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High Impact Investing for the Planet
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Amanda de Luis Mexican monarch butterflies in the region of Michoacán and sesame farmers in the Oaxaca area would agree that Laura Ortiz Montemayor has been one of the most important members in a big team who has helped them to...
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Bridging the Gap: Healthcare Workers Visit Curamericas Global’s Newest Casa Materna
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Andrew Herrera For the likely small percentage of people who could pick out San Marcos, Guatemala on a map, they probably know more about the romantic parts of the department. It’s home to the country’s highest volcano and...
Smarter Investments to Improve Oral Health
Special to the Philanthropy Journal By Myechia Minter-Jordan, MD, MBA, Chief Impact Officer for DentaQuest If you’re reading this, there is a good chance you have dental insurance, you brush your teeth, force yourself to floss and see the dentist on a (somewhat)...
Navigating Complexity, Building Trust
As the Philanthropy Journal begins a new cycle on our editorial calendar, we will periodically republish articles from our archive. Please enjoy this piece on Missouri Health Connection from October 2017. By Sandy Cyr Cutting-edge technology and the...
The Power of Collaboration: Helping Children Cope with Trauma
Covenant House and the International Rehabilitation Council for Torture Victims collaborate on training and resources so mental health workers are better equipped to help children who have experienced trauma.
Death is Taboo, but Good Grief is Normalizing it for Kids
Ninety percent of children will experience the loss of someone they know before the age of 20. Yet in 2017, we still fall short in talking openly about death in ways that are meaningful to children. Good Grief’s mission is attempting to change the culture around death and provide children with the resources they need.
Healing Transitions: Lighting the Way to Recovery
Sometimes the best person to help recover from a difficult situation is someone who has been in that place before. Healing Transitions in Raleigh uses peer-based counseling and creates a supportive community to those who need help recovering from the dark place created by addiction.
TROSA: A Unique Path to Sustainability
Sustainability has been built into TROSA’s unique model of recovery since its inception. TROSA has learned that investing in those you serve, and in deep and meaningful ways, helps not only your clients but your overall organization as well.
Continuing the Mission – Caring for the Families of Those Who Gave Their Lives for Freedom
TAPS has used the peer support model to touch the lives of more than 70,000 surviving spouses, parents, siblings, children, battle buddies, and others who are grieving the death of a military loved one.
Supporting a Community of Volunteers
By investing in the support that volunteers need, Crisis Text Line achieves its mission of meeting those in crisis, wherever they are.
Club Nova: Providing Entry to Community
Club Nova emerged from a grassroots effort to make a significant impact on their members and the larger community. Relationships are the core of their work, and their decision making is consensus based in shared, inclusive leadership.
Falling Forward: Overcoming the Barrier of Therapy Caps
Falling Forward Foundation was crafted to address the specific need around therapy caps limits for health insurance. In the process, the organization gives funding and hope to victims of catastrophic injuries.
Keep Your Objective in Mind: North Carolina Foundation for Nursing
Running a foundation of an association can be a tricky needle to thread. How do you leverage the support of a parent organization while existing separately? The North Carolina Foundation for Nursing finds the solution can be simple: stay true to what you do.
Bridging the Gap: How Nonprofits are Using Mobile to Connect People and Resources
Today, technology-based solutions can help to bridge the gap between those in need and the resources at hand, providing access to areas without adequate services.