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Jesuit Dallas receives $17 million gift for natatorium
The gift from Rachel Segal supports construction of a 29,000-square-foot facility that will include an eight-lane, 25-yard competition pool for the school’s swimming and diving teams and water polo program; a four-lane warmup/teaching pool; a climate-controlled gallery with seating for two hundred and fifty guests; and space for injury rehabilitation and water-based trainings…. Philanthropy News…
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Wealthy Donors’ ‘One for Democracy’ Effort Looks to Raise $100 Million to Protect the Vote
A group of 70 philanthropists who pledged to put 1 percent of their wealth toward efforts improve the democratic process says it has already collected $38 million in commitments for its new democracy effort. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Do U.S. Faith-Based Social Service Organizations Resist Collaboration? Examining the Role of Religiosity and Operational Capacity in Interorganizational Partnerships
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. Although nonprofit collaboration is commonplace, recent research suggests that faith-based organizations (FBOs) are less likely to collaborate than other nonprofits. This study builds on prior FBO, collaboration, and nonprofit capacity research to examine the influence of religiosity and operational capacity on FBOs’ within- and cross-sector partnerships. Findings…
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Clara Wu and Joe Tsai commit $50 million to social justice, equality
The commitment from the owners of the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets, the WNBA’s New York Liberty, and the Barclays Center arena will support social justice and economic mobility initiatives designed to benefit Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities, with a priority focus on Brooklyn…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Why we’re excited to fund charities’ work a few years in the future
We recently spoke with someone who wanted to donate to a GiveWell top charity. They were interested in getting the funding “out the door” and to program participants as quickly as possible. But our top choice for funding today is Malaria Consortium’s seasonal malaria chemoprevention program—for work it expects to complete in 2022.[1] The potential…
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High-Dollar Donors Remain Confident During Pandemic
Among donors who gave more than $2,500 to charities in 2019, 70 percent said they expect to give at least the same amount this year as in 2019, while 18 percent said they expect to give more this year than last year. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Asking the Right Questions to Meet the Moment
The post Asking the Right Questions to Meet the Moment appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full post >>
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Quest Diagnostics pledges $100 million to address health disparities
The multiyear effort will include donated testing services, education programs, partnerships, and financial support aimed at closing gaps in COVID-19 testing availability, addressing key social determinants of health, and raising awareness about the importance of appropriate diagnostic testing for health and wellness…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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U. of Tenn. Lands $40 Million, and Spelman Receives $10 Million (Gifts Roundup)
Plus, Marquette University gets support for first-generation students of color, and Otis College of Art and Design lands $1 million for diversity, equity, and inclusions efforts. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Boston University Center for Antiracist Research receives $10 million
Led by Ibram X. Kendi, a leading scholar of racism and best-selling author of How To Be an Antiracist, the center was launched in early June to advance racial research, research-based policy innovation, data-driven educational and advocacy campaigns, and narrative-change initiatives…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Bloomberg Philanthropies awards $3 million to Medford Public Library
In recognition of the gift, the new library will be named the Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library, in honor of Bloomberg’s parents…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Fresno State receives $5.5 million for scholarships
The gifts from the Perenchio Foundation include $500,000 to the Good Samaritan Fund to help students in need during the 2020-21 academic year and $5 million to establish the Perenchio Family Endowed Scholarship Fund for Fresno State students from all backgrounds and majors…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Obama Foundation to resume fundraising with a focus on racial justice
After pausing its fundraising during the early months of the pandemic to avoid siphoning off support for immediate basic needs, the foundation is re-engaging donors in support of the fight for racial justice…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Transacting Business and Transforming Communities: The Mission Statements of Community Foundations Around the Globe
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. Analyzing mission statements from 1,420 community foundations, this research aims to determine whether community foundations portray themselves as primarily transactional or transformational in their leadership style. Results indicate that approximately half of the community foundations present themselves as transformational dominant although about a third demonstrate transactional dominance.…
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#HalfMyDAF Movement Spurs $4.7 Million in Grants So Far, Co-Founder Says
The effort to spur more giving fast from donor-advised-fund accounts has helped 389 charities, according to data provided by one of the founders of the effort. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Coopetition Among Social Enterprises: A Three-Level Dynamic Motivated by Social and Economic Goals
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. While scholars have analyzed the emergence and characteristics of social enterprises, and their internal tensions between conflicting logics, we have little understanding of the dynamics at the interorganizational level between social enterprises. Based on an in-depth, qualitative study with work integration social enterprises in the secondhand clothes…
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Michigan Health Endowment Fund awards grants totaling $14.6 million
The awards include seventeen grants totaling $6.6 million in support of efforts to strengthen behavioral health services and twenty grants totaling $7.3 million to address food insecurity and expand access to healthy lifestyles in underserved communities in the state…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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San Francisco Ballet Asks Audiences for a ‘Leap of Faith’
The companyâs 2021 season has designed to allow for the greatest flexibility, hoping the audience will commit to buying tickets whether the performances are live in the opera house or streaming online. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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UT Knoxville receives $40 million gift for Haslam College of Business
The gift from the Haslam family will support faculty hiring and enhanced research, initiatives designed to increase student diversity, expansion of undergraduate honors programs, and an increase in graduate student fellowships…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Howard G. Buffett commits $8 million to Decatur revitalization project
The funding, which follows $1.2 million Buffett’s foundation awarded in April for the demolition phase of the Johns Hill neighborhood revitalization project, will support the infrastructure-rebuilding phase…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>