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Closing the Racial Diversity Gap in Medicine

The Funding the Future Physicians Initiative aims to diversify the medical profession by preparing underrepresented students for medical school.

Plant-Based Solutions to Period Poverty

By Marianne Dhenin

A global consortium is creating opportunities for local organizations to manufacture plant-based menstrual pads.

AI Medical Diagnostics

By Valentine Benjamin

minoHealth AI Labs seeks to streamline diagnostic imaging to accelerate health-care treatment and improve health outcomes in Africa.

These AI-Powered Nonprofits Are Making Health Care More Equitable and Effective

By Kevin Barenblat & Nick Cain

AI has the power to change our understanding of the inherent tradeoffs between access to care, quality of care, and cost of care.

Mapping the Landscape of AI-Powered Nonprofits

By Kevin Barenblat & Brigitte Hoyer Gosselink

Understanding how nonprofits are leveraging AI will help other social entrepreneurs and funders see—and get inspired by—the vast possibilities in applying AI for social good.

Measuring the Impact of Training the Trainers: Lessons From Pilots and Plastic Surgeons

By Natalie Meyers & Anna Santos

How can organizations quantify the impact of the train-the-trainers model? A pioneering new study from a health-care nonprofit offers a template.

Promoting a Culture of Caring in Education

By Alison Badgett

For the past two decades, the Jed Foundation has led the fight to address the mental health crisis among American youth. Its story highlights the importance of addressing the cultural causes of the mental health crisis through systems change. | Open access to this article is made possible by the Jed Foundation

The Longer-Term Impact of Fixed-Life Foundations

By Anna De La Cruz & David Lehr 1

A small foundation that eschews perpetuity in favor of maximizing social impact can continue to sustain and scale long after its doors close. | Open access to this article is made possible by the Linked Foundation.