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Time To Celebrate: Nov. 15th Is National Philanthropy Day

Bloomerang

National Philanthropy Day, Wednesday Nov. 15 th , 2023, is a day set aside to recognize and celebrate the contributions of philanthropy to individuals, communities, and the world. Freeman was inspired to create a day that would celebrate philanthropy and encourage charitable giving. What is philanthropy? In the U.S.,

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Highlights from Candid’s most popular philanthropic resources in 2023?

Candid

Philanthropy back to the drawing board: Shaping a Future Agenda , by Philanthropy Europe Association (Philea)  In the face of ever evolving and mounting crises, this book by Rien van Gendt urges philanthropy to stop looking to the past for answers. Here we highlight some of the most popular publications from 2023. 

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Alt-labor: What are workers’ rights nonprofits?  

Candid

However, we can revisit the topic of workers’ rights through a new lens by exploring the increasing role that a newer breed of labor organizations plays in the social sector. For example, the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) undertook a six-year lobbying campaign in New York to pass better protections for domestic workers.

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Philanthropy and Social Media

Amy Sample Ward

Date : January 17, 2012, 6 pm EST. Location : New York, NY. Topic : Philanthropy and Social Media. Related Links : The Institute for Philanthropy. Blog post with speaking notes. The Indigo Trust. Download the whitepaper (PDF).

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Is climate change action the new face of natural disaster relief?

Candid

When a disaster strikes, individuals, communities, philanthropy, and entire nations often rise to the occasion, providing relief and humanitarian aid. Thinking big on climate change There is good news. Meanwhile, European philanthropy is spending just 5% on climate-related funding. When slowly becomes all at once U.S.

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Alumni giving’s growing relationship with high-profile, big money donors 

Candid

These high-profile, high-dollar donations are changing the face of philanthropy in higher education—creating big winners today and setting the stage for a transformational change as billions of dollars transfer through generational inheritance in the coming decades. In fact, last year, alumni giving to U.S. billion in funding.

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29 Nonprofit Bloggers to Follow on Twitter

Nonprofit Tech for Good

This time around I limited the list to individuals bloggers, rather than blogs maintained by associations, publications, PR firms, etc. Please feel free to post a link to their blog in the comments section. Katrin Verclas: @Katrinskaya from New York, NY. Blog: MobileActive. Blog: ext337. Blog: 501derful.org.

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