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How the Climate Crisis is Changing Mental Healthcare

NonProfit Quarterly

For example, foregrounds the experiences of communities of color in the environmental justice movement. Organizations like Force of Nature and the Climate Psychology Alliance facilitate climate cafes—spaces that involve sharing eco-anxiety with others under the guidance of trained professionals.

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In Ukraine: Eco-Crimes and Anxiety as the War Drags On

NonProfit Quarterly

But now, as the war in Ukraine has raged on for nearly two years, scientists are tasked with documenting every new environmental crime that Russia commits. The war has exacerbated my climate anxiety because it has added another layer of urgency and complexity to the environmental issues we face.”

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The State of Mental Health Support in Climate Emergencies

NonProfit Quarterly

Children are most at risk for the consequences of climate change in general—and environmental dangers to their mental health start even before birth. Such considerations can be symbiotic, benefitting both the environment and individuals’ psychological wellbeing.

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Dr. James explains why the feeling “People like me make gifts like this” is so powerful in major gifts fundraising

iMarketSmart

Givers benefit from their enhanced public reputation. Givers get no benefit from their public reputation. One experiment used a public radio station pledge drive.[12] It [proposes] a new mechanism of decision making in charitable giving through an important psychological construct: similarity.”[23] Fordham, & G.

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Why Energy-Efficient Renovations Are Good Investments

Nonprofit Marketing Insights by GlobalOwls

Such enhancements to a building are not merely a nod to environmental consciousness; they are savvy economic decisions with tangible benefits. Chapters Enhanced Property Value The allure of energy-efficient renovations extends far beyond their immediate aesthetic or environmental appeal; they impart a substantial increase in property value.

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Taking Steps Toward Disability Inclusion in China

Stanford Social Innovation Review

percent of the population, China has enacted more than 60 laws and regulations aimed at safeguarding the rights of individuals with disabilities, encompassing those with visual, auditory, linguistic, physical, intellectual, psychological, and multiple disabilities. With 85 million people with disabilities, or 6.5

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How Enhancing a Donor’s Moral Identity Can Advance their Donor Hero Story

iMarketSmart

For example, it can enhance public reputation. It means one’s private actions match one’s ideal public values. The hero story (monomyth) cycle is,[11] Or, as a loop, Previous articles show how this cycle can enhance external, public identity.[12] It can publicize the gift’s impact. 1] But fundraising can do more.