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NYC COVID-19 response fund awarded more than $110 million
Launched in March, the fund was administered by the New York Community Trust, which managed more than $73 million in grant funding, with the Nonprofit Finance Fund issuing and managing another $37 million in no-interest loans…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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enVie Supplies Vulnerable People with Food During Covid-19
Belgian social enterprise fights back against food waste while feeding the vulnerable quickly and cost effectively, supported by OKI Europe Ltd’s Five Colour Label Printer Egham, 29th July 2020 – Belgian social enterprise enVie, has been fighting back against food waste by making delicious healthy soups from fresh surplus vegetables supplied by Belgian farmers, to…
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MacKenzie Scott Showers $1.7 Billion on Nonprofits, Mostly Groups Fighting for Equity
The ex-wife of Amazon co-founder Jeff Bezos said the money was distributed to 116 nonprofits, mostly to organization devoted to equity that are led by women, minorities, and LGBTQ people. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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LISC announces $50 million in New Markets Tax Credits
The national community development financial institution will use the credits to promote quality jobs, better health, and local economic growth, with a focus on underserved urban and rural communities…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Bruce and Martha Karsh Give Cedars-Sinai $25 Million (Gifts Roundup)
Plus, Financier Robert Smith gave $1.9 million for prostate cancer research aimed at developing a new noninvasive test. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Mastercard commits $200 million for youth job opportunities
With a goal by 2030 of enabling more than three million young people to secure dignified and fulfilling work, the commitment will support the launch of the foundation’s Young Africa Works strategy in Uganda…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Neilsen Foundation awards $10 million for COVID-19 relief
Grants include $6.1 million in support of spinal cord injury research projects that have been halted or delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic and $3.5 million in support of emergency response services for individuals with SCI…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Bonfils-Stanton Foundation launches racial justice grant programs
The new programs will provide $10,000 general operating grants annually to organizations led by Black, Indigenous, and people of color; $180,000 over three years to integrate the arts into holistic community development efforts in two BIPOC neighborhoods; and grants of $25,000 each to five artists to create public works that imagine what a “Just Denver” would…
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Seven in ten U.S. corporate funders increased giving during COVID-19
A survey by the Charities Aid Foundation of America of U.S. corporations and corporate foundations found that 71.8 percent had increased their giving over the last three months, including 12.7 percent reporting a year-over-year increase for the period of more than 50 percent…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Neighborhood Development Organizations and Neighborhood Disadvantage: Race, Resources, and Inequality in Chicago
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. This article analyzes the relationship between neighborhood development organizations (NDOs) and neighborhood disadvantage in Chicago between 1990 and 2010. NDOs are often seen as interdependent partners with local and state governments in the co-production of social welfare, but not all have equally beneficial effects. Instead, NDOs are…
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How a Small Nonprofit Came Back From the Brink in the Great Recession
A group that serves disadvantaged youths in New York City was on the verge of expanding when its revenue suddenly dried up in the economic collapse. It’s now a $34 million organization. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Medtronic commits $16 million for racial equity, social justice
The commitment from the Medtronic Foundation will support national and local partnerships with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, the Northside Achievement Zone, and People’s Center Clinics & Services…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Commercial DAFs Keep Touting Their Donors’ Crisis Giving. Here’s What They Aren’t Saying. (Opinion)
Fidelity and other big providers do little to spur giving. Thatâs why charities need to persuade donors to act â or Congress needs to step in. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Mapping the Research Landscape of Strategic Human Resource Management in Nonprofit Organizations: A Systematic Review and Avenues for Future Research
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. A decade after key theoretical developments in strategic human resource management (SHRM) in nonprofit organizations (NPOs), we still lack a comprehensive understanding of the disparate strands of empirical evidence. Furthermore, this growing field requires integration and synthesis of new themes and conceptual developments. Therefore, we conducted a…
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RIVIAM Digital Care is awarded funding from Innovate UK to enhance its new social prescribing platform used in Bath and North East Somerset to transform the way health, social care and third sector organisations are co-ordinating care
22nd July 2020 – RIVIAM Digital Care has been awarded £48,450 funding by Innovate UK to enhance its new social prescribing platform. RIVIAM’s Wellbeing platform is currently used in Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES) by Virgin Care, BaNES Council and many third sector organisations, including Age UK BaNES, Citizens Advice BaNES and Bath Mind,…
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Omidyar Network's Economic Response Advocacy Fund awards final grants
The fund was established in April to infuse 501(c)(4) funding into national, state, and local advocacy and organizing efforts to address the immediate economic toll of the public health crisis on working people and reshaping the U.S. economy to ensure their families are less vulnerable in the future…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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How to Thank Donors During a Crisis
Fundraising experts share nine ways to show appreciation, stay in touch with, and even inspire greater giving from supporters amid the pandemic. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Special Olympics receives $25 million from Abu Dhabi crown prince
The organization will use the gift from Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi to expand its Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools program to Argentina, Egypt, India, Pakistan, Romania, and Rwanda…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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How to Appeal to Donors of Color: an Online Briefing
Three experts share insights and advice to help fundraisers attract and engage donors of color. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Dominion Energy commits $35 million for HBCUs, minority students
The commitment includes $25 million in support of HBCUs in Virginia, Ohio, North Carolina, and South Carolina and a $10 million scholarship fund for African-American and underrepresented minority students…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>