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How UPROSE Is Creating Clean Energy in Brooklyn

NonProfit Quarterly

The solar developer builds clean-energy projects that help communities acquire long-term wealth and energy assets through impact investing, technical support, and project financing. All the energy produced by the array will be sent to the Con Edison grid. How will Sunset Park Solar work? says Yeampierre.

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Why Energy-Efficient Renovations Are Good Investments

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Why Energy-Efficient Renovations Are Good Investments In an age where sustainability is not just a trend but a necessity, energy-efficient renovations have emerged as a cornerstone in modern property development and ownership.

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Do You Need to Take a Mental Health Day from Your Nonprofit?

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

PLEASE NOTE: The purpose of this article is to help those who do not normally think about their mental health and remind those of us who already deal with issues to pay attention to signs we may be burning out and need a break from work. Anyway, no matter your age, your mental health should be as important as your physical health.

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Innovating to Address the Systemic Drivers of Health

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Unfortunately, there are not many health clinics nearby where Elisa can get easy access to primary care with her Medicaid insurance. Life expectancy can differ up to 30 years in the US between different zip codes in the same state, indicating the significance of socioeconomic, environmental, and social factors in driving health outcomes.

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Sabbaticals: A Gateway to Reimagining Health

NonProfit Quarterly

The piece struck a chord with many NPQ readers, as it did for the Health Justice desk. Looking back on that time offline, I recognize how important it was to my work as a health justice practitioner to create space for play, creativity, and dreaming. million fund to enable sabbaticals for BIPOC leaders.

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Leaders Say Public Health Ethics Is Necessary for Social Justice

NonProfit Quarterly

How does the field of public health—given its role in making decisions that impact entire populations—define ethics? How can it be used to advance health equity and social justice? Chan School of Public Health. Nancy Krieger , a professor of social epidemiology at Harvard T.H. But why is this approach necessary?

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Learning From the Climate-Mental Health Convergence

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Aruta & Kelly Davis A convergence is happening between the climate and mental health movements, and social impact practitioners need to pay attention. Characterizing the relationship between these two complex problems is often challenging because the true tolls of the mental health and climate crises are inseparable.

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