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News and staff announcements from community foundations in California, Florida, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Texas…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

Gates Foundation Awards Grand Challenges Explorations Grants

May 22, 2020

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Through the twenty-fourth round of the foundation’s Grand Challenges Explorations initiative, eleven researchers were awarded grants of $100,000 each in support of novel approaches, innovations, or tools that dramatically improve the planning, implementation, and/or monitoring and evaluation of efforts that lead to effective public health campaigns…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

Three Inspiring Fundraisers Motivate Me During Covid-19

May 21, 2020

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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 >>

How Can Funders’ Policy Engagement Practices Match Aspirations? By Centering Equity.

May 21, 2020

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Truist Commits Additional $25 Million for COVID-19 Relief Efforts

May 21, 2020

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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 >>

Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations Commits $384 Million for a Covid-19 Vaccine (Grants Roundup)

May 20, 2020

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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 >>

Francis Collins Awarded 2020 Templeton Prize

May 20, 2020

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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 >>

Why Philanthropy Can’t Keep Hoarding Assets in the Pandemic (Dispatches)

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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 >>

How Collaboration Can Help Foundations Achieve Their Policy Goals

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Mobile Growth Association and MRACLE2020 Team Up to Raise Money to Flatten the COVID-19 Curve

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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…

Most Bay Area Essential Workers Are People of Color, Women, Immigrants

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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 >>

What People With Disabilities Need From Foundations (Letters to the Editor)

May 18, 2020

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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 >>

CDP Awards $2.3 Million for COVID-19 Relief Efforts

May 18, 2020

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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 >>

People in the News (05/17/2020): Appointments, Promotions, Obituaries

May 17, 2020

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The latest staff and board announcements from the philanthropic sector…. Philanthropy News Digest | https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rss/feed/pndnewsGoto full post >>

CMA Foundation Awards $7.1 Million to Help Vulnerable Canadians

May 16, 2020

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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 >>

House Passes Stimulus Bill With Sweeping New Benefits for Nonprofits

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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 >>

As Learning Changes, It’s Time for Students to Weigh In

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Strategy and Reinvention Are Key to Staying Alive for Nonprofits, Leading Grant Maker Says

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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 >>

Harvard University MassCPR Awards $16.5 Million for COVID-19 Research

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