By: Courtney Murphy, Chief Operating Officer at CCA The mass vaccination effort taking place across the United States isn’t only integral to saving lives, it’s essential for resuming pre-COVID life: hugging family members, attending sporting events, returning to the office or in-person classes. As states across the country work to make vaccinations as accessible as possible for … [Read more...] about How Tech is Enabling Thousands of In-Home Vaccinations for Massachusetts’ Most Vulnerable
How Tech is Helping to Combat Food Insecurity and Transform Healthcare
By: Kelsey Long, Project Policy Analyst for the Center for Vulnerable Populations in the Division of General and Internal Medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital We are told from a young age to eat our fruits and vegetables, yet poor diet is the leading cause of death in the United States. Over $500 billion a year is spent in the U.S. treating chronic diseases, … [Read more...] about How Tech is Helping to Combat Food Insecurity and Transform Healthcare
How a Data-Driven Approach Supports Community Engagement
By: Barbara Clarkson, Solutions Consultant at Economic Change CIC In 2013, just as austerity began to bite, the Stockport Homes Group noticed that several of their tenants were constantly struggling to make ends meet. They saw the need for something different than a food bank, which is designed to provide short-term emergency support, and launched the Your Local Pantry scheme. … [Read more...] about How a Data-Driven Approach Supports Community Engagement
It’s Time for Nonprofits to Think About Tech as Program Work, Not Overhead
By: Joan Garry, Founder of the Nonprofit Leadership Lab For nonprofits, there is no going back to “normal.” And in many ways, that’s for the better. There were more than a few flaws with that “old normal”, the biggest of which is the sector’s relationship to digital technology. For many nonprofits pre-pandemic, technology was an afterthought that was too often considered … [Read more...] about It’s Time for Nonprofits to Think About Tech as Program Work, Not Overhead
UNICEF Shares How You Can Support India Today Amidst the COVID-19 Surge
By: Richard Beighton, Chief of Resource Mobilization and Partnerships, UNICEF India India has become the first country to report more than 400,000 new coronavirus cases in a single day. Although as a percentage of total population this is much lower than many other countries, a devastating second wave of COVID-19 is surging, and the country is facing acute shortages of medical … [Read more...] about UNICEF Shares How You Can Support India Today Amidst the COVID-19 Surge