Category: Feeds
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Morgan Stanley awards $10 million to National Urban League
The funding will support the organization’s Urban Empowerment Fund, credit union, and financial literacy and homeowner counseling programs; its workforce development program; and an internship program for rising leaders…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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People in the News (07/05/2020): 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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An Experimental Laboratory Examination of the Psychological and Physiological Effects of Civic Empowerment: A Novel Methodological Approach
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. Civic engagement can be empowering and might promote well-being, especially for individuals from marginalized backgrounds. This study uses a novel experimental approach to simulate civic engagement in a laboratory study and to test whether this approach engenders civic empowerment and buffers psychological and physiological reactivity to stress…
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Navy SEAL Foundation receives $10 million from Ken Griffin
The gift will support children’s resiliency programming and an expansion of the organization’s scholarship program…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Volunteering and Self-Assessed Health Within EU28 Countries: Evidence From the EWCS
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. The effects of voluntary activities on individual well-being have been investigated extensively in the literature. In this study, the relationship between self-assessed health and volunteering is examined from a cross-country perspective by considering respondents’ characteristics and other voluntary liabilities, employing the Sixth European Working Conditions Survey. This…
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Clark Foundation awards $27 million for pediatric, maternal health
The grant to MedStar Health will support the D.C. Safe Babies Safe Moms initiative, a collaboration of four clinical programs aimed at addressing high mortality rates among mothers and children in the national capital region…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Elizabeth Alexander Outlines Mellon’s Shift to Social-Justice Grant Making
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s new grant-making strategy includes $500 million in grants this year, an increase of $200 million over its planned budget. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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FXhome pledges 15% of all sales to charity in their Summer Sale
FXhome – creators of free video editing software HitFilm Express – are giving 15% of all sales to charity while users can save up to 44% on their favorite creative software. London, UK (July 2, 2020) – Today, FXhome (fxhome.com) announce their most ambitious sale yet. That ambition being to do as much good as…
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Book Review: Just giving: Why philanthropy is failing democracy and how it can do better by Reich, R.
Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. Goto full post >>
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Women of color pursue change strategies with limited resources
A report from the Ms. Foundation for Women and Strength in Numbers Consulting Group found that nonprofits serving women and girls of color receive only 0.5 percent of total foundation funding…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to focus grantmaking on social justice
Two years in the making, the strategic shift includes a revised mission statement that emphasizes the foundation’s ambition “to build just communities enriched by meaning and empowered by critical thinking where ideas and imagination can thrive”…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Foundations Are Breaking All the Rules in the Pandemic. They Need to Keep Doing That. (Dispatches)
Meeting together on Zoom, the walls that hobbled collaboration are falling. How can we keep the spirit going and make grantees a central part of every aspect of our operations? Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Independent Sector announces 2020 American Express NGen Fellows
The program annually selects twelve charitable sector leaders age 40 and under to engage in professional development training aimed at honing their leadership skills and growing their influence…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Trust in civil society high but lower among underserved, survey finds
A survey by Independent Sector found that while a majority of Americans have confidence in the ability of nonprofit organizations and philanthropy to strengthen society, levels of trust were lower among underserved and rural respondents…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Foundations pledge support for COVID-19 relief – update (06/26/2020)
U.S.-based foundations announcing commitments in recent days in support of COVID-19 relief and response efforts include the Paul G. Allen Family, Golisano, and Bob Woodruff foundations…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Fidelity Donor-Advised-Fund Giving Soars, Especially for Food Assistance
Donors disbursed $2.35 billion in the first four months of this year, an increase of 16 percent over the same period last year, according to a new report. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Covid Erased an Estimated 1.6 Million U.S. Nonprofit Jobs From March Through May
Private education nonprofits lost an estimated 323,201 jobs, while health care lost an estimated 574,530. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Deaths from HIV, TB, malaria could double due to COVID-19, study warns
A report from the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria estimates that $28.5 billion in funding will be needed over the next twelve months to address the impacts of COVID-19 and protect the progress made to date in reducing deaths from HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Why you’ll see more matching campaigns at GiveWell
Lots of charities run matching campaigns with claims like “Give today and double your impact!” We’re generally skeptical of these claims, which are true only if the matching donor would not have otherwise given to the charity. We guess that many donors who are motivated to make a large gift to charity (as donors who…
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Momentum Fund Seeks to Help Nonprofits Overwhelmed by Relief Contributions
Nearly 700 groups have applied for an $8.5 million pool of grant money to help administer coronavirus rapid-response funds equitably. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>