Author: By Alan M. Cantor
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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 >>
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XPRIZE launches $1 million COVID-19 face mask challenge
Sponsored by Marc Benioff and Jim Cramer, the host of CNBC’s Mad Money, the challenge will award a total of $1 million to a grand-prize winner and two additional teams and will connect them to rapid manufacturing opportunities…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Wallace Foundation awards $5 million to Greenwich Hospital
The endowment gift will establish the Jean and David W. Wallace Medical Director Neurovascular Surgery Program, with cerebrovascular neurosurgeon Akli Zetchi as the progra m’s inaugural director…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Schultz Family Foundation Hires First Outside President (Transitions)
Also, Ronald McDonald House Charities has promoted its next leader from within, and the Washington Regional Association of Grantmakers has appointed an interim CEO. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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St. David's Foundation awards $22 million to local organizations
Spring grants awarded by the foundation will help strengthen the safety net for vulnerable populations across the five-county region served by the foundation…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Report Projects 22,000 Nonprofits Will Fail Due to Coronavirus
That median estimate produced by Candid represents a failure rate of 7 percent on top of the 4 percent of groups that would fail in the absense of a crisis. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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A brief look at how some groups we’ve supported are responding to COVID-19
Organizations supporting and delivering public health and poverty alleviation programs have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in many ways. Here, we provide a brief look at how some of the groups we’ve supported are responding to the pandemic. We share an example of a charity that continues to implement its health program, with modifications…
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Google.org awards $10 million for digital skills workforce development
Grants to the YWCA USA, JFF, and NPower will support the efforts of nonprofits and workforce boards to strengthen job training programs and access to digital skills training for the underserved, including women and veterans…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Community Foundations Boast $1 Billion for Covid Response
Despite the deluge in grant making from community foundations, there are still massive unmet demands for nonprofit funding related to the pandemic. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Sexual harassment allegations impact donations, survey finds
A survey conducted by Give.org, the BBB Wise Giving Alliance, found that nearly two in five donors who have heard about workplace sexual harassment at a charity say they no longer donate to or have reduced their support for that organization…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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New Pledge Asks Donors to Step Up Giving Amid Pandemic
The “Crisis Charitable Commitment” asks foundations, wealthy individuals, and donor-advised-fund account holders to commit to boosting their giving immediately, with a special focus on racial justice and voter engagement. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Wyss Foundation awards $5 million to Children's Orthopaedic Center
The center will use the funds to make capital improvements, increase access to urgent orthopedic trauma care, and buttress support for experts in the care of fractures, orthopedic trauma injuries, and hand and upper-extremity disorders…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Donor Anger at Sexual Harassment Hurts Charities — Even Where Abuse Didn’t Happen
Those who have heard about abuse punish charities by withholding gifts, but most of the public thinks harassment is more widespread in government and business. Half of charity workers have witnessed an incident. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>