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Six things you may not know about the U.S. social sector

Candid

The social sector is the domain of private action for public good. While nonprofits are perhaps most associated with the social sector, organizations within it can overlap with the spheres of business and government. Over the years, we’ve seen the lines between business, government, and the social sector blur.

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[Breaking News] An Extraordinary Funding Opportunity For Nonprofits To Preserve Local Journalism

Bloomerang

Loss of investigative reporting: Investigative journalism, which is often resource-intensive, has suffered in many areas, leading to reduced oversight of local government and institutions. Within our own Bloomerang community we celebrate two nonprofits that are keeping local news alive, 90.7

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Money talks: Why tuning into the Giving Pledge matters 

Candid

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. However, their philanthropic gestures are executed with millions, if not billions, of dollars that move global markets and spur governments to action.

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Philanthropy’s response to the Turkey and Syria earthquake 

Candid

Philanthropic responses to the Turkey and Syria earthquakes Candid has been tracking philanthropy’s response to the Turkey and Syria earthquake and reporting on major giving by public corporations and foundations. Here are a few highlights of what we have learned in the past month: Candid has identified 310 grants worth $143.9

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Announcing the Third Impact Lab on Climate Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

Recognizing that the effects of climate change aren’t equal, this lab aims to co-design a technology solution to support low-income communities of color that are most impacted by the climate crisis. Impact Labs convenes community experts across sectors to co-create new technology solutions to support specific issue areas.

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Philanthropy during COVID-19 in India

Candid

We spoke with Ingrid Srinath, founder and director of the Centre for Social Impact and Philanthropy ( CSIP ) at Ashoka University, to learn more about the impact of COVID-19 on India’s social sector, the role philanthropy and nonprofits played in disaster relief, and her hopes for the future. .

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Bitcoin for Nonprofits: Cryptocurrency Fundraising for the Future

Nonprofit Tech for Good

The government printed money like never before to pay for quantitative easing in an attempt to save the economy, devaluing everyone’s savings in the process. Those nonprofits that have an active strategy to engage the cryptocurrency community has seen significantly are the most likely to succeed in the early adoption phase.

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