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Alumni giving’s growing relationship with high-profile, big money donors 

Candid

Boone Pickens—who died in 2019—gave $120 million as a legacy gift to his alma mater, Oklahoma State University (OSU). Combined with New York State’s matching funds, this gift effectively tripled the school’s endowment—bringing the Simons’ lifetime giving to $1.2 In June 2023, for example, famed investor, T.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Education

Kindful

Carnegie Corporation of New York. Global Fund For Children. Carnegie Corporation of New York. The Carnegie Corporation of New York—established in 1911 by Andrew Carnegie to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding—is one of America’s oldest grantmaking foundations.

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Top Lessons from GivingTuesday 2023

Neon CRM

Fundraising Take a Psychological Approach to Fundraising With These 5 Tips 11 min read Read Now Let’s highlight a few GivingTuesday campaigns from across the Neon One ecosystem that align with each of the different identities: Personal Identity Each year, I give my children a small budget to give to a nonprofit of their choice on GivingTuesday.

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