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From Band-Aids to Blueprint: How Nonprofits Can Engineer Systems Change through Advocacy and Public Policy

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

By Andrea Hill, Chief program Officer, Tennessee Nonprofit Network Nonprofits are the cornerstones of our communities, tackling complex challenges from education and healthcare to environmental protection and social justice. And yes, the crux of systems change is built on advocacy and public policy.

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Day in the Life of a Nonprofit Communicator – Lauren Lawson-Zilai

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

Here is a typical day: Before 8:00 am: Shower, dress, pack my one-year old daughter’s bag for the day, make her food and dress her. For example, a Goodwill agency may have a certified nurses assistant or home health care training program if it is located in a city with a large healthcare industry. She tweets from @LaurenLLawson.

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Funding And Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Mental Health

Bloomerang

The grantmakers and funders on this list seek to remedy this healthcare crisis in their communities and beyond. California Healthcare Foundation. Their “Healthier Kids For Our Future” grants focus on food insecurity and mental health. California Healthcare Foundation. Daniel’s Fund. The Colorado Health Foundation.

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Jury Is Out On Philanthropy And Medical Debt

The NonProfit Times

Medical debt relief has become a growing public policy priority for philanthropists and lawmakers worried about the toll on Americans’ financial, mental, and physical health. An estimated 40% of Americans have medical debt with nearly half of those owing at least $2,500.

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2023 Legislative Session: A Recap

MNA Association

These nonprofits” are the very organizations government and communities count on for quality of life: kid’s summer food programs, houses of worship, 4-H, shelters and sanctuary, and more. Specific issues addressed by MNA Following is a recap of specific issues MNA addressed in the context of our Public Policy Agenda.

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Lessons From the Failures of Covax

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Moreover, NDVPs were oriented toward the 70 percent target, but it became clear that more realistic and country-defined targets would mean shifting the focus to covering 90 percent of vulnerable populations (healthcare workers, elderly, and people living with co-morbidities).

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HLTH 2022: Obstacles to Health Equity

NonProfit Quarterly

Entering HLTH (pronounced “health”), an annual conference focused on the business of health—from healthcare startups to government agencies and insurance companies—feels as overwhelming as healthcare itself. Where we need to go as healthcare and where we need to go as a nation…we need a new story. Hot Topics in Health Equity.

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