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From Unpaid to Unstoppable: The Rise of the Professional Community Health Worker Movement

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Sheringham Odhiambo , Madeleine Ballard , Ben Pyne & Kathryn Harrison Ten years ago, I (Sheringham) was going door-to-door, providing routine health checks, administering vaccinations, and managing cases of HIV, malaria, tuberculosis, and other debilitating diseases for residents of Mathare slum in Nairobi, Kenya.

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Learning From a Decade of Collaborative Philanthropy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Alison Powell , Chris Addy & Gayle Martin Collaborative giving has surged over the past 10 years. Indeed, nearly half of the 300-plus collaborative fundsentities that pool or channel resources from multiple donors to nonprofitsthat responded to Bridgespans annual survey of collaboratives were founded in the last decade.

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What megadonors miss about health-focused nonprofits 

Candid

More recently, MacKenzie Scott gave Allyson Felix $20 million in support of her efforts to improve Black maternal health. Opportunities for helping established health-focused nonprofits scale To continue their work, innovate, and scale proven solutions, these nonprofits require sustainable and flexible funding.

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Brave New World: What Does the Digital Age Portend for Health Justice?

NonProfit Quarterly

“Braver New World” by DALL-E/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? By leveraging video conferencing, online chat, and mobile health apps, telemedicine connects patients with healthcare providers in real time.

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Building Community-Centered AI Collaborations

Stanford Social Innovation Review

We need creative, diverse collaborations across various fields to ensure that technology is deployed in ways that align with nonprofit values, build trust, and serve the greater good. Seeking partners outside of the tech world helps nonprofits develop AI solutions that are context-aware, equitable, and resource-sensitive.

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How Global Talent Enriches a Global Health Organization

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

Vital Strategies, the New York-based public health nonprofit I’ve led for the past two decades, employs nearly 400 people in 16 countries. At Vital Strategies, we consider our global diversity to be our strength, and a powerful asset in our mission to reimagine public health for everyone.

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Data Paradigm and WellSky Announce Collaboration

NonProfit PRO

Data Paradigm announces its collaboration with WellSky, a health and community care technology and services company, to streamline operations and improve efficiencies for nonprofits across North America.