Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

In vibrant and thriving communities, people have the power and resources to realize their vision of health and well-being. The importance of housing as a social determinant of health has been well-documented by researchers and philanthropies alike. By Stacey Barbas , Kate McLaughlin , Jessica Mulcahy & Vedette R.

Health 105

Health Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Philanthropy 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 30, 2023

By Tlaleng Mofokeng & Karabi Acharya In countries and communities around the world there are organizers, leaders, and experts who are working to remove the barriers to health that are rooted in racism and structural discrimination. And yet a lot of the public health messaging had that framing. There was no dignity there.

Health 140

Health Medical Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy 140

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 4, 2024

Advancing innovations that lead to equitable and sustainable solutions in the healthcare system requires interrogating the inequities embedded within research, design, and testing processes for novel health solutions, as well as diversifying the people involved at each stage.

Health 66

Health Ethics Race and Ethnicity Medical 66

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.

Health 81

Health Public and Social Policy Governance Collaborations 81

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JANUARY 17, 2023

Courtesy of Ferdinand Dukundimana, Butaro Hospital via Partners in Health William and Joyce Cummings pledged $50 million through their Cummings Foundation to establish the Paul Farmer Collaborative of Harvard Medical School and the University of Global Health Equity in Rwanda. By Maria Di Mento.

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

As a longtime science-fiction fan and health justice practitioner, I’m drawn to works that imagine the future of our healthcare system. Who deserves good health? However—as we’ve explored in the series—organizers, healers, and other change agents have long lifted up counter-narratives of health and healthcare.

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Health Healthcare Medical Values 78

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 29, 2023

Even the American Psychological Association acknowledges the country is “facing a national mental health crisis that could yield serious health and social consequences for years to come.” Creating a world that is conducive to everyone’s mental health requires valuing and centering the leadership and experience of BIPOC communities.

Health 94

Health Culture Non-Profits Psychology 94

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 9, 2023

The piece struck a chord with many NPQ readers, as it did for the Health Justice desk. Looking back on that time offline, I recognize how important it was to my work as a health justice practitioner to create space for play, creativity, and dreaming. million fund to enable sabbaticals for BIPOC leaders.

Health 83

Health Public and Social Policy Healthcare Medical 83

Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

According to The World Health Organization , of the 1 billion people around the world currently experiencing a mental disorder, more than 80% are without any form of quality, affordable care. And with the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on mental health, there has never been a more important time than now to address mental health conditions. .

Health 100

Health Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy Healthcare 100

Affnetz

APRIL 16, 2024

From scheduling meetings and distributing board materials to tracking attendance and managing communication, board management software offers a solution that saves time, enhances efficiency, and improves collaboration. It should also support collaborative editing of meeting minutes and enable easy sharing of documents and presentations.

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Management Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit Administration and Development 245

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 21, 2023

As foundations increasingly acknowledge the centuries of systematic and institutional racism that have led to intergenerational trauma, cycles of poverty, and reduced life expectancies in communities of color, they are working to re-examine philanthropy’s history and reimagine its role.

Foundations 98

Foundations Philanthropy Construction Health 98

Sweet! by BlueSky

JANUARY 18, 2021

From the NFL and the Komen Foundation to local PTA’s encouraging parents to eat at local restaurants to support school supplies, these partnerships have helped meet community needs beyond what the government can provide. Nonprofit Collaboration Example: Here is an example. Blue Sky Collaborative is here the help.

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Collaborations Governance Nonprofits Health 52

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.

Public and Social Policy 74

Public and Social Policy Health Medical Race and Ethnicity 74

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 24, 2023

By Tia Martinez In seeking to improve the health outcomes of people in underserved communities, philanthropy’s results have, in general, been disappointing: Socioeconomic and racial injustices run so deep in these communities that strong barriers to change extend well beyond the health care system.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Health Collaborations Foundations 98

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

For movements to respond effectively, this requires not only reaching more people but also collaborating more effectively, especially by connecting multiple networks through shared infrastructure. Some foundations are stepping up to this reality. Where does social justice philanthropy fit in? Their main finding?

Philanthropy 127

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Health 127

Candid

MAY 23, 2024

The Bob Woodruff Foundation ’s (BWF) Got Your 6 Network organizations provide targeted services to over 20.6 Key components to the cascade effect, as they relate to veterans’ services, could include barriers to employment opportunities, lack of social support networks, and access to mental health services, among others,” she said.

Health 52

Health Medical Food Collaborations 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

AUGUST 14, 2023

Multiple generations of residents in Del Norte County have now suffered from widespread childhood obesity, low educational achievement, high teen drinking rates, poor health outcomes, and other social problems linked to high rates of trauma, unemployment, and poverty.

Nonprofit governance and management 98

Nonprofit governance and management Health Collaborations Foundations 98

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 23, 2023

We need a new model for cross-sector collaboration that centers healing, lived experience, and community wisdom. We need trust-based governance and what Nonprofit Collaboration Expert Kaile Shilling calls “collaborative impact.” Creative expression was a powerful gateway into openly discussing mental health in new ways.

Nonprofit governance and management 105

Nonprofit governance and management Health Collaborations Governance 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Casey Foundation. Casey Foundation’s mission is to create a brighter future for America’s children, young people, and families. While the foundation’s mission covers much more than just housing, it cannot achieve this mission without helping to ensure families have safe, stable, and affordable housing.

Public and Social Policy 126

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Foundations 126

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 8, 2024

Biomarker testing is currently not available at all to Medicaid beneficiaries, and many commercial health insurance companies do not provide coverage for these tests. However, its accessibility, and the extent to which it will contribute to long-standing health inequities is still in question.

Insurance 70

Insurance Health Medical Associations 70

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 19, 2023

These projects—designed and implemented as part of the program experience for the purpose of applying learning—provide participants with learning opportunities based on adult learning and action learning principles , can yield tangible benefits for communities, and often foster collaboration.

Leadership 124

Leadership Participation and motivation Collaborations Health 124

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 23, 2023

To understand what is possible, we can look to the field of global health. Lessons From Global Health Twenty years ago, providing life-saving antiretroviral (ARV) treatment to tens of millions of HIV+ people seemed like a fantasy. Not all market-shaping initiatives in global health were successful, of course.

Finance 116

Finance Health Governance Manufacturing 116

Candid

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Our Foundation Funding for U.S. The data visualization tool, which consists of a map, charts, and lists, documents foundation support across several key areas including: campaign and election processes governing institutions and processes information and media public engagement and voting . That’s where Candid can help.

Collaborations 98

Collaborations Foundations Governance Health 98

Candid

MARCH 26, 2024

Individual donors and foundations increasingly view data “ as the fuel for innovation and social change.” This can lead to funding shortages: A 2021 study by Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy found that AANHPI communities receive just 20 cents of every $100 awarded by foundations.

Governance 59

Governance Food Health Collaborations 59

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 12, 2023

Although new to both housing and philanthropy, I knew that where and how we live is integral to our health, education, and economic mobility. The original cohort of foundations that helped develop FHO included the Annie E. As Charles Rutheiser of the Annie E. ” Space for Thinking, Trust-Building, and Engagement.

Philanthropy 116

Philanthropy Homelessness Public and Social Policy Foundations 116

Candid

JUNE 23, 2022

Community foundations, family foundations, and other private foundations make up a smaller portion of the sector. . COVID-19 placed unparalleled pressure on the country’s health systems, economy, and the well-being of Brazilians. Philanthropy has realized collaboration can take us forward.

Civil Society 98

Civil Society Philanthropy Collaborations Public and Nonprofit Management 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Many we spoke with pointed out the obvious tension of the endowment corpus—95 percent of most foundations’ wealth is invested rather than distributed in grants. Below, we share how each of the components of repair might look for philanthropy and how one particular funder, the Bush Foundation, is trying to live into the cycle.

Philanthropy 145

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Culture Foundations 145

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

How do we encourage greater cooperation and collaboration in what can feel like an increasingly divisive world? The conference will explore the role of civil society organizations in finding common ground, ways to facilitate collaboration, combatting disinformation, and other topics. How to Have Better Political Conversations.

Civil Society 111

Civil Society Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 111

NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 7, 2023

.” Jerrica Peets, LEAP Program Manager and FAAME Project Manager, LEAP Tampa Bay “As a Black woman in higher education and mental health consultancy, I’ve experienced first-hand the need for greater racial and gender diversity in leadership roles.

Nonprofit governance and management 246

Nonprofit governance and management Participation and motivation Public and Nonprofit Management Race and Ethnicity 246

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 24, 2024

The Garfield Foundation offers a different example of how networks with capacity achieve systems change that evades individual groups. Embedding change into a system means philanthropic staff, trustees, organizational divisions, and funder collaborative members must buy into the process.

Civil Society 133

Civil Society Energy Collaborations Leadership 133

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.

Healthcare 75

Healthcare Health Medical Collaborations 75

Candid

JANUARY 6, 2023

Kellogg Foundation This resource helps answer a key question on many leaders’ minds: How can leaders and companies create a culture that embodies a feeling of inclusion and a sense of belonging for all employees? Kellogg Foundation in partnership with the University of New Mexico This report examines how W.K.

Public and Social Policy 98

Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Culture Health 98

The NonProfit Times

MAY 15, 2024

The position is typically funded by the development office or foundation. Direct collaboration with the CDO, senior development leadership, and CEO is also important when interacting with donors and prospective donors. They can collaborate with gift officers to educate them about complex institutional funding needs and priorities.

Medical 52

Medical Philanthropy Leadership Collaborations 52

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 4, 2024

Kindred Southern Healing Justice Collective, “Kindred Offering to this Moment” In a time of increasing external threats impacting community health—economic inequality, genocide, global pandemics, state violence, White supremacy, authoritarianism, climate crises—there are many reasons to feel despair and hopelessness.

Health 109

Health Culture Food Philanthropy 109

Bloomerang

JUNE 17, 2022

Elton John AIDS Foundation. Prism Foundation. Pride Foundation. PFund Foundation. Horizons Foundation. The Vermont Community Foundation. The New York Women’s Foundation. Stonewall Community Foundation. New York Foundation. Maine Community Foundation. New Harvest Foundation.

Foundations 124

Foundations Culture Health Charitable Contribution 124

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

That’s the perspective taken by the funder collaboration Funders for Housing and Opportunity (FHO), and it drives FHO’s growing emphasis on very affordable housing (meaning housing that’s affordable to those with very low incomes) as a solution to homelessness. Put housing first. Housing is the solution to homelessness.

Homelessness 111

Homelessness Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 111

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 7, 2023

Robert Shmerling at Harvard Health, the United States “scores poorly on many key health measures, including life expectancy, preventable hospital admissions, suicide, and maternal mortality.” Yet even analysis by race and income fails to get at the underlying cause of disparities in our health system.

Leadership 64

Leadership Healthcare Health Medical 64