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Trust-Based Philanthropy: “Walking the Talk” Towards Long-Term Financial Wellness

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Funders providing these types of gifts have a responsibility to trust their grantees to do what’s best for the organization while also supporting them with financial literacy. The Trust Based Philanthropy Project is a five-year funder initiative that addresses inherent power imbalances between foundations and nonprofits.

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Leveraging data to better serve under-resourced communities 

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Individual donors and foundations increasingly view data “ as the fuel for innovation and social change.” This can lead to funding shortages: A 2021 study by Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy found that AANHPI communities receive just 20 cents of every $100 awarded by foundations.

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How to Engage Employees in National (Virtual) Volunteer Month

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By: Bose’ Akadiri , Program Manager, Employee Volunteerism at Salesforce, and Cécile Poyet, Director, Product Marketing, Philanthropy Cloud at Salesforce.org. At Salesforce, we believe a top-down and bottom-up approach in philanthropy and employee engagement works best and ensures alignment.

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Twitter’s Claire Williams Shares Why Literacy Is Her Cause

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Note from Beth: As a supporter of the work that the Sharing Foundation does for children in Cambodia, I’ve seen first hand the value of literacy programs in developing countries. This week, nearly a year after first beginning to work with Room to Read, we’re proud to be taking part in promoting Literacy Day.

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Member Round Up: A busy September with new research, a cure for website obesity, and world literacy day

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John Haydon helps to clarify Facebook''s changes to their news feed and how this will affect your organization''s account. Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy ''s upcoming webinar, Bringing Entrepreneurial Skills into Grantmaking Practices , will explore ways in which you can employ the skills and practices used by social entrepreneurs.

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10X: CEO’s Update: Spring 2014

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Technology currently serves privileged groups through tools that provide access to education, literacy, health, and justice. For LGBTI individuals—like courageous Ugandan activist Richard Lusimbo, who was outed on the front page of a Ugandan tabloid—the availability of Martus and our in-field support is life changing.

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Heroes with a Heart: Nominate a Nonprofit Hero Today!

Amy Sample Ward

We all know someone quietly changing the world each and every day. The CTK Foundation “Heroes with a Heart” Grant Award asks for your nominations of a “Hero with a Heart,” and gives them a chance to win $5,000 – a simple thanks for the hard work that they do. Grant Details.

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