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

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

We’re just eradicating extreme global poverty.” “Our She has spoken about nonprofit marketing and communications across North America and is an Instructor at the University of Washington. They will naturally use verbs that speak to the impact you are having, rather than the actions you are taking to have the impact. You just did that?!

Food 192

Food Poverty Universities Marketing 192

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Yet, nearly all low-wage workers in the city are rent-burdened , with 25 percent of children within the city limits living in poverty. As Barber noted, a 2020 report by Robert Paul Hartley, an assistant professor of social work at Columbia University, found that 34 million eligible poor or low-income voters did not vote in 2016. “We

Poverty 119

Poverty Public and Social Policy Healthcare Homelessness 119

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.

Poverty 126

Poverty Ethics Philanthropy Culture 126

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 24, 2025

11 Unique barriers to care, including stigma vis--vis mental health, language discrepancies, and poverty, put Latinx people in the United States at higher risk of receiving inadequate treatment than the broader population. percent of Black Americans live below the poverty line (the number is 7.7 10 Only 35.1 Arnett et al.,

Race and Ethnicity 72

Race and Ethnicity Healthcare Health Medical 72

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 7, 2022

In particular, it provides a universal framework to explain how diverse institutions from private, public, and social sectors can work together to make sustainable and scalable progress toward greater equity. ARTICLE | Ending Period Shame and Poverty in Asia by Noriko Akiyama, Fan Li & Wenquian Xu. SSIR En Español.

Poverty 105

Poverty Universities Health Technology 105

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Though related to universal basic income (UBI), it is not the same. UBI grants are universal and require no means testing. In contrast, guaranteed income gives cash to people living below the poverty line or with inconsistent or no income and entails a qualifying process.

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Poverty Nonprofit governance and management 119

Candid

MAY 29, 2024

For example, an older, straight, white woman born into wealth and a young, gay, white man born into poverty will likely be treated differently—even though they’re the same race. The librarian’s dilemma’ My favorite illustration of intersectionality is “the librarian’s dilemma,” by Valerie Purdie Greenaway of Columbia University.

Poverty 115

Poverty Associations Law Universities 115

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Rich alumni who wanted more power over their universities used board service as the avenue to exert control and decision-making. 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.

Nonprofit governance and management 66

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Public and Nonprofit Management Non-Profits 66

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

A Montana State study from 2019 estimated that the poverty rate statewide for Native communities exceeded 30 percent. Too often, Adelzadeh cautions, “Western pedagogies of stewardship, typically channeled through agencies and universities. Fort Belknap Reservation: Montana Poverty Report Card.

Nonprofit governance and management 140

Nonprofit governance and management Poverty Environmental Food 140

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. I often hear white friends or family members dispute that they have privilege. I understand where they are coming from.

Poverty 98

Poverty Leadership Children Psychology 98

Bloomerang

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

BIPOC communities are disproportionately impacted by social inequality, with higher rates of poverty and unemployment. Furthermore, many inner-city students face a range of social and economic challenges outside of school, such as poverty, crime, and family instability, which can make it difficult for them to succeed in school.

Leadership 122

Leadership Public and Social Policy Poverty Race and Ethnicity 122

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 17, 2022

As the United Nations highlights, eradicating poverty is the greatest global challenge and an absolute requirement for sustainable development. To achieve this, more businesses need to join with the government and civil society to actively confront inequality, poverty, and climate change together. A Tyranny of Tradeoffs. Earning $1.30

Agriculture 105

Agriculture Civil Society Poverty Environmental 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 31, 2024

In the wake of such studies—and of a growing number of lawsuits against Delta Airlines and other companies that have used forest carbon credits to make “net zero” and similar claims— some companies and universities have announced their decision to stop buying them altogether. Prices on the carbon market have plummeted.

Finance 141

Finance Poverty Environmental Production 141

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Scott served seven years in prison after being arrested on federal drug charges shortly after obtaining his law degree from Louisiana State University in 1994. They don’t want to talk about poverty. Both men experienced how easy it is for young Black men to be swept up in the criminal legal system.

Poverty 139

Poverty Health Education Education 139

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

A report released by EAT and the University of Illinois Chicago’s Center for Urban Economic Development found that 48 percent of Black informal workers reported jobs paying a regular paycheck were not available to them. These restrictions force many people and especially Black people into the informal economy to survive.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Law Psychology Poverty 132

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 12, 2023

It requires poverty. And we’re almost universally supporting it, even as it happens. It’s never actually been—our capitalism, our democracy, none of this has ever been what we say it is in the textbooks. That’s reinforcing the narrative underpinnings of it. It requires a set of people from whom extraction will occur.

Poverty 98

Poverty Universities Marketing Marketing 98

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 2, 2024

“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. Those most impacted by a lack of or failing infrastructure, including the elderly and people living in poverty, are at high risk for loneliness.

Public and Social Policy 134

Public and Social Policy Sociology Health Medical 134

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 26, 2024

According to the American Psychiatric Association (APA), this destabilization can lead to “cumulative community stress, increases in poverty, domestic violence, substance abuse, and forced migration.” In the wake of emergencies like wildfires or floods, people may be forced to move , to leave their communities and support systems.

Health 113

Health Agriculture Children Public and Social Policy 113

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

There are myriad reasons one would want to own a home—and in America, homeownership is a nearly universal aspiration. Intrinsically, however, a house is a home where we find security, privacy, and family. It is a place where we gather and host our loved ones. Looking to the lives of Black women moves us toward solutions that redefine wealth.

Poverty 119

Poverty Public Policy Health Marketing 119

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In research I did with collaborators for the Broke Project , we found that most stories, profiles, and vignettes related to work to end poverty follow this pattern: while an organization is the protagonist, poor people are defined only by their experience with poverty. Life is in the details. If you generalize, it doesn't resonate.

Homelessness 138

Homelessness Culture Poverty Collaborations 138

Getting Attention

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Communications Guru Intern and Multimedia Guru Intern , University of Pittsburgh Office of Childhood Development (Pittsburgh, PA). Digital Media Manager , The Southern Poverty Law Center (Montgomery, AL). Executive Director of Communications , The University of Vermont Foundation (Burlington, VT).

Marketing 68

Marketing Marketing Poverty Universities 68

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 16, 2014

17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty — #EndPoveryDay. 20: Universal Children’s Day — #ChildrensDay. 4: World Animal Day — #WorldAnimalDay. 5: World Habitat Day — #WorldHabitatDay. 5: World Teachers Day — #WorldTeachersDay. 12: World Arthritis Day — #WorldArthritisDay.

Children 106

Children Poverty Universities Health 106

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

Candid

APRIL 13, 2021

Institutions of higher education—notably historically Black colleges and universities—received the bulk of grants above $30 million. Economic losses and health outcomes alike have been worse for women, for people of color, and for people living in poverty.” Visualized this way, this set of grants suggests a more general pattern.

Poverty 98

Poverty Health Law Universities 98

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The alliance recently published a report titled “ The Path to Universally Affordable Water Access: Guiding Principles for the Water Sector ,” which stems from a nationwide pilot program aimed at developing alternative water affordability practices. “In Provide affordable, universal access to water.

Public and Social Policy 140

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Collaborations Universities 140

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. And yet, as Spade points out, paying for movement work creates dilemmas.

Medical 122

Medical Universities Nonprofits Law 122

Getting Attention

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Digital Media Director , Southern Poverty Law Center (Montgomery, AL). Director of News & Information , University of Washington (Seattle, WA). Digital Media Associate , The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation (New York, NY). Director of Communications & Community Partnerships , Spaceworks (Brooklyn, NY).

Marketing 72

Marketing Marketing Poverty Associations 72

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

University of Mississippi professors Meagen Rosenthal and Anne Cafer explain that Black Americans are more likely to lack health insurance, a regular source of healthcare, or both. Though racial health disparities exist throughout the United States, in Mississippi the difference among racial groups is staggering.

Environmental 111

Environmental Health Poverty Governance 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 22, 2023

This network works to collectively influence change across Minnesota, including through a nascent effort at the University of Minnesota Medical School that convenes community leaders and academic advisory boards across the university to address how the institution as a whole engages with community leaders.

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Leadership Health Public and Nonprofit Management 124

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 3, 2018

17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty — #EndPoveryDay. 20: Universal Children’s Day — #ChildrensDay. 20: Universal Children’s Day — #ChildrensDay. 4: World Animal Day — #WorldAnimalDay. 6 : World Cerebral Palsy Day — #WorldCPDay.

Volunteerism 111

Volunteerism Volunteerism Children Homelessness 111

Getting Attention

MAY 18, 2015

Associate VP for News, Communications and Media Duke University (Durham, NC). Communications Director Southern Poverty Law Center (Montgomery, AL). Administrative and Marketing Associate History Theatre (Twin Cities, MN). Chief Marketing Officer Jewish Board for Family and Children Services (New York, NY).

Communication 67

Communication Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development Poverty 67

Fundraising Leadership

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

She graduated from Northern Arizona University in 2000 with a bachelors degree in social work, even though her dream growing up was to be a lawyer. “My Over time, she earned her MBA from the University of Phoenix. She adds, “It is important how we lift those women who were instrumental in shaping NOW.”

Universities 98

Universities Philanthropy Foundations Health 98

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JANUARY 1, 2017

17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty — #EndPoveryDay. 20: Universal Children’s Day — #ChildrensDay. 20: Universal Children’s Day — #ChildrensDay. 2: World Habitat Day — #WorldHabitatDay. 4: World Animal Day — #WorldAnimalDay.

Children 102

Children Poverty Health Universities 102

Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 31, 2017

17: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty — #EndPoveryDay. 20: Universal Children’s Day — #ChildrensDay. 20: Universal Children’s Day — #ChildrensDay. 2: World Habitat Day — #WorldHabitatDay. 4: World Animal Day — #WorldAnimalDay.

Volunteerism 101

Volunteerism Volunteerism Children Homelessness 101

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

The cooperative, which sought Black self-sufficiency, offered affordable housing, entrepreneurial opportunities, and education to tenant farmers, as well as a pig bank and access to fresh produce to feed families living in poverty. Over 100 acres were transferred this year.

Food 132

Food Agriculture Environmental Governance 132

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