Author: Alexandra Williamson
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Perceptions and Conceptions of “Place” in Australian Public Foundations
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. This study examines place-based philanthropy in public ancillary funds (PubAFs) in Australia. While PubAFs vary greatly in their purposes, stakeholders, and operating models, place emerges as a strong element of foundations’ perceived identity, strategic focus, and grantmaking. This article advances the understanding of philanthropic giving by investigating…
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USC School of Pharmacy receives $5 million bequest from alumna
The USC Titus Center for Medication Safety and Population Health will work to reduce hospitalizations and emergency room visits resulting from dangerous drug interactions or wrong dosages…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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New York Public Library receives $15 million for adult learning center
The gift from Richard and Lynne Pasculano will support a new adult learning center focused on technology training, career counseling, and ESOL classes that will be located in NYPL’s Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library, the newly renovated central circulating branch on Fifth Avenue and Fortieth Street…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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University of Missouri veterinary school receives $11 million gift
The estate gift in support of the College of Veterinary Medicine will establish the Dr. Glenn R. and Nancy A. Linnerson Imaging Center, which will advance comparative and translational medicine research…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Partners launch $9 million data science, neuroscience fellowship
Funded by the Shanahan Family Foundation and the Allen Institute for Brain Science, the program will enroll up to three early-career data scientists per year in three-year fellowships, including PhD researchers with a background in statistics, computer science, physics, engineering, mathematics, or similar fields and provide mentors from the institute and the University of Washington….…
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Does Social Media Engagement Translate to Civic Engagement Offline?
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. People increasingly engage in politics on social media, but does online engagement translate to offline engagement? Research is mixed with some suggesting how one uses the internet maters. We examine how political engagement on social media corresponds to offline engagement. Using data following the 2016 U.S. Presidential…
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Washington University receives $8 million for student scholarships
The gift from Arnold and Ellen Zetcher will establish and endow a program open to students with financial need entering any of the university’s four undergraduate schools…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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DePaul University receives gift totaling $21 million from alumnus
The gift will establish the George L. and Tanya S. Ruff Endowed Scholarship and support the Institute of Global Homelessness, which will be renamed for the couple…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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A Pivotal Moment of Real Change for Philanthropy?
The post A Pivotal Moment of Real Change for Philanthropy? appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full post >>
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mGage and Oxfam successfully launch world-first RCS mobile payment campaign
London UK, 9th March 2021 – In an exciting milestone for the charities sector, mGage, in partnership with Oxfam GB, has deployed its next-generation Rich Communication Services (RCS) mobile payment solution, to encourage more donations and higher levels of engagement. At a time when charities are struggling amidst the pandemic, this world-first campaign is supporting…
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Mahamadou Issoufou awarded 2020 Ibrahim Prize for African Leadership
The award, which recognizes a democratically elected African head of state who has demonstrated exceptional leadership, honors the former president of Niger, who served from 2011 to 2020, a decade in which the country saw improvements in all four sub-categories of human development of the Ibrahim Index of African Governance…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full…
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Wynn Family Foundation commits $50 million to Mohawk Valley hospital
The largest gift ever to Mohawk Valley Health System will support services for a new regional medical center in Utica, New York — a 703,000-square-foot, ten-story facility on a twenty-five-acre campus scheduled to be completed in 2023…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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University of Oregon receives $5 million for Student Emergency Fund
Established with a gift from an alumnus who wishes to remain anonymous, the Student Emergency Fund will include funding to assist students immediately and resources for an endowment to provide funding in perpetuity…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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SMU receives $5 million for engineering fellowships, scholarships
The gift from Mary and Rich Templeton includes $2.5 million to endow four doctoral Fellowships and another $2.5 million to endow ten undergraduate scholarships…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Cleveland Clinic receives $15.5 million from Charles Shor Foundation
The gift includes $10 million toward construction of a new Neurological Institute building and $5.5 million in support of research to investigate the link between stress and epileptic seizures…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Global COVID-19 response totaled $20.2 billion in 2020
A report from Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy found that giving by corporations and corporate foundations, including in-kind gifts, accounted for about 44 percent of total dollars awarded, followed by high-net-worth individuals (27 percent) and independent foundations (22 percent)…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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University of Houston receives $10 million from Hilton Foundation
The gift will create an unrestricted endowment to help the Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management navigate challenges that have resulted from the coronavirus pandemic…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>