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Digital Platforms for Greater Impact: Examples for Foundations

Forum One

The Repository is a shared database that centralizes universally-collected metadata for awards given across Grand Challenge partner initiatives. Improving public health in the United States needs to include actions at the local community level and across many sectors. The Ocean Health Index.

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From boring to brilliant: Using data for maximum impact

ASU Lodestar Center

As local as possible, relating to the community, city or state where your program is located. This is where local data is important – find data to demonstrate why this is a particularly pressing issue in your area. Remember the data should be: Recent, within the past 2 years if possible. Are childhood obesity rates higher?

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Lessons from 2019 to maximize future disaster giving decisions

Candid

Putting this best practice into action, in 2019—two years after Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico—the Amgen Foundation awarded $257,500 to the University of Puerto Rico for rebuilding efforts. . Support local nonprofits and knowledge in the U.S. Local knowledge is crucial, as is trusting the expertise of affected communities.

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New Tax Law: Understanding the Impacts on Charities and Giving

ASU Lodestar Center

State and local income and property taxes are now limited to a $10,000 deduction. Wealthy donors tend to give more to larger nonprofits such as universities, hospitals, and arts and cultural groups. Limited deductions of state and local income and property taxes. 3988, The Universal Charitable Giving Act of 2017.

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Big Data, Philanthropy, and Health at SOCAP13

Tech Soup

The tools aggregate data from a few different sources: The Center for Responsive Politics , GovTrack.us , Follow The Money , and the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign. The organization provides tools that show campaign contributions, legislative votes, and patterns of influence.

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Here’s who Apple and Epic are calling to testify in next week’s trial

The Verge

Lorin Hitt, professor of operations, information, and decisions, University of Pennsylvania Wharton. Francine LaFontaine , professor of economics, University of Michigan. Aviel Rubin , technical director, Johns Hopkins University Information Security Institute. James Mickens , professor of computer science, Harvard University.

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Leveraging Email Automation to Enhance Donor Relationships

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In total, we raised [$Total Revenue] to support the local animal shelter. Caitlin has a Bachelors in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of St. We can’t thank you enough for your support—and neither can the animals!