NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 11, 2023

Image Credit: Urja Bhatt on unsplash.com Recently, a colleague asked me to identify my race. Presented with the standard options for race (White, Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian), I’ve always selected Asian. “Oh!” She was collecting diversity information and needed to fill in the field. I shrugged.

Health 91

Health Race and Ethnicity Healthcare Public and Social Policy 91

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 26, 2023

For Indigenous Peoples of the Americas, the creation of borders that have been imposed upon tribal nations has led to a tremendous loss of land, natural resources, culture, food systems, language, economies, and a thousand generations of traditional knowledge. What’s In a Name? They had forgotten that the earth was their mother.

Health 98

Health Poverty Public and Social Policy Culture 98

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

In vibrant and thriving communities, people have the power and resources to realize their vision of health and well-being. Residents, regardless of zip code or how much money they have, can breathe clean air, eat healthy and culturally appropriate food, and have a safe, affordable place to call home.

Health 100

Health Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Philanthropy 100

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

When schools and daycares shuttered, when food and other supply chains broke, who delivered baby supplies to parents juggling virtual work and young children? Who brought food to housebound elders? Government, philanthropy, and community members all relied on nonprofits during the COVID pandemic. It wasn’t for-profit companies.

Governance 94

Governance Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit Administration and Development Finance 94

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

I was born in Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) and started working in public health there as a clinical psychologist. I was responsible for mental health in what was, at the time, one of the world’s poorest countries. There I was, talking to parents about lead poisoning, doing what we do so readily in public health: telling people what to do.

Health 113

Health Race and Ethnicity Food Children 113

NonProfit Quarterly

OCTOBER 23, 2023

A 2023 US Government Accountability Office report found that there are presently 120,000 workers with disabilities nationwide earning subminimum wages, with half of them earning less than $3.50 As of 2022, people with disabilities in the state of North Carolina receive an average of $1,359 monthly from Social Security Disability Insurance.

Race and Ethnicity 127

Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit governance and management Law Education 127

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Yet the quest for health equity has been stymied. The lack of meaningful health equity progress is due to business-as-usual approaches and interventions focused on getting quick results—which are often temporary, weak, and ineffective. While urgent services are necessary, they can never advance enduring health equity and wellbeing.

Health 77

Health Public and Social Policy Leadership Collaborations 77