Author: By Lisa Pilar Cowan
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Why Philanthropy Can’t Keep Hoarding Assets in the Pandemic (Dispatches)
The race to stockpile toilet paper is an illogical and impractical response to the crisis. So, too, is foundationsâ unwillingness to increase the share of assets that go to charity every year. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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How Collaboration Can Help Foundations Achieve Their Policy Goals
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Mobile Growth Association and MRACLE2020 Team Up to Raise Money to Flatten the COVID-19 Curve
Help purchase PPE for hospitals by registering for MGS Global Virtual Conference 1.0 for just $5. May 19, 2020, San Francisco, CA – In April, Siberia Su, and a group of friends launched MRACLE2020-a nonprofit on a mission to accelerate the flattening of the COVID-19 curve. Currently, they are raising funds for the 100K Miracle…
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Berkshire Youth partners with Greenham Trust to support young people through lockdown
19th May 2020 – Berkshire Youth and funding partner Greenham Trust have partnered to launch a youth support hub to assist young people, families and agencies through the COVID-19 lockdown. The West Berkshire Youth Hub will be a virtual and telephone-based support platform with resources and opportunities designed around connecting, listening to and providing solutions…
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Most Bay Area Essential Workers Are People of Color, Women, Immigrants
An analysis by the Bay Area Equity Atlas found that African-American, Latinx, women, and immigrant workers are overrepresented among essential workers on the front lines of the pandemic and that they are more likely than other workers to live in poverty and lack health insurance…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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What People With Disabilities Need From Foundations (Letters to the Editor)
Grants have been hard to find for groups that are providing essential services to those with disabilities and looking ahead to what comes next. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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CDP Awards $2.3 Million for COVID-19 Relief Efforts
The fourth round of grants awarded from the CDP COVID-19 Response Fund will help build the capacity of NGOs working to meet needs among vulnerable communities, including the Action Aid/Feminist Humanitarian Network, BRAC, and World Central Kitchen…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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People in the News (05/17/2020): Appointments, Promotions, Obituaries
The latest staff and board announcements from the philanthropic sector…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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CMA Foundation Awards $7.1 Million to Help Vulnerable Canadians
Through a strategic collaboration with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, the Canadian Medical Association Foundation is donating funds directly to municipalities in support of efforts to reach, protect, and assist their most vulnerable residents…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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House Passes Stimulus Bill With Sweeping New Benefits for Nonprofits
The legislation greatly expands nonprofit eligibility for loans and other benefits, but President Trump and Republicans who lead the Senate have shown no interest in the legislation. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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As Learning Changes, It’s Time for Students to Weigh In
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Strategy and Reinvention Are Key to Staying Alive for Nonprofits, Leading Grant Maker Says
Too many nonprofits are scrambling to survive the immediate crisis while failing to adjust to what will become a new normal, says Jim Bildner, CEO of the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Harvard University MassCPR Awards $16.5 Million for COVID-19 Research
The funding will support researchers at fifteen institutions working to advance COVID-related vaccine and therapeutic development, diagnostic tools, clinical management, and epidemiology…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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For Environmental Nonprofits, Appealing to Young Donors Is Crucial to Surviving the Pandemic (Opinion)
The impact on the work force is especially powerful for groups that rely on older donors. Here are ways to change approaches to tap into millennials and Gen X donors. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Most Nonprofits Negatively Impacted by COVID-19, Survey Finds
A follow-up survey by the Charities Aid Foundation of America found that 94.4 percent of nonprofits globally had experienced negative impacts as a result of the pandemic and that 13.4 percent had been forced to suspend operations…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Foundations and Policy Influence: CEP’s New Report
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When People See Nonprofits Persevering, They’ll Know the Nation Will Persevere (Opinion)
This is the moment to experiment with fundraising and programs â and let fundraisers and others take on new opportunities, writes the head of development at the Heritage Foundation. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Dorsey Commits $25 Million for COVID-19 Relief Efforts
Contributions of $15 million to the Give2SF COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund and $10 million to the REFORM Alliance will support efforts to provide assistance to undocumented, mixed-status, and low-income households in San Francisco and deliver protective masks and other types of PPE to every prison and jail facility in the United States…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post…
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Women Face Job Losses, Abuse, and More in the Pandemic. Philanthropy Can Step In to Help. (Opinion)
Grant makers can promote an economy that puts a premium on caring for everyone and provides support for feminist movements that can gain strength even at a time of social distancing, writes a top official of the Open Society Foundations. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Tech Charity Bytes For Heroes Launches #lunchbytes To Feed A Million NHS Keyworkers Across The UK
New Charity initiative Bytes for Heroes asks the tech industry to “do lunch” together virtually every Wednesday to raise funds London, 12th May 2020 – Today, recently launched UK technology led charity initiative Bytes for Heroes has announced #lunchbytes, a new fundraising campaign bringing working from home and other working separately tech team members for…