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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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Finance: AMA Pushes For Charity Care Accountability

The NonProfit Times

The post Finance: AMA Pushes For Charity Care Accountability appeared first on The NonProfit Times. AMA policy-makers also discussed increased enforcement on nonprofit hospitals that provide little or no community benefit.

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Melinda French Gates Announces Where $1 Billion in New Funds Will Go to Help Women and Girls

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The philanthropist asked women leaders to take part in distributing some of the funds, and she's financing a competition to attract new ideas to improve female health worldwide.

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At Least $2.1 Billion in New Funds Pledged at COP28, as Foundations Focus On Health and Agriculture

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

billion in new financing to reduce climate impacts, especially from agriculture, and increasing help for vulnerable communities. By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press Kamran Jebreili/AP Activists demonstrate for rural people, food, land, and climate justice at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit.

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Sector Adopting AI, Building Reserves, and Expanding, Survey Shows

NonProfit Quarterly

This is among the takeaways from the 2024 Nonprofit Standards Benchmarking Survey , conducted by accounting and advisory organization BDO, which takes stock of the finances of the US nonprofit sector and other key trends, including the growing use of AI. Nonprofits focused on shoring up their finances in 2024.

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Nonprofit Finances Now

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Nonprofit finances in the United States were relatively strong at the beginning of 2022, largely as a result of government and foundations stepping up their support of nonprofits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Questions focused on nonprofits’ programmatic, operational, and financial health. By Chris Lisée & Larry McGill.

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Medical Ship Docks in Sierra Leone for Free Surgeries and Training

NonProfit Quarterly

Over the course of the next 10 months, surgeons on the Global Mercy will perform maxillofacial surgery, orthopedic surgery, reconstructive plastic surgery, general surgery, women’s health surgery, eye surgery, dental surgery; and provide palliative care. Building a good relationship with our partners is key to success.

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