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Foundations step up funding to bolster trust in local news 

Candid

MacArthur, and William and Flora Hewlett Foundations have recognized the importance of a vibrant local news ecosystem. In Sacramento, California, the James B. A 2021 study by the foundation found local outlets struggling to secure new revenue streams. Knight, John D. and Catherine T.

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New data for strategic disaster philanthropy 

Candid

In our eighth annual research report, Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy 2021: Data to Drive Decisions , developed in partnership with Candid , we dive into how philanthropy and other donors supported natural hazards, severe weather events and complex humanitarian emergencies in 2019. .

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The impact of COVID-19 on civil society, part two

Candid

Funders reported they had swiftly begun distributing emergency funds, had loosened requirements imposed on grantees, and realized the need to commit to deeper change in order to support long-term sector sustainability. Organizations across the globe continue to feel negative impacts of COVID-19. News from Turkey does offer a glimmer of hope.

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The philanthropic response to the rise in Asian hate

Candid

Between March 19, 2020, and February 28, 2021, the Stop AAPI Hate reporting center received accounts of 3,795 anti-Asian hate incidents ranging from verbal harassment to physical assault. Foundation funding trends for AAPI communities. Earlier AAPIP reports demonstrate that AAPI communities have received around 0.2

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Foundation Transparency – Foundation Center’s Surprising Glass Pockets Website

Tech Soup

Glasspockets.org is a website sponsored by the Foundation Center that is focused on transparency among funders. foundations still don’t have websites, quite possibly intentionally. The objectives of the Glasspockets project are actually pretty simple: Inspire private foundations to greater openness in their communications.

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Lessons from 2019 to maximize future disaster giving decisions

Candid

Earlier this month, Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) released the eighth edition of our annual Measuring the State of Disaster Philanthropy report. philanthropy,?analyzing?funding funding from foundations, bilateral and multilateral donors, the U.S. In it, we examined?available?2019?data

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Weekly update from PND

Candid

The 25 “most philanthropic” American billionaires have given away a total of $169 billion in their lifetimes and are still richer than ever, Forbes reports. Treasury-certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and serves as a vital capital provider in low-income communities across California. January 20, 2022.