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Your Unrestricted Funds Need Stewardship, Too

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All in unrestricted funds with no reporting necessary. While Scott is far from the first to focus on giving major gifts with no strings attached, the scale of her philanthropy is causing many funders to rethink long-held beliefs about what requirements should be paired with a donation. What Are Restricted Funds?

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Don’t Take Shortcuts: Stretch to Build Capacity and a Genuine Culture of Philanthropy

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Some shortcuts include not building capacity — the fuel to fund their mission and the people to whom they serve. While some major donors are helping to boost overall giving in terms of dollars, the number of donors is shrinking. There are some nonprofit leaders who take shortcuts.

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Advancing Equity in Philanthropy with Resolve and Resilience: A Call to Action

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The very nature of philanthropy is based on empathy, compassion, and a strong conviction to improve overall human welfare and quality of life. The existential need for philanthropy indicates that structures exist that fail to meet basic human needs.

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Philanthropy during COVID-19 in India

Candid

Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) released a new report, Philanthropy and COVID-19: Examining giving in 2021 , in May 2022 that details COVID-19-related philanthropic funding in 2021. During the pandemic, family philanthropy grew significantly , tripling in FY2020 compared to FY2019.

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9 free eBooks to help you brush up on basics and build new skills

Candid

Nonprofit fundraising basics Even for experienced fundraisers, it’s always a good idea to refresh core strategies to get the funding your organization needs. Demystifying Fundraising Funnels: A Digital Marketing Blueprint to Fund Your Non-Profit by David Higgins. Read Philanthropy News Digest ’s (PND) review.

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Empowering grassroots organizations: building capacity, diversity, and relationships

Candid

At its very root, derived from the Greek word philathropia , philanthropy means “to love people.” We often talk about the role of philanthropy and the ways in which it must grow and innovate, how it has changed and evolved with the times, reacting to crises, wars, economic downturns, and more.

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Prioritizing authentic connections through trust-based philanthropy 

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At the Honnold Foundation, we had been working in partnership with grassroots organizations for some time before we learned that there was a term for the kind of grantmaking we do: trust-based philanthropy (TBP). With an open call, we eliminate the need to be part of the “in” crowd to receive funding.