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A $500 Million Pledge to Support Local News

Non Profit Quarterly

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.” The MacArthur Foundation itself pledged $150 million to the new fund. So, we have to honor that, too.”

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Teaching The CEO To Fundraise And Even Like It

The NonProfit Times

So, what can philanthropy leaders do to support your CEO, making them more valuable to fundraising efforts and extending needed tenure. Whether a nonprofit has one board or two (governance and foundation), getting your volunteers involved is critical. You should be bold. The more complicated the nonprofit business (e.g.,

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Philanthropy’s response to the Turkey and Syria earthquake 

Candid

Multilateral support for disaster relief and humanitarian aid began soon after the earthquakes with the World Bank releasing $1.78 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

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Pop the champagne: This year Candid’s grants data set turns 21!

Candid

Candid’s grants data set currently includes comprehensive information about over 30 million grants and other philanthropic transactions, such as pledges, in-kind gifts, program-related investments, etc. government agencies ii. 2016-2019 – Young adult In 2016, we increased collection of federal grantmaking by U.S. ii Grantmaking by U.S.

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Strategies to Build Donor Trust and Retention

sgEngage

There are ways to assure donors that you are a fundraiser who can be trusted, and also that your organization is worthy of their support. Such a pledge can be your foundation for trust. Develop two-way trust from there: 1. What kind of support do donors see being solicited and how do they see that support being valued?

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Weekly update from PND

Candid

Treasury-certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and serves as a vital capital provider in low-income communities across California. Wellcome, Gates pledge $300 million to prevent future epidemics. January 20, 2022. Lilly Endowment commits $20 million to preserve Black churches. Read more.

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Cracking into corporate giving

Candid

What types of support do corporations give? . However, there are a number of other ways that corporations provide support to nonprofits: . Workplace giving programs encourage a company’s employees to give their time and/or money to a charity by matching their efforts with dollars and other means of support. . Let’s dive in.

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