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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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A $500 Million Pledge to Support Local News

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Image credit: Jon Tyson on Unsplash The decades-long decimation of local news—and the dangers that the trend poses for public oversight, an informed citizenry, and democracy itself—remains very much underway. The MacArthur Foundation itself pledged $150 million to the new fund. Since 2005, some 2,200 local newspapers have closed.

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Pop the champagne: This year Candid’s grants data set turns 21!

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Candid’s grants data set currently includes comprehensive information about over 30 million grants and other philanthropic transactions, such as pledges, in-kind gifts, program-related investments, etc. funders, and public foundations (aka grantmaking public charities). government agencies ii. ii Grantmaking by U.S.

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Global philanthropy responds to the Ukraine crisis

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Governments have also directed hundreds of millions of dollars in assistance for Ukraine. We have identified 208 pledges and grants for Ukraine relief. This includes 34 pledges worth $241,773,200 and 174 grants worth $343,561,933 as of March 8. Pledges by funder type. Here’s what we know so far. Overview of findings.

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Philanthropy’s response to the Turkey and Syria earthquake 

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The United Nations also issued an appeal for an additional $1 billion in aid, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development pledged €1.5 million and an additional 50 pledges worth $51.1 70% of grants and pledges were made with identifiable announcement dates, with 83.5% billion in emergency funds. billion ($1.6

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U.S. companies support COVID-19 relief in Indonesia, Southeast Asia

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The Global Task Force on Pandemic Response — a public-private partnership of major U.S. mobilizes pandemic relief in Indonesia and Southeast Asia, with pledges of aid from U.S. companies organized by the U.S. Task Force on Pandemic Response?mobilizes businesses." U.S. Chamber of Commerce press release 08/05/2021.

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A crash course on trends analysis using Candid’s Foundation 1000 data set 

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Pledges are excluded. It does not include pledges, government funds, or donations from high-net-worth individuals or public charities (all of which are contained in our broader data set). In comparison, our Foundation 1000 data set is limited to grants of $10,000 or more awarded by a set of 1,000 of the largest U.S.

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