NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 24, 2025

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Race and Ethnicity 72

Race and Ethnicity Healthcare Health Medical 72

The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Job losses during the recession were most pronounced in industries with relatively few nonprofits, such as construction and manufacturing. Job gains occurred in health care and social assistance, industries that have a large share of nonprofits, according to new data from the U.S. Nonprofit employment jumped 5.5% million jobs, or 9.9

Manufacturing 69

Manufacturing Food Services Construction Insurance 69

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. Because housing, childcare, health, and eldercare agencies function independently, it is much harder to create integrative solutions.

Public and Social Policy 116

Public and Social Policy Children Poverty Health 116

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Another example is federal highway construction and urban renewal of the mid-20th century. 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 Universities 126

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The British Experience and Implications for the United States Britain’s project to systemically elevate gig workers started in 2005, with funding from the central government, the National Health Service, and 20 city or county governments. Much of this employment was in care for children, seniors, or people with health issues.

Nonprofit governance and management 115

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance Recruitment 115

Candid

OCTOBER 29, 2024

My health declined, culminating in a dangerously low WBC count tied directly to my office building. On the one hand, Autonomists often lack access to traditional benefits like health insurance, retirement savings, and federal protections, which exacerbates existing wealth gaps. “It Now, I control my time and energy investments.”

Participation and motivation 64

Participation and motivation Health Nonprofits Construction 64

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

By delegating tasks, you can free up your valuable time and direct your focus toward the big picture while also reducing your stress and workload and giving you more breathing room to excel ( more on balancing your mental health here ). Encourage open communication and regularly provide constructive feedback. But that’s not all!

Marketing 205

Marketing Marketing Participation and motivation Construction 205

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 13, 2025

The move to a co-leadership model has significant implications for organizational health and culture. The need to step back, to take a walk, to revisit heated discussions latereach of these are options that can help one engage while in constructive conflict.

Leadership 105

Leadership Culture Nonprofit governance and management Values 105

Fundraising Leadership

AUGUST 20, 2024

Read more in Take The Lead from Kelly Lowe For women in leadership, stress can impact health and productivity in different ways than men, hindering progress toward gender parity. “ For women in leadership, stress can impact #health and #productivity in different ways than men, hindering progress toward #genderparity. ”

Construction 102

Construction Health Leadership Entrepreneurship 102

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 2, 2024

People have all kinds of areas where they want policies and programs; it can be wealth building, education, housing, [the] criminal-legal system, environment, health, employment, democracy, so many different things. That goes to visioning, and that construction, and that radical imagination of a world that could be.

Construction 126

Construction Health Education Education 126

Fundraising Leadership

MARCH 1, 2024

Read more from Gloria Feldt on women’s history Recently many celebrities have shared their health struggles in order to destigmatize issues and educate. “ “ Recently many celebrities have shared their health struggles in order to destigmatize issues and educate. the talk show host reveals she struggles with dementia.

Medical 122

Medical Health Construction Leadership 122

Selfish Giving

JUNE 13, 2018

Utility company partners with Mass Wildlife to teach workers how to find and protect turtles during construction digs. In our last episode , we shared some of our favorite episodes that will keep you busy for the next 8 to 10 weeks! Partnership notes ??. ??Utility Last Wednesday was Tim Hortons annual donate profits day for #CampDay.

Construction 133

Construction Medical Health Food 133

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 16, 2023

For example, the Australian Medical Association’s recent health vision is a departure from a tradition of what they call “sickcare” to a genuine health care. is a break from the past when trillions were spent on developing treatments for numerous health issues. Imagine using homelessness as a health indicator of society!

Philanthropy 139

Philanthropy Homelessness Psychology Health 139

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

DignityMoves provides solutions that include sourcing both the capital needed for the construction of interim emergency housing as well as project managing the construction itself. While they bring attention to the problem, they often fail to deliver an alternative solution that lasts.

Public and Social Policy 116

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Energy Social Enterprise 116

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 24, 2023

In the 1960s, the construction of interstate highway I-76 and state Route 59 disconnected Summit Lake from the rest of Akron. This was one of many such projects that displaced hundreds of thousands of Black Americans nationwide. All these popular amenities and activities were conceived and constructed in close collaboration with residents.

Public and Social Policy 141

Public and Social Policy Construction Community Development Governance 141

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The report acknowledges the importance of these labor considerations, especially for communities already disproportionally impacted by unemployment, and that the “materials produced from these facilities also form the bedrock of many economic activities (construction, auto manufacturing, aerospace, and more) that support our daily lives.”

Manufacturing 126

Manufacturing Environmental Health Production 126

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

These are ways that public emotions get constructed, almost invisibly. These are ways that public emotions get constructed, almost invisibly. Understaffing also leads to infections, a main source of misery, pain, and death long before COVID. Lacking fuller context, this side is third cousin to bullying. It is first cousin to aversion.

Construction 52

Construction Medical Universities Health 52

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 4, 2023

“There may be no population [of] patients whose health care and outcomes are more affected by racism.” There may be no population [of] patients whose health care and outcomes are more affected by racism than those with sickle cell disease,” write Alexandra Power-Hayes, MD, and Patrick T.

Healthcare 103

Healthcare Medical Health Construction 103

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 5, 2023

Taking on issues from housing segregation to mental health services to sustainable transportation in their contract fights, these workers are showing that labor power is key to fighting for climate justice in communities. The platform also includes funding for “climate coaches,” who would help support student mental health.

Public and Social Policy 145

Public and Social Policy Education Education Environmental 145

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The model empowers individuals to reflect on their own assumptions, engage in constructive conversations, challenge prejudices, and actively work toward creating more inclusive and equitable spaces. Selecting an appropriate facilitator to provide constructive feedback and guidance is essential here.

Civil Society 119

Civil Society Race and Ethnicity Culture Health 119

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

It requires a new set of analyses to be done when considering solutions that address deeply rooted societal inequities: Instead of seeking to disrupt and radically re-construct the ecosystems, infrastructure, and co-dependencies that exist around the sectors you are focused on, we need to make an investment upfront in understanding them.

Public and Social Policy 128

Public and Social Policy Health Education Education 128

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

We are under pressure to meet agreed-upon timelines for site preparation, store design, permitting, and construction. Construction is anticipated to start in the third quarter of 2023. million to date) to develop, construct, and outfit the store. million city award for construction. But we are getting there.

Food 111

Food Construction Public and Social Policy Governance 111

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

In 2020, iF , A Foundation for Radical Possibility (then the Consumer Health Foundation) hosted a retreat with our board and staff. These range from supportive to constructive to defensive to negative to silent—with combinations and nuance within each category. We offer examples of each response below.

Foundations 119

Foundations Philanthropy Construction Healthcare 119

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

There’s a disparity in access to cooling,” Dr. Elizabeth Gillespie of Denver Health told Colorado Public Radio during a heat wave in 2023. “I In the hottest months, cooling centers, for which there is a growing demand, also need to be constructed with sustainability in mind. But all those measures still cost money.

Poverty 136

Poverty Energy Health Manufacturing 136

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 14, 2023

With over 20 years of experience working on global health, and now as the person who directs global learning strategies for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF), the largest health and health care foundation in the United States, I’ve seen directly how ideas developed in one place can improve health in another.

Health 105

Health Universities Construction Culture 105

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 12, 2024

climate change continues to fuel extremetemperatures, these informal settlements become dangerously hot, with a lack of accessible water, poor sanitation, and overcrowding further increasing residents susceptibility to the health impacts of extreme heat. In India, around 65 million people reside in slums, like More.As

Children 97

Children Health Governance Food 97

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 5, 2024

With the increase of new industries in the area has come a flood of new construction; thousands of workers at a new car manufacturing plant, for example, need a place to live. But Casa Grande is a city in a desert, and not having enough water to supply these new housing developments may stop construction before it’s even started.

Construction 72

Construction Poverty Environmental Governance 72

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 1, 2024

Intentionally housed outside of any specific academic program or department, ClimateWerx constructs a truly multidisciplinary space for students to engage with peers passionate about the same issues in a variety of contexts.

Education 131

Education Education Curriculum and Teaching Psychology 131

Bloomerang

OCTOBER 19, 2022

But specifically in Vermont, through their Community Action Team Program they fund organizations that address basic human needs (such as food, housing, health, elder and childcare) within Vermont’s under-served populations, including elders, youth, low-income and communities of color. Areas served: Vermont, US. The Eisner Foundation.

Insurance 124

Insurance Nonprofit governance and management Foundations Education 124

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 17, 2023

As a result, many of these communities face higher rates of premature death and worse health outcomes than the rest of the country. According to the County Health Rankings, 81 percent fall in the least healthy quartile.

Poverty 131

Poverty Community Development Finance Philanthropy 131

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 1, 2023

In the Andes mountains, the traditional floating homes of the Uros people are inspiring low-cost, eco-friendly construction techniques worldwide that can improve water quality and biodiversity.

Agriculture 98

Agriculture Construction Culture Manufacturing 98

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 16, 2023

It’s completely preventable, at least according to the various experts I spoke to, including veteran coal miners, mine safety experts, and health experts. It also created the Mine Safety Health Administration (MSHA), which is tasked with overseeing the welfare of these workers. It’s not an old man’s disease anymore.

Health 92

Health Governance Law Construction 92

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 3, 2024

Drawing from the lessons we’ve learned at One Are Fund navigating the absorption and implementation of big bet philanthropy, we offer two constructive actions each for donors and doers to ensure big bet philanthropy leads to even bigger social change down the road: 1.

Finance 119

Finance Philanthropy Governance Health 119

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 31, 2023

A Long-Term Investment in Rural Health Another critical need is access to healthcare. Several years ago, HOPE surveyed federally qualified health centers in Mississippi and identified opportunities for expanding services and locations. The fruits of this work continue today at the Greater Meridian Health Center.

Values 130

Values Poverty Nonprofit Administration and Development Finance 130

Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

Grants are made for scholarly exhibitions at museums, curatorial research, visual arts programming at artist-centered organizations, artist residencies and commissions, arts writing, and efforts to promote the health, welfare, and first amendment rights of artists. Areas served: US. The Kresge Foundation. Cleveland Foundation.

Culture 111

Culture Foundations Education Education 111

Bloomerang

JULY 31, 2024

But let’s face reality: The odds are that during your career you’re going to have to cope with a supervisor that is something less — sometimes profoundly less — than a constructive presence in your career. No matter the compensation and benefits sacrifice, nothing is more important than your mental health.

Leadership 111

Leadership Nonprofits Construction Production 111

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 7, 2024

Throughout Ukraine, “ landfills are overflowing and life-threatening,” according to the Kyiv Post , which wrote of the country’s 6,107 legal landfills and 26,610 illegal dumps : “most of them can’t hold any more waste and don’t meet safety standards, posing great harm to the environment and public health.”

Environmental 117

Environmental Governance Construction Health 117