The Chronicle of Philanthropy

APRIL 12, 2024

Prest BRAC USA Julia Roberts is set to lead BRAC USA, an organization that fights global poverty. Also, the Connecticut Community Foundation has named a new leader, and the Samuel H. Kress Foundation will install its next president in the fall.

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Poverty Foundations 274

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

This is especially relevant at a time when the planet is behind on several SDGs , including those related to poverty reduction and food security. The magnitude of the problem warrants philanthropy and aid at scale. The challenge is that carbon markets weren't designed to work for people in poverty.

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Philanthropy Agriculture Finance Poverty 126

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 6, 2023

Hip hop’s practice of sankofa is transforming philanthropy, paving the way for future innovation in the sector through funding opportunities that bring underserved communities into the fold. To those who aren’t down with the culture, hip-hop philanthropy might seem like a new development, but it isn’t.

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Philanthropy Culture Foundations Collaborations 128

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

As close observers of the world of family giving, we are convinced this is an historic moment for families and the future of philanthropy as well. What makes this moment perhaps the most notable time in the history of family philanthropy is that it is a time of crucial choices—with huge potential consequences and opportunities.

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Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Collaborations 131

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JANUARY 17, 2023

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation In his annual letter, Gates chief executive Mark Suzman wrote that the increased grants were spurred by global failures to adequately respond to the spread of infectious diseases, reduce poverty, promote gender equality, and address the effects of climate change.

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Foundations Poverty 274

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

About 40 percent live below the poverty line. By Jim Rendon Ivy Vainio In South Dakota, Native Americans living on the Rosebud Sioux Tribal Reservation face tough economic odds. Unemployment is as high as 80 percent. On a reservation nearly the size of Rhode Island, grocery stores are scarce, and a trip to the only…

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Poverty 246

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

India’s first giving day, March 2, will raise money to improve education, health care, and gender equality and meet other important needs in a country with nearly 230 million people living in poverty.

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Poverty Health Education Education 246

Candid

MAY 26, 2022

Writer’s Note: The following recommendations were originally shared in Philanthropy and COVID-19: Examining two years of giving , a report published on May 25, 2022 by the Center for Disaster Philanthropy and Candid. MacKenzie Scott’s grantmaking is a wonderful example of an important approach in philanthropy: flexibility.

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Philanthropy Health Children Poverty 111

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 18, 2023

Image Credit: Ankush (Yogletics) on pexels.com Philanthropy should fund climate mitigation in rural communities like lives depend on it—because they do. Late last month, a long-track tornado tore through Mississippi and Alabama, killing 26 people and decimating the entire town of Rolling Fork, MS.

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Philanthropy Poverty Environmental Governance 105

Candid

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

This is especially true for those who are living in poverty, have experienced trauma, or are facing other challenges. Philanthropy can invest in practical solutions to improve attendance and well-being. Here’s how philanthropy can help appeared first on Candid insights.

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Philanthropy Health Children Poverty 103

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 22, 2024

True Charity, a conservative-leaning group of more than 200 nonprofits and churches devoted to poverty reduction, requires recipients to stick to a detailed work and self-sufficiency plan.

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Poverty Nonprofits 167

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 31, 2023

This article is the second in the series Eradicating Rural Poverty: The Power of Cooperation. Public funding programs often include conditions that exceed the capabilities of high-poverty areas, such as requiring matching funds that these areas do not have. A different approach that centers community voice is sorely needed.

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Values Poverty Nonprofit Administration and Development Finance 129

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 12, 2023

Image Credit: Etienne Girardet on unsplash.com Many people working in nonprofits and philanthropy say they want to reduce poverty, and increasingly, foundations, nonprofits, and social-movement organizations are developing communications strategies and telling stories that aim to dispel the myth that the US economic system is equitable and fair.

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Poverty Ethics Philanthropy Culture 126

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 25, 2024

GiveDirectly is using a Google-developed artificial intelligence tool to pinpoint areas with high concentrations of poverty and storm damage. GiveDirectly is using a Google-developed artificial intelligence tool to pinpoint areas with high concentrations of poverty and storm damage.

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Poverty Associations 144

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. He was formerly an assistant managing editor at The Chronicle of Philanthropy and a senior vice president at The Council on Foundations. Find Creative Ways to Position Your Point of View.

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Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty Philanthropy Leadership 196

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

1 Philanthropy’s Conflicting Commitments Over the course of the last two and a half years, Marguerite Casey Foundation has supported efforts across the country to reimagine safety, increase access to public dollars, and seed in everyday people’s imagination the belief that our government dollars should be used to improve their lives.

Public and Social Policy 139

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Philanthropy 139

Candid

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Conversely, states with higher poverty levels receive less, raising important questions about how equitable current methods of philanthropic distribution are. How can philanthropy better support states with higher poverty levels and lower household incomes? economy and the amount of money flowing into the nonprofit sector.

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Poverty Education Education Health 124

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.

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Food Agriculture Poverty Public and Social Policy 145

Bloomerang

AUGUST 19, 2021

My approach to philanthropy will continue to be thoughtful. 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.” Scott is a member of the Giving Pledge. But I won’t wait.

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Non-Profits Poverty Charitable Organizations Philanthropy 139

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., on May 12, 2015.

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Poverty Universities Leadership Nonprofits 130

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 24, 2023

This article is the second in the series Eradicating Rural Poverty: The Power of Cooperation. In America’s rural areas of deep poverty, over 60 percent of the residents are BIPOC. However, in America’s rural areas of deep poverty, over 60 percent of the residents are BIPOC. This disproportionality demands systemic solutions.

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Poverty Agriculture Community Development Culture 115

The NonProfit Times

APRIL 15, 2024

Philanthropy expenditures in India have grown by an average annual rate of 13% during the past five years, reaching the equivalent of $280 billion. The UN goals include climate change measures, increased access to quality education and healthcare, gender equality and the eradication of poverty. That amount constituted 8.3%

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Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Retail Healthcare 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 5, 2023

Public institution spending dwarfs private philanthropy in most countries in the world. In the United States , private philanthropy totaled $176.7 In Singapore, one of the countries where our firm Tri-Sector Associates works, private philanthropy for the same areas totaled SGD 1.4 The entire PFS movement faces this issue.

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Public and Social Policy Governance Philanthropy Poverty 124

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.

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Poverty Public and Social Policy Civil Society Healthcare 118

Nonprofit Marketing Blog

AUGUST 21, 2012

The Chronicle of Philanthropy yesterday published loads of data on giving patterns among American donors. If you don’t see or hear about poverty, you aren’t as likely to act to remedy it. You can search for your specific community giving here. The research is based on tax returns from people claiming charitable deductions.

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Charitable Contribution Poverty Philanthropy 105

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.

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Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public and Nonprofit Management Non-Profits 65

The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 23, 2024

The Philanthropy Data Commons is another example of sector-wide data sharing that could serve as a model for future collaboration. The 990 Data Infrastructure coalition — a joint effort by GivingTuesday, the Aspen Institute, the Urban Institute, Charity Navigator, ProPublica, Candid, and Citizen Audit — is a great example.

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Public and Nonprofit Management Collaborations Nonprofit governance and management Poverty 59

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. To mobilize the full power and potential of philanthropy requires more effective collaboration and coordination among foundations. The Annie E.

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Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Poverty 126

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. The report listed recommendations across the board from what healthcare professionals to communities can do to combat loneliness, including recommendations for philanthropy.

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Public and Social Policy Sociology Health Medical 134

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

BIPOC communities are disproportionately impacted by social inequality, with higher rates of poverty and unemployment. The Black Philanthropy Network is another organization that works to support Black leadership in the nonprofit sector. Educational challenges faced by inner-city communities in the U.S.

Leadership 117

Leadership Public and Social Policy Poverty Race and Ethnicity 117

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 8, 2023

These patterns, both domestic and abroad, speak to a single, profound truth that philanthropy must not only acknowledge, but also center in its efforts to support leadership development: Leadership that leads to equity is grounded in community wisdom.

Leadership 122

Leadership Poverty Culture Public and Social Policy 122

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Cargill Philanthropies. 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). Fort Belknap Reservation: Montana Poverty Report Card.

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Nonprofit governance and management Poverty Environmental Food 140

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 6, 2024

A third of the people in this country, nearly 100 million, live below 200 percent of the federal poverty level , where the loss of income from even a short-term illness can be insurmountable. The expanded (but now expired) child tax credits alone cut childhood poverty by 30 percent in only six months. This work is urgent.

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Public and Social Policy Governance Nonprofit Administration and Development Poverty 126

Candid

MAY 4, 2022

The COVID-19 crisis has shined a spotlight on the value of philanthropy and, for this reason, many foundation representatives believe society at large will expect philanthropy to address global distress in the future. Two years after the start of the pandemic, vaccination rates still vary from 0.6% in the DRC and 1.4%

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Philanthropy Foundations Poverty Health 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 7, 2022

ARTICLE | Ending Period Shame and Poverty in Asia by Noriko Akiyama, Fan Li & Wenquian Xu. Choosing to run “ Ending Period Shame and Poverty in Asia ” was an easy choice, in part because we polled our social media audience and learned that they wanted to read about social innovation related to gender. SSIR Arabia.

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Poverty Universities Health Technology 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 3, 2024

Because the social sector field is collectively capable of achieving bigger social change goals when more resources step up to the plate, we have, of course, welcomed the explosion in “big bet” philanthropy in the past decade. Each phase of growth will require its own carefully thought through funding mix.

Finance 119

Finance Philanthropy Governance Health 119

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 21, 2023

By Hanh Cao Yu Over the last decade, philanthropy has undergone a sea change. As the Equitable Evaluation Initiative points out, evaluation practices in philanthropy are grounded in “orthodoxies,” unquestioned ways of thinking that support the structures and practices maintaining inequality.

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Foundations Philanthropy Construction Poverty 98