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Strategic Planning and Equity and Justice – Avoiding the Common Gaps
There are some common traps foundations and nonprofit organizations fall into in doing strategic planning. These traps can derail the ...
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Strategy That Advances Equity & Justice: Five Principles
The challenges of philanthropy include allocating resources while balancing short-term urgency with long-term vision, absorbing countless reports and recommendations, navigating diverse ...
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The Role Local School Wellness Councils Play in Promoting Health in Schools
Healthier students tend to be stronger learners (Busch et al., 2014; Basch, 2011). Student health is related to grades, school ...
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Diversification of the U.S. Healthcare Workforce: How We Should Train and Motivate Future Leaders
Over the past several years, the severe shortage in the healthcare workforce has been largely overshadowed by political infighting concerning ...
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Stronger Leaders, More Effective Action, Equitable Change
The widening of racial and economic inequities illuminated by the pandemic and incidents of police brutality have compelled funders to ...
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Community Organizing After the Election: A Grassroots Perspective with Q&A
Four passionate and committed organizers working on different types of issues and campaigns and with diverse communities joined us on ...
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Community Science Stands for Democracy, Justice, and a Beloved Community
Friends and Colleagues, “Democracy is not a state. It is an act, and each generation must do its part to ...
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Five Principles for Improved Systems Thinking
The disparities we witness in economic, social, and health outcomes are a manifestation of deep structural inequities in the United ...
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Black Lives Matter When It Comes to Community Violence
Violence in underserved communities is a symptom of Systems Thinking. Getting tough on crime alone is not the solution. Learn ...
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Advancing Oral Health Equity: Oral Health as Whole Health
Oral health is an important but often overlooked component of health and well-being. It affects people’s quality of life and ...
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