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Social Issue Advocacy: The Next Level of Employee Engagement
It has become more accessible and increasingly crucial for organizations to interact with their local and federal policymakers. Abby Emanuelson shares insights from her 20 years of running advocacy campaigns…
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The Big Question: Is there Harm Reduction in Healthcare?
There’s no denying it: healthcare is full of bureaucracy (even spelling “bureaucracy” feels bureaucratic). We’re told that red tape is about quality and cost containment. But is it really?
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Fundraising Is Advocacy: Building Awareness & Action for Community Causes
What comes to mind when you think about “fundraising?” Kathleen Peters, Director of Charitable Giving at A Safe Place, challenges what many have come to believe when they hear “fundraising.”…
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A Spotlight on Competition: Reflections on Adam Smith, Alain Enthoven, and Winston Churchill
In the United States, we rely upon free market principles of competition, supply, and demand to provide efficient pricing related to healthcare services. This reliance has led to excessive market…
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Challenging Nostalgia and the Fallacy of “Return”
Almost immediately after we began addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, we began talking about a “return” to pre-COVID times. That conversation is still happening. Peter Freeman reflects on what a “return”…
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Post-Public Health Emergency: Don’t Forget the Importance of Telehealth
The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) moved us to provide and receive telehealth services. As the PHE comes to an end, many of us are reluctant to give up the…
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