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A $500 Million Pledge to Support Local News

Non Profit Quarterly

Since 2005, some 2,200 local newspapers have closed, according to a press release by the MacArthur Foundation. In an effort to turn this trend around, the MacArthur Foundation unveiled in September 2023 the Press Forward initiative, a coalition of 22 founding donors set on “strengthening communities and democracy by supporting local news.”

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Update: Philanthropy’s response to Ukraine crisis

Candid

United States. United Kingdom. Among known recipient countries, the United States accounts for 45% of recipients and 32% of grant dollar value. United States. United States. United States. United States. United States. United States.

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[Breaking News] An Extraordinary Funding Opportunity For Nonprofits To Preserve Local Journalism

Bloomerang

Nonprofits focused on the preservation of local journalism are being called to step up, and many of the country’s largest private foundations have announced $500 million in funding over five years to support them, an extraordinary initiative called Press Forward. Press Forward seeks to stop and reverse that trend. What’s the problem?

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2020 Cause Awareness & Giving Day Calendar for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

3: World Press Freedom Day — #WorldPressFreedomDay. Now in its fourth edition, this year’s report provides technology benchmarks for Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the United States and Canada. 2: World Autism Awareness Day — #WorldAustismDay.

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Black leadership and Black experiences in the social sector

Candid

These higher education institutions have played a vital role in educating Black people, developing Black leaders, and addressing inequality in the United States. In May 2023, we released Philanthropy and HBCUs: Foundation funding to historically Black colleges and universities. The report generated a response beyond our expectations.

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Value of volunteer time rose nearly 5 percent in 2020

Candid

Independent Sector has announced that the estimated value of a volunteer hour in the United States reached $28.54 per hour ,” Independent Sector press release, 04/20/2021. Reprinted from PND. in 2020, up from $27.20, or 4.9 percent, in 2019. Bureau of Labor Statistics and uses data from AmeriCorps on volunteer hours. “As

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Global philanthropy responds to the Ukraine crisis

Candid

The United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, and Japan account for 91% of total grant funding for Ukraine to date. Candid collects data from publicly available sources, including press releases, websites, membership reports and surveys, and local reporting. Overview of findings.

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