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“Seeding by ceding”: What we know about the latest group of organizations funded by MacKenzie Scott

Candid

Her third round of grants in less than a year, Scott wrote that grant recipients were “286 high-impact organizations in categories and communities that have been historically underfunded and overlooked.” Editor’s note: Scott awarded a grant to Candid.) . Our analysis of Scott’s 2020 grants is available here.) .

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The Ultimate Guide to Accounting Software for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Instead of generating a profit that can be disbursed to shareholders or reinvested in the business, nonprofits funnel their revenue into things like research funding, program expenses, outreach, and work that directly impacts their mission. Others receive grant funding from governmental agencies, private foundations, and community funds.

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5 things to know about philanthropy to HBCUs

Candid

Candid and ABFE partnered to create and publish Philanthropy and HBCUs: Foundation funding to historically Black colleges and universities. foundations steadily decreased their support of HBCUs, in terms of both percentage of total giving and grant dollars awarded. In fact, large U.S. Ivy League schools received a combined $5.5

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Donor Spotlight: Lavelle Fund for the Blind

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

One foundation that has been a committed supporter of our work is the Lavelle Fund for the Blind. The Lavelle Fund exemplifies the tremendous social return that bold philanthropy can create. Embracing measured risk, The Fund has been willing to make early bets on Benetech, and has repeatedly chosen to invest in our prototype projects.

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We’re 39 percent similar; how can we be exponentially better?

Candid

One such data story is this: Though long suspected, we finally have the data to confirm that 39 percent of our grant applications are duplicative across funders. Analysis of grant applications from 130 funders. Requested Grant Funding Related (20 percent). Miscellaneous (3 percent). Within each group are form fields (i.e.,

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30 Most Effective Nonprofit Software Solutions for 2024

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GoFundMe | Crowdfunding platform GoFundMe is a leading crowdfunding platform that empowers individuals and nonprofits to raise funds for a wide range of causes. Bonfire | Best merchandise fundraising software Bonfire is a platform designed to help nonprofits and individuals raise funds through custom apparel campaigns. per donation.

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Food Bank For New York City: Working to End Hunger since 1983

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In partnership with the city’s schools, Food Bank manages Campus Pantries at 67 schools across the five boroughs, which serve nighttime and weekend food items and other essentials to students and their families. In 2020, as so many people lost their jobs, they turned to our partners and us for help,” said Brynne. “You