CEO Perspective

Vital Strategies applauds today’s decision of the United States Supreme Court to strengthen the rights of millions of LGBTQ+ Americans.

We recognize that a message without action doesn’t meaningfully address these issues. As an organization we will rise to the challenge by looking inward and outward at how we can better address racism and racial injustice.

The internet is overflowing with resources on how to work effectively at home, but it’s harder to find resources for nonprofit leaders suddenly finding themselves running a virtual organization.

Statement from José Luis Castro, President and Chief Executive Officer, Vital Strategies, on the U.S. government’s decision to withhold funding from the World Health Organization (WHO).

Successful nonprofit organizations operate all over the world. Because each of them serves a different cause and community, it’s not always easy to keep up with wider trends and changes in the industry.

To date, we’ve proven that progress is possible anywhere in the world through enacting good legislation, strengthening data systems, designing roads with people as the priority, and pairing strong media campaigns with enforcement.

Cities taking on opioid crisis, poor nutrition, tobacco use and other leading causes of premature death and disease through the Partnership for Healthy Cities expansion.

The drivers of NCDs are embedded in politics and the economy and the environments people live in. NCDs are essentially a failure of effective public policy.