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$370 Million In AmeriCorps Grants Available

The NonProfit Times

AmeriCorps, the national service program that annually matches volunteers with community needs across the country, will award grants totaling more than $370 million to nonprofit and faith-based organizations spanning the public and private sectors for the upcoming fiscal year. Nearly half ($177.4 The balance ($192.6

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Change Management for Grantmakers: The Center for Disaster Philanthropy’s Journey to Better Grantmaking

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In early 2022, the Center for Disaster Philanthropy began an organization-wide grants change management review. Applied an equity lens: We aim to grant funds with an equity lens, focusing on the needs of historically or currently marginalized and at-risk populations along with more local, on-the-ground organizations.

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Lessons from 2019 to maximize future disaster giving decisions

Candid

Earlier this month, Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) released the eighth edition of our annual Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy report. global disaster-related?philanthropy,?analyzing?funding funding from foundations, bilateral and multilateral donors, the U.S. In it, we examined?available?2019?data

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Quick Guide to Grants for Nonprofits: Tips, Resources & More

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Grants are a fundamental source of revenue for growing organizations to accomplish large projects and receive financial support outside of individual donations. This guide to grants for nonprofits covers the basics of grants including types of grants, examples, where to find grants, and tips for grant writing.

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Philanthropy’s response to the Turkey and Syria earthquake 

Candid

The disaster also displaced over 1.9 Multilateral support for disaster relief and humanitarian aid began soon after the earthquakes with the World Bank releasing $1.78 billion in emergency funds. Here are a few highlights of what we have learned in the past month: Candid has identified 310 grants worth $143.9

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CDP recommendations for philanthropy and COVID-19

Candid

Writer’s Note: The following recommendations were originally shared in Philanthropy and COVID-19: Examining two years of giving , a report published on May 25, 2022 by the Center for Disaster Philanthropy and Candid. Instead, we invite funders to increase their giving and to consider their existing grant programs with a COVID-19 lens.

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What we know about MacKenzie Scott’s 2020 grants

Candid

Over the course of 2020, MacKenzie Scott announced grants totaling almost $6 billion. At the time, we did not know anything about the grants themselves. Because Scott is not using a foundation, she is not required to release grant-specific data. These grants represent about $2.4 Grant size distribution.

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