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Are corporations making good on their racial equity pledges?

Candid

Candid ha s been tracking racial equity funding for a decad e , but this recent philanthropy response was staggering. A s of July 2020, we’d identified racial e quity grants and pledges worth $4.2 What are corporate pledges? . Corporate pledges for racial equity represent a range of initiatives. 3] .

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Citizen Philanthropy: Delivering Impactful Pro Bono Support From Anywhere

Saleforce Nonprofit

These initiatives will be short-term in nature (1-8 weeks), and will be positioned to Pledge 1% companies for their employees to engage in curated, digital, and skills-based volunteering based on availability and interests. Volunteer from Anywhere with Citizen Philanthropy. Further drawing on her Ph.D.

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What counts as racial equity funding?  

Candid

We began tracking grants and pledges based on press releases and public announcements to tell a real-time story. . contacted us with two primary concerns about the way the data was presented: the distinction between racial equity and racial justice funding, and the mixing of grants and pledges. generate and?reinforce

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Collecting data during a humanitarian crisis

Candid

We review the flurry of news stories, press releases, and announcements, and we actively search websites to identify and record grantmaking data. We also made the data publicly available through special issue pages about the war in Ukraine and coronavirus , where users can access the data, alongside news stories and additional resources.

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Empowering Young Children through Philanthropy

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

One of them was Vincent Law who is doing interesting work with teaching young children about giving and philanthropy. Empower Young Children through Philanthropy – guest blog post by Vincent Law, CEO and Founder at PhilanthroKids Academy. As you might know, the English word ‘Philanthropy’ has a Greek origin.

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Giving in America: A look at philanthropy’s history and a unique Candid connection

Candid

Rubenstein Curator of Philanthropy at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Amanda’s role is to build a collection of objects telling stories about Americans’ giving throughout our history. We also always feature a selection of Giving Pledge letters in conversation with the objects in the thematic section.

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The philanthropic response to the rise in Asian hate

Candid

In the wake of their deaths, individuals, communities, and organizations have shown solidarity with words, actions, and millions of dollars pledged to end anti-Asian discrimination, violence, and hate. Corporate pledges in response to anti-Asian hate in 2021. Corporate pledges in response to anti-Asian hate in 2021.

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