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Navigating the 2025 Continuing Resolution: What Free and Charitable Clinics and Charitable Pharmacies Need to Know
While the CR generally maintains funding levels from fiscal year 2024, concern remains over the lack of agency direction on fund allocation,
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Navigating Decreased Federal Support for the Healthcare Safety Net: Insights from Virginia’s Free and Charitable Clinics
The Virginia Association of Free and Charitable Clinics is assessing the potential impact of legislation affecting its members, including...
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Ten Powerful Affirmations for Free and Charitable Clinic Leaders
Leading a Free or Charitable Clinic is a role filled with immense purpose. Morning affirmations bring you clarity and inspiration.
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Grant Writing Tips: Essential Insights for Applicants of the HRSA-25-038 Rural Health Care Outreach Services Grant, 2025
Scenes from a free clinic's community assessment data party, facilitated by MaryCatherine Jones Consulting, LLC. Federal grants like...
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10 Daily Affirmations for Free and Charitable Clinic Leaders
These affirmations are here to inspire clinic leaders and renew our commitment to the people and communities we serve every day.
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Considering a Consultant? 4 Tips for Free and Charitable Clinics and Pharmacies
Have you decided to talk with a consultant about a possible project for your Free or Charitable Clinic or Pharmacy? Just as with any...
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Epidemiologist Is More Than A Job Title
Image credit: Merritt, R., Schooley, M., Wall, H. (2008). Epidemiology is from Mars...Evaluation is from Venus. Accessed on 4/1/2024 at...
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Empowering Free and Charitable Clinics in the Million Hearts Initiative: A Call to Action
In the quest to reduce preventable cardiovascular disease events across the nation, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...
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5 Simple Steps to Leverage Data for Your Free Clinic
In the last 10 years, Free and Charitable Clinics and Pharmacies have significantly expanded their use of Electronic Health Records (EHR)...
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Could a Mystery Party Raise Funds for Free and Charitable Clinics?
The Chronicle of Philanthropy published an article describing how a committed donor raised $21,000 over three nights for her organization...
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Overcoming Language Difference through Translation and Interpretation
Free and Charitable Clinics and Pharmacies serve diverse patient populations. These populations are dynamic, too. Any day, someone may...
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Addressing Healthcare Burnout: 5 Tips
Tried and true advice for addressing burnout among Free Clinic and Charitable Pharmacy staff and volunteers. Burnout. Such a strong word...
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Streamline Your Grant Planning Process: 8 Expert Tips
Identify your funding needs. Review your strategic plan. What projects will help to move you toward the objectives? What personnel are...
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Using Social Media to Keep Stakeholders Up-to-Date: 8 Expert Tips
Organizations in the healthcare safety net can leverage social media to raise their profiles, engage new constituents, and keep patients...
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8 Data Sources to Optimize Your Need Statements
Almost universally, the statement of need is a high-scoring item in grant applications. A well crafted needs statement not only provides...
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