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Investing in capacity building: The vital role of general operating support for BIPOC-led nonprofits

Candid

in 2010, yet nonprofits that support their needs lack the necessary financial resources. This is just one example of what happens when philanthropy invests in BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) leaders with general operating support that helps address long-term unmet needs. Women of color comprised 20.3%

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Why Nonprofits Need to Be Early Explorers of the Metaverse

Nonprofit Tech for Good

As of now, nonprofits, activism, and philanthropy are virtually non-existent in the metaverse (pun intended). Cryptocurrency is currently the financial system of the metaverse. Big Tech, banks, corporations, and governments worldwide are betting big on the metaverse and its future. The Oculus Quest 2 experience. Cryptocurrency.

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The 990: From Compliance to Communication 

sgEngage

Here at Candid, we’ve been tracking those statistics for the last 12 years as part of our GlassPockets initiative to champion greater transparency in philanthropy. In 2010, the Coalition of Communities of Color (CCC) released a study defining the disparities facing communities of color in Portland. A recent report from the Dorothy A.

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Spotlighting Mental Health in the Nonprofit Sector

Saleforce Nonprofit

We keep going because the very definition of philanthropy, perhaps even of the nonprofit sector, is love of humankind — people helping people. We saw hunger, homelessness, broken healthcare systems, exhausted teachers, and mental health issues explode in front of our eyes — and we felt it all. And that was on the good days. billion.

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Great reads from around the web on November 16th

Amy Sample Ward

Why You Should Embrace the New Facebook Modern Messaging System – "Just because the newly unveiled Facebook Messages is tackling the world of email doesn't mean it's inherently bad. We continued in 2010 with a second list, and now we're readying a third.

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Foot Traffic Philanthropy: Location Based Mobile Application - CauseWorld

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

trends of 2009 and my 2010 predictions are right on. There is a scaling system for Karma points - for example supporting a classroom is five points while sending a book to a library in a developing country is 100. trends of 2009 and my 2010 predictions are right on. Looks like my observation of fundraising 2.0

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How Can Philanthropy and Technology Co-Evolve for Development?

Tech Soup

Engaging the imagination, it puts forward four global scenarios, with an accompanying fictional case study that describes how philanthropy and technology may co-evolve for development. It examines how philanthropy and technology are now interlinked for development initiatives. Four Scenarios: Do You Want to Live in Any of These Worlds?