Next City
7 February 2019
Text / Under 800 Words
Scope of Response: City
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
New grassroots efforts often struggle to get off the ground due to lack of funding. In Baltimore, a group called CLLCTIVLY aims to fix this problem for black-led non-profit organizations by offering a $1,000 prize every month for a year through its Black Futures Micro-Grant program. CLLCTIVLY has also launched an asset map to connect these smaller efforts to each other.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/22/follow-up-beyond-ribbon-cutting?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
David Bornstein
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
22 October 2010
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Two columns introducing Fixes and presenting a program that provides African health ministries with reliable motorcycle transportation, highlighting the importance of challenges NGOs often overlook, such as reliable delivery.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/18/conquering-food-deserts-with-green-carts?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
David Bornstein
The New York Times
18 April 2012
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Programs to get fresh produce carts to areas with no access to healthy food work best when government and determined entrepreneurs team up.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/29/fear-of-profit?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
David Bornstein
The New York Times
29 October 2010
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Businesses with a social goal walk a line between being a charity or profit seekers. Collaboration of the business sector, government, and non-profits can help keep a balance.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/27/fixes?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
David Bornstein
The New York Times
27 June 2012
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Funding with too many strings attached makes it hard for non-profits to grow and be impactful. An American organization, N.F.F., is finding ways to finance non-profits likes companies.
http://civileats.com/2015/09/09/former-black-panther-launches-oakland-urban-farm-to-give-ex-prisoners-a-fresh-start?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Sarah Henry
Civil Eats
9 September 2015
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After incarceration, Black men and women have a difficult time re-integrating into society without financial and educational resources. A former Black Panther activist has created the non-profit Oakland &the World Enterprises to offer an urban farm as a prisoner re-entry program and community center. The Oakland project supports self-sufficiency, self-determination, and empowerment for Black people.
http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2014/08/06/growing-a-solution-to-californias-groundwater-crisis?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Peyton Fleming
National Geographic
6 August 2014
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Due to drought and water shortage in California's Central Coast, community members collaborate with local government to create better water usage systems from runoff and to recycle waste water in order to irrigate crops.
http://nextcity.org/features/view/how-the-local-food-economy-is-challenging-big-food?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Tracie McMillan
Next City
14 April 2014
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In an agricultural system designed for big-industrial growers, many farmers struggle to bridge the relationship between their produce and consumers, as well as strengthening local economies. The food hub is a collection of buildings that process and distribute the sale of local food. Eastern Market in Detroit is an example of a food hub that makes local produce accessible to low-income neighborhoods.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/19/green-strategies-for-the-poorest?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
19 November 2010
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The company that manufactures Lifestraw, a water purification device, has found a way to distribute their product to impoverished Kenyan families for free, while still making a profit. In the global carbon credit market, businesses receive carbon credits for projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. These credits can then be sold to companies who need to offset their carbon emissions, allowing green companies to make a profit off of their small ecological footprint.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/01/07/helping-the-worlds-poorest-for-a-change?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
7 January 2011
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Two columns on an important new development program, in use in at least 40 developing countries: give the poor cash payments, contingent on their use of health clinics and their children’s school attendance, to help break the cycle of poverty.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/15/clean-water-at-no-cost-just-add-carbon-credits?utm_source=Solutions+Story+Tracker
Tina Rosenberg
The New York Times
15 November 2010
Text / 1500-3000 Words
The company that manufactures Lifestraw, a water purification device, has found a way to distribute their product to impoverished Kenyan families for free, while still making a profit. In the global carbon credit market, businesses receive carbon credits for projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. These credits can then be sold to companies who need to offset their carbon emissions, allowing green companies to make a profit off of their small ecological footprint.
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