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UNCF Philanthropy Institute Trains Fundraising Professionals to Support HBCUs, Other Nonprofits

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UNCF’s Philanthropy Institute will begin offering courses for fundraising professionals at Black and other underserved organizations in 2024.

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New Research Finds Charitable Giving to LGBTQ+ Organizations Is a Little More Than 0.1% of Philanthropy in the U.S.

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A new LGBTQ+ Index and research report released by the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at IUPUI shows philanthropic support for LGBTQ+ organizations accounted for 0.13% of total U.S. charitable giving in 2019, the latest year for which data are available.

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Women’s Philanthropy Institute to Convene Its 6th National Symposium

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All In, All Rise, a symposium organized by the Women’s Philanthropy Institute (WPI) at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, will examine how women’s involvement in philanthropy strengthens communities, encourages greater strategic giving, and builds a more diverse network of engaged citizens.

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Opportunity International Names Michael Chitwood Chief Philanthropy Officer

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Opportunity International announced that Michael Chitwood has joined the organization as chief philanthropy officer. Chitwood joins Opportunity International from World Vision USA, where he was the executive director of church and ministry partnerships.

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The Women’s Philanthropy Institute Announces Inaugural Give to Women and Girls Day

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The Women’s Philanthropy Institute is launching Give to Women and Girls Day, a national awareness campaign to increase funding for women’s and girls’ organizations that will culminate on Oct. 11, 2022.

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Big Philanthropy Reinforces Common Misconceptions on Charitable Giving: How Nonprofits Can Address Them

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Contributions from donors and foundations make a great difference for a number of organizations and causes across the country. However, big philanthropy can often reinforce common misconceptions about charitable giving that can lead to challenges down the road.

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Empowering grassroots organizations: building capacity, diversity, and relationships

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At its very root, derived from the Greek word philathropia , philanthropy means “to love people.” We often talk about the role of philanthropy and the ways in which it must grow and innovate, how it has changed and evolved with the times, reacting to crises, wars, economic downturns, and more.