Life looks a lot different now than it did just last month. Find resources below for navigating this (temporary) new normal, see our newest grantees, and find out what we’re reading in our newly refreshed newsletter.
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Mental Health Resources
Taking care of our mental health is critical during these ever-changing times. Check out our updated list of grantee partners and telehealth providers of mental health services. Telehealth and text-based sessions are available through the 24-hour Crisis Line at (615) 244-7444 and the providers below. Family and Children’s Services Hope Clinic for Women Insight Counseling Centers Matthew Walker CHC Mercy Community …
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Supporting Our Grantees During the COVID-19 Pandemic
We know these are unprecedented times and understand many of you are on the front lines assisting populations without the resources to navigate this. Thank you for your continued service to our community. We are honored to be among your supporters. Starting today, we are taking the following steps to support our community and grantees through this pandemic. 1. Unrestricting …
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Winter Newsletter: Grant Opportunities; A Simpler Grant Application; New Staff
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Lessons Learned: How Sabbatical Shaped Me Personally and Professionally
Moment of transparency: This is probably the most difficult post I’ve ever written. After three years of managing our Sabbatical Grants program, I took a seven-week sabbatical this summer. When I agreed to share a post-sabbatical reflection, I had no idea how difficult it would be for me to convey what taking seven weeks off work would be like. Among …
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Success with Succession Planning: 4 Steps to Take Right Now
Every year, we produce a board report on grantee outcomes. Generally, 10-15% of grantees do not meet their intended outcomes and reasons can vary. This year, however, we saw a consistent theme for outcomes not being met – staff turnover. As a result, grantees did not meet their outcomes, and more importantly, clients did not receive services during the turnover. …
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(Re)Treat Yourself! Everything You Wanted to Know About Our Self-Care Retreats
Self-care is currently having a moment – from articles and news segments on mindfulness and meditation, to journals and coloring books on store shelves. Recently, even the term self-care has become more mainstream – a positive development towards promoting the concept. At The Healing Trust, we believe it is so essential that we developed retreats that specifically focus on self-care. …
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You Think You Know, But You Have No Idea: The Diary of a NICU Mom
I thought I had the answers when it came to advocating for myself and my family. I earned a Master’s degree in Social Work and worked with advocates and organizers, so I thought I knew about individual advocacy. The premature birth of my daughter, Evelyn, taught me how much I didn’t know. My husband, Max, and I were overjoyed to …
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Small Foundations Can Have a Big Impact with Effective Communications
Hiring communications staff is usually not at the top of mind for small foundations, but having a communications-focused staff member can also be beneficial to smaller foundations. Find out how we made it work.
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Summer Newsletter: Advocacy grants; new grantees, beyond awareness
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