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Candid Data for Academics: Go back to school with better data 

Candid

For example, Sarah Wiley, a DBA candidate at the University of Missouri, St. Louis recently used Candid’s data to explore the link between nonprofit mission statements and fundraising efforts. paper filings, Candid Seal of Transparency status, and the Philanthropy Classification System).

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Here’s Your Chance – A Message to All New Graduates in Philanthropy

Achieve

I had the honor of giving The Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University 2016 commencement speech. One was going to work as a systems analyst for Anheuser Busch; one friend was going into a leadership program with SBC Global (now AT&T); and another was going into a manager training program at Enterprise – all prominent St.

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The 5 Hottest Nonprofit Conferences of Summer '16

EveryAction

The highly-anticipated, always exceptional Netroots Nation annual gathering is taking over downtown St. Louis at the end of this week. The New York Nonprofit Conference starts August off with two days of collaboration around direct and interactive market-driven philanthropy, local networks, and more. Netroots Nation 2016.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On The Environment And Conservation Efforts

Kindful

Oregon Community Foundation’s mission is to improve the lives of all Oregonians through the power of philanthropy. The Crawford Taylor Foundation is committed to enabling and enhancing programs that create legacies within their St. Louis communities. Areas served: St. Louis area(Missouri, Illinois).

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Jack Dorsey Pledges Fifth of Tech Firm Square to Charity - The Chronicle of Philanthropy

AFP Blog

Jack Dorsey Pledges Fifth of Tech Firm Square to Charity - The Chronicle of Philanthropy : "Tech mogul Jack Dorsey has launched a foundation to aid needy communities around the world and will give it a nearly one-fifth stake in mobile-payments company Square, Quartz and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch report.

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Wired for Philanthropy

Connection Cafe

Ironically, as I was flying earlier this month there was a big article in the Airline magazine about the “philanthropy web” in Seattle—mostly rooted in , yes, you guessed it, former (and a few current) Microsoft employees. Can’t quite figure out how St. Well, it isn’t more philanthropic in general.

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11 Creative Charity Fundraising Event Ideas

CauseVox

Catalogue for Philanthropy made use of Giving Tuesday Now (a national fundraising day to support nonprofits through COVID) to hype up their own one-day giving event online. Unlike many other nonprofits, Catalogue for Philanthropy used the day to raise dollars for over 200 local nonprofits in their area.

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