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Ushahidi Wins MacArthur Award: Changing the World One Map at a Time

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MacArthur Foundation named 13 organizations as recipients of the MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions. The Award, which recognizes exceptional grantees and helps ensure their long-term sustainability, provides each organization with up to $1.5 million, depending on the size of its budget. and Catherine T.

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Global philanthropy responds to the Ukraine crisis

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The United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, and Japan account for 91% of total grant funding for Ukraine to date. Corporations account for 55% of the total dollar value of grants awarded; foundations and public charities 40%; and high-net-worth individuals for 5%.

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Daily DoGooder: The Cove trailer

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Change the world, one video at a time.The Cove trailer | 2:18 thecovemovie.com This captivating film follows activist Ric O’Barry (of Flipper fame) and a team of commando environmentalists as they heroically film the yearly slaughter of approximately 23,000 dolphins in a well-guarded cove in Taiji, Japan.

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Empowering Young Children through Philanthropy

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These stories come from all over the world such as US, China, Russia, Japan, etc. In Japan, we not only discussed how we can learn from each other through international collaboration but also set up networks of PhilanthroKids and even Awards within the region.

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Expanding Access to Black History

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The Freedmen’s Bureau Search Portal is a 2024 Anthem Awards winner for Best Use of Data in the Education, Arts & Culture Category. The 2022 “A Seat at the Table” Virtual Event was awarded silver at the 2023 Vega Awards, the 2022 W3 Awards, and the 2022 Davey Awards respectively.

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Free Live Interactive Event: Future of Fundraising

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In 2009, The Academy Award winning film The Cove used the activism platform to create one of the most successful causes , bringing together over 1 million people to end the dolphin slaughter in Japan. Jen recently spoke at TechSoup’s Online Community Meetup.

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See What’s Out There » Blog Archive » I am Michael Hoffman

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I have never written an article in The Japan Times, though I have written articles on politics, fundraising and web marketing. Recent Posts 5 Questions to Evaluate Your Nonprofit Video ROI Enter the 2010 Tagline Awards Today! I have never even been to Arkansas. I recently learned about a documentary film called The Grace Lee Project.