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Only together can we do good, better.
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CEO Corner with Dr. Celine Coggins
Two trending items
Dear friends and supporters of The Goodness Web,
What do new data from a grantee and new data on trends in philanthropy have in common?
Our Newest Corporate Partnership
The Goodness Web is excited to welcome MGM Resorts International into our Web as our newest corporate partner! To kick off this partnership, TGW’s CEO Celine Coggins and grantee leaders Stuart Ablon (Think:Kids) and Katya Hancock (Young Futures) were invited to share their expertise in an engaging fireside chat. We are grateful to Stephanie Glanzer, Josh Hwa, and the entire MGM team for this opportunity.
If you are interested in exploring how you might create additional corporate partnerships between The Goodness Web and a company with which you have a relationship, please reach out to our team at
info@thegoodnessweb.org.
Events and Learning Opportunities
As The Goodness Web grows, we are expanding the ways we can learn together and connect. Please mark your calendars for the following:
Boston Salon, September 24. Boston-area donors: please consider joining us for refreshments and light bites at Row 34 in the Seaport on September 24. Please let us know if you have suggestions for families who should join us and consider becoming part of the Web!
DMV Salon, October 8. Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia-area donors: please consider joining us for a cocktail reception at the Annapolis Yacht Club on October 8. Please let us know if you have suggestions for families who should join us and consider becoming part of the Web!
Youth Advisory Council, Application Now Live. We are excited to announce that The Goodness Web is building a Youth Advisory Council to ensure that young people are a part of all dimensions of our work.
- The council will meet 6 times between fall 2025 and spring 2026 to help us shape our agenda for youth engagement and help us test and gain feedback on possible paths.
- The council will be an opportunity for you to make a meaningful contribution to our organizational strategy, evolution, and impact.
- The council will provide an opportunity to collaborate with a diverse group of young people on how to make transformative improvements in mental health support, prevention, and policy.
We invite individuals between the ages of 18 and 23 to apply before September 30. Please click here to access the application, and please share widely with the passionate young people/parents of young people in your life!
Koko Impact Event, August 26. The Goodness Web grantee partner Koko is hosting their first “Inside the Impact” hour-long virtual event on August 26th at 4:00 pm ET/1:00 pm PT. This will include an opportunity to meet some of the Koko team, hear some deeper updates, and learn about their plans for the second half of the year. Please reach out to Celine (celine.coggins@thegoodnessweb.org) if you are interested in attending.
One Mind Music Festival, September 13. The Goodness Web grantee partner One Mind is hosting their 31st annual music festival/vineyard tour/learning event. If you are interested in attending, please let Celine (celine.coggins@thegoodnessweb.org) know so we can arrange a meetup of TGW families!
Grantee Spotlight
TGW is proud to support these organizations, among others, with major grants.
Young Futures announced their newest grantee cohort, selected from their recent “Call Me Maybe” funding challenge. Six innovators were selected for their groundbreaking, youth-driven approaches that address how schools nationwide are grappling with how to manage phones in classrooms — balancing distractions, safety, and equity. These solutions exemplify how trusting students as partners leads to more effective, sustainable solutions. Through the Young Futures Academy, they’ll scale their impact with mentorship, resources, and peer collaboration. We look forward to seeing the great impact of these innovators over the coming months!
Path Forward shared big news for mental health care access: as of July 1, Colorado and Tennessee are the latest states to approve Medicaid reimbursement for the Collaborative Care Model, bringing the national total to 36 states. As we know, Collaborative Care is one of the most evidence-based ways to deliver mental health care in primary care settings; however, a lack of Medicaid reimbursement has hindered its adoption. That barrier is now lower in two more states.
The Jed Foundation released a powerful statement on the proposed nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts and its potential effects on vital youth mental health supports, calling on lawmakers to “uphold the bipartisan commitment to youth mental health made in recent years and remove harmful Medicaid restrictions from the final version of the bill.” They emphasize that “Medicaid is a lifeline for American families, currently providing health care coverage for nearly half of all U.S. children.”
Relatedly, Inseparable launched their “Medicaid is Mental Health” campaign to communicate with key members of Congress the inextricable relationship between Medicaid and mental health. As we know, most mental health challenges start young — before age 24 — and kids today are facing more mental health challenges than ever. Currently, Medicaid pays for 25% of all mental health care and 40% of all substance use treatment in America, and therefore helps millions of young people get care early, stay in school, land jobs, and build their lives.
