Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 23, 2024

By Christian Seelos , Miki Sofer , Caitlin Burton & Johanna Mair According to the United States Mission to the African Union, the US alone has invested more than $100 billion in African health over the last 20 years. We see several strategies that could help overcome these barriers to executing and scaling effective health solutions.

Health 86

Health Governance Technology Foundations 86

Candid

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Hardest hit by flooding was the Central Appalachia region, where years of disinvestment by government and philanthropy left the region ill prepared. The largest in-kind donor for Helene, Direct Relief, pledged $74 million in medication and medical supplies, as well as $250,000 in cash assistance.

Philanthropy 119

Philanthropy Disaster Relief Insurance Medical 119

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 4, 2024

Advancing innovations that lead to equitable and sustainable solutions in the healthcare system requires interrogating the inequities embedded within research, design, and testing processes for novel health solutions, as well as diversifying the people involved at each stage.

Health 66

Health Ethics Race and Ethnicity Medical 66

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

Image credit: AntonioGuillem on istock.com Despite hundreds of state laws meant to protect health insurance consumers—patients, in other words—from denials of legitimate claims for coverage, health insurers are routinely flouting these laws and illegally denying coverage in even life-threatening situations.

Insurance 71

Insurance Law Health Healthcare 71

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Image credit: nensuria on iStock Community health centers are vitally important within a healthcare landscape where a growing number of Americans can’t access care. The Commonwealth Fund defines FQHCs as “community-based outpatient clinics that provide primary medical, dental, behavioral, and other health care services.”

Health 65

Health Healthcare Medical Insurance 65

Candid

APRIL 30, 2021

The largest portion of the funds will support the deployment of portable hospitals to address immediate medical needs in hard-hit areas and bolster the country's healthcare infrastructure. Working with the government and local partners, the hospitals, when fully deployed, could help an estimated 2.5 million Indians receive health care.

Healthcare 105

Healthcare Medical Governance Health 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 20, 2024

Doing so means transforming our governing institutions, laws, regulations, and customs in a more fundamental way than tinkering around the edges with policy and programs. When everyday people, institutions, and government act in service, out of love for the particular needs of particular people, the benefits flow outward.

Nonprofit governance and management 138

Nonprofit governance and management Governance Law Philanthropy 138

The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Image from [link] Members of the American Medical Association (AMA) voted to support greater oversight of nonprofit hospitals and standardization of charity care policies so financial assistance reaches patients in need. Hospitals are eligible for nonprofit status, which exempts them from income, property, and sales taxes.

Finance 94

Finance Public Policy Medical Law 94

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 17, 2024

The relationship between AI and health, environmental sustainability, and humanitarian efforts is complex. On the other hand, AI has tremendous potential to help scientists, medical professionals, and researchers solve previously intractable problems and make good on technologists’ claims that AI will transform the world for the better.

Race and Ethnicity 107

Race and Ethnicity Medical Health Universities 107

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Then, we’ve been trying to compare the information given by the federal government and the one been given by the Puerto Rico government, which was usually different in terms of the amount of money. The US government and FEMA recently changed the recovery process in Puerto Rico. The wording, the categories of the information.

Governance 130

Governance Disaster Relief Foundations Philanthropy 130

Candid

JULY 20, 2022

Organizations leveraged their existing grassroots networks and expertise to mitigate health, economic, and social crises in their communities. Donors of all kinds , including but not limited to individuals, private business, government agencies, and foreign funders, received generous tax incentives.

Philanthropy 131

Philanthropy Civil Society Disaster Relief Retail 131

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Image credit: skyNext on istock.com “We have observed a disconcerting pattern where Black women leaders are vacating their roles, with some leaving the non-profit sector altogether, citing hostility toward their leadership, strain on their health and well-being, unfair job expectations, and limited opportunities for career progression” (3).

Leadership 144

Leadership Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Culture 144

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

When the legendary physician and advocate Paul Farmer unexpectedly passed away at the age of 62 in February, he was called a hero , a visionary , and a global health giant. ” While Paul was a world-renown expert in both infectious disease and medical anthropology, he believed that technical expertise is often overrated.

Nonprofit Leadership 98

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Nonprofit governance and management Medical 98

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Such weather events impact the health of individuals living in affected communities. Low-income individuals live with higher rates of chronic disease , are more likely to be exposed to environmental hazards , have substandard housing, and often lack access to nutritious foods and adequate medical care.

Philanthropy 93

Philanthropy Health Medical Nonprofit governance and management 93

Non Profitvote

AUGUST 25, 2023

As school dragged on in its now virtual environment, I started expanding my interests, becoming enthralled by the interconnections of democracy and health. Looking at the medical world through the lens of being a new EMT, the pandemic shone a bright light on inequities in our healthcare system.

Healthcare 74

Healthcare Medical Health Environmental 74

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Preventing injuries and keeping great overall health for the best performance. How to eat more Omega-3 fatty acids Many major health organizations recommend eating fish at least twice a week. Flaxseeds are one of the most healthful seeds that people can eat. We cannot diagnose or treat any medical condition.

Medical 98

Medical Health Retention Governance 98

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Being an “anchor” refers to a framework for making business decisions around hiring, purchasing, and investing that consider the impact on the health of an institution’s local community. If you add “health”—listed as a separate category, which, alas, is perhaps a telling distinction—that number climbs another $211 billion.

Universities 106

Universities Health Healthcare Public and Social Policy 106

The NonProfit Times

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Secretary of Health and Human Service Nancy Brown Chief Executive Officer American Heart Association Under Brown’s leadership as CEO since 2008, the AHA has become a global authority on cardiovascular and brain health as well as overall well-being. These wins include requiring the U.S.

Civil Society 85

Civil Society Nonprofit Administration and Development Urban development Law 85

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 11, 2024

It erodes a high-functioning pluralistic democracy , compromises public health, and makes it impossible to solve collective problems like climate change. Trust in institutions is necessary to create and improve the social contracts that govern democracy and allow communities and the nation to strike sustainable civic bargains.

Civil Society 130

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Health Governance 130

The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The hospital cost reports are not audited financial reports, but are filed by hospitals with the federal government. In the absence of a tax exemption for charitable hospitals, certain organizations could continue to be exempted for other reasons, according to the report’s authors.

Health 59

Health Finance Governance Medical 59

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Making more robust use of open 990 data requires that nonprofits, foundations, researchers, and the IRS and federal government alike commit to sustained action. billion in medical bills to patients whose incomes were likely low enough to qualify for free or discounted care. A Key to New Insights and Practices. Barriers to Potential.

Public and Social Policy 117

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 117

NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 22, 2022

is the vice president of behavioral health at GuideWell-Florida Blue. In his more than 30 years of experience as an accomplished physician and health care executive, Dr. Dewan has been an innovator in behavioral health and academic medicine. As an award-winning leader, her P.R.A.I.S.E. Culture and P.R.A.I.S.E.

Nonprofit Leadership 130

Nonprofit Leadership Leadership Culture Nonprofit governance and management 130

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The War on Drugs Is Personal The War on Drugs has been a half-century-long, concerted, militarized campaign led by the US government to enforce prohibitions on the importation, manufacture, use, sale, and distribution of substances deemed to be illegal, advancing a punitive rather than a public health approach to drug use.

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Law Psychology Poverty 119

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

For example, during the Great Depression and the decades that followed, in a process called redlining, the government-sponsored Home Owners’ Loan Corporation and the Federal Home Loan Bank Board systematically denied loans to Black and Brown folks, excluding them from home ownership. million school-aged children every day.

Food 118

Food Agriculture Environmental Governance 118

Selfish Giving

MARCH 20, 2019

Rhode Island-based Ocean State Job Lot with 133 locations in the northeast raised over $400,000 in December for my old employer Boston Medical Center. 90% of millennial women say women’s reproductive health decisions are a major concern. Local programs that involve a couple dozen to a few hundred stores can post impressive totals.

Activism 100

Activism Nonprofit governance and management Food Retail 100

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 9, 2023

Innovative finance is based on the premise that there is not enough money from governments and philanthropic organizations alone to address pressing global issues like poverty, climate change, and access to electricity and clean water. Using existing grantmaking to establish tiered-evidence grant programs is one way to do this.

Finance 103

Finance Production Governance Poverty 103

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 19, 2023

One of those areas is Gary, a city considered a healthcare desert due to a lack of medical providers. The Need for Better Measurement The Sierra Club acknowledges that manufacturing can be an economic lifeline to many communities while also stressing both environmental degradation and health risks.

Manufacturing 104

Manufacturing Environmental Health Production 104

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. Currently, government agencies tend to be siloed in their policies and operations. It s estimated that 2.6

Public and Social Policy 107

Public and Social Policy Children Poverty Health 107

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 8, 2023

This includes millions of jobs in IT , health , the manufacturing and skilled trade sectors , and the army of electricians needed to fully embrace renewables. ” But the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), the flagship federal legislation governing job training, badly needs an update.

Education 95

Education Education Nonprofit governance and management Race and Ethnicity 95

Getting Attention

JANUARY 6, 2011

Michael Specter describes the way that sketchy private clinics in India are preying on people at risk of tuberculosis, and simultaneously undermining an under-resourced public-health system (“ A Deadly Misdiagnosis ,” November 15th). Mila Rosenthal, Executive Director. She does a great job in both respects.

Health 71

Health Medical Governance Universities 71

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Though VisionSpring had been wholesaling quality affordable eyewear to mission-aligned partners (such as eye hospitals, clinics, and government hospitals) in the country, they lacked the operational infrastructure to bring the RGIL program to people living on less than $4/day in remote areas. If so, how?

Social Enterprise 111

Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Health Production 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 22, 2023

By Sida Ly-Xiong After completing a leadership fellowship program for women of color, a program participant accepted a position as director of citizen engagement and education at a state public health agency in the United States.

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Leadership Health Public and Nonprofit Management 119

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. Given endemic market failure, the federal government must adjust to this reality.

Poverty 124

Poverty Community Development Finance Philanthropy 124

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Work requirements are based on several problematic truths about the United States: an unwillingness to govern by fact rather than fiction, a deep history of racism and sexism, and a centuries-long capitalist work ethic that treats people as dispensable. They are administratively efficient.

Public and Social Policy 95

Public and Social Policy Poverty Governance Insurance 95

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 12, 2023

In the US medical system, if a baby is Black, she is more than twice as likely to die as a white baby, regardless of her mother’s investment in education or prenatal care. Despite significant financial investment and concerted national and local efforts to improve maternal health, disparities remain.

Participation and motivation 125

Participation and motivation Health Environmental Children 125

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 16, 2023

Our interactions with technology are shaped and intermediated by the people who design them, the decisions made on how to deploy them, and the human-created rules that govern them. Inclusion and equity across every level of tech design, deployment, and governance is crucial.

Technology 118

Technology Public and Social Policy Governance Leadership 118

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

In October, the metro council of Louisville’s combined city-county government voted to allocate $3.5 If we fall short, the money from Louisville’s city-county government could be rescinded. million to help make a co-op grocery a reality. There are still many steps to take. The grocery store has over 600 member-owners; we need more.

Food 105

Food Construction Public and Social Policy Governance 105