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 Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

AUGUST 23, 2020

Watts of Love: Watts of Love is a global solar lighting nonprofit bringing people the power to raise themselves out of the darkness of poverty. Bright Pink: Bright Pink helps to save lives from breast and ovarian cancer by empowering women to know their risk and manage their health proactively. TED : Ideas worth spreading.

Poverty 94

Poverty Public and Nonprofit Management Health Children 94

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 16, 2023

An Inspiration In the eyes of medical experts , the future of medicine is to prioritize keeping people healthy for longer periods. For example, the Australian Medical Association’s recent health vision is a departure from a tradition of what they call “sickcare” to a genuine health care. Medicine 3.0: Medicine 2.0

Philanthropy 127

Philanthropy Homelessness Psychology Health 127

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

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. seniors over 85 live in poverty, only 8 percent who live in multigenerational households live in poverty, a 40 percent reduction.

Public and Social Policy 107

Public and Social Policy Children Poverty Health 107

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2023

I went to medical school. I was a financial aid student in medical school. What I cared about was poverty, poor people, and those on the margins—those with less material resources. What I cared about was poverty, poor people, and those on the margins—those with less material resources. And that has guided my work.

Health 89

Health Medical Leadership Healthcare 89

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

A job that pays less than childcare costs, imposes schedules on short notice, and doesn’t offer benefits cannot help people escape poverty. But because of narratives about what poor people and people of color deserve, they are relegated to jobs that perpetuate cycles of poverty and disenfranchisement. They’re effective.

Public and Social Policy 95

Public and Social Policy Poverty Governance Insurance 95

Fundraising Coach

JULY 19, 2019

As an expert on the brain, poverty, and nonprofits, I think there are several things that those of us in the nonprofit field need to know about the brain. . While all of us have different constituents, clients, and program participants, many of us are working with people who are living in poverty. How the brain impacts our clients.

Poverty 82

Poverty Nonprofits Medical Health 82

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 11, 2024

The First Baby Bond Baby Addressing immediate needs alone will never break the cycle of intergenerational poverty. Its hard to ignore the prevalence of poverty and near poverty in the United States, with many living paycheck to paycheck , forced to make choices like paying rent or buying foodor covering medical expenses and childcare.

Public and Social Policy 80

Public and Social Policy Poverty Children Universities 80

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 21, 2024

The report also finds that women who enter jails are more likely to have a medical problem or severe mental illness, which exacerbates the psychological distress that they face while incarcerated. Even a short stint of incarceration has been reported to cause lasting damage to one’s health.

Homelessness 99

Homelessness Children Insurance Psychology 99

Candid

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The Heron Foundation , for example, works with mission-aligned, poverty-oriented investment managers to grow its assets. One foundation looking to improve health outcomes in one country is a good thing.

Public and Nonprofit Management 98

Public and Nonprofit Management Environmental Foundations Philanthropy 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

million pairs of affordable reading glasses to low-income customers in remote areas, creating a path out of poverty by extending productive livelihoods, and generating $1.8B Community Health Entrepreneurs earned a better living. To date VisionSpring has sold 8.7 in economic impact. It seemed a perfect match. 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. They drive change through networks and relationships, and use the power and influence that emerges.

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Leadership Health Public and Nonprofit Management 119

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 7, 2023

Elizabeth Cherot is the senior vice president and chief medical and health officer of the March of Dimes , the leading nonprofit in the United States working to improve maternal and infant health, first founded by President Franklin D. She recently served as the chief medical officer for Axia Women’s Health.

Health 74

Health Medical Education Education 74

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

This exclusion had consequences not just for the posterity of Black families, but for Black health. The cooperative, which sought Black self-sufficiency, offered affordable housing, entrepreneurial opportunities, and education to tenant farmers, as well as a pig bank and access to fresh produce to feed families living in poverty.

Food 118

Food Agriculture Environmental Governance 118

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. This involves pricing based on overall value, not just the estimated costs to conduct an activity.

Finance 103

Finance Production Governance Poverty 103

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Seeking to address the root causes of food insecurity in its own backyard, the Anthem Foundation (a philanthropic arm of the major Indianapolis-based health insurance company, Anthem, Inc. ), funded the initiative with a $2.45 These ideals and beliefs are built into how EFAI works. million grant to LISC Indianapolis.

Food 87

Food Public and Nonprofit Management Medical Community Development 87

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

A recent report in the Lancet medical journal explores the racial inequities in homicide rates using data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Vital Statistics System to analyze homicide rates of Black women between the ages of 25 and 44 in 30 states across the country. “To

Poverty 58

Poverty Medical Health Universities 58

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

DECEMBER 28, 2024

As the complexity of global issues like climate change, poverty, and inequality continues to escalate, AI agents are emerging as transformative tools. Social enterprises focusing on health equity can leverage these capabilities to improve access to care in regions with limited medical infrastructure.

Social Enterprise 52

Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Disaster Relief Agriculture 52

Anedot

OCTOBER 22, 2024

This aligns with Canal Alliance’s mission to break the generational cycle of poverty among Latino immigrants and their families. The objective is to empower clients, facilitating their ability to overcome obstacles and enhance their holistic well-being.

Management 52

Management Nonprofit governance and management Insurance Psychology 52

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2023

Leaders asked for training support for their staff, coaching, mental health support, and healing justice practices support from the Hive Fund. The continuous ask for this kind of support indicated to the fund that they were on the right track with their new grantmaking approach.

Environmental 80

Environmental Insurance Psychology Poverty 80

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 9, 2024

Data released in 2022 by the Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE, “Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics”) shows that unemployment and informal labor are higher among this group, which is also more exposed to violence and poverty. Per the World Bank’s poverty line threshold, 18.6

Public and Social Policy 76

Public and Social Policy Civil Society Law Poverty 76

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

To help staff deal with the stressors of crisis reporting, the center offers an array of support to its reporters, including mental health resources like the Dart Center Journalism and Trauma. Then, working a whole year and then some more with death, and doing interviews around disease and families and the impact in mental health.

Governance 130

Governance Disaster Relief Foundations Philanthropy 130

Nonprofit Marketing Blog

JUNE 13, 2011

“In fact, donors who attend religious services are more likely to have given toward disaster relief (68%), domestic hunger or poverty relief (66%), helping people with disabilities (56%), health care or medical research (54%), and veterans’ causes (52%) than they are to have supported specifically religious work,&# the study notes.

Disaster Relief 55

Disaster Relief Poverty Children Medical 55

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 16, 2023

This includes assessment of the reliability of these tools and examining their potential to reduce medically necessary care or otherwise deny treatment to participants—especially disabled people of color.

Technology 118

Technology Public and Social Policy Governance Leadership 118

Nonprofit Marketing Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2010

The problem: it’s small, it has a small following, and it’s in the sector of “health system logistics.&# Health logistics? Grameen Foundation has anecdotes (example) of women who’ve used a loan as a catalyst to pull themselves out of poverty. In other words, VillageReach lacks marketing reach.

Health 45

Health Poverty Medical Management 45

Anedot

AUGUST 29, 2024

Job Posting Housing Rights Organizer About the Organization Canal Alliance exists to break the generational cycle of poverty for Latino immigrants and their families by lifting barriers to their success. 403(b)-retirement plan with employer match of up to 4% after 3 months of employment.

Insurance 52

Insurance Sociology Cultural Diversity Participation and motivation 52

Top Nonprofits

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Meanwhile, other standout giving programs include : Matching gifts, volunteer grants, VTO Walgreens & Red Nose Day Walgreens collaborates with Red Nose Day, an annual fundraising campaign to end child poverty. Walgreens also raises awareness and encourages customer participation through its nationwide network of stores.

Volunteerism 52

Volunteerism Volunteerism Disaster Relief Food 52

Fundraising Coach

JULY 19, 2019

As an expert on the brain, poverty, and nonprofits, I think there are several things that those of us in the nonprofit field need to know about the brain. . While all of us have different constituents, clients, and program participants, many of us are working with people who are living in poverty. How the brain impacts our clients.

Poverty 40

Poverty Nonprofits Medical Health 40

Bloomerang

JULY 6, 2022

Doctors Without Borders is committed to delivering lifesaving medical care to people in need around the world. CARE works in over 100 countries to fight hunger and malnutrition, support health initiatives, eradicate poverty, and provide other forms of humanitarian aid. Field Partners (Doctors Without Borders).

Nonprofits 102

Nonprofits Public and Nonprofit Management Retention Activism 102

Anedot

AUGUST 29, 2024

Job Posting Housing Rights Organizer About the Organization Canal Alliance exists to break the generational cycle of poverty for Latino immigrants and their families by lifting barriers to their success. 403(b)-retirement plan with employer match of up to 4% after 3 months of employment.

Associations 40

Associations Insurance Sociology Marketing 40

Top Nonprofits

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

This is extremely helpful for nonprofits that work with people experiencing homelessness, poverty, and medical crises. It will also encourage them to take care of their physical health. With a clothing drive, you’ll collect donations of high-quality clothing that you can give to your beneficiaries. Increased awareness.

Environmental 52

Environmental Nonprofits Recruitment Homelessness 52

The NonProfit Times

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

poverty level, and another 17% qualified in the category of ALICE ® ( A sset L imited, I ncome C onstrained, E mployed). ALICE nonprofit employees live in households that earn more than the federal poverty level, but less than what it costs to survive in the counties where they live. Among the 13.9

Poverty 97

Poverty Race and Ethnicity Healthcare Public and Social Policy 97

NonProfit Leadership Center

DECEMBER 2, 2024

For the Cook: Handmade Wooden Cutting Boards UTEC is a nonprofit that helps young people overcome the challenges of poverty, gang involvement, and unemployment. As you celebrate the holidays this season, thank you for supporting nonprofits that strengthen our communities.

Children 225

Children Nonprofit Leadership Nonprofits Leadership 225

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

I was born in Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) and started working in public health there as a clinical psychologist. I was responsible for mental health in what was, at the time, one of the world’s poorest countries. There I was, talking to parents about lead poisoning, doing what we do so readily in public health: telling people what to do.

Health 120

Health Race and Ethnicity Food Children 120

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

A quick google search conducted by my aunt revealed very little information about my condition other than memorial posts and mortality narratives in medical journals. At the age of 28, I had become a new mom and a medical miracle. Also, ensure their privacy, especially when it comes to minors, abuse victims or health information.

Non-Profits 244

Non-Profits Poverty Ethics Public and Nonprofit Management 244

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 4, 2024

Strict abortion laws funnel people further into poverty by forcing many people to carry pregnancies to term but doing little to care for the children once they are born. Wade , Cox’s case shows how difficult it is to get an abortion in states like Texas—even when the procedure is medically necessary. It also shows how costly it is.

Poverty 123

Poverty Law Children Insurance 123