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A $500 Million Pledge to Support Local News

Non Profit Quarterly

The MacArthur Foundation itself pledged $150 million to the new fund. In an effort to turn this trend around, the MacArthur Foundation unveiled in September 2023 the Press Forward initiative, a coalition of 22 founding donors set on “strengthening communities and democracy by supporting local news.”

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Weekly update from PND

Candid

Announced in March, the $100 million commitment to address racial wealth gaps resulting from the legacy of land appropriation, slavery, and other race-based policies targeting Native and Black communities is financed by $100 million in social impact bonds issued last fall. Giving Pledge announces 2021 signatories. December 15, 2021.

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The Nonprofit’s Guide to Legacy Giving

Qgiv

A gift of life insurance is when a donor names an organization as the beneficiary of an insurance policy or transfers ownership of the policy to the charity. Track legacy gifts Establish a system so your legacy giving committee can track legacy giving gifts that have already been pledged. Gifts of life insurance.

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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. underlying systems and structures that?generate

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Secure Your Supporters’ Trust: Mastering Privacy-Compliant Fundraising

The Modern Nonprofit

Their policies directly influence how nonprofits can access, use, and leverage user data for fundraising. Flipcause also pledges commendable data security under its Privacy Policy, adhering to internationally recognized standards like ISO 27001, SOC 1 and SOC 2/SSAE 16/ISAE 3402.

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Phased In Giving – A Creative New Trend in Setting your Board’s Give/Get Policy

BoardAssist

As New York’s leading personalized nonprofit board matching service, we spend a lot of time working with nonprofit boards to help them craft their nonprofit’s give/get policy – or how much board members should be asked to annually generate for the boards on which they serve. That’s where the challenge comes in.

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How to Create a Volunteer Handbook Your Volunteers Will Use

Get Fully Funded

If your organization relies on volunteers, even just a little, you need a volunteer handbook that spells out expectations, policies, and procedures. Volunteer policies and procedures: It is critical that you have policies and procedures in place that minimize potential problems that could arise.

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