Author: Erin Wolff
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June 2020 open thread
Our goal with hosting quarterly open threads is to give blog readers an opportunity to publicly raise comments or questions about GiveWell or related topics (in the comments section below). As always, you’re also welcome to email us at info@givewell.org or to request a call with GiveWell staff if you have feedback or questions you’d…
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Islamic Charities Scrambled to Raise Money During a Socially Distanced Ramadan
Much of their budgets often come from donations collected in person during the holy month. This year, many groups moved their fundraising efforts online with mixed results. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Universal Music Group commits $25 million for 'meaningful change'
In a letter to employees obtained by Rolling Stone, the co-chairs of the newly created Task Force for Meaningful Change announced a $25 million Change Fund, a list of priorities, and steps being taken to support “the ongoing fight for equality, justice, and inclusion….” Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Statements About George Floyd Are a Start, but How Will Organizations Live Their Values?
The leader of a group that promotes equity in philanthropy talks about how the nonprofit world was thinking about racial diversity and equity when the pandemic struck â and how that might change in the wake of mass protests against police violence and racism. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Accountable and Thus Legitimate? A Comparative Study of Philanthropists
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. This article takes a comparative qualitative approach to explore the intertwined external accountability and legitimacy attempts of independently wealthy philanthropists. By comparing accountability forums and institutional logics stated by philanthropists, it is investigated to whom they are externally accountable and how they legitimate their controversial funding of…
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Sony Music commits $100 million to social justice, anti-racist efforts
The company, including all its recorded music and content divisions as well as its music publishing company, will create a fund in support of organizations working to advance equal rights around the world…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Nonprofits That Rely on Foundation Grants Fare Better Than Others Amid Pandemic
Thirty-one percent of nonprofit CEOs say that their grants have increased during the Covid-19 pandemic, and 39 percent say they’ve stayed the same. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Mastercard commits up to $40 million for COVID-19 response in Africa
The funding will be used by the Partnership to Accelerate COVID-19 Testing (PACT) to purchase a million test kits, train and deploy ten thousand community healthcare workers, and support contact tracing efforts…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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William & Mary receives legacy gift of art from alumna
The planned gift of a hundred works to the college’s Muscarelle Museum of Art from Sybil Shainwald — who devoted her law career to protecting women’s health — includes mostly works that portray women, many of them by female artists…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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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 >>