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Philanthropy’s response to the Turkey and Syria earthquake 

Candid

The disaster also displaced over 1.9 million Turks in temporary shelters and left more than 500,000 Syrians homeless, according to the United Nations. Multilateral support for disaster relief and humanitarian aid began soon after the earthquakes with the World Bank releasing $1.78 An estimated 2.2 An estimated 2.2 billion ($1.6

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Breaking down the CARES Act:  How the New Stimulus Bill Could Provide Relief for Social Good Organizations

Connection Cafe

Universal Charitable Deduction. This package includes a temporary universal charitable deduction. Emergency Economic Injury Grants. Community Services Block Grant – $1 Billion. Child Care Development Block Grant – $3.5 Runaway and Homeless Youth – $25 Million. Community Development Block Grant – $5 Billion.

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Announcing the Third Impact Lab on Climate Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

Our first Impact Lab cohort designed Service Match , an open-source app designed for case managers who connect people experiencing homelessness to vital human services. Today, people of color and low-income communities are more likely to be impacted by natural disasters, live close to hazardous waste, and die of environmental causes.

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The impact of COVID-19 on civil society, part two

Candid

As a result, they implemented new focuses on trust building, modifying elements of the application process to center equity and expand access to applicants that otherwise might not have been eligible for grant support. Of that number, most foundations reported that they will do so to a lesser degree than their current pandemic practice.