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MacArthur Offers $100 Million For One Good Program

The NonProfit Times

The competition is open to organizations and collaborations working in any field, anywhere in the world, according to Chris Cardona, MacArthur’s managing director, discovery, exploration, and programs. Through “ Built for Zero ,” Community Solutions supports 105 communities working to make homelessness rare and brief.

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What is your “Individual Social Responsibility (ISR)?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The government run “Remand Houses” are shelters for homeless youth who are runaways, orphans, facing domestic violence at home, or too young to go to jail for a crime. Remand House staff and director (right). I got to observe the director in action. The director told him to report it to the police.

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Charity VS. Philanthropy: Who Will Win?

Achieve

Who do you think would win in an all-out brawl between nonprofit directors and business leaders? A tension between charity and philanthropy has been playing out in one way or another for hundreds of years. Simply put, philanthropy interests itself in long-term solutions by addressing the root causes of social problems.

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Centering communities: Leaning into participatory grantmaking to increase equity 

Candid

The first 15 grantees supported communities of color, immigrants, seniors, children, and the homeless, among others. Participatory grantmaking as part of trust-based philanthropy Participatory grantmaking is just the beginning. Over 10 weeks, we distributed 181 grants totaling $4.5

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How can nonprofits strategically implement digital tools to achieve impact?

ASU Lodestar Center

is because our society has shifted from being a “civil society” and into a “digital civil society,” according to a report from the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society. Professionally, Josh is the director of community impact for Madera Residential in Lubbock, Texas.

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Data as Decision in Grantmaking

sgEngage

In philanthropy, there can also be worries of time commitment, grantee burden, complicated methods and, frankly, resources circling the drain without adding any function or value. The team included the director, board chair, administrative marketing and communication staff and a community engagement consultant.

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Microsites in Action: Telling Your Nonprofit’s Story

NTEN

By Carla Chadwick, Creative Director, Sankynet. There's the "program" side that wants to tell you all the amazing ways your programs help save homeless pets, feed the hungry, find cures, protect our children, or empower women. Let's face it: nonprofit websites often suffer from multiple personality disorder.

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