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Building Power for Healthy Communities

Stanford Social Innovation Review

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.

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2022 Nonprofit Leadership Conference Breakout Speakers & Sessions

NonProfit Leadership Center

is the vice president of behavioral health at GuideWell-Florida Blue. In his more than 30 years of experience as an accomplished physician and health care executive, Dr. Dewan has been an innovator in behavioral health and academic medicine. As an award-winning leader, her P.R.A.I.S.E. Culture and P.R.A.I.S.E.

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MNA is searching for our next Executive Director

MNA Association

MNA’s staff team is engaged, collaborative, committed to growth, and passionate about MNA’s unique mission. These members will be connected through peer networks, with opportunities to learn, gain resources, collaborate, and form stronger relationships with funders, government leaders, and business affiliate members.

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Living into a Childhood Commitment: A Conversation with Cyndi Suarez and Kaytura Felix

NonProfit Quarterly

Then I did more studying at the Johns Hopkins schools of medicine and public health. CS: You’ve been a leader in this work for a long time, probably even before people were really talking about health justice in quite this way. You’ve consistently focused on minority health. What have I learned about health justice?

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Leading to Local

Stanford Social Innovation Review

It can mean supporting networking and collaboration across local entities rather than competitive funding mechanisms. Moreover, by replacing an application-based process with a nominations process, and by funding a cohort of recipients, they are able to replace a competitive experience with a collaborative one.

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Does Your Organization’s Storytelling Perpetuate Harm?

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

We were rewarded when our collaborative efforts paid off – measured by dollars received, press opportunities secured, and increased online engagement. It came as no surprise when I was invited to share my story at a health organization’s gala less than a year later. . Poverty Porn” Doesn’t Raise More Money.

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Paving a Better Way: What’s Driving Progressive Organizations Apart and How to Win by Coming Together

NonProfit Quarterly

On the employer side, this certainly requires transparency about salary and basic benefits (such as health insurance, paid time off, and retirement contributions). We suggest that it be used to ground and orient organizational development change processes.