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Money talks: Why tuning into the Giving Pledge matters 

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As the saying goes, “Money talks,” and there’s no better example of this than the Giving Pledge and its effect on the social sector. To date, 241 individuals with a cumulative net worth easily surpassing $1 trillion have made the pledge—a public commitment to give the majority of their fortunes to charity.

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Are corporations making good on their racial equity pledges?

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Last summer , the murder of George Floyd and the global racial justice movement brought issues of racial inequity and injustice to the forefront. A s of July 2020, we’d identified racial e quity grants and pledges worth $4.2 A s of July 2020, we’d identified racial e quity grants and pledges worth $4.2

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Philanthropy’s response to the Turkey and Syria earthquake 

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The United Nations also issued an appeal for an additional $1 billion in aid, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development pledged €1.5 million and an additional 50 pledges worth $51.1 70% of grants and pledges were made with identifiable announcement dates, with 83.5% billion in emergency funds. billion ($1.6

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Collecting data during a humanitarian crisis

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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. . While we recognize that a global crisis fuels a global response, as a U.S.-based We recommend that others do the same. .

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Demographics via Candid: A data-driven approach to encourage equitable funding practices

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In response to the simultaneous global pandemic and racial equity movement, philanthropy committed to act with urgency to better support nonprofit partners, as well as the people and communities hit hardest by the impacts of these dual events. Pledges were made to reduce barriers, shift power, and engage in more equitable funding practices.

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What’s New In Year-End Giving For 2021? Capitalize On These 3 New Realities Today

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Zoom users can activate the donate button by going to their Zoom account settings, switching on Zoom Apps, and installing the free app (designed by Pledge, Inc.). You can start a campaign by selecting at least one charitable beneficiary from the more than 2 million nonprofits in the app’s global charity database.

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What happened in 2020 disaster philanthropy beyond COVID-19?  

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The large-scale global response to the pandemic, amid other concurrent crises, demonstrated that all funders are, indeed, disaster funders. At some point, that geography, that issue, or that population you care about is going to be affected by a disaster event.”. “All funders are disaster funders”. Know your local organizations.