Author: Chengxin Xu
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The Perceived Differences: The Sector Stereotype of Social Service Providers
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. What difference does “nonprofitness” make is a fundamental question for nonprofit research. Although being held as the basic assumption of the contract failure theory, the sector difference perceived by individuals remains as an open question for multiple methodological problems. Here, we present evidence from three experiments for…
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Community Foundation Update (06/06/20)
News and staff announcements from community foundations in Alabama, Colorado, Massachusetts, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, and South Carolina…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Racial Equity Needs to Be More Than Philanthropy’s Catchphrase (Opinion)
To my foundation colleagues, thank you for letting me know how you want to be an ally to black people. But now is the time to live up to the rhetoric, says the head of the Grand Victoria Foundation. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Youth detention admissions fell by half in two months, survey finds
According to a survey of jurisdictions participating in the foundation’s Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative, admissions to detention of youth fell 52 percent between February and April…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Trust in Nonprofits Rises as Confidence in Government Covid Response Slides
While donors applaud charity work in the crisis, they show signs of getting worn out by frequent appeals. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Cummings Foundation awards $20 million to Massachusetts nonprofits
Grants were awarded to a hundred and thirty nonprofits in Middlesex, Suffolk, and Essex counties, with a focus on organizations working in the areas of social justice, human services, education and health care…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Senators Push to Expand Charitable Tax Deduction to All
A new proposal would allow couples to deduct up to $8,000 this year and next even if they don’t itemize on their tax returns. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Foundations pledge support for COVID-19 relief – update (06/03/2020)
U.S.-based foundations announcing commitments in recent days in support of COVID-19 relief and response efforts include the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, and the Weingart Foundation…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Make Fixing Democracy Part of the Philanthropic Response to Covid-19 (Opinion)
Every mission that grant makers care about could be undermined by the increasing threats to voting and the rule of law, not just by the challenges facing our health and economy. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Corporate funders support COVID-19 relief (update – 06/02/2020)
U.S.-based corporate funders announcing commitments in support of COVID-19 relief and response efforts include AstraZeneca, Google.org, Verizon, and several professional sports teams…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Jeff Bezos Pledges $25 Million to Help Washington State Residents Affected by Pandemic (Gifts Roundup)
Plus, pharmaceutical entrepreneur Jie Du gave $5 million to create a drug-development center; and UCLA, Vanderbilt, and a medical research foundation all receive big gifts. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Toward a Typology of Critical Nonprofit Studies: A Literature Review
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. This review examines scholarship in key nonprofit journals over four decades. Its purpose is to (a) analyze the extent, nature, and contribution of critical nonprofit scholarship and its trajectory over time and (b) call on scholars, research institutions, and journals in the field to engage the kinds…
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CZI Awards $3.8 Million for Open Source Software Projects
The grants will support the development of open source tools used in bioinformatics, genomics, imaging, single cell biology, and neuroscience…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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University of Hawai'i Receives $3.2 Million for Endowed Chair
The gift from the Laurence H. Dorcy Hawaiian Foundation will establish an endowed chair of Hawaiian studies named for local poet and activist Dana Naone Hall…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Amazon Awards $4 Million to Nature Conservancy for Urban Greening
The grant from the Right Now Climate Fund will support climate-mitigation and biodiversity efforts through TNC’s Urban Greening program in three German cities…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Gates Foundation Promotes 3 Directors to Executive Leadership Team (Transitions)
Also, ImpactAssets names a new CEO, and the founder of Borealis Philanthropy is departing. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Foundations Commit $10 Million to Expand Civic Commons Initiative
Launched in 2016 by the Knight, JPB, Kresge, and Rockefeller foundations, the Reimagining the Civic Commons initiative is adding five cities — Lexington, Kentucky; Macon, Georgia; Miami; Minneapolis; and San Jose, California — to its network…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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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.…