The Chronicle of Philanthropy

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

The New Yorker's donation will expand outpatient medical care services in one of Florida’s fastest growing wealthy enclaves. By Maria Di Mento NYU Langone Health New York University Langone Health is set to build the Julia Koch Family Ambulatory Care Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., after the donor gave $75 million.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JUNE 27, 2023

By Kay Dervishi Getty Images The grants come amid a reckoning about the use of race in clinical algorithms and a broader push in philanthropy to promote equity in medical research.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JULY 18, 2024

While making medical school free is a worthy endeavor, to truly transform health care, Bloomberg needs to think bigger. While making medical school free is a worthy endeavor, to truly transform health care, Bloomberg needs to think bigger. Students are still consumers paying for a service.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 7, 2024

. — delivering accurate medical information. delivering accurate medical information. By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press Rafiq Maqbool/Associated Press Women learn to use a chatbot powered by artificial intelligence developed by Myna Mahila Foundation at the local women’s organization’s office in Mumbai, India.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 7, 2024

By Maria Di Mento Children’s Health/UTSW Trevor and Jan Rees-Jones, center, with sons David Rees-Jones, left, and Trevor Richard Rees-Jones, III, attend the groundbreaking for a new medical campus supported by a $100 million gift from the Rees-Jones Foundation.

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Candid

JANUARY 6, 2025

Candids Philanthropy News Digest and the Chronicle of Philanthropy covered 24 nine- and 10-figure gifts from U.S.-based Higher education and health institutions top the list of mega gift recipients Dollars and Change also found that educations share of total individual giving fell slightly , from 20% in 2015 to 19% in 2022.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MAY 20, 2024

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and its partner Children’s Health received big donations. Plus, Drake and Hofstra Universities also landed huge sums, along with Jupiter Medical Center Foundation.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The donor organized an interactive mystery play to teach people about public health — and she invited people in her network to take part.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JUNE 17, 2024

Meyer and Renee Luskin’s donation will enable the Luskin Orthopaedic Institute for Children to further its patient care, research, and medical education programs. The hospital primarily treats underinsured children and is associated UCLA’s health system. Plus, Rochester, N.Y.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The Problem With Problem-Solving Solving problems to improve people’s lives has been philanthropy’s raison d’être. However, some criticisms have arisen regarding the approach philanthropies take in problem-solving. is a break from the past when trillions were spent on developing treatments for numerous health issues. Medicine 2.0

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NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 15, 2024

Image credit: Isabella Angélica on unsplash.com The dismal statistics on maternal health outcomes in the United States are well-known in health justice, health equity, and health philanthropy circles. Though poor maternal mental health can affect all women, the rates are higher for Black and Indigenous women.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JANUARY 17, 2023

Courtesy of Ferdinand Dukundimana, Butaro Hospital via Partners in Health William and Joyce Cummings pledged $50 million through their Cummings Foundation to establish the Paul Farmer Collaborative of Harvard Medical School and the University of Global Health Equity in Rwanda. By Maria Di Mento.

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The NonProfit Times

APRIL 17, 2024

Medical debt relief programs might not be the panacea that proponents hope, despite the good intentions behind such programs. 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.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 27, 2023

By Maria Di Mento Courtesy of the Bard Estate Susanne Bard left Cedars-Sinai Medical Center $140 million to support patient care and research programs in a building that has been renamed the Susanne and Ervin Bard Pavilion.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Unfortunately, there are not many health clinics nearby where Elisa can get easy access to primary care with her Medicaid insurance. Life expectancy can differ up to 30 years in the US between different zip codes in the same state, indicating the significance of socioeconomic, environmental, and social factors in driving health outcomes.

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Candid

JULY 20, 2022

Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) released a new report, Philanthropy and COVID-19: Examining giving in 2021 , in May 2022 that details COVID-19-related philanthropic funding in 2021. During the pandemic, family philanthropy grew significantly , tripling in FY2020 compared to FY2019.

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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. Be there for the long hall.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

AUGUST 3, 2020

She currently serves as the Executive Director of Donor Relations for University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), where she leads a multi-faceted team focused on providing individualized, inspiring and intentional donor communications and experiences.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 12, 2023

I was a senior program officer with the trust at that point, and was new to philanthropy and fairly new to housing. Although new to both housing and philanthropy, I knew that where and how we live is integral to our health, education, and economic mobility. The problem is bigger than any one issue.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 15, 2024

James and Theo Baustert’s gift will bring together health-care programs from across the university. Above, nursing students work with a medical mannequin in a training lab. Above, nursing students work with a medical mannequin in a training lab.

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Candid

JUNE 23, 2022

Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) released a new report, Philanthropy and COVID-19: Examining giving in 2021 , in May 2022 that details COVID-19-related philanthropic funding in 2021. Brazil’s culture of giving and philanthropy has been growing since the 1980s.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 2, 2024

Image credit: Miriam Alonso on pexels.com Loneliness is “the most human of feelings,” Jeremy Nobel, faculty at the Harvard Chan School of Public Health and Harvard Medical School, said on the podcast Harvard Thinking. Along with feelings about climate change eroding mental health, climate events can contribute to loneliness.

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The NonProfit Times

OCTOBER 10, 2024

All of America’s hospitals and health systems are cornerstones of their communities — delivering not only around-the-clock care and essential services but a broad range of critical health, social and other programs that advance community health,” AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack said via a statement.

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Candid

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The year 2020 was an astounding year for disaster philanthropy, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s a reminder of what else happened in 2020, how institutional philanthropy responded, how COVID-19 affected other disaster response efforts, and what this means for the future of disaster philanthropy. . million in aid.

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The NonProfit Times

MAY 15, 2024

By Samantha Hunter After the COVID-19 pandemic, there is now a greater spotlight on the medical profession and community. Prospective donors are inspired by the hard work and dedication of physicians, nurses, research scientists and medical professionals. But hiring and creating a new, director-level position can be daunting.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

By Alex Daniels Laura Pedrick Gill has backed medical research, the performing arts, children’s health, and building bridges with the U.S. Muslim community.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 26, 2025

The Center for Effective Philanthropy (CEP) conference is scheduled for the area later this year. Some of the people most vulnerable to long-term health problems from the fires, like lung issues from air pollution, are disabled. Some of the areas hardest hit by the LA wildfires were predominately Black neighborhoods.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

In another example, the American Cancer Society used AI to examine GoFundMe campaigns and found that over one-third of fundraising stories explicitly described financial hardships caused by medical issues. They understand the states health inequities and the need to address those gaps didnt come about in a few short years.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2023

I went to medical school. I was a financial aid student in medical school. It guided me when I was an undergrad, and in medical school. And then I went to [Weill] Medical College, Cornell University, in New York City—and I did a residency at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. CS: And how old were you?

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

AUGUST 8, 2023

By Nicole Wallace Geoff Oliver Bugbee, Orbis Over Orbis International's 40-year history, volunteer medical professionals have performed more than 500,000 eye surgeries and trained thousands of doctors, nurses, and other health workers.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JANUARY 11, 2016

International; Health, Disease, and Medical Research; and Other Public Benefit Research or Advocacy nonprofits tend to pay their communications directors an above average salary. Being part of management?

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The NonProfit Times

AUGUST 21, 2024

According to data compiled by Fierce Healthcare, the American Hospital Association, the American Medical Association, AARP, and the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association spent a combined nearly $21 million during the second quarter of 2024. The post Health Nonprofits Spending Millions Lobbying appeared first on The NonProfit Times.

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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.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Smith To achieve climate justice, biodiversity, and health equity goals, most societies need rapid change. Take the way that energy and health are often treated as separate issues. They are typically studied by different researchers, and policy choices on energy and health are usually made in isolation from each other.

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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. These gaps can be seen in philanthropy, banking, and federal policy.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 20, 2024

Health care systems and insurance companies would stop allowing people to go into significant medical debt simply for receiving needed health services. This would mean more rent stabilization campaigns nationwide, and philanthropy funding the organizations running them.

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Candid

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Were even a modest portion of the untapped 95%—of assets totaling an estimated $1 trillion—to be invested for impact, it could create a sea change in how philanthropy invests in the future. One foundation looking to improve health outcomes in one country is a good thing.

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