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Behind Landmark Climate Ruling in Mont., a Trailblazing Nonprofit Law Firm and an Army of Youth Activists

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By putting the stories of young people front and center, the small public-interest law firm has been a "leading light" in the climate litigation field. By putting the stories of young people front and center, the small public-interest law firm has been a 'leading light' in the climate litigation field.

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James Irvine Foundation Commits $186.5 Million to Continue Its Fair-Work Program

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Prest Samanta Helou CLEANWash Mobile, a worker-owned cooperative, is prioritizing job safety, fair wage and hour laws, environmental protection, and community health initiatives for the hand-carwash industry in Los Angeles.

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Is Your Health Insurer Breaking the Law?

NonProfit Quarterly

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.

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Erin McKenney, Esq., joins Nonprofit Leadership Center Board of Directors

NonProfit Leadership Center

She spent more than six years as a prosecutor at the State Attorney’s Office and also worked in private practice, focusing on health care, business transactions, private equity, and real estate. At the end of 2019, I decided to take a leap of faith and transition my career away from the practice of law and into the nonprofit sector.

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How Private Equity Is Swallowing Up Health Care—And What to Do About It

NonProfit Quarterly

Understanding the role private equity is playing in health care is critical; only then can we begin to design solutions to the healthcare system that center public and community ownership. In 2021, that number was $206 billion, as reported by Kaiser Health News —enough to purchase 1,400 hospitals and other healthcare firms.

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The Long Road to Health Equity

NonProfit Quarterly

Image Credit: SHREY DEEPRANJAN Today, healthcare institutions acknowledge forces like structural racism as drivers of negative health outcomes—but effectively addressing racism inside of those institutions still has a long way to go.

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How Can We Support Youth Mental Health?

NonProfit Quarterly

In Rochester, a nine-year-old girl suffering from a mental health crisis who verbalized suicidal thoughts was pepper sprayed by the police officers that responded to her family’s call to 911 for support. Four out of five girls in juvenile detention suffer from a mental health disorder.

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