Stanford Social Innovation Review

MAY 6, 2024

Historically, for example, Black public health leaders in Pittsburgh created Freedom House Ambulance Services after being neglected by police-staffed ambulances. The paramedic training and ambulance design standards pioneered in the Freedom House Ambulance Service helped set the national public health standard for emergency care.

Public and Social Policy 93

Public and Social Policy Governance Nonprofit Administration and Development Poverty 93

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 10, 2023

For most US-based foundations, the answer has traditionally been to focus on confined problem areas, projects like reducing malaria incidence, improving school attendance, or increasing access to safe drinking water. There are many reasons why foundations structure their giving in this way. And how can philanthropies fund it?

Production 103

Production Entrepreneurship Agriculture Education 103

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 20, 2023

One of the stated goals of that report was to “identify communities with high lead exposures and improve their health outcomes.” Even small amounts of lead can lead to severe adverse health effects in children , including issues with learning, brain and nervous system development, hearing and speech, and arrested growth.

Curriculum and Teaching 64

Curriculum and Teaching Environmental Children Public and Social Policy 64

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 26, 2023

4 Once on Prospect, I was awash in a sea of excitement and activity as over 150 residents, labor activists, students, and onlookers buzzed about, handing out food and water, playing with young children, stewarding informational tables, dancing to the music, and finishing a massive art project that immediately drew my attention.

Education 85

Education Education Universities Public and Nonprofit Management 85