Sep. 25, 2024 8:00 am
Wellness for the Nonprofit Community
Who takes care of the caretakers? Many professionals in nonprofits and fundraising have spent the majority of their careers in these fields, working alongside selfless individuals who choose roles where they know the job will be more challenging and the pay lower, in exchange for the opportunity to help others. However, many have also witnessed […]
Aug. 3, 2021 2:54 pm
4 ways that volunteering can be good for you
Volunteering helps others and supports communities. But volunteering also tends to benefit the volunteers themselves, says guest columnist Jennifer A. Jones.
purpose
Jul. 13, 2021 11:33 am
Can mindfulness make you generous? The answer might depend on whether you more often use ‘we’ than ‘I’
Hospitals, schools, prisons promote tout its benefits, and more than 1 in 5 employers offers training in it. But the way we practice mindfulness may be making us more selfish, says guest columnist Michael Poulin.
funding
Jun. 14, 2021 9:58 am
Delaware County is having a moment. Nonprofits share $2.1M in funding to provide for crucial needs
"Every day, nonprofits serving our county have been on the front lines offering critical services to Delaware County residents," said Frances Sheehan of the Foundation for Delaware County.
purpose
Mar. 9, 2021 3:32 pm
COVID-19 and mental health: Feeling anguish is normal and is not a disorder
"I take issue with the fact that it has become routine to medicalize human suffering by attaching a mental health diagnosis to it. This doesn’t address the source of people’s anguish," says guest columnist Marnie Wedlake.
purpose
Feb. 11, 2021 9:30 am
Nation’s first menstrual hub set to open this month in Germantown
The only challenge Lynette Medley faced in opening The SPOT Period was the stigma in the community around menstrual care and the idea of a menstrual hub opening at all.
purpose
Dec. 11, 2020 2:00 pm
Hindsight Is 2020: The year everything we should have known became obvious
Here are five priorities learned from 2020 that demand new ways of learning, planning, thinking, and doing. More, they demand action, say guest columnists Meghan McVety and Jason Alexander.
purpose
Nov. 10, 2020 2:06 pm
10 tips to manage the uncertainty and stress of election aftermath
A psychologist offers suggestions for how to keep calm and carry on.
purpose
Nov. 2, 2020 3:00 pm
What kind of data affects social change and where does it come from?
At ECS’s Forum on Justice & Opportunity, the Scattergood Foundation and Azavea presented projects on understanding needs and assets, and strengthening social programs through data and evaluation.
purpose
Oct. 16, 2020 9:36 am
Opinion: It is OK to admit that things are hard right now
"Many of us are juggling several roles amidst living in a global pandemic and continued exposure to racism and bias," says guest columnist Ami Patel Hopkins.