The Chronicle of Philanthropy

APRIL 23, 2024

By Eboo Patel AP Photo/Andrew Harnik Harvard University Professor Robert Putnam and President Barack Obama participate in the Catholic-Evangelical Leadership Summit on Overcoming Poverty at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., Yet no one is listening. on May 12, 2015.

Poverty 130

Poverty Universities Leadership Nonprofits 130

The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

22% of those workers are living below or just above the poverty line. Scott is breaking barriers in her unrestricted support for a broad range of social causes, enabling organization leadership the maximum flexibility in how to spend those dollars.

Retail 83

Retail Homelessness Poverty Health 83

Anedot

MARCH 11, 2025

We are now ready to transition to paid executive leadership to direct our next dynamic phase of growth. Have had at least four years of experience in a leadership role, directly managing at least three or four people in a nonprofit, social services, or similar environment. Leadership & Management: a.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 52

Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Homelessness Finance 52

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

If we were only using the federal poverty level…we would only see 5 percent of [nonprofit] workers struggling,” Hoopes tells NPQ. As Hoopes pointed out, the federal poverty measure is outdated, based on a 1960s formula that assumed food was the largest household expense—an assumption that no longer holds true today.

Poverty 118

Poverty Public and Social Policy Civil Society Healthcare 118

NonProfit Leadership Center

MAY 1, 2023

Hunger and poverty nonprofits reported the largest online revenue declines after experiencing record-breaking growth during the pandemic. Check out the Nonprofit Leadership Center’s upcoming classes and certificate programs to strengthen your skills, nonprofit and community.

Disaster Relief 203

Disaster Relief Advertising Nonprofit Leadership Poverty 203

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

OCTOBER 27, 2016

If you’re working on anti-poverty initiatives, for instance, consider writing about the root causes of poverty or effective programs. Think about your mission and what you’re trying to accomplish and develop topics that build off of your mission. Find Creative Ways to Position Your Point of View.

Public and Nonprofit Management 196

Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty Philanthropy Leadership 196

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Census figures confirm that Camden is a poor city (with a poverty rate of 33.6 However, persistent poverty plagues the city’s residents. Beyond the four areas outlined above, addressing social determinants of health —which include poverty, hunger, quality education, health, and wellbeing—is key to the Camden Food Hub initiative.

Food 145

Food Agriculture Poverty Public and Social Policy 145

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

AUGUST 18, 2016

A while ago I saw this Facebook post by Mark Horvath, founder of Invisible People , a unique digital storytelling organization that uses video and social media to fight homelessness and poverty: Since we are big fans of repurposing here at Nonprofit Marketing Guide, I asked Mark to share his process with our community. Mark Horvath.

Non-Profits 209

Non-Profits Homelessness Retail Poverty 209

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 3, 2023

Indeed, the creative process can be particularly useful in contexts of poverty and hardship, where it can be difficult for people to think beyond their immediate opportunities and constraints, and imagine alternative futures. The 2010 documentary Waste Land offers a good example.

Leadership 98

Leadership Public and Social Policy Environmental Culture 98

CNPE

JANUARY 6, 2023

They will point to challenges they have faced in the past – and may be still facing – unemployment, poverty, health challenges, and more. I grew up in poverty. Both my parents grew up living in poverty. In my time here, I have served in several leadership roles, and have been CEO for almost 10 years now.

Poverty 98

Poverty Leadership Children Psychology 98

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Get nonprofit tips and tools delivered right to your inbox by joining The Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Newsletter. This process involves analyzing donor data, choosing the best The post Advance Your International Development Career in 2024 appeared first on Nonprofit Leadership Alliance.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 130

Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Poverty 130

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Three Themes: Holistic Stewardship, Sovereignty, and Leadership Development. A Montana State study from 2019 estimated that the poverty rate statewide for Native communities exceeded 30 percent. Fort Belknap Reservation: Montana Poverty Report Card (Bozeman, MT: Montana State University Extension, September 2019).

Nonprofit governance and management 140

Nonprofit governance and management Poverty Environmental Food 140

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 22, 2023

By Sida Ly-Xiong After completing a leadership fellowship program for women of color, a program participant accepted a position as director of citizen engagement and education at a state public health agency in the United States. By failing to make a coordinated effort to support a new leader and leadership approach, the agency isolated her.

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Leadership Health Public and Nonprofit Management 124

Bloomerang

AUGUST 19, 2021

Her team’s focus has been on “identifying organizations with strong leadership teams and results. Her priorities are to those operating in communities facing high projected food insecurity, high measures of racial inequity, high local poverty rates, and low access to philanthropic capital.”

Non-Profits 139

Non-Profits Poverty Charitable Organizations Philanthropy 139

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 13, 2020

They also worked with the organization’s leadership to craft articles on how Water.org and its partners work to empower people in poverty with safe water to protect and save lives. 3) Social media content highlighted the actions of Water.org to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Non-Profits 134

Non-Profits Civil Society Health Poverty 134

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 91

Civil Society Health Governance Leadership 91

Nonprofit Fixer

JANUARY 25, 2024

But we do have tools at our disposal to make leadership less lonely and more joyful and open. Why Is Leadership So Lonely? Leadership takes many forms and often requires sacrifices. In my experience as an executive director, several factors have made leadership feel especially isolating. Read on to learn more!

Nonprofit Leadership 52

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Nonprofits Poverty 52

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Address “the direct needs of Black communities by focusing on issues related to poverty and economic security,” including health, financial literacy and economic wellness, food insecurity, workforce development, education and youth development (11).

Nonprofits 124

Nonprofits Leadership Poverty Social Policy 124

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

AUGUST 23, 2020

Watts of Love: Watts of Love is a global solar lighting nonprofit bringing people the power to raise themselves out of the darkness of poverty. Kiva : To connect people through lending to alleviate poverty. Oxfam : To create lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and social injustice. TED : Ideas worth spreading.

Poverty 94

Poverty Public and Nonprofit Management Health Children 94

Fundraising Coach

JULY 19, 2019

As an expert on the brain, poverty, and nonprofits, I think there are several things that those of us in the nonprofit field need to know about the brain. . While all of us have different constituents, clients, and program participants, many of us are working with people who are living in poverty. How the brain impacts our clients.

Poverty 82

Poverty Nonprofits Medical Health 82

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

This lack of financial security can have a complicating ripple effect throughout an organization, making it hard for leadership to make decisions, address crises, and forecast future opportunities. “An Only three grantees opted out of the program, citing limited fundraising capacity or other challenges.

Nonprofit governance and management 135

Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofits Health Leadership 135

Candid

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Today, MVP is a network of 120 statewide and local organizations—together forming a base of more than two million voters of color and young voters engaging in a multi-year strategy to address the root causes of poverty and injustice. A trust-based dynamic between power-building organizations and funders.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Foundations Poverty Environmental 105

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

In turn, this shifts nonprofits focus away from addressing underlying systemic problems like poverty and racism to superficial solutions that are more palatable to the rich. Boards are unequal, inequitable models of governance, in which the wealthiest often impose their interests onto the nonprofits they oversee.

Nonprofit governance and management 52

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Culture Poverty 52

The Charity CFO

JANUARY 22, 2025

From Humble Beginnings to Rapid Growth Chicago Eco House started in 2014 with a mission to use sustainability to alleviate inner-city poverty. Blackwell’s story of transforming vacant lots into thriving flower farms offers valuable insights for nonprofit leaders looking to grow their impact.

Entrepreneurship 52

Entrepreneurship Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Poverty 52

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

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The poverty rate is 52.4 Located at the convergence of downtown and historically Black South Memphis, in the neighborhood that Church built, Clayborn was the headquarters for the sanitation workers’ strike of 1968, the action King saw as the future of his multiracial movement to end US poverty.

Culture 121

Culture Poverty Governance Finance 121

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

According to anti-oppression practitioners Both / And , The NPIC shifts the focus to service delivery and away from root causes, such as poverty, racism, and exploitation. In doing so, philanthropy and the non-profit sector are able to promote anti-racism while keeping the world safe for capitalism.

Nonprofit governance and management 68

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public and Nonprofit Management Non-Profits 68

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 16, 2023

This includes the expertise and leadership of people with disabilities. Yet institutions and funders continue to underinvest in their leadership and expertise. Image Credit: Ibrahim Hafeez on pexels.com To solve our most pressing challenges, we need the total sum of human intelligence and emancipatory energy in our society.

Technology 121

Technology Public and Social Policy Governance Leadership 121

Candid

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The Heron Foundation , for example, works with mission-aligned, poverty-oriented investment managers to grow its assets. The Ford Foundation, under the leadership of Darren Walker, has not only changed its focus to address inequality —in the U.S.

Public and Nonprofit Management 98

Public and Nonprofit Management Environmental Foundations Philanthropy 98

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 11, 2023

They don’t want to talk about poverty. As people directly impacted by mass incarceration, they have unique insight into how to address crime. “I I think people have a misconception about Black communities that are sometimes having tough times and issues with crime. They don’t want to talk about all the causes of crime.

Poverty 139

Poverty Health Education Education 139

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2023

What I cared about was poverty, poor people, and those on the margins—those with less material resources. CS: You also talk about the power of leadership—and I know that when you went to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, your aim was to combine this work with leadership. I was a financial aid student in medical school.

Health 118

Health Medical Leadership Healthcare 118

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Hard-wired into systems and programs at all levels of government and the private sector, these policies bolstered white Americans’ stability, wealth, and access to opportunity while concentrating the effects of segregation, displacement, destabilization, gentrification, and poverty on BIPOC populations.

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Leadership 119

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

So, I thought, they will see all this data regarding income, poverty, inequality, etcetera, even the colonialism issue at hand, and they will definitely support our work in Puerto Rico. Understanding emerging critical forms of information and community leadership is key. We hit all the checkboxes, right?

Governance 139

Governance Disaster Relief Foundations Philanthropy 139

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Ongoing neglect and isolation led to entrenched, concentrated poverty and a growing distrust of civic leaders. At a time when community leadership and innovation are sorely needed, this is no small achievement. The city’s Black business district was devastated.

Public and Social Policy 141

Public and Social Policy Construction Community Development Governance 141

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Harmful assumptions about payment behavior effectively criminalizes poverty and understates the harm that water shutoffs cause to low-income communities. The pilot also showed the importance of building staff capacity, which can look like hiring from and developing leadership in impacted communities.

Public and Social Policy 140

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Collaborations Universities 140

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 2, 2024

Those most impacted by a lack of or failing infrastructure, including the elderly and people living in poverty, are at high risk for loneliness. “We talk a lot about the emerging climate crisis, but far less about the social infrastructure crisis,” Eric Klinenberg, a sociology professor at New York University, said to Grist.

Public and Social Policy 134

Public and Social Policy Sociology Health Medical 134

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 14, 2023

Multiple generations of residents in Del Norte County have now suffered from widespread childhood obesity, low educational achievement, high teen drinking rates, poor health outcomes, and other social problems linked to high rates of trauma, unemployment, and poverty. Avoiding a one-size-fits-all approach.

Nonprofit governance and management 98

Nonprofit governance and management Health Collaborations Foundations 98