Written by Bradi Nathan for Philanthropy JournalJack is my son. His life was cut short on July 3, 2020 by fentanyl disguised as Percocet. One party. One night. One pill. One millisecond decision. Jack never woke up. I am left with a choice. Do I choose to fight the...
This article originally ran in November 2017. Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Karen Kincaid Dunn “With Club Nova as a part of my life, I have not needed hospitalization for 12 years. I no longer feel caught in a raging storm of being cast out or apart...
By Sandy Cyr In mental health, and medicine in general, dissemination of good information is an ongoing challenge. Technology gives us vehicles to easily share information, but the problem lies in making sure that people are receiving valid information. This is an...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Peter Gamache, Ph.D. and Jackie Sue Griffin, MBA, M.S., Turnaround Life, Inc. Trauma and the way we as nonprofit professionals approach it while delivering our services to clients still leaves a lot to be desired in 2019....
As the Philanthropy Journal begins a new cycle on our editorial calendar, we will periodically revisit previously featured organizations. The below feature from the North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition is a follow up to Reframing the Drug Debate from September...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Jennifer Balios For more than 20 years, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has been awarding nonprofit organizations for their extraordinary contributions toward alleviating human suffering. During this time, the 22 recipients of...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Joe Primo The death of a loved one can radically change a child’s life and leave that child extremely vulnerable. A supportive community can put that same child on a path to resilience, post-traumatic growth, and...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Leah Ferguson Imagine falling down into a deep dark precipice, and you cannot climb out. There’s no family or friends. There’s no shelter or feeling of safety. You don’t know where your next meal will come from. There’s no hope....
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Kristin Pearson The term “sustainability” can have many meanings. The National Council of Nonprofits defines sustainability, as it relates to organizations, as the ability to sustain oneself over the long term, perpetuating...
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Bonnie Carroll We all have pivotal moments in our lives, but some are life-changing and forever alter our journey. Many families remember Sept. 11, 2001, as such a day. For me, however, that day arrived almost a decade earlier –...
