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How Global Talent Enriches a Global Health Organization

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

Vital Strategies, the New York-based public health nonprofit I’ve led for the past two decades, employs nearly 400 people in 16 countries. At Vital Strategies, we consider our global diversity to be our strength, and a powerful asset in our mission to reimagine public health for everyone.

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How Communities Around the World Are Connecting Social Isolation and Health

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Weak social connections represent an equivalent health risk to smoking and obesity. Here are several tenets of public health and how they are playing out addressing social isolation and loneliness across the globe. Help Health Care Professionals Diagnose Loneliness Diagnosis is the first step to treatment.

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How Men’s Mental Health Resources Can Help Serve All Communities

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Kelly Davis , Rukudzo Mwamuka , Erla Magnúsdóttir & Gabriella Brent All over the globe, stigma and entrenched gender norms continue to prevent many men from seeking mental health support. While this difference is driven by many factors, it points to a cultural failure to be responsive to the needs of half of the population.

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Prioritizing Self-Care at Your Nonprofit: 3 Best Strategies

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

Plus, creating a positive work environment that values your employees’ well-being will help you recruit new talent for your team. Offer mental health days. Mental health and physical health are equally important, but at many organizations, employees are expected to only take sick days for their physical health.

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Why Settle for Cookie-Cutter People and Culture Practices?

Stanford Social Innovation Review

By Phil Buchanan , Alyse d’Amico & Leaha Wynn Organizational performance depends on thoughtful policies and practices with respect to employees and culture. Often, culture is simply neglected. Leaha joined eight years ago and helped dramatically advance our approach to recruiting and to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

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Equity in The Balance: Catalyst Winners On DEI Tools To Change Work Culture

Fundraising Leadership

At the recent Catalyst 2023 conference, ( L to R) Rikia Birindelli-Fayne, interim Executive director, corporate engagement EMEA, Catalyst; Jennifer Kingston, principal head of DEI, Edward Jones; Dr. Kulleni Gebreyes, principal HC Consulting, and Health & Equity Institute leader at Deloitte. Culture eats strategy for lunch.”

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2022 Nonprofit Leadership Conference Breakout Speakers & Sessions

NonProfit Leadership Center

This year’s conference breakout speakers address some of the most pressing issues facing nonprofit professionals, from acquiring and retaining top talent and leading like an entrepreneur to prioritizing yourself in a non-stop world and embracing an inclusive culture. Culture and P.R.A.I.S.E. Culture and P.R.A.I.S.E.