NonProfit PRO

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

The Parkinson's Foundation has announced it is accepting applications for $1 million in community grant funding. The 2024 community grants cycle will support health, wellness and educational programs that address unmet needs in local Parkinson's disease (PD) communities.

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Vital Strategies, the New York-based public health nonprofit I’ve led for the past two decades, employs nearly 400 people in 16 countries. At Vital Strategies, we consider our global diversity to be our strength, and a powerful asset in our mission to reimagine public health for everyone.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 11, 2024

A philanthropic movement to redefine reparations aims to advance policy changes in public health, education, criminal justice, and business development. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and its grantees haven't abandoned the push for cash-based reparations. By Alex Daniels NJISJ Ryan P.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Now a foundation bearing his name — and based on an Air Force program — is working to improve mental health in hundreds of colleges. His parents, Donna and Phil Satow (far left and far right) created the Jed Foundation to support the mental health of college students.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

DECEMBER 12, 2023

With the United Nations climate talks wrapping up in Dubai, foundations and other funders pledged at least $2.1 By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press Kamran Jebreili/AP Activists demonstrate for rural people, food, land, and climate justice at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JANUARY 25, 2024

In an exclusive guest essay, CEO Mark Suzman calls on megadonors to change and deepen their giving to preserve hard-fought gains in health and prosperity. By Mark Suzman In an exclusive guest essay, CEO Mark Suzman calls on megadonors to change and deepen their giving to preserve hard-fought gains in health and prosperity.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

billion Gates Foundation grant will expand such climate-related help across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. Also, the Kislak Family Foundation gave $10 million to the Library of Congress for a new gallery about Indigenous societies, and several major grants have been announced at the U.N.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JULY 24, 2023

By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press Thalia Beaty/AP Anil Soni, CEO of the WHO Foundation, says the foundation’s board knows the donors’ identities and that the foundation will not accept a gift if there is a conflict of interest.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MAY 3, 2023

Foundation jointly donated $30 million to help community-college students find good jobs in the Detroit region, and the X Prize Wildfire will award $11 million to teams that develop technology to detect, contain, and extinguish extreme wildfire events. Prest Getty Images Also, the Ballmer Group and the Ralph C.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JANUARY 6, 2023

Rasmuson Foundation Gretchen Guess, executive director of operations at the Providence health-care system in Spokane, Wash., has been tapped as the Rasmuson Foundation’s next president and CEO. Draper Richards Kaplan has hired a former Delaware state official as managing director and a Providence, R.I.,

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

APRIL 4, 2023

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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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 27, 2024

Prest Also, Price Philanthropies gave $10 million to accelerate training for mental-health professionals in California, and Girls Who Invest received $2 million to recruit more women and nonbinary people for careers in the investment-management industry.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

APRIL 17, 2024

Also, PNC Foundation gave $20.2 million to enhance outdoor play for young children, and the Kraft Heinz Company Foundation committed $15 million to address global malnutrition and hunger. Chavez Camacho, executive director of La Unión del Pueblo Entero, a recipient of grants from the Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.,

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JUNE 21, 2023

Prest Hulleah Tsinhnahjinnie, Courtesy of the San Francisco Arts Commission The San Francisco Art Commission is getting support from the Mellon Foundation to conduct a racial-equity audit of publicly accessible works. Here, the “Continuous Thread: Celebrating Our Interwoven Histories, Identities and Contributions.”

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 7, 2024

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. . — delivering accurate medical information. The pilot project represents a hope many have for A.I.

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NonProfit PRO

MAY 28, 2021

The Black Women's Health Imperative (BWHI) announced that it has received a $400,000 grant from The Rockefeller Foundation to improve vaccination rates among Black women and communities of color. The grant is part of The Rockefeller Foundation's $20 million Equity-First Vaccination Initiative.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 4, 2023

MacArthur Foundation Patrick Makuakāne’s choreography and dance have blended hula with contemporary influences while uplifting Hawaiian languages and histories. The 20 fellows will each receive a grant of $800,000 over five years to spend as they see fit. By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press John D. and Catherine T.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 20, 2023

"Pockets of Hope” will focus on community-level efforts to provide education, health care, and economic development. Pockets of Hope” will focus community-level efforts to provide education, health care, and economic development.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

David’s Foundation gave $43 million to local and grassroots organizations that advance health equity in Central Texas. Prest Also, the Ballmer Group committed $165 million to Communities in Schools to expand its integrated student-support model within 1,000 schools with a student population that is predominantly low income, and St.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Prest Also, the Foellinger Foundation has tapped a new leader, and Ellen Alberding, the longtime president and CEO of the Joyce Foundation, will depart next year.

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Momentum Nonprofit Partners

MARCH 6, 2024

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Prest Plus, Northwell Health has pledged $350 million to expand access to behavioral-health services for children in New York, and the Alzheimer's Association has awarded $100 million to organizations that are conducting research on dementia science.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 4, 2024

Advancing innovations that lead to equitable and sustainable solutions in the healthcare system requires interrogating the inequities embedded within research, design, and testing processes for novel health solutions, as well as diversifying the people involved at each stage.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Weak social connections represent an equivalent health risk to smoking and obesity. Here are several tenets of public health and how they are playing out addressing social isolation and loneliness across the globe. Help Health Care Professionals Diagnose Loneliness Diagnosis is the first step to treatment.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Clark Foundation has given $20.6 million to house its Clark Scholars Program Network at the University of Maryland after the foundation sunsets in 2025, and Prologis awarded $3 million to prepare Black students at Morehouse College for careers in commercial and residential real estate. Prest Also, the A. James and Alice B.

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NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 25, 2023

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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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MAY 1, 2024

Also, four big foundations give $36.5 million to eliminate the blinding disease trachoma in 16 African countries, and Cigna Group Foundation promises $27 million to bolster mental health and wellness for young people and veterans.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 9, 2023

The piece struck a chord with many NPQ readers, as it did for the Health Justice desk. Looking back on that time offline, I recognize how important it was to my work as a health justice practitioner to create space for play, creativity, and dreaming. million fund to enable sabbaticals for BIPOC leaders.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 29, 2023

Image Credit: Reneé Thompson on unsplash.com COVID-19 impacted the physical health of millions across the country, hitting marginalized communities the hardest. Less visible was the pandemic’s impact on behavioral health, an umbrella term for mental health, substance use disorders, and life stressors.

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Despite these factors, a judge deemed her a “threat to community” and stripped her of the foundational support she received from her school and community. Four out of five girls in juvenile detention suffer from a mental health disorder. Youth Incarceration and the Criminalization of Mental Illness .

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

In vibrant and thriving communities, people have the power and resources to realize their vision of health and well-being. The importance of housing as a social determinant of health has been well-documented by researchers and philanthropies alike. By Stacey Barbas , Kate McLaughlin , Jessica Mulcahy & Vedette R.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Active Minds works to expand access to mental health care for students. Also, the DeVos Family Foundation has split $50 million among three pediatric-health organizations in Michigan, and Pfizer gave $15 million to the American Cancer Society to address racial disparities in cancer care.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

According to The World Health Organization , of the 1 billion people around the world currently experiencing a mental disorder, more than 80% are without any form of quality, affordable care. And with the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on mental health, there has never been a more important time than now to address mental health conditions. .

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NonProfit PRO

AUGUST 23, 2021

Mattel’s latest line of Barbie dolls spotlights six real-life women — who also are frontline health care heroes with significant contributions during the pandemic — and will support the First Responders Children’s Foundation that benefits the children of first responders.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JANUARY 18, 2023

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Part of the Global Education Program at the Gates Foundation, students participate in a language activity in a middle school in India.

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Now, as board chair of the Boston-based Hyams Foundation , I find myself on the funder side, which means it’s my job to help the foundation move from critique to action. Of course, this is a foundation-wide effort, one in which both our board and staff have been engaged. Our journey has been long and gradual.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

APRIL 29, 2024

Plus, private equity titan Michael Kim gives Haverford College $25 million for an ethics institute, and Riley Children’s Foundation lands $8 million to address the youth mental health crisis. The gift launches the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science.

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