NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 18, 2024

Image credit: onlyyouqj on istock.com Precision medicine, which relies on genomics to understand how a person’s genetic makeup affects their health, looms large over the United States’ overburdened and underperforming healthcare system.

Race and Ethnicity 104

Race and Ethnicity Health Healthcare Medical 104

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 30, 2023

Throughout its history, social justice philanthropy has generally remained organized around siloed identities, such as gender, race, and sexual orientation. Throughout its history, social justice philanthropy has generally remained organized around siloed identities, such as gender, race, and sexual orientation.

Philanthropy 131

Philanthropy Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy Collaborations 131

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

A few years later, I worked as a minority health coordinator, focusing on racial and ethnic minority populations in Rhode Island—on people like me, who come here with dreams and hopes to do better but often find themselves without the resources or opportunities they need. Voice , because government has an obligation to listen to residents.

Health 120

Health Race and Ethnicity Food Children 120

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 17, 2023

Researchers have found that the duration, quality, and frequency of rest in general and sleep in particular are shaped by income level, housing conditions, employment status, type of work, and race. Rest and race are intertwined, and it all boils down to who has the right to rest and under what conditions rest and leisure should be granted.

Race and Ethnicity 119

Race and Ethnicity Health Public and Social Policy Culture 119

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 10, 2023

Rather, it shifts into a different sort of navigation: the too-common experience of being a Native person in a healthcare system that is mostly unaware of the historical trauma and cultural traditions that infuse the birth experience of Native people. And that negotiation does not end at the hospital door.

Medical 93

Medical Health Culture Healthcare 93

NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The ELTRR is referenced in a recent publication by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM), Federal Policy to Advance Racial, Ethnic, and Tribal Health Equity , as a critical federal strategy. The program is now being expanded statewide.

Health 79

Health Public and Social Policy Leadership Collaborations 79

Kivi's Nonprofit Communications Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

When people think about cultural competency, they tend to talk in terms of race, ethnicity, gender and religion. A success story came from Janeen Gingrich, interim chief executive officer at SHIFT NC , an organization that helps schools, healthcare providers, and other youth-serving agencies improve adolescent sexual health.

Communication 58

Communication Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Culture 58

NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 19, 2023

11 Nor are the economic data any more encouraging when one measures inequality by race. Until quite recently, many economic justice movement organizations were “race neutral” in their approach. 21 In other words, until quite recently, it was considered politically smart for economic justice groups to avoid talking about race.

Public and Social Policy 78

Public and Social Policy Race and Ethnicity Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 78

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

During my first three years practicing law, I worked multiple jobs so that I could afford housing, healthcare, food, and student loan payments. Everything changed when I landed a government position. Although the federal government’s loan forgiveness program is race neutral by design, it also advances racial equity.

Race and Ethnicity 115

Race and Ethnicity Law Education Education 115