Author: Peter C. Weber
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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 >>
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Cleveland Foundation awards $34 million in fourth-quarter grants
Grants were awarded in the areas of the arts, digital excellence, economic development, education, the environment, leadership development, neighborhood revitalization, racial equity, and health and human services…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Bezos pledges $25 million to 'All In Washington' COVID-19 fund
The pledge follows a commitment of $25 million Bezos made in May, bringing his total support for the campaign to $50 million…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Trinity Church awards $11 million for housing, racial justice
Grants ranging from $74,000 to $2 million were awarded to thirty-one organizations working to address housing insecurity and advance racial justice across New York City…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Tsai Foundation Social Justice Fund announces inaugural recipients
Funding was awarded to Brooklyn-based Black leaders tackling the root causes of racial disparities in health care, climate policy, education, journalism, and the criminal justice system…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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The Evolving Distribution of Giving in the United States
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. I compute the share of U.S. household giving accounted for by the American tax units donating the largest amounts over the 1960–2012 period from repeated cross-sectional samples of federal income tax returns. The share of donations accounted for by a minority of top donors rose sharply over…
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Rockefeller Foundation commits to divesting from fossil fuels
The foundation established in 1913 by Standard Oil founder John D. Rockefeller is taking steps that will more than halve its $5 billion endowment’s total exposure to fossil fuels to less than 1 percent in the near future…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Do you have questions about giving in 2020?
Many people make charitable donations in December. If you’re considering making a gift in the coming weeks and you want more information before doing so, we’re happy to help! We’re glad to answer questions in writing and on the phone. For written responses, please email donations@givewell.org or leave a comment on this blog post. For…
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Top 10 Most-Read CEP Blog Posts of 2020
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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…