As members of The Goodness Web, your family joins a diverse community of results-oriented donors and partners who pool their resources and expertise to accelerate the most promising mental health initiatives to improve lives.

Only together can we do good, better.

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CEO Corner with Dr. Celine Coggins
Two Lessons from the Road

Dear trusted friends and supporters of The Goodness Web,

I joined The Goodness Web in the summer, a time when large meetings and events are minimal. With the transition to fall, my calendar transitioned to a life on the road. In the past few weeks, I’ve been in New York, DC, Dallas, Houston, and even Emigrant, Montana for work travel. I love getting to meet people who want to improve the same part of the world that I do—youth mental health. Each person has a story, and those stories are the fabric of our Web.

Getting to meet so many of our donors and grantees in person for the first time really brought to life two of pillars of TGW: (1) the power of human connection and (2) the importance of collaborative giving for nonprofits.

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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:

The Goodness Web Salon Series, feat. U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, October 29, 2:30-4:30 pm ET. We are honored to host the Surgeon General for a discussion on youth mental health in New York City next week.

Community Briefing with Katya Hancock from TGW Grantee, Young Futures. November 13, 12:00-1:00 pm ET. We are committed to ensuring you can learn directly from our grantees who are leading cutting-edge work with young people. In our first Community Briefing, Celine will interview Katya Hancock, Executive Director of Young Futures, TGW's most recent grantee partner. Her organization, funded in partnership with The Goodness Web, Melinda French Gates's Pivotal Ventures, and the Susan Crown Exchange, helps young people navigate a social media driven world and build real connections.

Ambassador Retreat, March 31 to April 2, 2025. TGW has grown rapidly thanks to generous families across the country who have helped us expand the Web and our collective giving capacity by hosting salons and bringing our work to their networks. We are hosting our first retreat to bring together our Accelerator-level families and individuals who are committed to playing a leadership role in building our community and driving greater resources toward youth mental health. The event will be held in the Boston area and will be structured to include time for deeper learning on mental health philanthropy, reflecting on our collective role in advancing the field, and celebrating our progress. It will begin with a dinner on March 31st and conclude with lunch on April 2nd. More details to follow.

Grantee Spotlight

TGW is proud to support these organizations, among others, with major grants.

Inseparable released their Voters’ Views on Mental Health 2024 polling research, and found that the growing mental health crisis is a bipartisan priority for voters nationwide.

Young Futures just shared exciting progress on their first cohort of nonprofit Innovators! They also just completed the application process for their next funding challenge, after having received 175 applications.  We look forward to hearing updates on those selected for their next cohort around the new year! Lastly, if you are interested in volunteering as a mentor for Young Futures’ cohort members, please email Jessie Shaw (jessie.shaw@thegoodnessweb.org) for more information.

Think:Kids’ Founder & Director Dr. Stuart Ablon shares actionable tips for talking with your kids about social media. In this digital world, we welcome Stuart’s empathy and creativity toward navigating technology usage as a family.

Eyes, Ears, Heart

These are the articles, podcasts, and videos that we’ve seen, heard, or been touched by recently:

From our Grantees:

• Think:Kids: Think:Kids : 5-Minute Social Media Hacks for Busy Parents (thinkkids.org)
• Inseparable: Watch: Bill Smith on Uniting Leadership, Passion & Policy - Chief Influencer - (Re-Air) (youtube.com)
• Path Forward: Mental Health Strategies for Employers (pathforwardcoalition.org)
• Young Futures: Meghan Markle Joined Local Tweens for Some Crafting—With Support From Oprah and Melinda French Gates’s Foundations | Vanity Fair
• The Jed Foundation (JED): Youth Mental Health Crisis: 3 Women On Screens, Suicide And ‘JED’ Support (forbes.com) featuring JED’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Laura Erickson-Schroth

In the News:

• Big Data and AI in Youth Mental Health - Child Mind Institute
• The Parents Aren’t All Right - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
• How Is Philanthropy Stepping Up to Meet the Mental Health Crisis? | Inside Philanthropy
• Biden admin to require mental health coverage parity - POLITICO
• The No. 1 reason young people are unhappy, according to Esther Perel (cnbc.com)

If you have any questions or would like additional information, please feel free to reach out to our team at info@thegoodnessweb.org