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Gardner Appointed A Director At Lilly School

The NonProfit Times

LaKoya Gardner was promoted to director of the Mays Family Institute on Diverse Philanthropy at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. During her tenure, the institute has advanced equity in philanthropy through its own initiatives and in partnership with other world-class organizations. the Eugene R.

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Generosity Commission: Giving, Volunteering And Civil Society Complexities

The NonProfit Times

The report’s editor was Benjamin Soskis, senior research associate at the Center on Nonprofits and Philanthropy at the Aspen Institute. He explained the findings were not styled “for unearthing any hidden trends,” but to “put meat on” information about motivations on giving, volunteering and civic engagement. Five years ago, we had 5.8

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Fewer restrictions, greater impact: How Candid shifted to unrestricted support 

Candid

The Trust-Based Philanthropy Project states: “the work of nonprofits is long-term and unpredictable. One such initiative is Demographics via Candid , a national campaign to address the surge of interest in nonprofit demographic data. Studies show that nonprofits need flexible dollars to succeed.

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Money talks: Why tuning into the Giving Pledge matters 

Candid

That’s potentially a lot of philanthropy. Pledgers have convened in past years to informally share perspectives on how best to leverage their philanthropy, but from the outset—and by design—the pledge is only a general affirmation with no rules, no timetables, and no specific expectations.

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An Uncommon Year for Giving: GivingUSA Data [WEBINAR]

Top Nonprofits

Each year, the nonprofit sector receives extensive data describing philanthropy in the United States. In addition to helping you understand what happened in 2020, Laura will show you—philanthropic leaders, fundraisers, volunteers—how to use this information to plan your own fundraising strategy. billion capital campaign.

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Philanthropy’s response to the Turkey and Syria earthquake 

Candid

million Turks in temporary shelters and left more than 500,000 Syrians homeless, according to the United Nations. 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 The disaster also displaced over 1.9 An estimated 2.2 An estimated 2.2

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Foundations step up funding to bolster trust in local news 

Candid

The report found higher levels of trust in local news than in national news, but overall, the report found the lowest level on record of favorable opinions on media. To close the funding gap for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) newsrooms, Borealis Philanthropy’s Racial Equity in Journalism Fund has awarded over $5.2

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