They may have always existed but the pandemic has now brought them more clearly into focus.
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This past year has opened our eyes to many inequities and human needs. Therefore, the measurement of success of social impact is in getting newer, stronger, evidence-based services faster and having them last longer.
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Philanthropists, and the rest of us, have realized that giving to nonprofits we care about on a monthly sustainer basis means that new programs can get set up faster, and existing ones can work more efficiently and consistently than those social programs operating under a hefty reliance on grants. One year, for example, an agency may be able to closely work with law enforcement on calls and then within a year or two, that agency no longer has the funding for the program. The uneven trajectory, the up and down, off and on again of social services becomes difficult, and often frustrating for law enforcement, and other groups and individuals who rely on their services. Financially strapped nonprofit agencies did not have the financial resources to continue with the programs, which raises another issue. However, when legislators and other government power brokers decided to defund certain programs, some services fell by the wayside. Consider this point: Over a decade ago, police worked with social services, including mental health and domestic violence, basically because the services were federally or state funded through grants.