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Monitoring Inequality: The Case for Widening Access to Innovations in Diabetes Management

NonProfit Quarterly

People with diabetes are more than twice as likely to receive healthcare coverage from Medicaid as those without diabetes. People with diabetes who are on Medicaid, particularly people of color, are least likely to use a CGM.Even those with access to employer healthcare benefits can pay up to $75 monthly for CGM access.

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How Interior Design Can Improve Health Justice

NonProfit Quarterly

To Gonzalez, from the inside out means moving from individual emotional safety to cultural values and, finally, to the external environment. Typically, healthcare waiting rooms arrange chairs in rows, forcing people to stare at walls or each others backs. It really comes from the inside out.

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5 Reasons Many Nonprofits Fail to Reach Their Highest Potential

NonProfit PRO

million nonprofit organizations play a crucial role in our society by addressing important community needs like healthcare, education, affordable housing, food insecurity and many other important social causes. addService(googletag.pubads()).setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic", setCollapseEmptyDiv(true).setTargeting("ic",

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The Promise and the Power of Social Cooperatives

NonProfit Quarterly

The SABSA healthcare cooperative is one of over 11,000 enterprises in the province of Quebec’s distinctive social economy. “We We can both provide healthcare and do substance testing,” explained SABSA clinical nurse Marie-Odyle Massé to NPQ. “We Fear and shame were preventing them from getting needed care.

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Merging Nonprofit Organizations: What Nonprofit Leaders Need to Know

Nonprofit Fixer

Mergers often go wrong if one organization feels that there is a cultural mismatch that cannot be overcome or one of the organizations has such serious problems, financial or reputational, that the other organization does not have the resources or bandwidth to manage them. Knowing what to tell staff and when is critical. Find her here.

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The App That Missed the Mark: A Black Woman’s Quest to Build AI That Heals, Not Just Fixes

NonProfit Quarterly

As both a Black woman and a clinical social worker, Amara spends her days helping other Black women navigate a mental healthcare system that often fails them. MindfulVibe, like much of the healthcare system, is designed for the massespeople who dont carry the weight of systemic oppression. But Amara knows better.

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“We’re Not Meant to Do Life Alone”: The Invisible Network of Nonprofits

NonProfit Quarterly

From healthcare and education to emotional support and hurricane recovery, Karen’s story reveals how much nonprofits are deeply interwoven into the fabric of our communities—often unnoticed until they’re needed the most. They raise funds, organize events, and support school culture in ways that might not happen without the organization. “We