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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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It’s Not in Your Mind: Addressing Mental Health Through a Social Justice Lens

NonProfit Quarterly

There is good reason to wonder whether collecting all types of suffering into medicalized mental health disorders is the most accurate or ethical approach when it comes to addressing these crises,” says Dr. Zenobia Morrill , a psychology professor at William James College. These practitioners later formed the Boston Liberation Health Group.

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What Michael Bloomberg's Plan to Transfer His Company to Charity Could Mean for Philanthropy

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

By Maria Di Mento Alastair Grant, PA Wire, AP Michael Bloomberg has given extensively to education and to nonprofits focused on arts and culture, the environmental, public health, and improving city governments around the world.

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5 Signs Your Employees are Burned Out + What to Do About It

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

Since physical health issues and emotional stress commonly contribute to burnout, look for opportunities to build a healthy and sustainable work culture. Allow employees to take mental health days to rest, pursue their interests, or even volunteer. Consider: Encouraging days off. Implementing a four-day workweek.

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Creating a Culture of Data-Driven Philanthropy

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

The problem is that the ratios most commonly used for rapid analysis, typically focused on spending or growth, are not accurate measures of either organizational health OR social impact. But we believe that tools like this can support a culture of data driven philanthropy. (Think Wikipedia!).

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In a new era for the nonprofit ecosystem, collaboration is key to survival

Candid

As government support dwindles—for free school lunches, community health clinics, housing initiatives, etc.—needs We need specialists who deeply understand housing policy, food insecurity, or mental health access. Because the challenges we face—poverty, housing, health care, and education—are interconnected.

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Need a Lift? 13 Stories That Inspired Us in 2024

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Yielding Power to Youth by Kate Lord & Janae Phillips Leaders at Shes the First, a global organization that teams up with grassroots leaders to make sure girls are educated, respected, and heard, share what theyve learned from making the leap into youth-led advocacy campaigns.