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Lessons from the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season: What philanthropy can do better

Candid

Hardest hit by flooding was the Central Appalachia region, where years of disinvestment by government and philanthropy left the region ill prepared. The Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) annually publishes the State of Disaster Philanthropy (SODP) report using Candid data, but the lag in data reporting means its always two years behind.

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The Power of Spend-Down Funds And Immediate Attention

The NonProfit Times

By Christian O’Dwyer, CFA and John Walsh Endowment funds have long been a cornerstone of philanthropy as they provide sustained financial support for various causes across generations. Other causes require larger grants or investment to see meaningful change. To a degree, the phenomenon is hastening the goal of distributing the assets.

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Lever for Change: How ‘big bet philanthropy’ is transforming the sector 

Candid

A billion dollars, an order of magnitude greater than the foundation’s record-setting $100 million annual grant program , checked all those boxes. Big bet philanthropy has gone mainstream Five years later, we’ve achieved our goal and then some. Big bet philanthropy has gone mainstream. Kellogg Foundation, and others.

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Philanthropic collaboratives are finding ways to more effectively measure impact

Candid

The practices of this relatively new form of philanthropy are still evolving. While grantmaking is often core to a collaborative’s strategy, collaboratives also operate in a unique context: They serve as intermediaries between philanthropy and nonprofits.

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Methodist Unveils $181 Million Investment

The NonProfit Times

budget across various key areas of investment- Grants, Strategic Operating Initiatives, Direct Services, and administrative costs that support these areas. million in community grants at least 174 nonprofits and municipalities during 2024. MHM allocates its $181.1M

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Guest Post by Katherine Hutt: A Small Nonprofit's Strategy for Pepsi Refresh Contest

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

GOH developed Hope Meadows, an intergenerational neighborhood that supports families adopting children out of foster care. Our development consultant, Erin Michelson, posted a link on her blog GoErinGo: Adventure Philanthropy. Generations of Hope is one of 189 organizations going for February’s two top prizes of $250,000.

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Four Ways to Transform Organizational Culture to Advance Access, Equity, and Justice

Saleforce Nonprofit

Before the global pandemic, intergenerational poverty and entrenched patterns of inequality dampened the future livelihoods of millions of children and their families across the globe. CRUS’ Innovation and Growth Fund , launched in 2021, will contribute significantly to the global movement to break the cycle of intergenerational poverty.