Author: By Lisa Pilar Cowan
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All of Us in Grant Making — Not Just the Financiers — Need to Pay Attention to Investments (Dispatches)
For too long, many of us involved in program grants have done too little to push endowment investments to match our mission goals. Thatâs no longer acceptable. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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More Nonprofits Report Fundraising Increases Than Declines in New Survey — but There’s Trouble Ahead
Nearly 70 percent of organizations reported lower rates of giving compared with the previous year, and 54 percent said fewer new donors supported them, according to a survey conducted by Grenzebach, Glier and Associates. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Duquesne receives $7.5 million in pledges for new medical college
John G. Rangos, Sr., John R. McGinley, Jr., and Rhodora Donahue, widow of the late John F. Donahue, each made a seven-figure pledge toward a proposed $50 million College of Osteopathic Medicine, which is now scheduled to open in fall 2024…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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A Lost Chance to Debate Immigration (Letter to the Editor)
Charitable interests aligned with corporate corporations indifferent to the plight of the American worker are seeking to suppress discussion about the long-term sustainable level of immigration, writes the head of the Colcom Foundation. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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The Road to Transparency: Insights from a Top-Performing U.K. Funder
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Yum! Brands, KFC award $6 million to advance equity, opportunity
Part of a five-year, $100 million global commitment announced by Yum! in June, the commitments will support local initiatives in the areas of entrepreneurship, education, and equity and inclusion…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Jefferson, Temple receive $5 million for stroke prevention, education
The gift from Kenneth and Andréa Frazier will support a partnership between the two universities and their health systems aimed at addressing social determinants of health and racial/ethnic disparities that lead to increased risk of stroke among residents of North Philadelphia…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Astellas Health Foundation awards $2 million for COVID-19 response
Grants were awarded to four organizations working to prevent the spread and combat the long-term effects of COVID-19 in vulnerable and hard-to-reach communities in five low-income countries…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Are the Wages Paid by Non-Profits Sensitive to Volunteering? Evidence From France
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. Volunteers and paid staff frequently work alongside each other in nonprofit organizations. Nevertheless, the possible impact of volunteering on the wages of the paid staff has hardly ever been investigated due to the scarcity of data suited to such research. Based on the matching of two French…
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Huntington Bank announces $20 billion plan to help Midwest communities
The bank’s new community plan reflects increased investments in small businesses, with an emphasis on those owned by minorities, women, and veterans; affordable housing and home ownership; and community lending and investment across its seven-state footprint…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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James Graham Brown Foundation commits $10 million for COVID relief
The Louisville-based foundation will provide an additional $10 million in grants and zero-interest loans to nonprofits working in its focus areas — education and workforce, community and economic prosperity, and quality of life…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Chronicle Failure on Immigration Interview Hurts All Nonprofits (Letter to the Editor)
All of us should expect nonprofits, philanthropists, and the media that covers them to rely on accurate data, provide complicated context, and invite public scrutiny, writes a philanthropy scholar. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Majority of Americans skeptical of news media, study finds
A survey by the Pew Research Center found that 54 percent of respondents viewed the public’s confidence in news organizations as “not too much” (43 percent) or “none at all” (11 percent), while smaller percentages said they had little (33 percent) or no (19 percent) confidence that journalists act in the public interest…. Philanthropy News…
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Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation Commits $50 Million for Social Justice (Grants Roundup)
Also, the Koret Foundation has granted $10 million to continue scholarships for underrepresented college students in the San Francisco Bay Area, and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation is giving $1 million to neighborhood-revitalization projects in Flint, Mich. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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UJA-Federation awards additional $6.67 million in COVID funding
The grants include nearly $4.6 million to strengthen and expand safety-net services for New Yorkers impacted by COVID-related job loss, food insecurity, economic hardship, and mental health challenges and $2.1 million in support of Jewish day schools…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Power in Processes: Insights from a Top-Performing Global Funder
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Single Women Were More Likely Than Others to Reduce Giving Early in Pandemic, Says New Report
Nearly 40 percent of those who did said they had done so because they were uncertain how the public-health crisis would affect the economy. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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LISC receives $25 million for economic development fund
Established earlier this summer, the Black Economic Development Fund will make investments designed to improve economic opportunity for African Americans, including deposits in Black-owned banks and financing for minority businesses, charter schools, affordable housing projects, and athletic facilities…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Nonprofit Leaders: Here’s How to Recruit Board Members — Even in a Crisis
How to make a better pitch to candidates for board service and six ways to improve recruitment overall. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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UC Berkeley receives $10 million to study deep learning
With funding from the Simons Foundation and National Science Foundation, the five-year effort seeks to develop a better theoretical understanding of deep learning, a widely used AI approach for teaching computers that is gaining traction in industry, commerce, science, and society…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>