CEO Perspective Forbes NonProfit Council: 12 Strategies For Building Planned Giving Programs Economies around the world are moving into an uncertain period, and nonprofits need to adapt. With such a slow rate of growth predicted, funding will be a significant concern for many nonprofits. Ensuring an organization has funding to keep it afloat allows it to weather the potential storms during this period.
CEO Perspective A New Milestone for Vital Strategies I am pleased to share a new milestone for Vital Strategies: As the Resolve to Save Lives initiative enters its last year of its first five-year funding cycle, the initiative is ready to become its own nonprofit organization and will become fully independent by June 2022.
CEO Perspective Spotlight Spotlight: COVID-19 Deaths Also Rooted in NCD Epidemic Every year, 41 million people die from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease, lung disease and cancer. These account for seven out of every 10 deaths worldwide, with deeply inequitable impact—more than 80% occur in countries with high levels of poverty.
CEO Perspective Spotlight Spotlight: Public Health Takes Center Stage 2020 was the year that changed everything. The pressure of the COVID-19 pandemic put public health center stage, and exposed the underinvestment and holes in preparedness that left millions vulnerable to a deadly virus.
CEO Perspective The inauguration of U.S. President Biden and Vice President Harris As we mark the beginning of new leadership in the United States, we hope there’s increasing recognition that we’re all in this together. The more we work together, united in our fight against COVID-19, the safer we will all be.
CEO Perspective Spotlight Emerging From 2020 With Commitment, Innovation and Resilience 2020 was a momentous year for the world and for Vital Strategies. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted lives, communities and institutions worldwide, and public health took center stage. A long-overdue reckoning on racial justice in the United States prompted global focus on this critical issue, and COVID-19 laid bare the gaps in equity across our societies. We responded with innovation, resilience and renewed commitment.
CEO Perspective The World has Lost a True Leader who Believed Change was Possible, Vital Strategies Mourns the Passing of Dr. Tabaré Vázquez Vital Strategies is deeply saddened by the death of Dr. Tabaré Ramón Vázquez, the former president of Uruguay who was a champion for the Uruguayan people and a leader in global health
CEO Perspective A New Administration Offers a New Beginning In the coming weeks and months, we will join other public health leaders in calling on the new administration to prioritize public health.
CEO Perspective Spotlight Spotlight: Cities on the Front Lines of a Healthier Future Urbanization has become a determinant for health in its own right. Cities are places where health can be produced or compromised, and city leaders have shown that they can lead the way by creating systems that promote and protect health. This was already happening before the pandemic, and city leaders have stepped up to respond to COVID-19's impact on their people.
CEO Perspective A Devastating Milestone: Global COVID-19 Death Toll Reaches One Million In just nine months, COVID-19 has joined Tuberculosis, HIV-AIDS, and noncommunicable diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes, as a leading killer.