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Community Foundation Update (01/09/2021)
News and staff announcements from community foundations in Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Philanthropy’s Role in a Better Future
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Greenham Trust launches ‘Laptops for Lockdown Learning’ fund to support underprivileged children’s home-schooling
Hosted on The Good Exchange platform, donations will be match-funded up to £250,000 to provide £500,000 for learning equipment across West Berkshire and beyond 8th January 2021 – Greenham Trust has today launched the ‘Laptops for Lockdown Learning’ appeal to give every child a laptop to learn under lockdown. Hosted on The Good Exchange, Greenham…
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Mark Foundation awards $8 million for collaborative research
Inaugural grants awarded by the Endeavor Award program will support research projects focused on preventing and overcoming metastasis, decoding the whole-body response to cancer, and understanding the molecular mechanisms of tumor plasticity and progression…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Motivations for Peer-Support Volunteering: Social Identities and Role-Identities as Sources of Motivation
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. Motivations for volunteering described by functional theory are loosely related to the types and duration of these activities. The motivating effects of individuals’ social- and role-based identities may need inclusion. Identity theories suggest that entering a specific service activity depends on whether the service benefits a social…
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University Hospitals receives $7.5 million for maternal, neonatal unit
The commitment from board member Steve Potash and his wife, Loree, will establish the Steve and Loree Potash Women & Newborn Center at UH Ahuja Medical Center and launch a literacy program for infants and their families…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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National Gallery of Art acquires artworks from Souls Grown Deep
The forty works by twenty-one African-American artists include nine quilts by the artists of Gee’s Bend, Alabama; three paintings, three drawings, and a sculpture by Thornton Dial; works on paper by Nellie Mae Rowe, Henry Speller, Georgia Speller, and Royal Robertson; and four sculpted heads by James “Son Ford” Thomas…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post…
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Lilly Endowment awards $17 million for COVID-19 relief
The grants will support organizations and ministries working to address the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Indiana’s Marion County…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Bisciotti Foundation, Ravens commit $5 million to Catholic Charities
The donation from the NFL’s Baltimore franchise and the family foundation established its majority owner will support Catholic Charities programs and services at more than two hundred locations in Baltimore and nine Maryland counties…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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New York Jets award $1 million to social justice organizations
The team awarded grants of $250,000 to four national nonprofit organizations and will also provide volunteer support from Jets players, coaches, and staff…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Lehigh Carbon Community College receives $1 million bequest
The gift from the estate of former professor Clifford F. Miller will provide scholarships for both part- and full-time students, with preference given to those studying in a technology-related field…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Stand Up To Cancer awarded $10 million for cancer initiative
The initiative will fund a ‘Dream Team’ of researchers and a comprehensive public awareness campaign focused on increasing colorectal cancer screenings in medically underserved communities…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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In Search of Civil Society: Disentangling Associational Practices and Civil Society Conceptions in Germany
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. The historical case study of German associations during World War I highlights the limits of sociability in times of political polarization. At the war’s beginning, German elites supported political associations that welcomed the entire political spectrum, thus radically breaking with associations that had developed along political, social,…
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Joyce Foundation awards grants totaling nearly $15 million
Grants were awarded by the Chicago-based foundation in the areas of culture, democracy, education and economic mobility, the environment, and gun violence prevention…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Duke University receives $4.5 million for holistic student support
The grant from the Duke Endowment will fund a program that makes full-time advising and academic support professionals available to students who need help navigating the university’s many support services…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Designing “National Day of Service” Projects to Promote Volunteer Job Satisfaction
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. National Day of Service (NDS) volunteering events have become common, yet little is known about how the design of such events affects volunteer satisfaction. This relationship is important because volunteer satisfaction ensures a strong volunteer base for special events and promotes sustained volunteerism. We explore how the…
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Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey receives $25 million gift
The gift from an anonymous donor will support faculty recruitment, shared resource development, and research at Rutger’s Cancer Immunology and Metabolism Center of Excellence…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Pritzker Foundation awards $10 million for tech workforce diversity
The funding will establish the Pritzker Tech Talent Labs at the Discovery Partners Institute and support efforts to create a high school-to-career pathway program designed to help workers in Illinois secure high-paying tech jobs, with a focus on women, African Americans, and Latinx workers and professionals…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Joffrey Ballet receives $3 million to endow academy director position
The gift from the Abbott Fund will endow the Abbott Academy Director position at the Joffrey Academy of Dance, which has grown from a hundred to more than a thousand enrolled students since 2009…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>