NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2023

Rather, it shifts into a different sort of navigation: the too-common experience of being a Native person in a healthcare system that is mostly unaware of the historical trauma and cultural traditions that infuse the birth experience of Native people. And that negotiation does not end at the hospital door.

Medical 105

Medical Health Culture Healthcare 105

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The ELTRR is referenced in a recent publication by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), Federal Policy to Advance Racial, Ethnic, and Tribal Health Equity , as a critical federal strategy. The program is now being expanded statewide.

Health 96

Health Public and Social Policy Leadership Collaborations 96

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

Image credit: onlyyouqj on istock.com Precision medicine, which relies on genomics to understand how a person’s genetic makeup affects their health, looms large over the United States’ overburdened and underperforming healthcare system.

Race and Ethnicity 125

Race and Ethnicity Health Healthcare Associations 125

The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

They can’t afford the basics: housing, childcare, food, transportation, healthcare, technology and taxes. The largest industry sector in 2022 was healthcare, with 4.9 Those with the lowest rates included healthcare (16%) and educational services (18%). ALICE households include those employed by nonprofits and otherwise.

Poverty 97

Poverty Race and Ethnicity Healthcare Public and Social Policy 97

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 19, 2023

11 Nor are the economic data any more encouraging when one measures inequality by race. Until quite recently, many economic justice movement organizations were “race neutral” in their approach. 21 In other words, until quite recently, it was considered politically smart for economic justice groups to avoid talking about race.

Public and Social Policy 96

Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 96

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 21, 2023

A 2019 report from a government study found “false positives to be between 2 and 5 times higher in women than men.” The same report—which investigated disparities among several racial and ethnic groups, men, and women—revealed that false matches for mugshots were highest for Black women. 11 (2022):12351–58.

Public and Social Policy 124

Public and Social Policy Ethics Race and Ethnicity Public and Nonprofit Management 124

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 30, 2023

Throughout its history, social justice philanthropy has generally remained organized around siloed identities, such as gender, race, and sexual orientation. Throughout its history, social justice philanthropy has generally remained organized around siloed identities, such as gender, race, and sexual orientation.

Philanthropy 136

Philanthropy Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy Collaborations 136

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

When people think about cultural competency, they tend to talk in terms of race, ethnicity, gender and religion. A success story came from Janeen Gingrich, interim chief executive officer at SHIFT NC , an organization that helps schools, healthcare providers, and other youth-serving agencies improve adolescent sexual health.

Communication 150

Communication Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Culture 150

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

A few years later, I worked as a minority health coordinator, focusing on racial and ethnic minority populations in Rhode Island—on people like me, who come here with dreams and hopes to do better but often find themselves without the resources or opportunities they need. Voice , because government has an obligation to listen to residents.

Health 124

Health Race and Ethnicity Food Children 124

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 15, 2024

And many American women do not have access to coverage for midwives, doulas, and other community health workers to help them overcome the challenges embedded within the US healthcare system. However, recent research has revealed that race is even more important than income when it comes to birth outcomes.

Health 119

Health Healthcare Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy 119

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 5, 2024

3 During and after climate disasters, access to such essential services as women’s and girls’ mental and physical healthcare overall is often severely constrained, 4 and access to sexual and reproductive health and rights, including maternal care, becomes limited or stops altogether. In El Salvador, activists face a very hostile environment.

Public and Social Policy 132

Public and Social Policy Environmental Education Education 132

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

During my first three years practicing law, I worked multiple jobs so that I could afford housing, healthcare, food, and student loan payments. Everything changed when I landed a government position. Although the federal government’s loan forgiveness program is race neutral by design, it also advances racial equity.

Race and Ethnicity 132

Race and Ethnicity Law Education Education 132

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 17, 2025

Emerging technological innovations in healthcare have the potential to transform public health and healthcare delivery systems, making them more efficient, personalized, and accessible. Consequently, communities that were already marginalized continued to face limited access to essential healthcare services.

Health 95

Health Technology Healthcare Medical 95

Fundraising Leadership

APRIL 14, 2023

healthcare workforce was “about 75% women, the company’s C-suite was about 62% men in 2016.” When you look at healthcare, the pandemic taught us that health equity does not exist in our country,” Holder says. “If government at cost, which the federal government gave for free.

Culture 52

Culture Race and Ethnicity Manufacturing Nonprofit governance and management 52

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 4, 2024

Image credit: gorodenkoff on istock.com The creativity and ingenuity of socially marginalized and racialized groups can drive innovative healthcare solutions. The COVID-19 pandemic laid bare the social, economic, and racial discrimination that underlies the US healthcare system.

Health 94

Health Ethics Race and Ethnicity Medical 94

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 10, 2025

However, the pressing need for equity as relates to both the tech industry and healthcare makes digital health a very complex challenge. 20 The concept of monetizing personal and healthcare data using blockchain and NFTs is emerging but is still in early adoption, facing issues of mainstream availability and regulation.

Health 70

Health Race and Ethnicity Ethics Public and Social Policy 70

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 15, 2025

Far from being race-neutral, the US tax system employs economic policies that act as a hidden tax on Black people through things like fines that perpetuate racial and economic inequality. Government actions also restricted choices on where Black people can live. The nations tax system is no exception.

Public and Social Policy 60

Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Taxation Health 60