Category: Feeds
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Three Inspiring Fundraisers Motivate Me During Covid-19
A former nonprofit leader shares a “love letter” to fundraisers for providing an essential â and often unsung â service, especially during the pandemic. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Truist Commits Additional $25 Million for COVID-19 Relief Efforts
The new commitment doubles the company’s support of the Truist Cares initiative, which is focused on providing resources for small businesses and essential technology services in underserved communities…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Reflecting on our progress in 2019
GiveWell grew significantly in 2019. We hired 13 full-time staff members, bringing our total size to 37, and expanded our ability to take on new projects across domains. We feel positioned to do more and better work going forward as a result. We see a strong indication that the amount of funding we directed to…
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Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations Commits $384 Million for a Covid-19 Vaccine (Grants Roundup)
Other new grants focus on food security and economic relief in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, in addition to grant making for other issues. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Francis Collins Awarded 2020 Templeton Prize
Collins’s research groups have been responsible for the discovery of gene mutations responsible for cystic fibrosis, Huntington’s disease, neurofibromatosis, and Hutchinson-Guilford progeria syndrome, a rare form of premature aging…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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Why Philanthropy Can’t Keep Hoarding Assets in the Pandemic (Dispatches)
The race to stockpile toilet paper is an illogical and impractical response to the crisis. So, too, is foundationsâ unwillingness to increase the share of assets that go to charity every year. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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How Collaboration Can Help Foundations Achieve Their Policy Goals
The post How Collaboration Can Help Foundations Achieve Their Policy Goals appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full post >>
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Mobile Growth Association and MRACLE2020 Team Up to Raise Money to Flatten the COVID-19 Curve
Help purchase PPE for hospitals by registering for MGS Global Virtual Conference 1.0 for just $5. May 19, 2020, San Francisco, CA – In April, Siberia Su, and a group of friends launched MRACLE2020-a nonprofit on a mission to accelerate the flattening of the COVID-19 curve. Currently, they are raising funds for the 100K Miracle…
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Berkshire Youth partners with Greenham Trust to support young people through lockdown
19th May 2020 – Berkshire Youth and funding partner Greenham Trust have partnered to launch a youth support hub to assist young people, families and agencies through the COVID-19 lockdown. The West Berkshire Youth Hub will be a virtual and telephone-based support platform with resources and opportunities designed around connecting, listening to and providing solutions…
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Most Bay Area Essential Workers Are People of Color, Women, Immigrants
An analysis by the Bay Area Equity Atlas found that African-American, Latinx, women, and immigrant workers are overrepresented among essential workers on the front lines of the pandemic and that they are more likely than other workers to live in poverty and lack health insurance…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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What People With Disabilities Need From Foundations (Letters to the Editor)
Grants have been hard to find for groups that are providing essential services to those with disabilities and looking ahead to what comes next. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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CDP Awards $2.3 Million for COVID-19 Relief Efforts
The fourth round of grants awarded from the CDP COVID-19 Response Fund will help build the capacity of NGOs working to meet needs among vulnerable communities, including the Action Aid/Feminist Humanitarian Network, BRAC, and World Central Kitchen…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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People in the News (05/17/2020): 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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CMA Foundation Awards $7.1 Million to Help Vulnerable Canadians
Through a strategic collaboration with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, the Canadian Medical Association Foundation is donating funds directly to municipalities in support of efforts to reach, protect, and assist their most vulnerable residents…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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House Passes Stimulus Bill With Sweeping New Benefits for Nonprofits
The legislation greatly expands nonprofit eligibility for loans and other benefits, but President Trump and Republicans who lead the Senate have shown no interest in the legislation. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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As Learning Changes, It’s Time for Students to Weigh In
The post As Learning Changes, It’s Time for Students to Weigh In appeared first on The Center for Effective Philanthropy. Goto full post >>
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Strategy and Reinvention Are Key to Staying Alive for Nonprofits, Leading Grant Maker Says
Too many nonprofits are scrambling to survive the immediate crisis while failing to adjust to what will become a new normal, says Jim Bildner, CEO of the Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>
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Harvard University MassCPR Awards $16.5 Million for COVID-19 Research
The funding will support researchers at fifteen institutions working to advance COVID-related vaccine and therapeutic development, diagnostic tools, clinical management, and epidemiology…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>
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For Environmental Nonprofits, Appealing to Young Donors Is Crucial to Surviving the Pandemic (Opinion)
The impact on the work force is especially powerful for groups that rely on older donors. Here are ways to change approaches to tap into millennials and Gen X donors. Chronicle of Philanthropy | https://www.philanthropy.com/rss/allGoto full post >>