Alameda County Fund Development Office

06/14/2016

Congratulations to our friends in the EMS Department's CPR7 program for teaching our children CPR.

http://news.heart.org/ten-percent-of-alameda-county-in-california-trained-in-hands-only-cpr/

By AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION NEWS About 150,000 people in Alameda County in California have been trained in Hands-Only CPR through kits provided to 7th graders during the last six years, as bystander CPR rates and patient outcomes have improved. Now, the California State Senate is considering wheth...

02/25/2016

Great article on Alameda County's first Firehouse Clinic in Hayward by the California Health Care Foundation.

Alameda County's newest community clinic has just opened, and its extended clinic hours, smart design, and strategic location enable providers to...

01/12/2016

It's a New Year so let's get right into it. Here's a leading thinker's commentary on the topic of Equal Justice and it's impact on the criminal justice system.

12/23/2015

Did you know that Cuba has one of the world's healthiest populations? Great article by the Atlantic Philanthropies on their health care system.

For over a decade, Atlantic has invested in Cuba’s approach to health care: universal, accessible, patient-centered and anchored in primary-care prevention.

12/15/2015

The FDO is big on this model and we've had some small successes with our Pay for Success Asthma Start program. What have your experiences been with this social innovation funding model?

A new, 10-page guide poses some very pointed and useful questions and cautions anyone even tangentially involved with pay for success and social impact bonds.

12/14/2015

Nice work, Alameda County Information Technology Department.
We do love our County.

12/08/2015

The Fund Development Office's Senior Grants Specialist landed this important funding for the Behavioral Health Care Services department to expand crisis mental health services in Alameda County.

http://www.insidebayarea.com/news/ci_29213729/alameda-county-awarded-39-million-mental-health-grant

Alameda County will add 26 beds for mental health patients.

12/03/2015

Are you able to differentiate outcomes and outputs? Dr. Bev of eCivis breaks it down in this clarifying blog. Check it out here.

http://blog.ecivis.com/evaluation-measures-outcomes-output

In grant writing, what is the difference between outcomes and outputs? Beverly Browning answers in this blog post.

11/30/2015

On Bipolar Day, we're sharing a sweet blog that reminds us that "being bipolar should be celebrated–not the characteristics of the illness, but the resilience of those battling a mental health condition."

https://www.youngmindsadvocacy.org/world-bipolar-day-2/

A Day to Love Ourselves and Each Other By Susan Page Today is World Bipolar Day, a day that came into existence thanks to a collaboration between Asian Network of Bipolar Disorder (ANBD), the International Bipolar Foundation (IBPF), and the International Society for Bipolar

11/25/2015

Thank you to all the Community Based Organizations who submitted applications to the Round 1 Phase 1 Community Capacity Fund Planning Grants Program. You are all doing powerfully important work around the reentry population.

http://fdoalameda.org/community-capacity-fund/

The mission of the Alameda County Fund Development Office is to facilitate high-yield, strategic fundraising that promotes the health, safety, and social and economic well-being of Alameda County residents. We accomplish this through sharing fundraising practice standards, tools, and talent across p…

11/17/2015

Here's a great find - the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Health Gap Report. It identifies what's driving health differences across the state and how those gaps can be closed.


http://www.rwjf.org/en/library/research/2015/03/2015-county-health-rankings-key-findings-report.html

Now in its sixth year, published online at countyhealthrankings.org, the Rankings is unique in its ability to measure the overall health of each county in all 50 states on the many factors that influence health.

10/16/2015

What makes fundraisers successful? This archived interview from our friends at The Nonprofit Quarterly shares some insight into one of the nation's more renowned fundraisers, Naomi Levine.

FROM THE ARCHIVES:
We've noticed that this interview with Naomi Levine on what makes fundraisers successful pops up again and again on social media, so we're bringing this NPQ classic back by popular demand.