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Global philanthropy responds to the Ukraine crisis

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Since February 24, more than two million people have fled Ukraine. Governments have also directed hundreds of millions of dollars in assistance for Ukraine. We have been tracking philanthropy’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. We have identified 208 pledges and grants for Ukraine relief.

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Update: Philanthropy’s response to Ukraine crisis

Candid

Since March 11, when Candid last looked at the global philanthropic response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, human suffering and economic devastation has only increased. We have identified 540 grants worth $667,728,963 and 122 pledges worth $653,512,350 as of April 1. Women and girls account for 3% of grant dollars.

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Giving USA 2023 Report Insights & Solutions to Giving Decline 

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The Giving USA 2023: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2022 is the most comprehensive report on philanthropy in America and the data within sheds light on the state of fundraising and ways nonprofits can overcome shortfalls in funding. Religious organizations , for instance, reported a 5.2% growth in giving.

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Collecting data during a humanitarian crisis

Candid

When a crisis occurs—whether it’s the war in Ukraine or the COVID-19 pandemic—people seek up-to-date information. Candid also alerts the cohort of nearly 900 funders who share their grants data with us. For grant seekers, the data shows who’s providing funds to address a crisis.

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Foundation giving and payout in 2022: What changed and what’s next?

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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and China’s COVID-19 lockdown policies impacted economies around the globe. The Foundation Giving Forecast Survey provides timely estimates and helps inform the Giving USA annual report on philanthropy. From 2015 to 2019, the annual change in grant dollars ranged from a high of 7% in 2017 to less than 0.1%

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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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The data/crisis catch-22: How the pandemic created a social sector data gap  

Candid

For example, about 75% of Candid’s grants data is sourced from Forms 990). The IRS division that processes 990s reported that staffing numbers are down 5.1%.) Starting in 2020, Candid increased efforts to collect “real-time” data about grants and pledges sourced from the news, press releases, and funder websites. foundations.

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