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American Red Cross Sued Claiming Haitian Relief Funds Misused

The NonProfit Times

Ballantyne, who is listed as president on a press release on the organization’s website. Instead, significant portions of these funds were diverted for personal gain and administrative overhead, leaving the intended beneficiaries in Haiti to continue enduring hunger, poverty, and despair.”

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Addressing Hunger Together: Submit Your Ideas for the Next Impact Labs

Saleforce Nonprofit

That’s why hunger is such a complex and urgent issue. With 690 million people dealing with hunger — nearly nine percent of the global population — the impacts of inequitable access to food and nutrition have a ripple effect that reaches every corner of society. We Need Your Help: Share Your Ideas for Addressing Hunger.

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Nonprofits Require Immediate Communication To Serve Immediate Needs

NonProfit PRO

When you think of hunger, severe weather or abandoned animals, I’d be willing to bet your first thought isn’t “that can wait.” These are all pressing, immediate issues, requiring quick intervention — often from local nonprofits — to save lives.

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Why You Need to Game Your Supporters

NetWits

Maybe you just won a prestigious award and issued a press release. And Jane McGonigal has argued that the energy put into games can be collectively harnessed to solve the world’s biggest issues. The United Nations Foundation made the massive health issue of malaria in Africa accessible with its easy-to-use Nothing But Nets game.

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New on SSIR: Data for Promotion, Engagement, and Reporting

Amy Sample Ward

We ponder the innovations and evolutions that may unfold in the technologies we use, and consider the issues we want to tackle in our work and communities. Imagine if you could see a map of hunger in your city that included a broader set of data than what Share Our Strength, Feeding America, or your local food bank has collected.

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How to Get Your Nonprofit’s Story in the News

Get Fully Funded

Keep the pitch focused on the issue, not what programs your nonprofit offers to help people. Write an op-ed piece from your Executive Director about the issue your organization works to address. Step 2: Write a pitch or a press release. Frame the issue as urgent. Convert your press release to a PDF.

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Tableau Foundation partners reflect on 2020 and data for impact

Tableau

Addressing a global pandemic and economic crisis while also driving for change in other areas—from racial inequity to equitable education to hunger—is a monumental challenge. We are lucky to have amazing nonprofit partners tackling these issues. Combatting increasing hunger: Feeding America and World Food Programme.