Author: By Eden Stiffman
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Ask an Expert: Grant Seeking in the Pandemic
Two foundation leaders answer reader questions about how to be candid about financial struggles and how to approach grant makers about repurposing money that was earmarked for programs that a group canât carry out in the social-distancing era. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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GiveWell’s plans for 2020
Each spring, we share our plans for the year. Here, we highlight the work we plan to do in 2020 that is most likely to help us realize our mission of identifying and directing funding to highly cost-effective giving opportunities.1This post does not include a complete accounting of everything we plan to do in 2020.…
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JPMorgan Chase Commits $35 Million for COVID-19 Relief Efforts
The funding will support efforts to address the immediate financial needs of individuals impacted by COVID-19, provide small businesses with capital, support affordable housing and neighborhood development initiatives, and strengthen nonprofits serving underserved communities…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Volunteers Are Building a Medical Social Safety Net in the Pandemic. Is That the Smartest Approach?
Health professionals are donating their time, revealing whatâs best about our countryâs generous spirit and whatâs worst about our ill-prepared and ungenerous federal government. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Bringing Beneficiaries More Centrally Into Nonprofit Management Education and Research
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. In the early 1970s, scholars studying a variety of service organizations realized that beneficiaries were not only external stakeholders who received services but they were also important organizational actors whose participation in the organization affected the organization’s structure, functioning, and outcomes. Tracing these early observations, and the…
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Jerusalem College of Technology Awarded $9 Million for Health Sciences
The grant will support construction of the Leona M. & Harry B. Helmsley Faculty of Life and Health Sciences building, which will house one of the largest nursing programs in Israel…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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UVA Lands $27 Million for Program on Constitutionalism and Democracy (Gifts Roundup)
Plus, NPR, two universities, and one college receive big gifts. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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UA Little Rock Receives $25 Million for Student Success
The single largest gift in the institution’s history includes $15 million to establish need-based scholarships for undergraduate students in any major and $10 million in support of a Student Success Endowment Fund…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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U.S. Billionaires' Wealth Up $434 Billion During Pandemic, Study Finds
An analysis by Americans for Tax Fairness and the Institute for Policy Studies found that between March 18 and May 19, American billionaires’ total wealth grew from $2.948 trillion to $3.382 trillion, a 15 percent increase…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Borealis Philanthropy Founder Announces Departure
Founding president Magui Rubalcava is transitioning out of the organization while board chair Kayva Yang will assume the role of interim president…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Community Foundation Update (05/23/20)
News and staff announcements from community foundations in California, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Texas…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Gates Foundation Awards Grand Challenges Explorations Grants
Through the twenty-fourth round of the foundation’s Grand Challenges Explorations initiative, eleven researchers were awarded grants of $100,000 each in support of novel approaches, innovations, or tools that dramatically improve the planning, implementation, and/or monitoring and evaluation of efforts that lead to effective public health campaigns…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Three Inspiring Fundraisers Motivate Me During Covid-19
A former nonprofit leader shares a “love letter” to fundraisers for providing an essential â and often unsung â service, especially during the pandemic. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Truist Commits Additional $25 Million for COVID-19 Relief Efforts
The new commitment doubles the company’s support of the Truist Cares initiative, which is focused on providing resources for small businesses and essential technology services in underserved communities…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Reflecting on our progress in 2019
GiveWell grew significantly in 2019. We hired 13 full-time staff members, bringing our total size to 37, and expanded our ability to take on new projects across domains. We feel positioned to do more and better work going forward as a result. We see a strong indication that the amount of funding we directed to…
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Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations Commits $384 Million for a Covid-19 Vaccine (Grants Roundup)
Other new grants focus on food security and economic relief in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, in addition to grant making for other issues. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Francis Collins Awarded 2020 Templeton Prize
Collins’s research groups have been responsible for the discovery of gene mutations responsible for cystic fibrosis, Huntington’s disease, neurofibromatosis, and Hutchinson-Guilford progeria syndrome, a rare form of premature aging…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>