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Centering communities: Leaning into participatory grantmaking to increase equity 

Candid

Two days after COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic, the Boston Foundation set up a special fund to provide rapid-response support to local nonprofits serving communities disproportionately affected by the outbreak. The first 15 grantees supported communities of color, immigrants, seniors, children, and the homeless, among others.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Education

Kindful

Global Fund For Children. The Boston Foundation. Global Fund For Children. The Global Fund For Children believes that educating children and youth is the key to building a more peaceful and just society. Millions of children from low-income backgrounds don’t have the chance to attend a high-quality school.

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YouthBuild Boston: A TechSoup Youth Organization Profile

Tech Soup

in schools, libraries, local governments, and nonprofits, it was tough to choose just one to profile this week, but I chose YouthBuild Boston because of my fondness for green tech. More than 15 million children. Idle unsupervised children of all ages can really get in to trouble. YouthBuild Boston's Work.

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How to Make a Donor Profile in 5 Easy Steps

sgEngage

“I can’t tell you how many duplicates I have cleaned up because someone entered a prospect without checking first,” said Amy Barker, database administrator for Pine Street Inn , a Boston nonprofit dedicated to ending homelessness. Here is a list of types of data you might want to collect, but this is by no means an end-all list.

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Workforce development for the nonprofit tech professionals of the future: It will be a consortium, not a building with a dome!

Deborah Elizabeth Finn

Examples include Economic Mobility Pathways (EMPath) , Shriver Job Corps , International Institute of New England , JFYnet , Jobs For the Future , National Fund for Workforce Solutions, SkillWorks , Boston PIC , YearUp , and Massachusetts Department of Labor and Workforce Development. And that’s just UMass-Boston!

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DipJar Helps Nonprofits Raise Millions in 2021

DipJar

December 28, 2021 (BOSTON) – DipJar , a giving technology platform, is applauding its customers on an outstanding and inspiring 2021. DipJar Helps Nonprofits Raise Millions in 2021. Eighty-eight percent increase in year-over-year fundraising using DipJars at in-person events and on-site appeals .

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Amplifying Female Voices: Strategies for Equitable and Inclusive Grantmaking

sgEngage

The organization was recruiting women who had spare time—which left out many of the younger, more diverse voices who had children, school, and multiple priorities. As part of their grantmaking process, the Boston Women’s Fund surveys their grantees several times a year.

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