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The State of Mental Health Support in Climate Emergencies

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: DOERS on istockphoto.com Studies of climate change impacts “have largely focused on physical health,” according to a policy brief issued in summer 2022 by the World Health Organization (WHO). And as the climate crisis continues, whose mental health is most at risk? They may lose their homes.

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Ep185: The Story Behind Big Lots' $50 Million Gift to Nationwide Children's Hospital

Selfish Giving

Today on CauseTalk Radio , Megan and I talk to Jeremy Ball , who leads the Big Lots Foundation and is director of philanthropy and events for the parent company Big Lots , about the retailers impressive cause marketing efforts on behalf of Nationwide Children's Hospital. Last fall, Big Lots mobilized its nearly 1,500 stores and raised $2.2

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Is Climate Change Making Loneliness Worse?

NonProfit Quarterly

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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Setting a Co-op Table for Food Justice in Louisville

NonProfit Quarterly

And, as in so many other cities, Louisville’s predominantly Black neighborhoods are subject to food apartheid. Downtown grocery stores have recently disappeared, exacerbating food apartheid: between 2016 and 2018, five grocery stores in Louisville’s urban core closed. Some of these projects were top-down in conception and execution.

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Food Is Her Fight and Her Freedom: Regaining Ground in Rural India

Stanford Social Innovation Review

India’s fragrant spices, cornucopia of foods, and breathtaking biodiversity compelled despots and discoverers alike to traverse its mystical landscapes, from the mighty Himalayas to the valiant Deccan. And in doing so, they have relentlessly decolonized what land and food have meant for my people.

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Newsletter: Why Your Emails Need an ‘Emoji Identity’ ; Kia Donates $8 for Every Car Sold to St. Jude ; Greenhushing vs. Greenwashing: What’s the Difference?

Selfish Giving

to emphasize their focus on mental health research. The American Lung Association could use ? Jude Children's Research Hospital. " s Ford Theater raised over $47,000 For Love of Children last month. Brain Food 1. My friends at the Black Dog Institute in Australia could go with ✌️, which is part of their logo.

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Newsletter: Burger King Launches ‘Unhappy Meals’ for Mental Health Awareness Month ; Poo-Pourri Gives a Crap for Crohn’s Disease; The Best Channel for B2B Leads

Selfish Giving

TAKE MY NEW SURVEY Second, you loved last week's story on Children's Miracle Network's and how they retained corporate partners for decades. And because I knew you would ask: sales of the meals don't trigger a donation to the chain's cause partner Mental Health America. Brain Food 1. But is this true for you?

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