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Innovating to Address the Systemic Drivers of Health

Stanford Social Innovation Review

While these solutions are important and advance every year, public health is increasingly challenged by factors that are outside what we traditionally define as the health care sector. For example, a solution to help Elisa manage her diabetes might not work in her community because of the cultural or economic barriers that are present.

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Building Community Capacity in Rural East Texas: The Long Lift

NonProfit Quarterly

Exhaustion and exasperation often lead to a sense of: “Not another thing to manage.” The needs and aspirations of local rural communities should always be at the forefront, but those of us engaged in place-based rural development know that we cannot load additional responsibilities onto civic infrastructures that already struggle to keep pace.

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The Social Impact Investment Mirage

Stanford Social Innovation Review

The False Binary Between For-profits and Nonprofits: Where the Troubles Begin. Our reasoning was straightforward: We didn’t want to be seen as competing for funding with the nonprofits using our software. We decided early on to incorporate NeedsList as a for-profit, purpose-driven company. The Investment Mirage.

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Taking Steps Toward Disability Inclusion in China

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Over the past 30 years, it has made substantial improvements in the living conditions and social status of people with disabilities due to rapid economic growth, administrative and legislative actions, and the dedicated efforts of nonprofit organizations that champion the disability community. Narrative change is paramount for system change.

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Teaching Cooperative Intelligence, for a Solidarity Economy

NonProfit Quarterly

he argued that an organized base of teachers and workers could reformulate the economy and, in the process, reshape both the civic and economic training that public education offered. Notably absent is a focus on public K-12 education, which educates nearly 50 million Americans a year. In Dare the School Build a New Social Order? ,

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Higher Education Funding & Grant Resources

Bloomerang

In this post, I’ll share funding and grant resources for nonprofits involved in the education sector. Grant writing tip: While the task of writing a proposal often falls on the shoulders of a project manager or grant writer, anyone—even an outside consultant—with the proper skills could write the proposal. Webb Family Foundation.

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How Are We Doing? 10 Years of Take The Lead

Fundraising Leadership

So as Take The Lead kicks off its 10th anniversary year, exactly 10 years after its first big public launch event at Arizona State University’s Gammage Auditorium, we’re asking you, “How are we doing?” We have delivered 10 cohorts, including nonprofits, healthcare, journalism, law, entrepreneurship, and media and entertainment.