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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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NextGen philanthropists and the transfer of intergenerational wealth

ASU Lodestar Center

The report, titled Respecting Legacy, Revolutionizing Philanthropy, delves into all kinds of interesting questions about these donors. They were influenced by parents (89%), grandparents (63%), close friends (56%) and peers (47%) in their approach to philanthropy; and for most, a philanthropic mindset was instilled early on in life.

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Intergenerational Wired Fundraisers: A Conversation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Her reflection questions: How might young people use social networks (existing or yet-to-be-built) to learn about philanthropy and support causes that matter to them? Now we have a team of intergenerational wired fundraisers. How does your charity???s s web presence make it easy for youth to get involved?

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

Candid

Our mission: to accelerate “big bet philanthropy,” the practice of making multimillion-dollar investments in a single organization with the intention of transforming a sector, issue, or organization. Big bet philanthropy has gone mainstream Five years later, we’ve achieved our goal and then some. Kellogg Foundation, and others.

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Mapping technology gap data to address and eliminate the digital divide

Tableau

When Digitunity started this project, they viewed their work as a catalyst for identifying and unlocking opportunities that include connectivity to community relationships, the pursuit of future employment, access to social and health services, and strengthening intergenerational family bonds.

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Mapping technology gap data to address and eliminate the digital divide

Tableau

When Digitunity started this project, they viewed their work as a catalyst for identifying and unlocking opportunities that include connectivity to community relationships, the pursuit of future employment, access to social and health services, and strengthening intergenerational family bonds.

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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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