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Are corporations making good on their racial equity pledges?

Candid

Last summer , the murder of George Floyd and the global racial justice movement brought issues of racial inequity and injustice to the forefront. A s of July 2020, we’d identified racial e quity grants and pledges worth $4.2 A s of July 2020, we’d identified racial e quity grants and pledges worth $4.2 billion dollars.

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System Update: Mid-July 2021

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You can now re-send the Pledge Donation Created email. Internet Explorer users! We’ve fixed a couple of issues that were making auction pages display incorrectly in the IE browser. If you’re using invoices, the %PaymentType% receipt tag now displays as “Invoice – No charge” for donors who select the invoice payment option.

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Giving in America: A look at philanthropy’s history and a unique Candid connection

Candid

We also convene conversations with historic perspectives about philanthropy’s impact across a wide spectrum of issues. We also always feature a selection of Giving Pledge letters in conversation with the objects in the thematic section. Giving in America opened on Giving Tuesday 2016. .

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Crowdfunding: Can Partnering With An Internet Celebrity Make Your Campaign An Overnight Success?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Rossetti says that Felix (PewDiePie’s real name) is reserved, humble and philanthropic. ”He personally pledged toward his own fundraising to motivate donations and engagement.” The combination of a well-designed strategy, careful execution, and Internet celebrity contributed to the success.

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Safer Online for Nonprofits: Practical Advice to Keep You Safe

Tech Soup

Thanks to a generous grant from Microsoft , TechSoup is proud to kick off an initiative to help nonprofits tackle this important issue: Safer Online for Nonprofits. A Safer Internet Starts with YOU! The good news is that some basic changes can go a long way toward protecting your organization's data and the people you serve.

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Great reads from around the web on September 13th

Amy Sample Ward

Jolkona partnered with the Seattle International Foundation (SIF), which pledged to match every donation, dollar for dollar, up to $25,000. Starting July 26th, Groupon Seattle’s G-Team allowed subscribers to join Jolkona and SIF in making an investment in women’s leadership by pledging support in increments of $10.

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Influence | Forum One: Internet Strategy, Social Media, User Experience and Web Site Development

Forum One

youre a funder in the philanthropic sector, and youve concluded that online collaboration is a great tool for solving issues like. In his speech, he pledged to "create a new corps of business volunteers to partner with counterparts in Muslim-majority countries. In this case. Muslim relations.