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Guidance for making grants to support Ukraine

Candid

This piece provides guidance for funders on making grants to support Ukraine. The outpouring of support and willingness to make immediate relief funds available has been heartening, but a frequent question has emerged: how can I make sure my grant helps those most in need in a timely and safe matter?

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Global philanthropy responds to the Ukraine crisis

Candid

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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Nonprofit Grants: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation To Fund $9 Billion

Bloomerang

It’s hard to imagine that there are people in the world who didn’t feel the effects of at least one of the setbacks he listed: the pandemic , the war in Ukraine, the damage from climate change, the progress we’ve lost in the United States in the fight for gender equality and women’s health. It’s not interesting because it’s a revelation.

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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?

Candid

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and China’s COVID-19 lockdown policies impacted economies around the globe. This 3% increase in grant dollars is much lower than the 12% annual increase in 2021 and 24% increase in 2020 (all figures are unadjusted for inflation). The median foundation awarded 4% more grant dollars. (We philanthropy?

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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). Starting in 2020, Candid increased efforts to collect “real-time” data about grants and pledges sourced from the news, press releases, and funder websites. Visit our COVID-19 , racial equity, and Ukraine philanthropic funding pages). foundations.

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