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

Bloomerang

Nonprofits focused on the preservation of local journalism are being called to step up, and many of the country’s largest private foundations have announced $500 million in funding over five years to support them, an extraordinary initiative called Press Forward. The first grants are to be awarded later this year.

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Do Negativity And Alarm Really Raise More Funds?

Bloomerang

Does negativity and alarm really raise funds?” —John, CEO of a civic education nonprofit Dear John, This is a top-of-mind question for many fundraising professionals. The post Do Negativity And Alarm Really Raise More Funds? “Yes, we’re in deep sh*t on many levels. Why would they think I don’t know this?

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A $500 Million Pledge to Support Local News

Non Profit Quarterly

Image credit: Jon Tyson on Unsplash The decades-long decimation of local news—and the dangers that the trend poses for public oversight, an informed citizenry, and democracy itself—remains very much underway. The MacArthur Foundation itself pledged $150 million to the new fund. And the way to do that is through journalism.”

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The End of Expertise and How Associations Must Adapt

The MatrixFiles

These insights came from Melanie and Tara, along with the nearly 100 people who attended and lit up the chat: From Melanie: How declining trust is affecting higher education 2023 Gallup data shows that public trust in higher education has dropped 20 points over the last 8 years to a historic low of only 36% having confidence in higher education.

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Thinking About Donors as Customers

Bloomerang

Honestly, this apartment would be a perfect fit for you—it’s a great area, a lovely building, and close to public transport.” “But A study by GlobalGiving, a nonprofit crowdfunding platform, found that projects offering donors a choice of specific items to fund received 2.5 But that’s not where I want to live,” said I.

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Embarking on a continuous learning journey to drive equity 

Candid

In a panel discussion, Assets Framework’s Trabian Shorters, FutureGood’s Trista Harris, and Philanthropic Initiatives for Racial Equity’s Lori Villarosa and I broke down why funding approaches that begin with scarcity harm the sector. A mindset of abundance creates abundance.

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Is a Culture of Learning Required To Learn in Public?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

At the “Learning in Public” breakout session, Beth Kanter, Jared Raynor (TCC Group) and Kathy Reich (David and Lucile Packard Foundation) sharing the Packard Foundation’s experience with learning in public. Learning in public requires program staff to feel safe – not necessarily comfortable, but safe.

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