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Youth community service: Belonging, reciprocity, and agency 

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Respondents also said service increased their belief that they can make a positive difference in their community (79%), self-awareness (78%), knowledge about social, political, and civic issues (72%), and ability to collaborate with others (80%). But grantmakers need not create a new program to fund youth service programs, noted Weatherford.

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How a Community of Long-Term Monthly Donors Make a Long-Term Difference

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One of the major barriers for the billions of people who lack safe water and sanitation is access to financing to fund the solutions they need to survive. What a non-profit does with the funds is critical to serve the interests of their cause and their donors. To learn more about how you can support our work, visit water.org.

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Leveraging data to better serve under-resourced communities 

Candid

Data is critical in evaluating programs, demonstrating the need for new services, and helping nonprofits build an airtight case for support. 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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Gates, Ford, Open Society announce commitments for gender equality

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billion, $420 million, and $100 million, respectively, over five years in support of efforts to advance gender equality globally. The Bill & Melinda Gates , Ford , and Open Society foundations have announced commitments of $2.1

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An Evolution of Evaluation in Grantmaking With a Participatory Lens

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Grantmakers want to know if their funding has created the change they have envisioned. For issues with this, check out Vu Le’s 2015 post “ Weaponized data: How the obsession with data has been hurting marginalized communities.” We all want to know whether our work makes a difference. But is this the right question?

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March Cause Awareness: Women’s History Month

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Learn how you can take the time to celebrate Women’s History Month with our list of ideas and nonprofits you can support! Since 1995, presidents have issued annual proclamations declaring March as Women’s History Month and celebrating the contributions women have made to the United States. million workers and generating $1.8

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Earth Day ‘22: Salesforce.org Customers Tackle Climate Challenges by Land, Air & Sea

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At Salesforce.org, we are proud to see how much of our community — whether it’s our employees, our partners, or the nonprofits we support — is jumping in through funding, advocacy, or volunteering. Mission: Empowerment of children and youth and mobilize for and enable the restoration of 1 trillion new trees worldwide.

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