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Amplifying Female Voices: Strategies for Equitable and Inclusive Grantmaking

sgEngage

Like many diversity efforts, including women’s voices in grantmaking decisions—particularly women from historically marginalized groups—doesn’t often happen organically. Typically, it takes someone seeing a situation that needs to change and doing the work to change it. Artwork by Toya Beacham See Women and Girls. Intentionally.

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

Candid

It outlines 10 core principles for philanthropy serving organizations (PSOs) to enhance their impact and contribute to broader systems change. To build trust and prioritize community voices, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s Community Fund adopted a participatory grantmaking practice in 2021 and 2022. communities face.

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How Mentorship Can Break Down Racial Divides

Saleforce Nonprofit

I received a full academic scholarship to Jackson State in Mississippi, a historically black university with an accredited journalism department. A Life-Changing Relationship I made a point to find mentors — other Black reporters and anchors I still call on for advice today. Meeting my mentee (we call them ‘Littles’) changed my life.

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Funding And Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Youth Programs

Kindful

They prioritize programs that advance young people’s political and civil participation and rights, that amplify youth voices, increase their decision-making powers, and raise awareness of their rights and needs, and that empower young people to educate and inspire their peers to act. Areas served: Worldwide. National Park Trust.

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If This Then That for Non-Profits

Connection Cafe

Ben works on Blackbaud’s Corporate Communications Team, is a Graduate Student at University of Texas School of Advertising (Hook ‘Em) and a Mississippi native. Needless to say, my voice joined my social media comrades and hailed the movie for what it was – a masterpiece. Guest post from Blackbaud intern, Ben Baker.

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To Everyone That Plays a Part, Happy Mother’s Day.

Connection Cafe

Then there’s a voice. But more often than not, the voice isn’t yours. It’s a voice far more familiar. It’s the voice you’ve had in your head your whole life, guiding you, telling you you’ll regret that decision later, reminding you that tomorrow’s another day, giving you strength to make the hard decisions.

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3 Ways to Engage Community to Drive Climate Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

In recent years, corporations have made great strides to address climate change. However, climate change affects each and every one of us. Climate change is a global, systemic crisis and there are many points of entry.”. Principle 1: Seek Community Validation.