Fundraising Leadership

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

In her first book, Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine , author, ER physician and former professor of medicine, Uche Blackstock writes about growing up in Brooklyn with her twin sister, Oni, watching their mother, a Harvard Medical School grad, deal with patents and workloads. Physicians are Black women.

Culture 107

Culture Leadership Universities Psychology 107

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 24, 2023

After moving to the San Joaquin Valley in California, dairy worker José Federico Sierra saw his asthma worsen; his sister Antonia Sierra Martínez, a community health worker, developed asthma too. Many farms seem to have a culture of “warning each other when routine inspection ‘sweeps’ are occurring.”

Agriculture 86

Agriculture Food Health Law 86

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

JANUARY 23, 2021

How to End Social Media Addiction and Protect Your Mental Health. We’re even going to go into some digital wellbeing and mental health aikido. What are the mental health effects and risks of social media addiction or overuse? These phenomena manifest differently in many societies and cultures. […]. Do you have a problem?

Health 133

Health Technology Psychology Environmental 133

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Such weather events impact the health of individuals living in affected communities. Low-income individuals live with higher rates of chronic disease , are more likely to be exposed to environmental hazards , have substandard housing, and often lack access to nutritious foods and adequate medical care.

Philanthropy 92

Philanthropy Health Medical Nonprofit governance and management 92

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 67

Leadership Healthcare Health Medical 67

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Amanda’s introduction to HR occurred at an entry-level in 2008 with her intent to use the position as a placeholder while she built upon her undergraduate degree in Counseling/Psychology. Miles has Down Syndrome, several health issues, a feisty personality and a strong love of the artist Lizzo. He is better than your dog.

Non-Profits 105

Non-Profits Nonprofit Administration and Development Medical Culture 105

Fundraising Leadership

MAY 3, 2024

Others say mothering in this culture—often referred to as the Motherhood Penalty—is worse, thanks to COVID and economic factors forcing women to take on traditional roles. “ Just ahead of Mother’s Day, it’s prime time to examine the changing M Factor influencing the role motherhood plays in the workplace. Some say it is the same.

Children 67

Children Universities Health Psychology 67

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

A reckoning with institutional power and cultural privilege shaped by social movements like the #MeToo Movement and the Movement for Black Lives. Certain phases and words carry cultural currency and cachet. Assuming one’s mental, physical, and spiritual health is the responsibility of the organization or collective space.

Leadership 145

Leadership Culture Non-Profits Nonprofit governance and management 145

The Charity CFO

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

This is defined as an occupational challenge for people working and volunteering in the fields of victim services, law enforcement, emergency medical services, fire services, and other allied professions, due to their continuous exposure to victims of trauma and violence by the Office for Victims of Crime.

Health 52

Health Psychology Culture Nonprofits 52

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The prevailing narrative, which focuses on individuals, treats traumatized people as psychologically abnormal, rather than as having a normal reaction to abnormal circumstances. It also reinforces an individualized medical model of intervention as the solution. One example of this is the W.K.

Public and Social Policy 137

Public and Social Policy Health Activism Culture 137