Classy

APRIL 16, 2021

Each year, individuals worldwide take the opportunity to do better for our planet with actions such as planting trees, cleaning local communities, and raising awareness for environmental causes through peer-to-peer fundraising pages. The global COVID-19 pandemic didn’t slow the momentum one bit. California State Parks Foundation.

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Candid

MARCH 21, 2023

million Turks in temporary shelters and left more than 500,000 Syrians homeless, according to the United Nations. The United Nations also issued an appeal for an additional $1 billion in aid, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development pledged €1.5 million—representing the largest contribution from any foundation.

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Tech Soup

JANUARY 19, 2016

Now that the United Nations Millennium Development Goals have expired and in some ways, have succeeded surprisingly well , the UN has developed a new set of even more ambitious goals. Governments, foundations, and charities learned a good deal from working to implement the previous UN goals. The UN Foundation View on Technology.

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Connection Cafe

APRIL 10, 2013

By Susie Gorden, Congressional Management Foundation. Sometimes the best way to make a nationwide or global impact starts closer to home, maybe right in your backyard. We all know the value of building relationships with Members of Congress and local legislators. How to pitch local reporters on attending an event?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JULY 21, 2019

1% via text message ( Global Trends in Giving Report ). 77% of the total was made by individuals, 18% by foundations, and 5% by corporations ( Giving USA Report ). 31% of donors worldwide giving to NGOs, nonprofits, and charities located outside of their country of residence ( Global Trends in Giving Report ). 9% via PayPal.

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Blue Fox

OCTOBER 1, 2022

henegarcenter.com Jacksonville Civic Council Shaping Jacksonville’s future as a premier national and international city. ​ FEMA Thousands of FEMA and federal personnel are working alongside Florida National Guard and other state response and emergency managers to support recovery from Ian. . Johns | co.st-johns.fl.us

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Top Nonprofits

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

In this session, Laura MacDonald, Chair of the Giving USA Foundation and Founder of Benefactor Group, will discuss data and trends from 2020, a year in which the environment for giving was certainly uncommon. Vice-Chair, Giving USA Foundation. President & Founder, Benefactor Group. laura@benefactorgroup.com.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Many foundations focus much of their philanthropy work on youth empowerment—and for good reason. The foundations on this list are just a few of the many that understand the importance that youth empowerment plays in helping young people from all backgrounds grow and excel during this critical stage of their life. Kellogg Foundation.

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sgEngage

AUGUST 9, 2022

Years ago, I worked on a project where I was hired to interview about 75 different foundations in one state. These included all types of foundations, large to small, family-run, disease-related, corporate-operated. Do you know the one thing that nearly every foundation representative shared? Collaboration in a Crisis.

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Kindful

AUGUST 9, 2021

Foundations in the United States focus their funding priorities on many different issues. If your nonprofit is seeking funding, it’s critical to identify the foundations whose interests and funding priorities align with your own. Education is one of the more popular issues that many foundations focus on. Mellon Foundation.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

JUNE 6, 2022

Funders are seeing this challenge and answering the call, using their influence to not just support the sector’s own path to net zero, but also increase the capacity of the sector to drive an equitable transition to net zero globally. Funding Community-Led Climate Action. The Impact for Grantees.

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Candid

APRIL 14, 2022

Since March 11, when Candid last looked at the global philanthropic response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, human suffering and economic devastation has only increased. Candid continues to track the global philanthropic response to the crisis. Company-sponsored foundation. Independent foundation. IKEA Foundation.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 28, 2017

When a natural disaster strikes, I make a donation to my go to national or global charities for disaster relief Team Rubicon, Save the Children , and/or Global Giving. I also ask for recommendations for local charities from colleagues. Greater Houston Community Foundation Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund.

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Forum One

MAY 27, 2021

The digital storytelling approach powerfully illustrates all that NRDC has accomplished—from landmark legislation to practical changes that benefit the environment and local communities every day—to inspire audiences to support its work into the future and continue to grow its impact. The Vilcek Foundation. Climatelinks.

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Connection Cafe

JUNE 26, 2018

Last week I had the pleasure of attending the United Nations Global Compact Network USA Symposium in New York City. As I heard from financial organizations, nonprofits, United Nations leaders, and others, one particular phrase that I kept hearing a few weeks ago at the Social Innovation Summit came to mind: Be intentional.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

JUNE 9, 2014

This topic was center-stage at this year’s Global Philanthropy Forum. Gallucci noted that there was one statistic that matters to him: “There are 39 million girls globally that should be in secondary education, and who are not.” Educating girls especially makes for long-term positive impact.

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sgEngage

MARCH 18, 2024

Most recently, many of these equity initiatives and programs are being challenged directly, on a global scale. This may involve partnering with legal experts, advocacy organizations, and affected communities to pursue litigation, support legislative reform, and advocate for policy changes at the local, state, and national levels.

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Kindful

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

It brings together foundations and funds that are primarily dedicated to support or have a significant program to support those organizations. Grant Research Tip: As you search beyond this list for potential funders, many foundations will state that they do not accept unsolicited requests for funding. PADI AWARE Foundation.

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Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 11, 2021

To mitigate the impacts of this pandemic on girls and secure a better future, we’ve found that supporting locally-led initiatives works best. Profound Change Starts With Local Partners. The broadcasts air weekly and deliver multilingual lessons on literacy, numeracy, and STEM. with radio-based education during the pandemic.

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Candid

APRIL 19, 2021

He provided participants with a historical and national lens of programming designed to help boys and men of color thrive. Panelists included Katrina DeBerry, program officer, thriving communities, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta; Scott D.

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Everyaction

JUNE 6, 2018

There is no better time to support local and national nonprofits protecting LGBTQ rights and serving the LGBTQ community, and while there are far too many organizations doing great work to list them all, these are a few that we're big fans of. National Center for Transgender Equality. LGBTQ Victory Fund. Transgender Law Center.

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Forum One

JUNE 9, 2021

The digital storytelling approach illustrates all that NRDC has accomplished—from landmark legislation to practical changes that benefit the environment and local communities every day—to inspire audiences to support its work into the future and continue to grow its impact. National Air & Space Museum. The Vilcek Foundation.

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Award Colorado Drupal Museum 88

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Glasspockets.org is a website sponsored by the Foundation Center that is focused on transparency among funders. foundations still don’t have websites, quite possibly intentionally. The objectives of the Glasspockets project are actually pretty simple: Inspire private foundations to greater openness in their communications.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 30, 2020

with support from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Unesco has a paper and a call to action for international and national policies and regulatory frameworks to ensure that artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies benefit humanity as a whole. AI and Ethical Dilemmas . AI in the Humanitarian Sector .

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Bloomerang

MAY 6, 2022

The Awesome Foundation. New Earth Foundation. Cornell Douglas Foundation. Kellogg Foundation. Whole Kids Foundation. Emeril Lagasse Foundation. The Barney Family Foundation. Change Happens Foundation. The Harry Chapin Foundation. Johnson Scholarship Foundation. Burkle Foundation.

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Education Grant Fund Resource 86

Saleforce Nonprofit

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Food insecurity threatens to worsen as households continue to face setbacks due to COVID-19, fears of a global recession, and the highest increase in inflation rates and food prices seen in the last 40 years. and supporting small farmers in remote areas globally. Director, Food Initiative, The Rockefeller Foundation.

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Top Nonprofits

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Vice-Chair, Giving USA Foundation. She has served as the vice president and creative director of a national fundraising firm and chief development officer in arts and higher education. The firm she established has served more than 200 clients, ranging from big ten universities and global NGOs to start-up community organizations.

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Forum One

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The digital storytelling approach powerfully illustrates all that NRDC has accomplished—from landmark legislation to practical changes that benefit the environment and local communities every day—to inspire audiences to support its work into the future and continue to grow its impact. The Vilcek Foundation. NTI Nuclear Security Index.

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Candid

MAY 24, 2023

He sought out support from the Bunbury Fund at the Princeton Area Community Foundation knowing that capacity-building was their jam. He energized this board and led stakeholders around this vision—a vision with roots in the lessons learned in a global pandemic. Drew was a new CEO arriving at PSRC a year before the world shut down.

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Candid

MAY 24, 2023

He sought out support from the Bunbury Fund at the Princeton Area Community Foundation knowing that capacity-building was their jam. He energized this board and led stakeholders around this vision—a vision with roots in the lessons learned in a global pandemic. Drew was a new CEO arriving at PSRC a year before the world shut down.

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Donor Classes New Jersey Leadership 106

Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

Similar to the list I shared for nonprofits focusing on education , arts and culture tends to be a very popular issue area for American foundations. The large difference is that most funders tend to direct a majority of their arts funding to local and regional organizations. Ford Foundation. Mellon Foundation.

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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

Whether it’s local in California, or at the Skoll World Forum in Oxford, there is a regular chance I will have my mind expanded. Mary spoke privately to a small group of social sector leaders at the Skoll Foundation offices. The first was the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals by the United Nations.

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NonProfit Hub

MAY 21, 2019

National corporations used to fill this need by having foundations that donate to nonprofits. In an effort to be more direct, they’re relying less on nonprofits and starting initiatives and campaigns through their own private foundations. . Why do corporations start their own foundations? Think global, act local.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 2, 2017

I have my go-to global organizations that do a great job at relief efforts on the ground, set up funds for long-term rebuilding, or do a terrific job of vetting local charities to support. Then, I look for local charities on the ground, many times there is a local community foundation that is stepping up.

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Pamela Grow

JANUARY 11, 2024

We faced a global pandemic, resulting in oftentimes disastrous fundraising. Eroding Trust The loss of trust is now a global problem. A whopping 48% of Americans don’t trust nonprofits Interestingly, people trust local organizations far more than large institutions. Organizations relying on event-driven fundraising suffered.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

The first “Donate Now” button was released in 1999 by a project of the Tides Foundation called Groundspring (acquired by Network for Good in 2005) and for the next two decades, nonprofit professionals have embraced the study of inspiring people to give online to good causes. Related Webinar: Online Fundraising Best Practices for Nonprofits.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

An increasing number of grantmakers give — or want to give — internationally in order to address social and economic issues that transcend national borders. Global giving appeals to grantmakers of all sizes and types, from family foundations with enduring legacies to new foundations exploring novel pathways of giving.

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