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Philanthropy must prioritize elevating and including Black voices

Candid

In 2020, the philanthropic sector started conversations about how philanthropy can better support Black-led organizations and the Black community. According to the 2020 Smithsonian Magazine article, The Storied History of Giving in America , the practice of philanthropy can reflect and reinforce inequity.

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Responsive Philanthropy: How to Address Community Needs in Time of Crisis

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How can you pave the way for responsive philanthropy in your community’s time of need? By leveraging technology and streamlining processes, your organization can adapt to rising demands with the financial flexibility to thrive. Leverage Technology to Manage Rapid Change. Build Integrations.

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Investing in capacity building: The vital role of general operating support for BIPOC-led nonprofits

Candid

This is just one example of what happens when philanthropy invests in BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) leaders with general operating support that helps address long-term unmet needs. Not having a traditional operating structure: Smaller BIPOC-led organizations are creative by necessity, given resource constraints.

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Responsive Philanthropy: How to Address Community Needs in Time of Crisis

sgEngage

How can you pave the way for responsive philanthropy in your community’s time of need? By leveraging technology and streamlining processes, your organization can adapt to rising demands with the financial flexibility to thrive. In times of urgent need, technology can enable staff to manage rapid changes with greater ease.

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How to be efficiently trendy  

Candid

Along with many funders incorporating trust-based philanthropy practices and principles, this growing trend may affect giving to nonprofits and impact the way nonprofits are asked to share organizational information with funders. New technology Hands up: Who knew anything about generative AI last year?

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Will the Sharing Economy Catalyze New Forms of Philanthropy?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

After I attended Catalyzing the Sharing Economy conference (the sharing economy is defined as the use of networked, mobile, information technology to share goods and services), I shared a post with some notes and ideas about why I think it is the next generation of networked social change. Data Philanthropy.

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Foundations step up funding to bolster trust in local news 

Candid

The Knight Foundation also is funding—with Pew Research Center as well as Georgetown University—research partnerships focused on technology’s role in spreading and disseminating information, as well as trust in media and its relationship to technology.

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