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Senators Push to Expand Charitable Tax Deduction to All

Jun 3, 2020

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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 >>

Foundations pledge support for COVID-19 relief – update (06/03/2020)

Jun 3, 2020

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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 >>

Make Fixing Democracy Part of the Philanthropic Response to Covid-19 (Opinion)

Jun 2, 2020

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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 >>

Corporate funders support COVID-19 relief (update – 06/02/2020)

Jun 2, 2020

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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 >>

Jeff Bezos Pledges $25 Million to Help Washington State Residents Affected by Pandemic (Gifts Roundup)

Jun 1, 2020

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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 >>

Toward a Typology of Critical Nonprofit Studies: A Literature Review

Jun 1, 2020

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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…

CZI Awards $3.8 Million for Open Source Software Projects

Jun 1, 2020

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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 >>

University of Hawai'i Receives $3.2 Million for Endowed Chair

May 31, 2020

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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 >>

Amazon Awards $4 Million to Nature Conservancy for Urban Greening

May 30, 2020

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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 >>

Gates Foundation Promotes 3 Directors to Executive Leadership Team (Transitions)

May 29, 2020

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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 >>

Foundations Commit $10 Million to Expand Civic Commons Initiative

May 29, 2020

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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 >>

Ask an Expert: Grant Seeking in the Pandemic

May 28, 2020

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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 >>

Finding the Goldilocks Zone in Policy Influence

May 28, 2020

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The post Finding the Goldilocks Zone in Policy Influence appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full post >>

GiveWell’s plans for 2020

May 28, 2020

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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.…

JPMorgan Chase Commits $35 Million for COVID-19 Relief Efforts

May 28, 2020

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The funding will support efforts to address the immediate financial needs of individuals impacted by COVID-19, provide small businesses with capital, support affordable housing and neighborhood development initiatives, and strengthen nonprofits serving underserved communities…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

Volunteers Are Building a Medical Social Safety Net in the Pandemic. Is That the Smartest Approach?

May 27, 2020

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Health professionals are donating their time, revealing whatâs best about our countryâs generous spirit and whatâs worst about our ill-prepared and ungenerous federal government. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>

Bringing Beneficiaries More Centrally Into Nonprofit Management Education and Research

May 27, 2020

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Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Ahead of Print. In the early 1970s, scholars studying a variety of service organizations realized that beneficiaries were not only external stakeholders who received services but they were also important organizational actors whose participation in the organization affected the organization’s structure, functioning, and outcomes. Tracing these early observations, and the…

Jerusalem College of Technology Awarded $9 Million for Health Sciences

May 27, 2020

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The grant will support construction of the Leona M. & Harry B. Helmsley Faculty of Life and Health Sciences building, which will house one of the largest nursing programs in Israel…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>