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Rutgers receives $15 million for global racial justice institute
The grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation will establish the Institute for the Study of Global Racial Justice and buttress the scholarship of humanities researchers in the areas of policy reform, social justice, K-12 education, and incarceration…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Truist launches $40 million fund for small business owners
The CornerSquare Community Capital fund will support community development financial institutions through the purchase of 25 percent loan participations, enabling the CDFIs to increase their lending and expand support for BIPOC- and women-owned small businesses…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Report highlights insufficient funding for climate change mitigation
The report from the ClimateWorks Foundation estimates that only 2 percent of global philanthropic giving was designated for efforts to address climate change in 2019, including about $1.6 billion from foundations…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Berggruen Institute announces 2020-21 fellows
The sixth cohort of Berggruen Fellows will research transformative ideas with the potential to reshape human society while promoting academic and cultural exchange in the United States and China…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Testing Social Enterprise Models Across the World: Evidence From the “International Comparative Social Enterprise Models (ICSEM) Project”
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. In response to the large number of definitions of social enterprise (SE), various works have sought to cope with such diversity through SE typologies. Many of them are however country-specific and only very few of them are built upon solid theoretical foundations. To overcome these weaknesses, Defourny…
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Yuri Milner establishes scholarship for Israeli students at Wharton
Over the next decade, the Friends of Israel MBA Fund will provide fellowships covering tuition for the two-year Wharton MBA program to more than sixty students from Israel…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Former Atlantic Records Executive Gives $50 Million for a New Medical Campus (Gifts Roundup)
Plus, four universities received big gifts, and a Johnson & Johnson heir left $5 million to a science center. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Park Foundation Hires New Executive Director (Transitions)
Also, the Blues Foundation chooses the CEO of the African American Museum in Philadelphia as its next leader, and the longtime CEO of American Public Media Group is departing. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Monmouth Medical Center receives $50 million for new medical campus
The gift from local philanthropists Anne and Sheldon Vogel will support development of the Vogel Medical Campus in Tinton Falls…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Planning and Decision Making in Uncertain Times: Watch Our Online Briefing
Two experts share insights and advice on how to create a roadmap to navigate your nonprofit’s future in a time of ‘hyper-uncertainty.’ (Note: The link to this briefing in Thursday’s newsletter was incorrect. We apologize for the inconvenience.) Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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The Big Bird Gets the Worm? How Size Influences Social Networking by Charitable Organizations
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. Current evidence suggests that nonprofits’ use of Twitter is not strongly related to organizational size, unlike other technological developments. However, this evidence is primarily based on studies of large nonprofit organizations. This study uses a random sample of charities, stratified by size, to present evidence that organization…
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Princeton receives $20 million from alumni to expand student body
The gift from Kwanza Jones (’93) and José E. Feliciano (’94) — the largest in the university’s history from Black and Latinx donors — will support construction of two adjoining dormitories in one of two residential colleges being built to accommodate an expansion of the student body by about 10 percent…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto…
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No More High Fives or Handshakes: Charities Relaunch Street Canvassing for the Pandemic World
How charities are working to keep fundraisers and donors safe in a job that traditionally includes physical contact and close conversation. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Combining Nonprofit Service and Advocacy: Organizational Structures and Hybridity
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. Facilitating political engagement is a vital function of the nonprofit sector. While some public charities engage in political activities like policy advocacy, many focus exclusively on their core service mission. Current nonprofit research does not adequately theorize the inherent tension between service and advocacy activities. We conceptualize…
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DDCF announces 2020 Doris Duke Artist awards
Eight performing artists will each receive an unrestricted grant of $250,000 and an additional $25,000 to encourage savings for retirement…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Donor Lawsuits Following Blackbaud Hack Now Target Nonprofits, Too
The latest lawsuit against the fundraising software company also asked three nonprofits â Harvard University, Bank Street College of Education, and the Lower East Side Tenement Museum to help donors whose information appears to have been stolen in a ransomware attack. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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How to Advance Pay Equity at Your Nonprofit
Experts share simple steps managers can take to ensure fair compensation for women, people of color, and other groups that are often underpaid. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>