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Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. Current evidence suggests that nonprofits’ use of Twitter is not strongly related to organizational size, unlike other technological developments. However, this evidence is primarily based on studies of large nonprofit organizations. This study uses a random sample of charities, stratified by size, to present evidence that organization…

Princeton receives $20 million from alumni to expand student body

Sep 24, 2020

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The gift from Kwanza Jones (’93) and José E. Feliciano (’94) — the largest in the university’s history from Black and Latinx donors — will support construction of two adjoining dormitories in one of two residential colleges being built to accommodate an expansion of the student body by about 10 percent…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto…

No More High Fives or Handshakes: Charities Relaunch Street Canvassing for the Pandemic World

Sep 23, 2020

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How charities are working to keep fundraisers and donors safe in a job that traditionally includes physical contact and close conversation. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>

Combining Nonprofit Service and Advocacy: Organizational Structures and Hybridity

Sep 23, 2020

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Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. Facilitating political engagement is a vital function of the nonprofit sector. While some public charities engage in political activities like policy advocacy, many focus exclusively on their core service mission. Current nonprofit research does not adequately theorize the inherent tension between service and advocacy activities. We conceptualize…

DDCF announces 2020 Doris Duke Artist awards

Sep 23, 2020

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Eight performing artists will each receive an unrestricted grant of $250,000 and an additional $25,000 to encourage savings for retirement…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

Donor Lawsuits Following Blackbaud Hack Now Target Nonprofits, Too

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The latest lawsuit against the fundraising software company also asked three nonprofits â Harvard University, Bank Street College of Education, and the Lower East Side Tenement Museum to help donors whose information appears to have been stolen in a ransomware attack. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>

Step Up to Help Your Grantees Survive

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How to Advance Pay Equity at Your Nonprofit

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Experts share simple steps managers can take to ensure fair compensation for women, people of color, and other groups that are often underpaid. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>

Children's Hospital LA receives $20 million from Panda Express

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The gift will establish the Panda Cares Center of Hope, a nationwide initiative launched in partnership with the Children’s Miracle Network to provide physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual care for patients and their families…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

IBM announces partnerships with HBCUs to develop diverse workforce

Sep 21, 2020

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The company has announced a multiyear partnership with thirteen HBCUs aimed at developing a diverse and inclusive quantum computing workforce, as well as in-kind donations totaling $100 million in technology, assets, resources, and skills development to a separate cohort of HBCUs…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

Literary Arts Emergency Fund awards $3.5 million for COVID-19 relief

Sep 20, 2020

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An initiative of the the Academy of American Poets, the Community of Literary Magazines & Presses, and the National Book Foundation, the fund awarded grants to two hundred and eighty-two nonprofit literary arts organizations, magazines, and presses that have experienced financial losses due to COVID-19…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

Asbury University receives $10 million gift for collaborative learning

Sep 19, 2020

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The largest single gift in the school’s 130-year-history will enable it to begin construction on a new $26 million Collaborative Learning Center…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Promotes Longtime Employee to CEO (Transitions)

Sep 18, 2020

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Also, the Kresge Foundation has named a new managing director of its Health Program, and William Gates Sr. has died at age 94. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>

TCU, UNTHSC School of Medicine receives $25 million gift

Sep 18, 2020

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The gift will establish the Anne W. Marion Endowment in support of students, faculty, and programming at the medical school, which welcomed its inaugural class of sixty students in 2019…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

Foundations Pool $36 Million for Black-Led Organizing Groups

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Democracy Frontlines Fund, a group of grant makers led by the Libra Foundation, is pushing for more support for smaller grassroots organizations working to help improve the lives and build the political power of Black people. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>

A New Wave of Philanthropy to Support Black-Led Organizations

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The Institute for Jewish Policy Research selects Confirmit to build unique new panel

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New panel will uncover insights into Jewish life in the UK London, UK and Oslo, Norway – September 17th, 2020: Confirmit has announced that JPR, the Institute for Jewish Policy Research, has selected Confirmit as its partner to create a new UK-wide panel. The panel will capture the experiences and opinions of people from all…

Million Girls Moonshot launched to close gender gap in STEM fields

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