Author: Darren R. Halpin
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Which Audiences Engage With Advocacy Groups on Twitter? Explaining the Online Engagement of Elite, Peer, and Mass Audiences With Advocacy Groups
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. Gaining an audience on social media is an important goal of contemporary policy advocacy. While previous studies demonstrate that advocacy-dedicated nonprofit organizations—what we refer to as advocacy groups—use different social media tools, we still know little about what specific audiences advocacy groups set out to target on…
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Rockefeller increases commitment to Black, Latinx business recovery
The addition of Jackson, Mississippi, and Baltimore to the Rockefeller Opportunity Collective (ROC) boosts the number of locations participating in the initiative to twelve…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Richard King Mellon awards nearly $8.5 million for COVID-19 relief
The latest round of pandemic relief grants awarded by the Pittsburgh-based foundation will support food banks in Allegheny and Westmoreland counties, restaurant workers feeding the food insecure, and local arts and cultural groups…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Eisner Foundation awards nearly $1 million in fourth-quarter grants
General operating support grants were awarded to Los Angeles-area nonprofits working to advance mentorship opportunities, educational enrichment, and intergenerational connection and collaboration in the region…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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TERRE DES FEMMES breaks the silence about domestic violence during what is supposed to be the most peaceful time of the year
Berlin, December 18th 2020: TERRE DES FEMMES – Menschenrechte für die Frau e. V. opens the art exhibition “UNBREAK – take a closer look & break the cycle of domestic violence” (https://cloud.achtung.de/s/g7PanPkDDnf28pe) in downtown Munich, together with the agencies thjnk and achtung! Mary, the artist Simon Berger, and the long-time TERRE DES FEMMES activist Romy…
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Simon Fraser University receives $26.8 million from alumnus
The gift from alumnus Lance Uggla and his family — the largest of its kind ever to a Canadian university — will support students who may not otherwise be able to afford a university education and will also address issues of social mobility, equity, diversity, and inclusion…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Dorsey commits $15 million for universal basic income pilot projects
The commitment from the Twitter and Square CEO will support Mayors for a Guaranteed Income, a coalition of mayors piloting universal basic income pilot programs in more than twenty-five U.S. cities…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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December 2020 open thread
Our goal with hosting quarterly open threads is to give blog readers an opportunity to publicly raise comments or questions about GiveWell or related topics (in the comments section below). As always, you’re also welcome to email us at info@givewell.org or to request a call with GiveWell staff if you have feedback or questions you’d…
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Lilly Endowment awards $43 million for religious exhibitions, programs
Grants were awarded in support of exhibitions and education programs focused on the role the role of religion in the United States and around the world…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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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…