Author: Aaron Fernando
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Working towards energy affordability in rural America
If you live in the United States, there is a one-in-eight chance that you own your electric utility. That is to say that there’s a one-in-eight chance that your electric utility has a similar structure to a credit union or food cooperative. And if you are one of the many millions of residents who pay…
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Tow Foundation awards $10 million for youth mental health care
Awarded through its Innovation Fund, the grants serve youth in California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, North Carolina, New York, or Pennsylvania…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Sergey Brin donates more than $1.1 billion worth of Alphabet shares
The gift of more than 3.5 million shares of Alphabet stock is worth more than $1.1 billion, with a majority directed to Catalyst4, which Brin co-founded in 2021…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Federal funding cuts threaten New York City nonprofits, report finds
The report from the Center for an Urban Future found that many groups already have experienced significant financial impacts and have had to scale back or eliminate programs, lay off staff, and reduce services for clients…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Wellcome awards $13.2 million to boost African genomics, health equity
The £10 million investment will launch GEN-IMPACT, an Africa-led initiative that aims to advance African genomics and health equity…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Lilly Endowment awards $460 million to Marion County K-12 schools
Thirty-four grants totaling more than $460 million will support efforts to help local schools strengthen students’ academic achievement and post-secondary success…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Digital Tools Are Fueling the Rise of New “Time Exchange” Solidarity Economies
Through time exchanges, members earn time credits by helping others, then redeem them when they need help themselves. This article was originally published by Truthout In Kent, Ohio, older white women and immigrant families are forging unexpected connections through a time exchange network. Through time exchanges — sometimes called time banking — members earn time…
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Tom Golisano awards $25 million to Mary Cariola Foundation
The commitment will enable the Mary Cariola Center to expand and modernize its services and build a new facility in Rochester, New York, to address the needs of its nearly 450 students with intellectual and developmental disabilities…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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The Rise of Regressive Philanthropy in the 21st Century
New research from the National Committee of Responsive Philanthropy explores the increased investment of regressive private and public foundations in recent years. All figures in this reporting have been converted to 2025 dollars* Over the past decade, we have seen the fruition of a well-financed 60-year campaign to roll back major movement-won advances made on…
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Touching Art and Technological Innovation Management Models for a More Inclusive Society: Theory and Practice
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. The study addresses the issue of technology and social inclusion within tactile museums, as cultural institutions that have an exhibition structure in which art can be enjoyed through touch. The aim of the work is to investigate the relationship between … Goto full post >>
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Central Michigan University receives $80 million for medical school
Covenant HealthCare and MyMichigan Health each pledged $40 million to support the development of a new medical education building in Saginaw, Michigan…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Book Review: Participatory grantmaking in philanthropy: How democratizing decision-making shifts power to communities, by Gibson, C. M., Cardona, C., McGinnis Johnson, J., & Suárez, D.
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Lilly Endowment awards $649 million to Christian seminaries, groups
The Indianapolis-based endowment awarded $416.1 million to 45 theological schools in the United States and Canada to boost the ordination of pastoral leaders and $232.6 million to 48 faith-based organizations to promote stories that illuminate the vitality of Christian faith and life…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Gund Foundation awards $16.9 million to Cleveland area nonprofits
Grants were awarded to 135 service and education organizations, including College Now Greater Cleveland, the Rails to Trails Conservancy, and HFLA of Northeast Ohio…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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The Nonprofit, That’s Us: Linking Organizational Identity and Identification in Social Mission-Based Organizations
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. The relationship between organizational identity and organizational identification has received limited scholarly attention. For many nonprofits, however, especially social mission-based organizations, the relationship is of critical importance. To … Goto full post >>
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The Florida Orchestra receives anonymous $10 million donation
The largest gift in the St. Petersburg orchestra’s 58-year history will provide year-over-year support to the organization, which performs more than 100 concerts each season…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Fahe awards $2.4 million for housing, workforce programs in Appalachia
The Maximizing Appalachian Capacity grants were awarded to nine projects focused on housing and workforce development programs led by 11 nonprofits across the region…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Allen Philanthropies awards $7 million to boost Seattle arts landscape
The eight grants will bolster programs at the Seattle Center, the city’s public arts and culture campus, to empower the next generation of local artists and audiences…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Funders commit $30 million to bring AP content to local newsrooms
The funding includes a lead gift of $25 million from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation as well as support from the Lilly Endowment and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>