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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. Since 2005, some 2,200 local newspapers have closed.

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Government of Canada proposes extending CEWS and other pandemic support measures

Charity Village

The Government of Canada is proposing to extend the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy, Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy and Lockdown Support until October 23, 2021, and increase the wage and rent subsidy rates between August 29 and September 25, 2021.

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Ontario Nonprofit Network releases new report on impact of COVID and government relief measures

Charity Village

The Ontario Nonprofit Network (ONN) has released a new report about the impact of COVID and associated government relief measures on nonprofits and charities. The post Ontario Nonprofit Network releases new report on impact of COVID and government relief measures appeared first on CharityVillage.

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Government of Canada accepting feedback on changes to annual disbursement quota

Charity Village

The Government of Canada has published the draft legislation which aims to deliver on Budget 2022 commitments to Canadians and is requesting feedback on the proposed measures. The post Government of Canada accepting feedback on changes to annual disbursement quota appeared first on CharityVillage.

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Security Measures to Follow For Your Next Hybrid Event

AccelEvents

While keeping attendance numbers down can help mitigate the spread of the coronavirus, event organizers will still need to follow a series of COVID-19 safety measures to ensure attendees and participants are protected. . Every physical event needs to have basic security measures in place to ensure the safety of the participants.

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4 Financial Metrics to Increase Transparency for Your Nonprofit

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Every day, you and your donors are inundated with thousands of pieces of news and bits of information. This measures the percent of total expenses that are spent on programs, and the higher the better. This measures the percentage of contributions that are spent on fundraising, and the lower the better.

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Measurement Wisdom for Nonprofits from Bill Gates

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

“In the past year I have been struck again and again by how important measurement is to improving the human condition. You can achieve amazing progress if you set a clear goal and find a measure that will drive progress toward that goal—in a feedback loop. You use the measurement as feedback to make adjustments.

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