The Chronicle of Philanthropy

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Prest Abraham Sculley Students attend an Active Minds Speakers event at Sam Houston University. Active Minds works to expand access to mental health care for students.

Education 283

Education Education Health Universities 283

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 4, 2024

A Care Cooperative in Quebec City Meets Community Health Needs This year’s Cigale music festival , held over three days in August at Baie de Beauport beach in the Port of Quebec, was a great success. Moreover, SABSA is now partnered with Quebec City’s local health systems. Fear and shame were preventing them from getting needed care.

Public and Social Policy 112

Public and Social Policy Healthcare Nonprofit governance and management Health 112

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

By Sarah Cusworth Walker Local and personal factors, such as neighborhood, race, gender, and age, significantly influence our mental health status. And it is well known that communities of color experience less access to mental health services than white communities despite similar levels of need.

Health 126

Health Public and Social Policy Governance Collaborations 126

Candid

DECEMBER 16, 2024

This disparity is all the more striking considering the magnitude of challenges here, even before the stormbroadband, health care, and food deserts; intergenerational poverty born from extraction; and the ongoing opioid crisis. CDP encourages giving grants locally as much as possible. A third grant provides $7.5

Philanthropy 119

Philanthropy Disaster Relief Insurance Medical 119

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 20, 2025

Ensure activities are operated consistent with all applicable laws , including Section 501c3 of the Internal Revenue Code and any licensing, registration, zoning, and contractual requirements. Public charities can engage in many pro-democracy activities , including get-out-the-vote drives and voter registration drives.

Public and Social Policy 120

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Race and Ethnicity 120

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 15, 2025

As a health reporter for Parallel News TV , an online news platform, Ive always been passionate about storytelling. I saw a colleague, a junior reporter, raise a point about a story idea that highlighted community health workers struggles. It all started one day during our weekly editorial meeting.

Health 116

Health Governance Leadership Activism 116

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

This is good news for our youth, many of whom experience mental health challenges rooted in intergenerational trauma, poverty, and social alienation. For these wisdom-keepers, creating environments that nurture health and healing calls for what they term “rampant relationality.”

Health 105

Health Culture Poverty Activism 105

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

MARCH 26, 2025

These cards often include buy-one-get-one-free deals at local stores, 50% off movie or museum tickets, and discounts on activities like dining and travelmaking them practical and appealing. For example, a discount card fundraiser can be incredibly valuable to both supporters and your organization.

Participation and motivation 131

Participation and motivation Fundraising Fundraising Non-Profits 131

Candid

MARCH 24, 2025

To remain effective, we need to challenge ourselves to shed activities or structures that dont advance our clearly defined mission. These partnerships ensured the distribution of hygiene kits, caregiver kits, and children’s activity kits, while also addressing the mental health needs of children and caregivers.

Children 104

Children Governance Nonprofits Activism 104

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 19, 2023

Understanding the role private equity is playing in health care is critical; only then can we begin to design solutions to the healthcare system that center public and community ownership. In 2021, that number was $206 billion, as reported by Kaiser Health News —enough to purchase 1,400 hospitals and other healthcare firms.

Health 126

Health Healthcare Medical Insurance 126

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 30, 2023

Aruta & Kelly Davis A convergence is happening between the climate and mental health movements, and social impact practitioners need to pay attention. Characterizing the relationship between these two complex problems is often challenging because the true tolls of the mental health and climate crises are inseparable.

Health 105

Health Public and Social Policy Environmental Culture 105

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

Image credit: AntonioGuillem on istock.com Despite hundreds of state laws meant to protect health insurance consumers—patients, in other words—from denials of legitimate claims for coverage, health insurers are routinely flouting these laws and illegally denying coverage in even life-threatening situations.

Insurance 97

Insurance Law Health Healthcare 97

The NonProfit Times

JANUARY 9, 2025

Think beyond health insurance. Offer professional development programs, flexible work schedules, and wellness perks like mental health days. Encourage team-building activities that foster understanding and collaboration. Be transparent about pay and get creative with benefits.

Public and Nonprofit Management 98

Public and Nonprofit Management Culture Recruitment Insurance 98

Candid

JANUARY 23, 2025

Trust is the cornerstone herean active, vocal community builds credibility for your nonprofits mission. Strategies for building community Most nonprofits emerge out of a clear community need (think food banks, homeless shelters, health-focused foundations). What better way to break through all the digital noise?

Fundraising 102

Fundraising Fundraising Homelessness Retention 102

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

In contrast to systems like energy, transportation, or health care, where expertise is more well defined, food expertise tends to be irrefutable, requiring no advanced degree or professional experience. Finally, imagine the food scraps left over in these community members’ kitchens.

Public and Social Policy 93

Public and Social Policy Food Leadership Health 93

The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

AMA policy-makers also discussed increased enforcement on nonprofit hospitals that provide little or no community benefit.

Finance 94

Finance Public Policy Medical Associations 94

Candid

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

This has often translated into unhealthy habits: sacrificing sleep, prioritizing work over my own health, and internalizing the pressure to succeed. Seek restorative spaces Prioritize time for wellness activities that help restoration—spending time in nature, meditating, exercising, or engaging in creative outlets.

Fundraising 21

Fundraising Fundraising Health Energy 21

Candid

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

By allowing employees to avoid added costs such as child care or using personal time to participate in an after-hours or weekend activity, VTO provides more equitable access to volunteering opportunities. According to the Deloitte survey, 95% of employees believe making a positive community impact is important.

Disaster Relief 111

Disaster Relief Public and Nonprofit Management Collaborations Recruitment 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

In 2020 , the median cost of in-home care with a home health aide was $54,912; the median cost of a private room in a nursing home was double the cost of a home health aide, at $105,850. The cooperative development is self-managed by residents, who focus on providing social programs to activate the community.

Public and Social Policy 116

Public and Social Policy Children Poverty Health 116

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Uber, for instance, has been heavily scrutinized after record-setting valuations for a widely emulated business model that retains 30 percent or more of workers’ earnings, misleads its workers to create an oversupplied market, and has distorted activity to disadvantage other labor platforms. Funders—including the Annie E.

Nonprofit governance and management 115

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance Recruitment 115

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Activism is lonely. Activism doesnt bring me joyat least, not anymore. This is because activism doesnt have boundaries. I think one might argue that activism lives rent-free in the back of our heads. I wouldnt be as stressed, overworked, burned out, or experiencing physical ill health from sitting at a desk all day.

Energy 111

Energy Activism Health Marketing 111

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 24, 2025

Image credit: Dall-E by OpenAI Editors note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine s winter 2024 issue, Health Justice in the Digital Age: Can We Harness AI for Good? Neuroscience, broadly, deals with the nervous system and the brain, including mental health. 10 Only 35.1 10 Only 35.1 10 Only 35.1 10 Only 35.1

Race and Ethnicity 70

Race and Ethnicity Healthcare Health Medical 70

The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Secretary of Health and Human Service Nancy Brown Chief Executive Officer American Heart Association Under Brown’s leadership as CEO since 2008, the AHA has become a global authority on cardiovascular and brain health as well as overall well-being.

Civil Society 85

Civil Society Nonprofit Administration and Development Urban development Law 85

NonProfit Leadership Center

MAY 19, 2023

Self-care is the practice of taking an active role in protecting your well-being, pursuing happiness, and being equipped to respond to stress with a positive mindset, so difficult periods don’t become long-term imbalances. Research from McKinsey & Company shows that nonprofit professionals are particularly vulnerable to burnout.

Nonprofit Leadership 206

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Culture Health 206

Nonprofit Fixer

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Our clients needed full-scale behavioral health, substance abuse, and primary care services. Meger activities took place. If the surviving entity will be the nonprofit then the exempt status must be maintained by looking at excess unrelated business taxable income, political activities, etc. Basically, a one-stop shop.

Nonprofit Organizations 111

Nonprofit Organizations Nonprofit Organizations Non-Profits Nonprofits 111

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The money can be used for key wealth-building activities like education, homeownership, or starting a business. A comprehensive, multifaceted approach must incorporate other key policies: Health Equity and Housing Policy : To truly address inequality, public policy must ensure that people’s basic needs, such as health and housing , are met.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Public Policy Poverty Governance 126

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 17, 2025

Image credit: Dall-E by OpenAI Editors note: This piece is from Nonprofit Quarterly Magazine s winter 2024 issue, Health Justice in the Digital Age: Can We Harness AI for Good? For Amara and countless women like her, many mental health apps fall short. She reflects on how mental health apps like MindfulVibe are no exception.

Healthcare 68

Healthcare Health Insurance Culture 68

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Image credit: nensuria on iStock Community health centers are vitally important within a healthcare landscape where a growing number of Americans can’t access care. The Commonwealth Fund defines FQHCs as “community-based outpatient clinics that provide primary medical, dental, behavioral, and other health care services.”

Health 75

Health Healthcare Medical Insurance 75

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 30, 2025

A city still traumatized by active wildfire warnings , daunted by the massive cleanup and yearslong recovery the fires will require, doesnt need to become a de facto dump. In 2020, NPQ reported on research published in Environmental Health ,which found that approximately 85 percent of the clothing Americans consume, nearly 3.8

Environmental 110

Environmental Health Production Children 110

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

OCTOBER 1, 2024

And several days later, mountain communities are still in active search and rescue mode for hundreds of people from a hurricane. Obviously, lots of resources are being directed there.

Fundraising 231

Fundraising Fundraising Health Activism 231

The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Minter-Jordan joins AARP from the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health in Boston, Massachusetts where she was president and CEO. Before joining CareQuest Institute, Myechia was chief medical officer and CEO of the Dimock Center, one of the largest community health centers in Massachusetts. Myechia Minter-Jordan, M.D., She earned $1.17

Medical 59

Medical Public and Social Policy Health Volunteerism 59

Selfish Giving

JANUARY 8, 2025

Big Lots Big Lots conducts annual in-store fundraising campaigns to support On Our Sleeves , a movement focused on children's mental health. Customers can donate at checkout, with 100% of the funds going toward providing free mental health educational resources. Since 2015, Big Lots has raised over $28 million for this cause.

Retail 130

Retail Children Food Public and Nonprofit Management 130

Bloomerang

JANUARY 30, 2025

Long-term financial health depends not just on securing funding but on making sure it lasts. Successful organizations develop relationships with funders, seek multi-year grants, and position themselves as strong candidates by demonstrating financial health, measurable impact, and a plan for sustainability.

Public and Social Policy 121

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Retention 121

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 26, 2025

Notably, among the advances in activism and impact this movement has accomplished amidst immense state repression, the Stop Cop City movement stands out for its integration of mutual aid , cooperative organizing, and communal organizing into more traditional organizing tactics.

Poverty 100

Poverty Philanthropy Agriculture Education 100

NonProfit Leadership Center

JANUARY 26, 2024

She serves as a key member of the executive leadership team, responsible for strategy development and deployment and directly oversees the Foundation’s grant making, strategic initiatives portfolio, and research and education activities. When I think of the heartbeat of our community, I immediately think of our nonprofit organizations.

Nonprofit Leadership 276

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management 276

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Offer mental health days. Mental health and physical health are equally important, but at many organizations, employees are expected to only take sick days for their physical health. This lets employees get some fresh air and fit in physical activity while they’re working. Mental health resources.

Insurance 214

Insurance Health Medical Leadership 214

NonProfit Leadership Center

OCTOBER 31, 2023

These may include, but are not limited to: Data Breaches Nonprofits often handle sensitive information, such as client records, personal health information and donor details. Install and regularly update firewalls and antivirus software to detect and prevent malicious activity. Nonprofits face a unique set of cybersecurity risks.

Nonprofits 238

Nonprofits Activism Nonprofit Leadership Culture 238