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Housing and Homelessness: Breaking Down Silos for Systems Change

Stanford Social Innovation Review

America’s homeless response system has been called “the emergency room of society,” conjuring images of a space where the focus is on urgent intervention—finding shelter or managing encampments—rather than trying to prevent crises from happening in the first place. Housing is the solution to homelessness.

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Collaboration Across Social Boundaries: A Practical Guide

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Karl Haushalter & Paul Steinberg A local public health official has been tasked with increasing vaccine use in an underserved community. An entrepreneur hoping to market affordable solar finds it necessary to collaborate with architects, materials scientists, and roofing contractors.

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Beyond fundraising: How building community strengthens nonprofit sustainability

Candid

Strategies for building community Most nonprofits emerge out of a clear community need (think food banks, homeless shelters, health-focused foundations). Whether its an online forum or an in person collaborative event, creating spaces for your community to connect on their own builds stronger ties.

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Cross-Boundary Collaborations in Cities: Where to Start

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Edmondson & Anahide Nahhal In 2019, Joyce Craig, the newly elected mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire, was grappling with two major crises : The city was reporting an opioid-related death every few days, and chronic homelessness was rising.

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32 Rising Nonprofit Leaders Chosen for 2023 Certificate in Leadership

NonProfit Leadership Center

This unique, 10-week learning experience brings together nonprofit leaders who are new to managing people or programs in an inclusive, collaborative environment to develop the qualities and skills necessary to lead with authenticity and impact. That’s why the Nonprofit Leadership Center created the Certificate in Leadership program.

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Housing and Health: Creating Solutions With Communities

Stanford Social Innovation Review

In vibrant and thriving communities, people have the power and resources to realize their vision of health and well-being. The importance of housing as a social determinant of health has been well-documented by researchers and philanthropies alike. By Stacey Barbas , Kate McLaughlin , Jessica Mulcahy & Vedette R.

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Achieving Health Equity: Shared Stewardship and the Vital Conditions Framework

NonProfit Quarterly

Yet the quest for health equity has been stymied. The lack of meaningful health equity progress is due to business-as-usual approaches and interventions focused on getting quick results—which are often temporary, weak, and ineffective. While urgent services are necessary, they can never advance enduring health equity and wellbeing.

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