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

DECEMBER 20, 2022

How does the field of public health—given its role in making decisions that impact entire populations—define ethics? How can it be used to advance health equity and social justice? Chan School of Public Health. Nancy Krieger , a professor of social epidemiology at Harvard T.H.

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

In Rochester, a nine-year-old girl suffering from a mental health crisis who verbalized suicidal thoughts was pepper sprayed by the police officers that responded to her family’s call to 911 for support. Four out of five girls in juvenile detention suffer from a mental health disorder. This data does not account for undiagnosed cases.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

AUGUST 9, 2023

To truly serve our missions and industry, we must prioritize our health and resilience. Because when it comes down to it, our most valuable asset is our mental health. Don’t hesitate to reach out to friends at work, your supervisor, or a mental health professional. Other times, it could be a deeper mental health issue.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 30, 2023

Aruta & Kelly Davis A convergence is happening between the climate and mental health movements, and social impact practitioners need to pay attention. Characterizing the relationship between these two complex problems is often challenging because the true tolls of the mental health and climate crises are inseparable.

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

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

By Evelyne Musambi, the Associated Press Nairobi, Kenya. Evan Vucci/AP Bill Gates's new pledge will be spent over the next four years and is in addition to existing Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation funding to strengthen health systems across the continent.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 20, 2023

By Kelly Davis , Rukudzo Mwamuka , Erla Magnúsdóttir & Gabriella Brent All over the globe, stigma and entrenched gender norms continue to prevent many men from seeking mental health support. The thing is, conversations about help-seeking in men’s mental health are not unique to men or mental health.

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Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JULY 14, 2023

How Biostimulants Are Enhancing Crop Health in Farming Biostimulants offer a promising, sustainable solution for enhancing crop health in modern agriculture. In recent years, a rapidly evolving farming methodology is drawing attention in the realm of modern agriculture: the use of biostimulants to enhance crop health.

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Health Agriculture Food Production 52

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 4, 2023

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

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NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 8, 2024

According to the American Lung Association , drugs that find specific molecular biomarkers can be more effective in killing cancer cells while harming fewer healthy cells in the body. Biomarker testing carries the potential to save lives, prolong life, and improve people’s quality of life.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

APRIL 5, 2024

By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press Evan Agostini/Invision/AP Scott’s grants, announced in March, largely fall in line with her usual themes — equity and justice, education, health, and economic security and opportunity were the largest categories.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

DECEMBER 12, 2023

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. With the United Nations climate talks wrapping up in Dubai, foundations and other funders pledged at least $2.1

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

DECEMBER 11, 2023

This year's contributions went mostly to groups working on economic security, education, equity, and health. By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press Evan Agostini/Evan Agostini/Invision/AP MacKenzie Scott’s announcement of this year’s giving was accompanied by just a three-sentence post rather than the essays she’s written in the past.

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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Maybe the associate in the office next to yours would be willing to handwrite a thank you note or two or work registration at your next fundraising event. . We all have histories and mental health challenges that will benefit from talking with a professional. . Similarly, consider opportunities for volunteers to engage in marketing.

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Fundraising Leadership

MAY 5, 2023

Nor is one “mental health day” on a calendar of hundreds of stress-filled workdays going to make it all better. Fewer women say they get adequate mental health support from their employers, and several factors point to persistent workplace mental health stigma.” A bubble bath is not going to fix much.

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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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Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

JANUARY 28, 2019

PLEASE NOTE: This article is not suggesting that if you suffer from depression or anxiety or other mental health issues that all you need is a mental health day to fix it. A lot of you won’t even leave your desk for lunch let alone leave the office for a whole day for a “mental health” break.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 28, 2024

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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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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NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Image credit: pixelheadphoto on istock.com Alzheimer’s is a disease whose devastating impact tends to cut across many of the lines that typically separate health outcomes in the United States, like race, wealth, and even age. Yet even so, the impact of Alzheimer’s on Americans is complicated by longstanding and structural inequality.

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Image credit: Jacob Wackerhausen on istock.com The ongoing water crisis in Jackson, MS, is about the lack of access to clean water and the way a community’s health and wellbeing are impacted when this vital resource is unavailable, but there are other crucial factors at play.

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Image credit: Michael on Unsplash A popular area of applied behavioral science, nudges are frequently deployed within public health and healthcare systems to influence people’s choices. But can people be nudged into better health? Nudges are meant to be noncoercive ways of reframing choices to help people make better decisions.

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Bloomerang

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Some creative and successful nonprofit marketing campaigns include: Breast Cancer Now, CoppaFeel and Asda: The Real Self Checkout Suicide&Co: The Words Unspoken Campaign The British Tinnitus Association. It was daring and controversial and aimed to destigmatize mental health issues and encourage open conversations.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

JANUARY 26, 2024

Meet Julie Perrelli, CFRE Julie Perrelli is the philanthropy officer at the Suncoast Hospice Foundation, a member of Empath Health, and leads the Foundation’s individual giving team, which includes major and planned giving. Lisa is a graduate of Leadership Tampa Bay, a Life Member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.,

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press NEW YORK AP Photo/Christophe Ena, file Melinda French Gates says more people should get involved in the fight for improved maternal health care. Several low-cost and low-tech interventions could increase the chances of survival, according to a new report released Tuesday by the Gates Foundation.

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Selfish Giving

JANUARY 5, 2022

Corporate Relations Manager, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program , ($56,300) 3. Associate Director of Philanthropy - Corporate & Community Giving, University of Kentucky , Lexington, KY ($48k - $81k) 4. Sales Account Executive - Corporate Grantmaking, Blackbaud , Remote 2.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 12, 2024

These workers are often forced to choose between risking their health or their income, especially as climate change only increases the likelihood of wildfires, which in turn drives up the number of airborne toxins. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), pollution can also increase the risk of respiratory infection and lung cancer.

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Selfish Giving

JANUARY 31, 2024

An interesting article on how New Jersey's largest health system, Hackensack Meridian Health , developed a content strategy that involved a content-first, channel-second approach that any nonprofit could adopt. Associate National Director, Corporate Development, JDRF , Remote 2. Wounded Warrior Project. ? Marketing Your Cause 1.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

APRIL 15, 2024

A groundbreaking study by Dr. Jan-Emmanuel De Neve and his team from the University of Oxford and Harvard reveals a compelling association between employee well-being and profitability. They found that well-being is associated with firm profitability, with data being aggregated into a Workplace Well-being Score.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 21, 2023

Image Credit: Photo by devn on Unsplash Last month, healthcare leaders in North Carolina announced that they are developing an index to measure health inequities across the state. The index is intended to enable partners in the state to better understand health data, which can then support their efforts to improve health outcomes.

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Healthcare Health Medical Collaborations 84

Selfish Giving

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

I recently finished writing a bunch of case studies for Penn State Health Children’s Hospital , a member of Children’s Miracle Network. I was happy how they came out, but what I was really impressed with is how the team at Penn State Health used them. Nice work, Penn State Health! ?? ?? Check it out here. Partnership Notes 1.

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NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 4, 2023

“There may be no population [of] patients whose health care and outcomes are more affected by racism.” There may be no population [of] patients whose health care and outcomes are more affected by racism than those with sickle cell disease,” write Alexandra Power-Hayes, MD, and Patrick T.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 14, 2023

1 Dr. Merrill Mitler , a neuroscientist at National Institutes of Health, says, “Sleep [benefits] all aspects of our body in one way or another: molecular, energy balance, as well as intellectual function, alertness, and mood.” Normalizing Rest Rest is vital to our wellbeing, enabling the body to heal itself on a cellular level.

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NonProfit Hub

APRIL 14, 2017

With a larger social network, you’ll have more resources at your fingertips, which leads to better physical, mental and emotional health. With all the health perks associated with volunteering, there’s really no reason why you shouldn’t give it a shot. Makes you feel good. The Reward Volunteers Program can help with that.

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Selfish Giving

MAY 8, 2019

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. Every Dutch Bros Coffee poured at its 290 locations on Drink One for Dane Day will support the Muscular Dystrophy Association. But BK is making an undisclosed donation to the nonprofit. After raising $1.3M

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 21, 2024

As NPQ and others have reported, these new and escalating climate-related feelings are changing the face of mental health care. Mental health organizations have formed to address the needs of activists and others in the field. The danger in our climate information overload is short-circuiting attention spans.

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