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Impact investing: Catalyzing systemic change 

Candid

Program-related investments (PRIs) are a class of investment that allows foundations to direct their assets—typically as low- or no-interest loans—to organizations whose work aligns with the foundation’s mission. The intent of a PRI is not financial gain but to provide loans where they might not be otherwise accessible.

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Accessibility Excitement in Geneva

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

This is totally the “how sausage and law are made” view, so don’t read this unless you want to know more about global accessibility in detail! The nexus for this work is the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the United Nations agency that deals with such matters. It remains an option under the Treaty, though.

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Request for proposals for the Sustainable Food Systems Initiative

Charity Village

The Danone Institute of North America, a nonprofit foundation which fosters community-based work to promote sustainable food systems, launched a request for proposals for the Sustainable Food Systems Initiative.

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Need a New Grant Management System? 5 Tips for Selecting the Best GMS for Your Foundation

sgEngage

If it’s time for you to start looking for a new grant management system, use this opportunity to evaluate your processes, figure out what needs to change, and find a solution that can growth with your organization. If a system doesn’t have one of these, or it requires a workaround, it’s a non-starter.

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Ending the Cycle of Poverty With Access to Quality Education

Saleforce Nonprofit

At risk of abuse, neglect, or exploitation, often forced to work, these children fall through the cracks and have little hope of any schooling at all. Since 2004, CCF has been working with the most impoverished communities to ensure these marginalized children get access to education. Hong Kong, and Australia.

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Accessibility Goals: Moving Past Compliance

Forum One

It can be uncomfortable to admit, but many web designers, myself included, first learned about digital accessibility as a regulation. How do we budget for required accessibility ? Perhaps the dramatic changes to work and home life brought on by the pandemic sparked a greater understanding of accessibility.

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Why use an AMS system in which all clients are on the same version?

Nimble AMS

That’s how modern AMS systems work. That can result in system downtime, which means your IT team must jump in to provide extra support (and/or you must hire outside help) while your staff’s work is interrupted. But when you use an AMS system with all clients on the same version, there’s no additional charge for upgrades.

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