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Walmart pledges $1 billion to pay employees’ college tuition, books

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Johnson & Wales University , the University of Arizona , the University of Denver , and Pathstream — to complement its existing partners: Brandman University , Penn Foster , Purdue University Global , Southern New Hampshire University , Wilmington University , and Voxy EnGen.

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Money talks: Why tuning into the Giving Pledge matters 

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As the saying goes, “Money talks,” and there’s no better example of this than the Giving Pledge and its effect on the social sector. To date, 241 individuals with a cumulative net worth easily surpassing $1 trillion have made the pledge—a public commitment to give the majority of their fortunes to charity.

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Demographics via Candid: A data-driven approach to encourage equitable funding practices

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In response to the simultaneous global pandemic and racial equity movement, philanthropy committed to act with urgency to better support nonprofit partners, as well as the people and communities hit hardest by the impacts of these dual events. Pledges were made to reduce barriers, shift power, and engage in more equitable funding practices.

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Every Human Has Rights: Sign the Pledge for the Elders

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These are 5 of the 30 points listed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In her post, Happy Human Rights Day on Global Voices, Solana Larsen writes about a conference call six Global Voices bloggers had with Desmond Tutu, Mary Robinson, and Graça Machel. In the past, only governments have signed the Declaration.

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What happened in 2020 disaster philanthropy beyond COVID-19?  

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Emergency community shelters, typically located in tents or large indoor spaces, were deemed unsafe, and responders had to arrange for other solutions, like hotels or university dorm rooms. The large-scale global response to the pandemic, amid other concurrent crises, demonstrated that all funders are, indeed, disaster funders.

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Weekly update from PND

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The Gates Foundation pledged $315 million over three years to CGIAR , a global research partnership focused on the needs of smallholder farmers, in support of efforts to help them adapt to a surge of climate threats that, in turn, are exacerbating global hunger and poverty. Read more. . November 4, 2021.

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Free Live Interactive Event: Future of Fundraising

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Globally, people have more access to phones than the Internet. Tom Dawkins, Co-Founder of StartSomeGood.com Fundraising Focus: Crowdfunding for local and global causes. ” Friends and strangers then pledge to support the project; pledges will only be received if the project reaches the tipping point.