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A $500 Million Pledge to Support Local News

Non Profit Quarterly

The MacArthur Foundation itself pledged $150 million to the new fund. Im offers these as examples of the kinds of questions MacArthur hopes to be asking of the grantmaking program. “I think that’s going to be tricky for us to figure that out,” Im acknowledges. Since 2005, some 2,200 local newspapers have closed.

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Are corporations making good on their racial equity pledges?

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A s of July 2020, we’d identified racial e quity grants and pledges worth $4.2 Yet a closer look at th is funding shows that pledges — particularly those from corporate funders — account for nearly three-quarters of the dollars we’ve tracked. What are corporate pledges? . billion dollars. 3] . 3] .

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Actions Speak Louder than DEI Corporate Pledges

Media Cause

Remember how many corporations and nonprofits hopped on that bandwagon, pledging to do better with racial equality? Well, some really nice person on the internet compiled the list of Fortune 100 Companies, the concrete actions they wanted to take, and what, if anything, has come from their pledges here. . Remember black out Tuesday?

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Compassion Services International on Growing Your Nonprofit Email List, Donation Thank You’s, and Powerful Storytelling

CauseVox

In our effort to highlight brilliant changemakers, we sat down with Cylinda Nickel at Compassion Services International to dive deeper into their global fundraising initiatives – particularly their work for Ukraine- and hear about her top fundraising tips. About Compassion Services International. Pledge Donations.

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Matching Gifts Program Management for Medical Nonprofits

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But it can get costly to provide those services, especially if patients are unable to pay. By instituting a matching gifts program at your medical nonprofit, your donors can provide additional funds so you can continue to do your crucial work. What is a matching gift program? That’s where your matching gift program comes in.

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Is Your Nonprofit Half Way to Your 2020 Fundraising Goal$?

Nonprofit Tech for Good

1) Pledges. First, take a look at the money that has already been promised to your organization through pledges. Reports like a Projected Pledge Payment report can be extremely helpful in assessing the revenue you can expect to accrue in the coming months. Monthly giving program. 2) Automatic Monthly Giving.

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What Is Employee Giving?

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Employee giving programs, often called corporate philanthropy programs, encourage engagement and connection through targeted fundraising that has a lasting positive impact. Employee giving programs are mutually beneficial, as they provide employees with tax benefits while aiding nonprofit causes.

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