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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. Over the last year, she had to visit the emergency room at the local hospital three times when she and members of her family developed severe respiratory symptoms. Elisa isn’t alone.

Health 101
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Invest in Networks for Exponential Climate Wins

Stanford Social Innovation Review

This aligns with other research showing that nonprofits further their missions more effectively and efficiently by investing in external networks and tapping into resources outside their direct control. Because energy systems are interconnected, our solutions must be as well. Take electric vehicles (EVs) for example.

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Local Solutions to Federal Problems: Moving Climate Dollars to Communities

NonProfit Quarterly

Connie Binkowitz, director of development and external policy at CTC, described how, in 2020, the organization received a grant from the Memphis Division of Housing and Community Development (DHCD). This grant came out of a program supported by federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) dollars.

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The New Problem-Solving Skills That All Cities Need

Stanford Social Innovation Review

Yet, one need only consider the lives lost, the school time squandered, and the continued mental-health toll to know that we will need to be much better equipped next time. That means developing a shared understanding of what those problems are (or will be), how to tackle them, and what success looks like.

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Our EveryAction Hero: Reproductive Health Access Project

EveryAction

Reproductive Health Access Project works at the crossroads of the medical community and the reproductive rights space to mobilize and train clinicians to ensure access to abortion, contraception, and miscarriage care. How did the Reproductive Health Access Project start? How has this impacted your nonprofit?

Health 50
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Living into a Childhood Commitment: A Conversation with Cyndi Suarez and Kaytura Felix

NonProfit Quarterly

Then I did more studying at the Johns Hopkins schools of medicine and public health. CS: You’ve been a leader in this work for a long time, probably even before people were really talking about health justice in quite this way. You’ve consistently focused on minority health. What have I learned about health justice?

Medical 100
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More than just a logo

CNPE

The Center for Nonprofit Excellence has unveiled some new packaging, but in our case that’s not all! Yes, we still have great classes on fundraising and nonprofit management. We still offer professional development through our relationship with our online partner MindEdge Learning. A pyramid fit that story.