Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 29, 2024

In this article, we will describe PolicyLink’s relationship with love and accountability, which begins with the 100 million people in this nation who live below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. The organizations and philanthropy that supports this work must break free of the cycle of three-year grant deliverables.

Nonprofit governance and management 134

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Governance Nonprofits 134

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 29, 2023

Spade, it is fair to say, is skeptical that philanthropy will fund movements at scale to build a solidarity economy. Spade questions whether this method can achieve liberatory ends, arguing against the idea that change will occur if a “nonprofit report shows that poverty is bad, or cops are racist.”

Medical 122

Medical Universities Nonprofits Law 122

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2023

In this conversation between Cyndi Suarez, NPQ ’s president and editor in chief, and Kaytura Felix, managing director, Leadership for Better Health, at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the two leaders discuss medical racism, health justice, and what it really means for a system to support people’s health. I went to medical school.

Health 118

Health Medical Leadership Healthcare 118

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Electricity-dependent populations depend on electric devices, including medical devices such as position beds, breathers, oxygen tanks, heart machines, and dialysis, to live and function. While the center has grown, it faces challenges with fundraising to keep the newsroom going because philanthropy is not funding Puerto Rico long term.

Governance 140

Governance Disaster Relief Foundations Philanthropy 140

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 16, 2023

As funders at the Ford Foundation and Borealis Philanthropy, we seek to leverage our positions to advocate for greater support and funding for disabled leaders. And philanthropy can play a critical role in this collective by funding and supporting the efforts of leaders with disabilities.

Technology 122

Technology Public and Social Policy Governance Leadership 122

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2023

These Southern frontline leaders and women in philanthropy all had similar stories about getting just pennies on the dollar compared to organizations led by men or White women. “So,

Environmental 98

Environmental Insurance Psychology Poverty 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Within a hospital system, medical providers are responsible for the delivery of care, while other departments steward the physical plant, and administrative departments are responsible for the bottom line. We often hear the sentiment, “I already work on poverty (or climate or health disparities, etc.) and that’s hard enough.

Energy 143

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NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 21, 2023

Without access to quality childcare, many parents cannot work full time and become trapped in a cycle of poverty. Our initial focus was on counties with poverty and unemployment rates that exceeded statewide averages. Everyone brings a policy to the class, such as child behavior guidance or administering medication.

Curriculum and Teaching 105

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Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 9, 2024

In this post, let’s explore fifteen inspiring examples of CSR initiatives that demonstrate the power of philanthropy and corporate giving. The pharmaceutical company donates millions in products and funding to support Americares’ efforts in delivering life-saving medical care to those in need globally.

Volunteerism 52

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 11, 2024

By Jodi Nelson & Fay Twersky The cover story in SSIR ’s most recent issue, “ Where Strategic Philanthropy Went Wrong ,” reminded us of Mark Twain’s response to a rumor about his death published in the New York Journal in 1897. This is not our experience with strategic philanthropy. million deaths in lower-income countries.

Philanthropy 129

Philanthropy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Governance 129

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 30, 2023

Image Credit: Conor O’Nolan on unsplash.com Together, we have worked in philanthropy for more than 35 years. Throughout its history, social justice philanthropy has generally remained organized around siloed identities, such as gender, race, and sexual orientation. But recognition and action are two different things.

Philanthropy 136

Philanthropy Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy Collaborations 136

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 20, 2023

Leaders moving work through nonprofit organizations are also contending with the “great resignation” and major shifts in the workforce; 3 unprocessed grief from the pandemic and years of escalating racial violence; and short-lived performative responses by philanthropy to the events of 2020.

Leadership 111

Leadership Public and Social Policy Non-Profits Culture 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Philanthropy simply cannot compensate for the ongoing failure of our government to meet the needs of its entire population.” But while demand-side, citizen-based efforts are important in the US and many other countries, they are only a small part of what is needed from philanthropy to help governments around the world better perform.

Public and Social Policy 130

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Governance Poverty 130

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 2, 2023

Second, Social Impact Bonds help organizations raise funds for socially oriented projects from the backing of private, public, and/or investors interested in philanthropy (Joy and Shields 2013). British Medical Journal 339. The Geographies of Social Finance: Poverty Regulation through the ‘Invisible Heart’ of Markets.”

Public and Social Policy 110

Public and Social Policy Non-Profits Finance Nonprofit governance and management 110

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. Nelson Colón of the Puerto Rico Community Foundation, and Clara Miller, president emerita of the Heron Foundation—come from philanthropy. Two of them—Dr. The other five work for nonprofit intermediary organizations.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty 132

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 24, 2025

For families in dire poverty, the cost of flying to India for treatment would seem impossible. With the country in a dire state, the population traumatized and exhausted, Charles was inspired to assist his countrymen in another way: poverty relief. Thats where organizations such as Sick Pikin (Sick Child in the Krio language) step in.

Healthcare 69

Healthcare Children Medical Nonprofit Administration and Development 69

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 15, 2025

In 20024, SSIR helped PolicyLink convene leaders in business, philanthropy, nonprofits, academia, and other sectors to discuss ideas in A Revolution of the Soul in Oakland, California; Oxford, England; and Washington, DC. living in or near poverty. society, where trauma exposure is common , according to medical research.

Public and Social Policy 82

Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Poverty Governance 82

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

With such low wages, its little wonder that adults with disabilities are living in poverty at a rate twice that of adults who dont have disabilitiesa statistic that mirrors the employment rates above. For More on This Topic: Anti-DEI Lawsuits Threaten Nonprofits, Philanthropies Demand for DEI Exceeds Action, Report Finds

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