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A clarion call to invest in historically Black colleges and universities

Candid

In 1837 Richard Humphreys established the African Institute, now Cheyney University, in Pennsylvania making it the oldest historically Black university in the United States. As a proud alum of Howard University and Fisk University, I understand how critical HBCUs are in the professional and personal development of generations.

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A Volunteer Hour In U.S. Jumps To $33.49

The NonProfit Times

The value is estimated from data collected in 2023, the figure illustrates the valuable and significant contributions volunteers make every day to support our communities and nation. The state and national estimates of the value of volunteer time are based on the method used by Independent Sector in prior years. It was $15.82

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Forum One Honored With 11 Vega Awards

Forum One

The Vega Awards acknowledge those who create and continually expand the digital universe. Site visitors can browse the data at the national and district level via Metric Maps or review all metric values for individual districts via Congressional District Snapshots. Congressional Districts.

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Jury Is Out On Philanthropy And Medical Debt

The NonProfit Times

That’s the conclusion reached by a team of researchers from the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts after completing a study in partnership with RIP Medical Debt, a New York City charity that buys and cancels medical debt. The remaining 80% of accounts had already been farmed out to independent collectors.

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Fewer restrictions, greater impact: How Candid shifted to unrestricted support 

Candid

But at times, taking on these projects prevented us from focusing on how we could create broader value for the sector as a whole. Not only do we hear this time and time again from the nonprofits we serve, our own experience bears it out. At Candid, we couldn’t agree more. It was also the most downloaded Candid report in 2023.

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Celebrating Black history and Black futures

Candid

From kitchen tables to campuses of Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Juneteenth is well revered in the Black community as an important narrative thread with a rich and complex tapestry. It is not a coincidence that Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) came into prominence around the same time.

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Raising Money for Universities during COVID-19

Connection Cafe

Listen to the episode or read the description below to learn what Tim and fellow guest Scott Roberts of the UConn Foundation had to say about being creative with donor engagement during the current times. Changing Higher Ed Episode 43: Raising Money for Universities during COVID with Scott Roberts and Tim Hill .