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Marguerite Casey Foundation Launches ‘Public Dollars for Public Good’ Program

NonProfit PRO

Marguerite Casey Foundation launched its “Public Dollars for Public Goods” initiative. The Foundation is investing more than $5M to support organizations that leverage community organizing to shift power by helping underserved communities access federal and local funding and control how those funds are spent.

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American Red Cross Sued Claiming Haitian Relief Funds Misused

The NonProfit Times

The American Red Cross has spent and distributed all funds designated for Haiti relief on shelter, emergency relief, health, cholera prevention, water and sanitation, livelihoods, and disaster preparedness,” the statement continued. The post American Red Cross Sued Claiming Haitian Relief Funds Misused appeared first on The NonProfit Times.

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Applications are now open for the Youth Mental Health Fund through the Public Health Agency of Canada and Health Canada

Charity Village

The Public Health Agency of Canada announced that applications are now open for the Youth Mental Health Fund. The program will fund projects of up to $500,000 per fiscal year, and projects may be up to 48 months in length.

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6 Benefits of Fund Accounting Software for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Many nonprofits use an accounting approach called fund accounting. Fund accounting also requires specific industry expertise, knowledge and experience to bridge the gap between tracking the use of funds and generating GAAP financial statements that focus on the changes in net assets. This method?focuses?on on the use?of

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Donor-Advised Fund Spotlight Examines Use of Complex Assets to Fund DAF Philanthropy

NonProfit PRO

A new spotlight report from National Philanthropic Trust (NPT), the largest national, independent public charity that manages donor-advised funds (DAF), details that on average, over the past five years, noncash assets accounted for more than half of total contributions to NPT DAFs.

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Understanding the Unique Role of Nonprofits in Advancing Public-Private Partnerships

NonProfit PRO

Nonprofit organizations are essential intermediaries that administer partnership services, build private support for government initiatives, and bridge private funding and government operations. Here are a few things to consider before exploring a public-private partnership. But these partnerships are often complex.

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Learning from peers to refine your nonprofit funding strategy

Candid

In this article, well outline a three-step process adapted from our report Finding Your Funding Strategy: Benchmarking 101 , tailored to U.S.-based Define your funding strategy peer set First, identify five to 15 organizations that resemble yours in mission, size, and geographic scope. based nonprofits. How did you arrive at that mix?

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