Author: Lode Lancksweerdt
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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?
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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 >>
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Cystic Fibrosis Foundation awards $3.3 million to Polyphor AG
The funding will support a Phase 1b/2a clinical trial of inhaled murepavadin, an antibiotic that targets multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Peace and security funders awarded $377 million in 2018, study finds
According to a report from the Peace and Security Funders Group and Candid, the largest share of grant dollars in 2018 was awarded for work broadly focused on supporting stable, resilient societies…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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What does giving done right mean to you?
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Standards of care at NYC hospitals pressured by COVID surge
Based on discussions with a working group of fifteen ICU directors convened virtually in October, the report from the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security found that healthcare workers in the city were deeply affected by their experiences dealing with the surge of COVID patients from April to June…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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CZI awards $4.7 million for open source software, science
Awards include $3 million in support of seventeen biomedical open source software projects and $1.7 million to three organizations working to advance reproducibility practices and open research infrastructure…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Walmart, North Carolina A&T launch Equity in Education Initiative
With a $5 million commitment from Walmart, the Equity in Education Initiative will work to increase the number of African-American college graduates who build successful careers in fields that are critical to the nation’s economic future…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Gund Foundation awards grants totaling $18.2 million
Grants were awarded in support of efforts to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and other urgent issues, including climate change, growing inequality, systemic racism, and the continuing erosion of democratic norms and institutions…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>