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Foundations step up funding to bolster trust in local news 

Candid

news organizations, specifically local news outlets, have been rapidly dwindling. The COVID-19 pandemic brought more challenges for the industry, as demand for local news grew but revenue and outlets shrank. MacArthur, and William and Flora Hewlett Foundations have recognized the importance of a vibrant local news ecosystem.

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

Candid

Like 20% of the Southern Black Girls and Women’s Consortium ’s (Southern Black Girls) grantee partners, the group had not received foundation funding before. For philanthropists looking to invest in locally led authentic solutions that deliver results and measurable change, general operating support grants are that pathway forward.

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Black women and gender-expansive nonprofit leaders: Combating the absence of trust 

Candid

As a result, they work with insufficient funding and support while feeling undervalued—which further complicates their efforts to lead effectively. Organizations led by Black women CEOs are disproportionately represented among the smallest entities, operating with minimal funding and resources. And that’s not even on the table for me.

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Donors Seek Stories, Info And Other Non-Ask Messaging

The NonProfit Times

In-kind donations were the most popular non-cash actions among all respondents, followed by volunteering time (41.4%), sharing a nonprofit’s social media posts (39.8%) or encouraging family members or friends to get involved with a local nonprofit (35.6%), although within the latter categories there were more significant generational disparities.

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5 things to know about philanthropy to HBCUs

Candid

HBCUs have long played a pivotal role in the United States. Candid and ABFE partnered to create and publish Philanthropy and HBCUs: Foundation funding to historically Black colleges and universities. That’s a trick question—it’s not a matter of dollars, but of cents. Ivy League schools received a combined $5.5

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Empowering grassroots organizations: building capacity, diversity, and relationships

Candid

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. I believe it is fostering the love of people and that pathway to change that is the role and mandate of philanthropic institutions and funders.

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How Nonprofits Can Steward Corporate Donors on Social Media

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Subaru’s social post demonstrated a commitment to fighting hunger – and to Feeding America. This allowed the nonprofit to recognize Subaru with its large social audience and demonstrate its role as a key thought leader in the fight against hunger. They demonstrate the importance of teamwork to the nonprofit’s approach.