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fromFast Company
1 day ago

How giving starts progress and leadership scales it

Volatility and accountability are transforming philanthropy, requiring leadership to drive impactful change.
Fundraising
fromsfist.com
1 day ago

Craiglist's Craig Newmark Is Inspiring Billionaires to Donate Their Fortunes Like He Is

Craig Newmark signed the Giving Pledge to donate up to $1 billion to nonprofits, encouraging other wealthy individuals to do the same.
Fundraising
fromFast Company
1 day ago

How giving starts progress and leadership scales it

Volatility and accountability are transforming philanthropy, requiring leadership to drive impactful change.
Fundraising
fromsfist.com
1 day ago

Craiglist's Craig Newmark Is Inspiring Billionaires to Donate Their Fortunes Like He Is

Craig Newmark signed the Giving Pledge to donate up to $1 billion to nonprofits, encouraging other wealthy individuals to do the same.
E-Commerce
fromMerced Sun-Star
16 hours ago

12-year-old beauty brand closing nearly all stores

The DTC beauty model faces challenges requiring brands to prioritize profitability and adapt strategies amid rising costs and changing consumer expectations.
Healthcare
fromFast Company
1 day ago

Dignity as a competitive business model

Healthcare affordability is forcing families to delay care, highlighting the need for dignity-centered care models that prioritize patient respect and community health.
Fashion & style
fromwww.7x7.com
2 days ago

Luxury Reseller The Nobo Opens in SF, McMullen Stocks Up For Spring + More Shop Talk

Circular fashion and vintage shopping are thriving, with The Nobo offering a unique consignment and barter experience in a curated boutique setting.
#sustainability
Brooklyn
fromBrownstoner
2 days ago

Brooklyn Creative Reuse Opens at Industry City

Brooklyn Creative Reuse provides affordable art materials and creative classes while promoting sustainability by keeping art supplies out of landfills.
Brooklyn
fromBrownstoner
2 days ago

Brooklyn Creative Reuse Opens at Industry City

Brooklyn Creative Reuse provides affordable art materials and creative classes while promoting sustainability by keeping art supplies out of landfills.
Renovation
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

I need to declutter my life. But I can't even give my stuff away | Adrian Chiles

Decluttering is a challenge, often leading to keeping unnecessary items and regretting their disposal later.
Books
fromFast Company
1 day ago

How American independent bookstores made a massive comeback

Independent bookstores have adapted and are thriving despite the rise of online shopping.
US politics
fromsfist.com
2 days ago

Day Around the Bay: Trans Nonprofits Brace For Funding Cuts When Community Needs Them Most

Nonprofits for the transgender community face funding cuts amid a significant city budget deficit, impacting support when it's most needed.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
3 days ago

5 Art Job Openings That Are Definitely Not Exploitative

Qualifications for art-related positions often include unconventional traits and low compensation.
SF LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
3 days ago

8 unapologetically trans-owned businesses redefining fashion, art, and more - LGBTQ Nation

Trans individuals significantly influence culture and deserve visibility and support, especially through trans-owned businesses.
#earth-day
East Bay food
fromFuncheap
3 days ago

North Shattuck Swap n' Shop + Earth Day Pre-Party (Berkeley)

Celebrate Earth Day with community swaps, sidewalk sales, and an after-party in North Berkeley on April 18, 2026.
East Bay food
fromFuncheap
3 days ago

North Shattuck Swap n' Shop + Earth Day Pre-Party (Berkeley)

Celebrate Earth Day with community swaps, sidewalk sales, and an after-party in North Berkeley on April 18, 2026.
NYC food
fromCity Limits
3 days ago

Opinion: SNAP Incentives Don't Match How New Yorkers Actually Shop

Updating food assistance programs to align with actual shopping habits can better address food insecurity in New York City.
Education
fromTODAY.com
4 days ago

High School Teens Are Repairing Used Cars to Donate to Single Moms

Students repair cars to gift to single moms, providing essential transportation for jobs, education, and medical needs.
Psychology
fromSilicon Canals
3 days ago

People who grew up calculating whether they could afford both the drink and the entree before anyone else sat down don't stop doing that math when they earn six figures. The arithmetic isn't financial anymore. It's a loyalty ritual to a younger version of themselves who promised never to be caught without an exit. - Silicon Canals

Child poverty in the U.S. leads to adult poverty more than in Denmark, Germany, the UK, or Australia, with lasting effects beyond financial circumstances.
Bootstrapping
fromEntrepreneur
3 days ago

Why Every Founder Should Tap Into the Refurbished Economy

Businesses are increasingly opting for refurbished assets to save costs and enhance sustainability amid rising expenses and unpredictable supply chains.
Remodel
fromFast Company
3 days ago

How to build a quality furniture collection that is affordable and sustainable

Fast furniture offers a cheap, convenient solution for moving but contributes significantly to landfill waste and lacks durability and emotional value.
fromTNW | Business
4 days ago

Allbirds is selling all its assets for $39M

Allbirds' shares closed Monday at $2.98, giving the company a market cap of around $24.5 million. The $39 million sale price was a premium over where the stock already sat.
NYC startup
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

The kindness of strangers: An online forum user shipped me a car radiator, saving me from financial ruin

After worrying that he was somehow trying to scam me, I reluctantly sent him my address. A week later, the radiator arrived on my doorstop. A mate was able to help me install it and bingo the car worked again.
Relationships
Fundraising
fromLas Vegas Review-Journal
1 day ago

Las Vegas CEO goes from building a business to helping the community

Justin Woo transitioned from a successful digital marketing career to founding nonprofits and an online voting platform, impacting his local community significantly.
E-Commerce
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Secondhand clothes sales forecast to hit $289bn as AI helps shoppers find deals

Secondhand clothing sales are projected to grow 12% this year, reaching $289bn, driven by AI and social media influencers.
SF music
fromFuncheap
1 week ago

SF's "Secondhand Saturday" 2025 w/ Sunset Mercantile (Every Third Saturday)

Secondhand Saturday returns on April 19th, 2025, featuring vintage goods, live music, and themed events every third Saturday until November.
fromwww.amny.com
2 days ago

Amazon donates 50 millionth pound of food to City Harvest | amNewYork

City Harvest President Carlos Rodriguez stated, 'Today, Amazon is our largest local food donor, playing a significant role in our ability to provide food to New Yorkers in need.'
Non-profit organizations
Philosophy
fromApaonline
1 week ago

Why "Service" and "Giving Back" Get It Wrong

Fresh terminology is needed for 'service' and 'giving back' to avoid implying a moral hierarchy.
Bootstrapping
fromEntrepreneur
5 days ago

6 Low-Cost Business Ideas That Are Perfect for Families

Small businesses, comprising 99.9% of U.S. firms, thrive on family collaboration and digital-first models, reducing startup costs and enhancing accessibility.
E-Commerce
fromTasting Table
1 day ago

The Easiest Way To Stop Overspending At The Grocery Store - Tasting Table

Curbside pickup helps save money by reducing impulse buys and allowing easier price comparisons.
Agriculture
fromEarth911
2 weeks ago

What Is Fair Trade Worth?

Fair Trade certification ensures smallholder farmers producing nearly half the world's food receive premium prices and improved livelihoods through ethical supply chain practices.
Environment
fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
2 weeks ago

Clothing industry warned of higher costs as Labour targets fast fashion - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

UK fashion brands face rising waste-disposal costs as Europe implements stringent textile regulations requiring producers to pay fees based on material recyclability, with similar UK measures likely forthcoming.
Online marketing
fromArchitectural Digest
2 weeks ago

Everything You Need To Know About Vintage Shopping and Selling Online

Ten vintage furniture experts share best practices for sellers and insider strategies for buyers navigating online vintage marketplaces successfully.
fromVogue
1 day ago

Discussing the Future of Shopping at the Vogue Business x Swap Shoptalk Dinner

At Shoptalk 2023, companies unveiled innovative tools that place AI at the forefront of commerce, reflecting a significant shift in retail dynamics.
E-Commerce
London politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago

Activists target supermarkets in mass shoplifting campaign for food banks

Take Back Power conducted coordinated mass shoplifting across UK cities, redistributing food to local food banks while arguing legality does not determine morality.
Social justice
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

People cannot check everything about what they buy. It's time for help

Global supply chains for consumer goods contain widespread human rights abuses and labor exploitation that most companies fail to adequately assess or trace.
Fashion & style
fromRefinery29
2 weeks ago

Meet The Indie Boutiques Bringing Back Shopping IRL

Digital shopping fatigue is driving consumers back to physical retail, where curated indie boutiques offer an antidote to algorithmic overwhelm and endless product proliferation.
fromHarvard Business Review
1 week ago

Treat Nonprofits as Strategic Partners, Not Just Philanthropic Recipients

Most for-profit companies still confine nonprofit relationships to corporate philanthropy. Donations flow through foundations, annual reports highlight community contributions, and nonprofit engagement is framed as evidence of corporate responsibility.
Non-profit organizations
fromEntrepreneur
3 weeks ago

She Invited Homeless Men to Run. That Instinct Fueled Her $100M Business.

Why do I get to be the runner, and these guys get to be the homeless guys on the corner? Why can't we all be runners? She didn't have an answer. It would've been easy to let that question dissolve with her footsteps. Most people would have. But Mahlum saw something in those men that others had missed.
Running
Remodel
fromWIRED
3 weeks ago

Spring Cleaning? Here's How to Declutter Responsibly-and Maybe Earn Some Cash

Spring cleaning becomes manageable by separating decluttering from deep cleaning, dividing your home into smaller specific spaces, and choosing one area to start with using proven decluttering strategies.
Marketing
fromForbes
3 weeks ago

Marketing 'Best Practices' That May Be Holding Your Nonprofit Back

Nonprofits should challenge outdated marketing practices by prioritizing leader visibility, impact-focused messaging, and relationship-building over transactional approaches to build stronger audience connections and sustainable growth.
#social-media-content-creation
fromAol
4 weeks ago
Social media marketing

One person's trash is social media's treasure as thrift shopping becomes trendy online

fromUSA TODAY
4 weeks ago
Social media marketing

One person's trash is social media's treasure as thrift shopping becomes trendy online

fromAol
4 weeks ago
Social media marketing

One person's trash is social media's treasure as thrift shopping becomes trendy online

fromUSA TODAY
4 weeks ago
Social media marketing

One person's trash is social media's treasure as thrift shopping becomes trendy online

fromFortune
2 days ago

Macquarie bets impact investing can fill an Asian financial access gap left by microfinance and commercial banks | Fortune

"The specific barrier is capital," says Lisa George, global head of the Macquarie Group Foundation. "Without access to capital, it's very hard to get social mobility and educational mobility in life."
Fundraising
Fashion & style
fromBusiness Matters
3 weeks ago

Why Sustainable Fashion is More Than Just a Trend: Clothing, Bags, and Accessories for a Better Future

Sustainable fashion has moved from niche to mainstream as consumers increasingly demand transparency about production, labor practices, and environmental impact of clothing and accessories.
Fundraising
fromwww.cbc.ca
4 days ago

North York food bank receives 'transformative' donation to help build new community hub | CBC News

The North York Harvest Food Bank received a transformative $4 million matching donation to build a new community food hub to address rising demand.
Renovation
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

I opened a boutique under a senior living community. I worried it would be a disaster, but I've made surprising friends.

A boutique owner's initial concerns about sharing a building with a senior living community transformed into genuine friendships and a thriving community gathering space.
Silicon Valley
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Goodwill nonprofit sees South Bay store sales rise

Goodwill of Silicon Valley's retail sales increased 4.5% in 2025, reflecting consumers seeking affordable items amid economic uncertainty in the Bay Area.
fromNonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
3 weeks ago

Rotating the Clipboard Built Our Workplace Democracy | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.

Losing staff could be detrimental to the projects we worked on, and there was a growing dissatisfaction with how meetings were run. These mostly one-sided discussions left the quieter half of us feeling pushed aside, like our thoughts didn't matter much. If things stayed this way, I worried the good people on our team would start quitting one by one.
Non-profit organizations
#secondhand-fashion
Fundraising
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

The Guardian view on falling donations to charity: rising living costs are part of the problem, but not all of it | Editorial

UK charitable donations fell from 15.4 billion to 14 billion, marking the first overall drop since 2021, with fewer donors giving smaller amounts despite high-profile fundraising campaigns.
fromThe Walrus
1 month ago

Thrifting Was about Frugality. How Did It Become All about Profit? | The Walrus

"I 'm the most hated man in town," Ray McKelvie told me. The town in question was Clinton, British Columbia, approximately 350 kilometres northeast of Vancouver, on Highway 97. Later, I asked another Clinton resident whether McKelvie's claim was true. She thought for a moment. "Well, there's Joe, who lives in the trailer park," she said. "We don't like him much either. But it's about even."
Miscellaneous
#thrifting
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fromEarth911
2 weeks ago

Best of Sustainability In Your Ear: Project Repat Is Saving US Jobs & T-Shirts From Landfills

Project Repat converts old T-shirts into hand-sewn quilts, diverting millions of shirts from landfills while restoring sewing jobs to the United States.
E-Commerce
fromApartment Therapy
1 month ago

I'm a Professional Thrifter - My "ETC" Trick Has Never Done Me Wrong

The ETC Method helps thrift shoppers curate purchases by editing their cart through strategic questioning before checkout to avoid impulse buys and duplicate items.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Readers reply: what would be the most socially useful way to spend a billion dollars?

I've always thought it would be good to acquire an old warehouse in every town throughout the land and convert it into low-rent community workspaces for artists, local charities and small businesses getting off the ground. A kind of people's WeWork. What would others do with a humungous, but not unlimited, pile of dosh to benefit society? Roland Freeman, West Yorkshire Send new questions to nq@theguardian.com.
Left-wing politics
Fundraising
fromwww.bbc.com
4 weeks ago

Charity hopes new HQ can bring people together

Health Connections Guernsey purchased Beatrice House for £1m to create a community hub where younger and older islanders connect through intergenerational activities and support services.
fromDaily Coffee News by Roast Magazine
1 month ago

Report: Sustainability Must Be Embedded Into Core Buying Practices to Drive Change

"Ironically, many if not most of these 'sustainability' projects remain disassociated from companies' core procurement strategies, meaning the coffee produced from these projects is not necessarily bought by the companies involved, or only in minimal quantities," the paper states. "And for the coffee that is purchased, prices do not factor into the project design, despite the fact that price is the single variable impacting farmer income that is in the direct control of companies."
Coffee
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

They Build Bridges to Create Opportunities for Others

Meaningful milestones reveal how relationships, generativity, and sacrifice create belonging, stability, and enduring family legacy.
fromNonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
1 month ago

This Is Not a Retreat | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.

The change in the administration's tactics in Minneapolis is not a retreat. Instead, they are regrouping and planning another mode of attack, with the hopes that their repression might be met with resistance that is easier to control and contain. People who garner their relevancy and power through the dehumanization and oppression of others will do whatever it takes to cling to their soulless sense of self.
US politics
E-Commerce
fromwww.marketingdive.com
1 month ago

Depop touts ability to support consumer incomes with Depoponomics'

Depop launched Depoponomics, a national campaign using a Kelis-backed 30-second spot and fee-free selling to show resale can earn consumers extra income.
#affordable-fashion
Fashion & style
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Hunt, scroll, strike gold: the best clothes and accessories to buy secondhand and where to find them

Secondhand shopping delivers unique, affordable, and eco-friendly fashion finds—especially leather jackets, designer pieces, and high-street bargains—when buyers know where and how to shop.
Non-profit organizations
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

My nonprofit celebrates birthdays for families who can't afford them. In 14 years, I've never grown tired of seeing their joy.

Consistent, monthly hour-long birthday parties delivered by volunteers create celebration and stability for children and families facing homelessness or transition.
E-Commerce
fromIndependent
1 month ago

'Something has to leave my wardrobe before something new can enter it' - how to turn your clutter into cash on Vinted

Sell unwanted items on second-hand platforms to earn extra money while decluttering and tidying your home.
Fashion & style
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

How to have a guilt-free wardrobe clearout without sending anything to landfill

Excess donated clothing is often unsellable, causing landfill or export to low-income countries; reselling, selective recycling, and considered clearouts reduce waste and pollution.
fromComputerWeekly.com
2 months ago

New tech frontier as resale moves from niche to mainstream | Computer Weekly

a conscious lifestyle choice driven by personal values, community connection and financial empowerment
E-Commerce
fromBustle
2 months ago

55 Super Cute Outfits That Look & Feel Expensive - But They're So Cheap On Amazon

Here's the thing - looking expensive is way less about your bank account and way more about picking the right pieces. All of the cute-as-hell outfits below feature polished, on-trend details that will make you look like you spent way more than you did. From easy everyday staples to statement pieces you'll actually want to wear, these finds are proof you can serve luxury vibes even on a budget.
Fashion & style
E-Commerce
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

After writing about resellers making 6 figures on eBay and Poshmark, I tried selling closet items. Here's why I stopped after earning about $100.

Reselling clothes on apps like Poshmark and Mercari requires little startup cost and time, can yield significant income for some, but practical barriers can limit quick success.
fromNonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
2 months ago

Does Personal Investment Hurt Fundraising? | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.

I've seen this before-many times, in fact. What you're describing is not unheard of in the nonprofit sector. Founder energy is one of the most powerful forces driving new missions into the world. It can also be one of the riskiest. Many organizations, especially those built from lived experience, passion, and necessity, begin with little more than a vision, a problem to solve.
Fundraising
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

Feeding the need: How to keep giving in 2026

While there are still January holidays on the horizon for Sikhs, Hindus and Muslims, today is the 12th of Christmas - and then the holly-jolly season will be quickly wrapped and done. But looming end of the winter holidays doesn't mean that you have to give up the spirit of giving. In fact, why not make it a new year's resolution to keep donating all year long? Food insecurity, unfortunately, doesn't stop, and nonprofit organizations tend to see a drop in donations at the beginning of the year.
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