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Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Awards $208 Million for Health Equity

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Prest Photo courtesy of The Brotherhood Sister Sol via The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation supports nonprofits that help improve community health and reduce disparities in health outcomes across New York State.

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Meet Hayley Freedman, CNP: Global Health Advocate and Educator

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

Hayley Freedman, MPH, CNP , has dedicated her life to uplifting communities and addressing global health inequities. By the time I finished my service, I was certain that public health and nonprofit work would be my path forward. As a professor, Hayley highlights the critical role of nonprofits in public health.

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Jimmy Carter's Legacy as a Champion of Peace, Public Health, and Affordable Housing

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

In his post-presidency, the Georgia native helped build the Carter Center and Habitat for Humanity into nonprofit powerhouses. "He He was a doer of good deeds," said Habitat CEO Jonathan Reckford.

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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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Mother Cabrini Health Foundation Gives $172 Million to Improve Community Health Across New York State

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Prest Mother Cabrini Health Foundation The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation has awarded $172 million to 514 nonprofit organizations that are helping to improve community health and reduce disparities in health outcomes across New York State.

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Michigan Hospital Lands $30 Million for Emergency Room and Women’s Health-Care Services

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

The late Michigan businessman Steve Stolaruks bequest will help Trinity Health Oakland Hospital expand services and support future construction projects. By Maria Di Mento Trinity Health Michigan Steve Stolaruk left $30 million to support the expansion of Trinity Health Oakland Hospitals emergency department and its womens health services.

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Health-Care Access Maverick to Lead California Endowment

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

billion foundation Friday named Brenda Solorzano, an early architect of trust-based philanthropy and a veteran of health-care grant making in the Golden State, as its next president. By Alex Daniels Tiffany Williams Brenda Solorzano currently leads the Headwaters Foundation.

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