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3-day outbreak of severe weather leaves hundreds displaced in U.S. South and Midwest

Fast Company Tech

Tornadoes and high winds across the South In Mississippi, six people died and more than 200 were displaced by a string of tornadoes across three counties, the governor said. Within about an hour of each other on Saturday, two big tornadoes tore through Walthall County, Mississippi, according to the National Weather Service.

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The more you know: Key facts about Black nonprofit leadership 

Candid

Black CEOs are more prevalent in the South but still underrepresented In Georgia, 34% of nonprofits are led by Black CEOs, followed by Louisiana and Mississippi, at 30% each. Black CEOs are also notably underrepresented in South Carolina, Mississippi, and Alabama. The gap is largest in Washington, D.C.,

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Why microplastic pollution in soils and crops is ‘raising alarm’ among experts

Fast Company Tech

candidate at the University of Mississippi, is trying to see whether biochar, remains of organic matter and plant waste burned under controlled conditions, can filter out microplastics that run from farm fields into waterways. . . “We just don’t know where they end up all the time,” he said. Boluwatife Olubusoye, a Ph.D.

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Highlights from Candid’s most popular philanthropic resources in 2023?

Candid

Instead, it encourages foundations to start fresh by reassessing how they best live up to their responsibility and promises made to invest private resources for the public good. foundation funding to HBCUs and exploring these schools’ relationship with institutional philanthropy. communities face.

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Funding & Grant Resources For Nonprofits Focused On Senior Care

Bloomerang

Sigma Foundation For Nursing. Jean Griswold Foundation. Alzheimer’s Foundation of America. Retirement Research Foundation. Archstone Foundation. Ben & Jerry’s Foundation. The Eisner Foundation. Durham Foundation. Points32Health Foundation. Sigma Foundation For Nursing.

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A Volunteer Hour In U.S. Jumps To $33.49

The NonProfit Times

The lowest state value was in Mississippi at $25.42. When you volunteer, you help hold up the foundation of civil society. In a state-by-state comparison and including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, Massachusetts had the highest volunteer value at $40.97 per hour, followed closely by Washington state at $40.28.

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Google plans vaccination clinics at some of its sites

The Verge

Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai says in a blog post that the company would give $100 million in ad grants to the CDC Foundation, the World Health Organization, and other nonprofits. It also plans to invest $50 million in partnerships with public health agencies to help get information about vaccines to underserved communities.

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