Quick Link to Resources from the Nicholson Foundation Offer a Roadmap to Learning More

The Nicholson Foundation’s work to advance meaningful change in New Jersey’s safety net service system was captured in its 2021 book Changing Systems, Changing Lives: Reflecting on 20 Years. Through stories about exemplary projects and related text, the book showed how the foundation put six guiding themes into action through grants and diverse partnerships. The result was real systems change that benefitted individuals, families, and communities. Take a moment to browse the links below to learn more.

The Roadmap to Learning More with Real Life Examples

Explore Changing Systems, Changing Lives Book Themes	Read About the Theme in Our Blog Series	Learn About Issues and Programs Featured in the Blog Series
Chapter 2: Engaging with Government for Systems Change	Key Takeaways	In-Home Recovery Program Youth Education and Employment Success Center (YE2S)
Chapter 3: Elevating Best Practices and Building Evidence for New Jersey	Key Takeaways A Framework for Systems Change in Action	Behavioral Health Integration Integration of Behavioral and Physical Health Care: Licensing and Reimbursement Barriers and Opportunities in New Jersey, Seton Hall University School of Law, 2023 Cherokee Health Systems Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care Integrated Care Education HealthySteps Telehealth Project ECHO
Chapter 4: Finding and Nurturing Effective Partnerships	Key Takeaways A Framework for Systems Change in Action: The New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute A Framework for Systems Change in Action: Supporting Healthy Children	One Partner: Multiple Projects New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute Medicaid 2.0: Blueprint for the Future Medicaid Policy Center Multiple Partners: One Issue Adverse Childhood Experiences: Opportunities to Prevent, Protect Against, and Heal from the Effects of ACEs in New Jersey New Jersey ACEs Collaborative The New Jersey ACEs Statewide Action Plan New Jersey Resiliency Coalition Innovation Partnerships St. Joseph’s Health Center for Innovation
Chapter 5: Investing in Organizational Nuts and Bolts	Key Takeaways A Framework for Systems Change in Action	Community Healthcare Coalitions Trenton Health Team Health Coalition of Passaic County Neighborhood Connections to Health The Camden Coalition Greater Newark Health Care Coalition
Chapter 6: Tackling Complex Problems with Multiple and Complementary Solutions	Key Takeaways A Framework for Systems Change in Action Then & Now News Stories Unlocking Systems Thinking Webinar Video Series: Parts 3 and 4	Early Childhood Care and Education Grow NJ Kids Reimagine Childcare Strengthening Families Family Success Centers Maternal Health Nurture NJ Nurture NJ Strategic Plan Merck for Mothers Safer Cities Initiative Centering Pregnancy Healthy Women Healthy Families Community Health Acceleration Partnership New Jersey Birth Equity Funders Alliance Maternal and Infant Health Innovation Authority New Jersey Maternal and Infant Health Innovation Center
Chapter 7: Developing Future Leaders	Key Takeaways A Framework for Systems Change in Action	Medicaid Academy Traba C et al. Building a Community Partnership in a Pandemic: NJ Pediatric Residency Advocacy Collaborative. Pediatrics, 2021

Learn More

Receive or download a free copy of Changing Systems, Changing Lives: Reflecting on 20 Years.
Read “A Framework for Creating Systems Change,” by Dr. William Brown, Director of Texas A&M University’s Center for Nonprofits & Philanthropy, and Dr. Wynn Rosser, former President and CEO of the T.L.L. Temple Foundation. The Foundation Review 2023;15(4):50-6.
Explore the Unlocking Systems Thinking: Tools for Transformation webinar:
— View video blog segments from the webinar.
— Download the list of books, reports, and other resources prepared for the webinar.
— Visit the websites of the Center for Nonprofits & Philanthropy and The Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University.

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