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IFCO continues to deliver on its social responsibility & engagement commitment globally under difficult circumstances
Donated RPCs, incentives for employees in most relevant roles, and support of logistics staff help to maintain food safety during the pandemic for those in need around the globe Munich, Germany, December 14, 2020: IFCO, the world’s leading provider of Reusable Plastic Containers (RPCs) for fresh food, continued to deliver on its social responsibility and…
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Book Review: A place to call home: Women as agents of change in Mumbai by Ramanath, R.
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Volume 49, Issue 6, Page 1311-1313, December 2020. Goto full post >>
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AbbVie commits $50 million to advance racial, health equity efforts
The five-year commitment will support nonprofit organizations across the country working to support underserved Black communities…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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City of Hampton closes on $12 million environmental impact bond
Funded in part by a grant from the Kresge Foundation, which matched a one-to-one challenge grant from an anonymous donor to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, the state’s first environmental impact bond will support three nature-based flood-resilience projects…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Greenwich Country Day School receives $12 million gift from NBA star
Donovan Mitchell attended Greenwich Country Day — where his mother taught in the Lower Elementary School — from third grade through ninth grade…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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I Belong, Therefore, I Give? The Impact of Sense of Belonging on Graduate Student Alumni Engagement
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. Although Sense of Belonging has long been an important construct in understanding student success in higher education, it has not been examined in the alumni context. In this article, we explore the association between graduate students’ Sense of Belonging and alumni engagement. We draw on an original…
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Foundations moving to address racial equity, study finds
A report from the Center for Effective Philanthropy found that nearly 90 percent of foundations had increased funding for organizations serving people who have been disproportionately impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, and that nearly 90 percent of foundation leaders interviewed said they planned to focus more on racial equity in the future…. Philanthropy News Digest…
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Accruals Management to Avoid The Current Ratio Falling Below One: An Empirical Analysis Among Nonprofits
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. This study examines the distribution of the current ratio among large Belgian nonprofit organizations (NPOs). A current ratio falling below one signals (potential) liquidity problems among different types of stakeholders. Consistent with managerial intervention to avoid the current ratio falling below one, we observe significantly more (fewer)…
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World Resources Institute receives $63.5 million from Stephen Ross
The latest gift from WRI board member Stephen M. Ross boosts his total support for the WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities to $100 million…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Philanthropy and Racial Equity in 2020: Moving the Needle?
The post Philanthropy and Racial Equity in 2020: Moving the Needle? appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full post >>
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Princeton University receives $5 million for Indigenous studies
Awarded through the Schwab Charitable Fund in consultation with the Schmidt Family Foundation, the gift will establish the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Professor of Indigenous Studies…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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The Relation Between Income and Donations as a Proportion of Income Revisited: Literature Review and Empirical Application
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. Previous research addressing the relation between income and donations as a proportion of income has revealed predominantly inconsistent results. In this article, we argue that this can partly be explained by the great variance of methodological approaches. Providing a literature review covering 26 studies, we systematically identify…
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University of Georgia receives $10 million for leadership institute
The largest single gift in support of the university’s Institute of Leadership Advancement will underwrite an expansion of its Leadership Fellows program and the launch of an annual professional development symposium…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Oxford University receives $10 million for nanoscience institute
The gift from the Kavli Foundation will establish the Kavli Institute for NanoScience Discovery in a new building at the center of the university’s Science Area site…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Windgate Foundation awards $10 million to Eureka Springs School of Art
Established at the Arkansas Community Foundation, the endowment is expected to generate $400,000 annually and will enable the school to continue providing free and subsidized programming for families, military veterans, and local residents…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Rider University receives $4 million for Science and Technology Center
The gift from alumnus Mike Hennessy (’82) will support an expansion of the university’s Science and Technology Center…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Nonprofit Benchmarking With Data Envelopment Analysis
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. Benchmarking nonprofit performance can be challenging, constraining the ways nonprofits can use operational data to learn from each other and highlight organizational progress. Valid output or outcome data are scarce, and there is much to learn about measuring performance even when these data are available. Data envelopment…
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Mellon, Penn foundations award $8 million to Philly arts organizations
Thirty-seven arts institutions facing significant revenue losses — and the possibility of permanent closure — as a result of the pandemic received one-year grants ranging from $50,000 to $400,000…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>