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Building evidence and innovating programs to reduce disparities in children’s well-being 

Candid

Casey Foundation ’s 2024 Race for Results report suggests that continued efforts are needed to address persistent disparities in child well-being. The Race for Results report series tracks how children across racial and ethnic groups are faring at the state and national levels on key education, health, and economic milestones.

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How to Address the Maternal Mortality Crisis: A Conversation with Dorothy Cilenti

NonProfit Quarterly

To combat the maternal mortality crisis, over 150 maternal health experts came together to write The Practical Playbook III: Working Together to Improve Maternal Health. The book was published by the de Beaumont Foundation in partnership with the Maternal Health Learning & Innovation Center and Oxford University Press.

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Healing Society through the Archaeology of Self™: A Racial Literacy Development Approach

NonProfit Quarterly

This component provides a process for delving deeply into one’s own life experiences and peeling back the layers to uncover the complex dynamics—specifically of race and diversity—that shape our perspectives. It is crucial to pause and consider the extent of these influences, which often go unnoticed.

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Creating a Nonprofit Style Guide: Templates and Examples

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

Médecins Sans Frontières Audubon Easter Seals National Association of Broadcasters Bibles for America US Figure Skating Charity Water Austin Parks Foundation Fort Worth Independent Schools District The NPR Style Guide Creating a nonprofit style guide takes time, but it will save you lots of time down the road.

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Zero-Problem Philanthropy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Current philanthropic work—as a leader of a prominent US-based foundation remarked at a recent Stanford PACS conference—leaves people exhausted. 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 2.0

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Precision Medicine Has a Data Equity Problem

NonProfit Quarterly

Image credit: onlyyouqj on istock.com Precision medicine, which relies on genomics to understand how a person’s genetic makeup affects their health, looms large over the United States’ overburdened and underperforming healthcare system. This, in turn, impedes the development of tailored interventions for marginalized communities.

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Recentering Philanthropy toward Social Justice

NonProfit Quarterly

The one that really stood out to me was that almost every high-net-worth individual or donor of color you spoke with experienced racial and ethnic bias, and it influenced them to want to fund systemic change but they did not know how to effect the changes they wanted to see. And foundations have budgets, too. This is marketing.