Nonprofit Publicity / Margaret Mae Dunham

The Center for Effective Philanthropy • 19th October 2020

Building Nonprofit Capacity and Resiliency During COVID-19

This post originally appeared on the Taproot Foundation blog. COVID-19 has changed everything about our daily lives. People are keeping their distance. Businesses have had to completely shift their way of doing business or closed entirely. Organizations everywhere are feeling the strain of multiple crises affecting their communities. And the social sector as a whole is looking for clear action steps for bouncing back and building nonprofit resiliency.

Meatless Monday • 29th February 2016

Arby's Leaps Into the Movement?

This Leap Day Arby’s, the unabashedly meat-centric chain that prides itself on its ability to cram as much roast beef, brisket, and other deli selections on any given bun, will launch a one-day promotion of a variety of vegetarian options to its line of sandwiches.

Meatless Monday • 11th January 2016

New US Dietary Guidelines Miss the Mark: Cutting Back on Meat is Key

The US Dietary Guidelines are updated every five years, and the most recently updated guidelines have just been released. The guidelines have a long history in the US, and were the basis for nutritional resources like the Food Guide Pyramid, My Pyramid, and most recently the ChooseMyPlate.gov graphics.

Meatless Monday • 21st December 2015

Climate Change and the Global Diet: at COP21

In early December of this year, representatives from more than 200 nations gathered to discuss and decide the future of climate change and the fate of our planet. The COP21 gathering in Paris brought together representatives from around the world with one goal: to create and enact policies that would limit global warming to less than 2 degrees Celsius by the year 2030.

Meatless Monday • 7th December 2015

COP21 and Meatless Monday: Less Meat = Less Heat

This year, Meatless Monday will host a presentation on global warming at the Climate Generations area next to the Paris-Le Bourget site of the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention (COP21).

Meatless Monday • 9th November 2015

Experts Respond to WHO Report: Less Meat Still the Healthiest Choice

How much processed meat is too much? Which meats have a higher risk of causing cancer? Which cancers are most closely linked to consuming processed meats?

Meatless Monday • 26th October 2015

World Health Organization Links Processed Meat to Cancer

According to estimates cited by in the WHO report, about 34,000 cancer deaths per year worldwide could be attributed to diets that are high in processed meats like bacon, sausage, hot dogs, or ham.