profile executives. One of our clients serves single moms who are trying to climb out of poverty and create a better life. They don’t have a facility where they can show the work happening.

Fundraising 59

Fundraising Fundraising Food Children 59

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

That is, mobility creates so much value for workers, employers, and national economies that once a solution to unlock movement is developed and demonstrated, the business case for investing in the services needed to sustain it becomes obvious to non-philanthropic actors. They may fund “safe migration,” but not to the Global North.

Public and Social Policy 144

Public and Social Policy Finance Recruitment Poverty 144

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The nonprofit plaintiffs allege that the Trump administration is, in effect, launching a full-scale assault on nonprofits that embrace DEI and accessibility by punishing or threatening to punish any organization that upholds those values, values protected by the Constitution.

Nonprofits 101

Nonprofits Governance Poverty Health 101

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 10, 2023

A three-year plan might suffice for more modest objectives, but what is needed to achieve the transformational goals we have for addressing poverty, racism, and inequity? The conservative infrastructure is held together by shared values and ideology, overlapping and interconnected organizations, shared leadership training, and funding.

Governance 105

Governance Collaborations Philanthropy Law 105