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The Other Maternal Health Crisis: Black Birthing People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing

NonProfit Quarterly

Socioeconomic determinants such as household income, housing conditions, employment, and access to health insurance affect maternal health outcomes. However, recent research has revealed that race is even more important than income when it comes to birth outcomes.

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

Fundraising Leadership

Since then, the executive staff is 50% women with the board comprised of 50% women, says Diane Holder, executive vice president of UPMC Insurance Services Division and CEO of UPMC Health. UPMC is a $24 billion health care provider and insurer, with 92,000 employees, 40 hospitals, 800 doctors’ offices and outpatient sites, contributing $1.7

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Preserving Cambodia Town: How A Refugee Community Has Organized Itself

NonProfit Quarterly

Early on, the community established itself enough to have its own cultural center, known as Cambodia Town. Political figures, professionals, teachers, Buddhist monks, and people from various ethnic minority groups were executed. But so too is the creative spirit. Led by Pol Pot, the Khmer Rouge made everything much worse.

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To Save Legal Aid, Expand Public Service Loan Forgiveness

NonProfit Quarterly

Although the federal government’s loan forgiveness program is race neutral by design, it also advances racial equity. Black Americans are more likely to borrow than students from other racial and ethnic groups pursuing similar degrees, and they are more likely to borrow relatively large amounts. Making Legal Aid Affordable.

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Management Challenges: Early Lessons in Advancing Pay Equity and Wellness Globally

NonProfit Quarterly

We have also been stirred by the long-overdue reckoning over race in the United States and sought in response to address racial equity more squarely in our work. Staff may be underpaid or lack culturally relevant benefits. Introspection and culture shift is needed, too.