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[Breaking News] An Extraordinary Funding Opportunity For Nonprofits To Preserve Local Journalism

Bloomerang

Press Forward seeks to reverse the dramatic decline in local news that has coincided with an increasingly divided America and weakening trust in institutions. Around 2,200 local newspapers have closed since 2005, resulting in 20 percent of Americans living in “news deserts” with little to no reliable coverage of important local events.

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Introducing the 2021 Classy Awards Leadership Council

Classy

The collective knowledge of our Leadership Council makes the Classy Awards a distinction unlike any other. Author of Measuring Social Change: Performance and Accountability in a Complex World , which received The Alliance for Nonprofit Management’s Best Book Award for 2020. Oxfam America. Feeding America. Abby Maxman.

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Weekly update from PND

Candid

A weekly update with the latest news from PND. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City has announced a $125 million pledge from trustee emeritus Oscar L. Trinity Church Wall Street awards more than $20.8 Bank of America awards $4.7 Bank of America has announced grants totaling $4.7 December 2, 2021.

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To Strengthen Democracy in America, Think Tech

Tech Soup

Democracy tool recently launched by Foundation Center, out of a total of 18,446 grants awarded since 2011 by more than 1,300 funders focused on the broad range of issues and efforts related to democracy, just 962 have been focused on technology. As a result, the dataset is only complete through 2012. You can follow him on Twitter at @mlsif.

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Weekly update from PND

Candid

A weekly update with the latest news from PND. September 30, 2021 The Schuler Education Foundation has awarded a first round of challenge grants totaling $170 million to five colleges in support of financial aid for low-income and/or undocumented students. 170 million in challenge grants for low-income, undocumented students.

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PostSecondary Success

VisionLink

Stan Jones, of Complete College America is speaking now about the fact that more than 50% of students entering community colleges and more than 20% of those entering four-year colleges require remediation coursework. The good news is that there are in fact success stories at the ready. domestic agenda.

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22 Online Gift Stores That Benefit Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The profits from the BeadforLife Store go into training and community programs in Uganda and education in North America. Global Goods Partners is dedicated to alleviating poverty by strengthening women led development initiatives in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. promoting human rights. BeadforLife Store.

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