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Leading Together for Systems Change

Stanford Social Innovation Review

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. These intrapreneurs are creative and self-motivated.

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The Economic Case against Work Requirements

NonProfit Quarterly

But where did they come from, and why are they still a central part of economic policy today? This series— Ending Work Requirements — based on a report by the Maven Collaborative, the Center for Social Policy, and Ife Finch Floyd, will explore the truth behind work requirements.

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Local Collaboration Can Drive Global Progress on the SDGs

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Trends across multiple indicators linked to SDG targets, such as maternal mortality, overdose and suicide rates, and proficiency in reading and math, suggest that the future health and well-being of American youth, women, and minority racial and ethnic groups are particularly at risk.

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Designing for Better Mental Health Policy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Sarah Cusworth Walker Local and personal factors, such as neighborhood, race, gender, and age, significantly influence our mental health status. And it is well known that communities of color experience less access to mental health services than white communities despite similar levels of need.

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How to Restore the Care in Long-Term Nursing Care

NonProfit Quarterly

Regulatory policy, tied to long-term care agreements with impact investment funds, can contractually require that certain health and social care standards are met, thereby helping ensure the vulnerable elderly population receives the quality care that is largely being paid for by taxpayer money. Georgia State University.

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A Fair Shot for Every Child: The Nuts and Bolts of Baby Bonds

NonProfit Quarterly

Balancing Immediate Needs and Long-Term Solutions Baby bonds highlight a fundamental tension in social policy: addressing immediate needs versus investing in long-term solutions. A universal federal program would provide more consistent support. State programscreate a patchwork of approaches.

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How the Child Tax Credit Empowered Low-Income Parents

NonProfit Quarterly

The recent studies, conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy and published by the National Bureau of Economic Research in March and June of this year, examined monthly surveys submitted by more than 20,000 parents receiving the expanded benefit. (The