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Money talks: Why tuning into the Giving Pledge matters 

Candid

As the saying goes, “Money talks,” and there’s no better example of this than the Giving Pledge and its effect on the social sector. To date, 241 individuals with a cumulative net worth easily surpassing $1 trillion have made the pledge—a public commitment to give the majority of their fortunes to charity.

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Global philanthropy responds to the Ukraine crisis

Candid

million that will be internally displaced and 12 million who will need humanitarian assistance of some kind. Governments have also directed hundreds of millions of dollars in assistance for Ukraine. We have identified 208 pledges and grants for Ukraine relief. We have identified 208 pledges and grants for Ukraine relief.

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U.S. companies support COVID-19 relief in Indonesia, Southeast Asia

Candid

The Global Task Force on Pandemic Response — a public-private partnership of major U.S. mobilizes pandemic relief in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, with pledges of aid from U.S. companies organized by the U.S. Announced during a meeting between Indonesian foreign minister Retno Marsudi and senior executives from nearly two dozen U.S.

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Update: Philanthropy’s response to Ukraine crisis

Candid

In the meantime, individuals, governments, and private philanthropy fund relief on the ground, trying to keep up with displacement and need on a massive scale. We have identified 540 grants worth $667,728,963 and 122 pledges worth $653,512,350 as of April 1. Grants from public charities increased 580%. Public charity.

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Introducing the 2021 Classy Awards Leadership Council

Classy

His work examines the challenges of performance measurement, accountability, and governance facing organizations with a social purpose . Senior Vice President for Military, Veteran and Government Affairs. Spent 15 years with Microsoft prior to Charity Navigator, the last 10 of which as their public-sector chief technology officer .

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Following Through on Climate Commitments After COP26

Saleforce Nonprofit

The work will include technical support for policy and regulatory development and helping national governments identify and develop opportunities for transformation programs. The 10 instructions are simple, as befits LEGO’s typical style, but incisive. World Wildlife Fund. World leaders vowed to halt deforestation.

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Online Strategies for Open-Government / Ideas from the Obama Team

Forum One

The incoming Obama administration is pledging to use some innovative internet strategies to expand citizen access to government information and processes. government CTO, spoke about how DC has created more than 200 data feeds on D.C. A tall order. For example, Vivek Kundra, the Washington, D.C. city issues and indicators.