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Children's Hospital Los Angeles Lands $25 Million for Pediatric Mental Health Program

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

philanthropists Gene and Mindy Stein aims to help young children with complex medical conditions navigate mental health challenges. The gift from L.A.

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What gives in Nebraska? The Buffett effect and a culture of giving 

Candid

In addition, Buffett announced in June that he would leave his fortune to his children, who will have 10 years to give the money away. It is part of our culture and what gives our region a competitive advantage.” A strong culture of giving? The Buffett effect and a culture of giving appeared first on Candid insights.

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Investing in Creativity as Social Infrastructure

Stanford Social Innovation Review

This is apparent in families divided by online conspiracies, in children's struggles with social media-driven anxiety, in neighborhoods where local businesses struggle while corporate profits soar, and in the easy stereotypes many people reach for about urban elites or rural flyover country that mask our shared humanity.

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3 strategies for more meaningful donor engagement 

Candid

I organized workshops to cultivate an internal culture of abundance and shared purpose, which was then reflected in our external outreach efforts. Many donors empathize with her desire to provide a better life for her children and see their support as a way to help others achieve similar dreams—and feel more connected to our mission.

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Co-Leadership for Bottom-Up Transformation

Stanford Social Innovation Review

In 2024, when Global Fund for Children (GFC) announced that I would transition from global managing director to co-CEO alongside John Hecklinger (who had been sole CEO and president for over six years) it was the next step in a co-leadership journey that began several years earlier with co-leaders at other levels.

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Ancient, Powerful, and Particularly Feminine: Righting Our Relationship with Mama Earth

NonProfit Quarterly

Ubuntu as Art Nearly two years later, on Earth Day 2024, our Cultural Arts Circle excitedly announced 40 winners for the Ubuntu Climate Initiatives inaugural Climate Arts and Storytelling Showcase. We are living in a patriarchal system that prioritizes power, profit, and a hypercompetitive culture that overvalues individualism.

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Use Experiential Learning To Transform Your Next Board Retreat

Bloomerang

It also tightens board relationships, bringing members together in ways no spreadsheet or slide deck ever couldit provides the atmosphere for a cultural shift on the board. Picture a board retreat that begins with members helping pack care kits with clients in recovery, or reading alongside children in an early learning center.