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Philanthropy must prioritize elevating and including Black voices

Candid

In 2020, the philanthropic sector started conversations about how philanthropy can better support Black-led organizations and the Black community. These donors had various motives for supporting abolition, however it rarely involved creating an equitable society that included Black people nor supported continual policy and societal change.

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Kids and Philanthropy: Teaching Your Children To Be Charitable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I also want to them to discover and follow their own sense of social activism and philanthropy and become Philanthroteens , teens with a passion for social change who grew up not knowing what it was like to not to have a cell phone or not to be connected to Facebook. Parenting Tips To Encourage Your Child’s Philanthropy.

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Philanthropic collaboratives are finding ways to more effectively measure impact

Candid

The practices of this relatively new form of philanthropy are still evolving. While grantmaking is often core to a collaborative’s strategy, collaboratives also operate in a unique context: They serve as intermediaries between philanthropy and nonprofits. Tracking feedback across the portfolio to improve grantee support.

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Building evidence and innovating programs to reduce disparities in children’s well-being 

Candid

The Race for Results report series tracks how children across racial and ethnic groups are faring at the state and national levels on key education, health, and economic milestones. The latest report, released this month, shows that we are failing to equip children of every race and ethnicity with what they need to succeed.

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Apple Pay for Nonprofits: Frictionless Online Philanthropy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Six years ago, I helped organized a protest and online petition to ask Apple to change their online donation policy for nonprofits. As we approach the kick off of the 2016 Giving Season with Giving Tuesday in two weeks, it will be interesting to observe and hear about best practices for frictionless philanthropy.

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Kids and Philanthropy: Teaching Your Children To Be Charitable

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

What a great way to teach your children to become more thoughtful and responsible about the world we live in. I reached out to my readers for suggestions about how to raise more charitable and socially aware children. Parenting Tips To Encourage Your Child's Philanthropy 1.

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A look back at Issue Lab’s top philanthropic resources in 2022

Candid

Philanthropy and COVID-19: Examining two years of giving , by Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) As a follow up to their 2020 and 2021 studies, this report delves into data to explore philanthropic giving from the first two years of the pandemic.

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