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Money talks: Why tuning into the Giving Pledge matters 

Candid

As the saying goes, “Money talks,” and there’s no better example of this than the Giving Pledge and its effect on the social sector. To date, 241 individuals with a cumulative net worth easily surpassing $1 trillion have made the pledge—a public commitment to give the majority of their fortunes to charity.

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Collecting data during a humanitarian crisis

Candid

Funders can learn how much their colleagues are giving and what they support, find opportunities for collaboration, and identify gaps. . While we recognize that a global crisis fuels a global response, as a U.S.-based Real-time data includes a combination of grants and pledges. What to know about real-time data .

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Weekly update from PND

Candid

The Aligning Science Across Parkinson's (ASAP) initiative has announced grants totaling $132 million over three years in support of collaborative research to better understand the underlying causes of Parkinson's disease. HP, WWF expand forest conservation, restoration partnership. October 28, 2021. Read more. .

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Weekly update from PND

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Gates Foundation pledges $120 million to boost access to COVID-19 drug. in collaboration with Ridgeback Biotherapeutics. in collaboration with Ridgeback Biotherapeutics. Ford Foundation announces second cohort of global fellows. Global Citizen Year receives $12 million grant from MacKenzie Scott. October 21, 2021.

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Citizen Philanthropy: Delivering Impactful Pro Bono Support From Anywhere

Saleforce Nonprofit

Before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Venture2Impact (V2I) — a nonprofit organization based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada — had a business model that was entirely based on global travel. We developed stronger relationships within our team and across regions — even as we collaborated on this project from our homes.

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Weekly update from PND

Candid

The Gates Foundation pledged $315 million over three years to CGIAR , a global research partnership focused on the needs of smallholder farmers, in support of efforts to help them adapt to a surge of climate threats that, in turn, are exacerbating global hunger and poverty. Read more. .

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5 Ways Nonprofits Can Help Solve the Climate Crisis

Saleforce Nonprofit

Apply Pressure to Limit Global Warming to 1.5 For example, humanitarian organisations like Oxfam are delivering disaster relief to people whose homes have been destroyed by severe weather, innovating drought-resistant agricultural crops, and training farmers in new techniques to improve the resilience of local and global supply chains.

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