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Walking Through Truth: Indigenous Wisdom and Community Health Equity

Stanford Social Innovation Review

As a physician and public health professional, these formative traditional values and beliefs have guided my personal journey toward promoting equity. Races and ethnicities in the United States are defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). What’s In a Name?

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Housing and Health: Creating Solutions With Communities

Stanford Social Innovation Review

In vibrant and thriving communities, people have the power and resources to realize their vision of health and well-being. The importance of housing as a social determinant of health has been well-documented by researchers and philanthropies alike. By Stacey Barbas , Kate McLaughlin , Jessica Mulcahy & Vedette R.

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Why Nonprofits Need a Values-Based Social Media Strategy

NonProfit Quarterly

A January 2021 report published by Pew Research showed that 54 percent of Black online participants and 47 percent of Hispanic participants say they were targeted for harassment due to race or ethnicity, compared with 17 percent of White users. Large audience and engagement numbers are not the only metric of social media success.

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Preserving Places of Belonging in Asian America: The Value of Community Voice

NonProfit Quarterly

But they are, in fact, incredibly diverse—representing many ethnicities, speaking hundreds of languages, identifying with various faiths, with very different migration stories. As Yeung astutely puts it, “ Empowering grassroots leadership is not always an easy path. The vision these founders set remains highly relevant today.

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Measure what matters: collect data with intention 

MNA Association

It can be a headache for staff, burdensome to program participants, and a source of ongoing frustration to organization leadership who just want to communicate the powerful work they know is happening(!!). Collecting data on race and ethnicity allows us to identify inequities and ensure more just programs and services.

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Equity in The Balance: Catalyst Winners On DEI Tools To Change Work Culture

Fundraising Leadership

At the recent Catalyst 2023 conference, ( L to R) Rikia Birindelli-Fayne, interim Executive director, corporate engagement EMEA, Catalyst; Jennifer Kingston, principal head of DEI, Edward Jones; Dr. Kulleni Gebreyes, principal HC Consulting, and Health & Equity Institute leader at Deloitte. billion in benefits to its communities.

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Empowering Community Voices: The Strategic Advantage of Nonprofit Advisory Committees

Blue Avocado

Say your organization is focused on eliminating food insecurity; you likely have allies from other community-based organizations that would be interested in being a part of your advisory committee, including organizations focused on child health and wellness, financial education and stability, and housing.