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Jury Is Out On Philanthropy And Medical Debt

The NonProfit Times

That’s the conclusion reached by a team of researchers from the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts after completing a study in partnership with RIP Medical Debt, a New York City charity that buys and cancels medical debt.

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FreeWill Acquires AI-Driven GrantAssistant

The NonProfit Times

According to the National Council of Nonprofits, roughly one-third of total funding for all nonprofits is from government grants and contracts, and according to the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University, another $100 billion in annual charitable funding derives from grant-making made by private foundations. “We

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Highlights from Candid’s most popular philanthropic resources in 2023?

Candid

Philanthropy back to the drawing board: Shaping a Future Agenda , by Philanthropy Europe Association (Philea)  In the face of ever evolving and mounting crises, this book by Rien van Gendt urges philanthropy to stop looking to the past for answers. Here we highlight some of the most popular publications from 2023. 

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Concentration of Nonprofit Giving Disenfranchises Civilians

The NonProfit Times

She is also executive director of the Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation at the Aspen Institute and co-chair of the Generosity Commission. Wales presented her thoughts at Donor Trust and Participation , a recent forum in New York City hosted by BBB Wise Giving Alliance and Charity Monitoring Worldwide.

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Weekly update from PND

Candid

A weekly update with the latest news from PND. Bloomberg Philanthropies commits $31 million to healthy cities program. August 19, 2021. Lincoln Center receives $20 million to revitalize performing arts.

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How to find free things: nonprofit students edition 

Candid

The University of San Francisco was the first school to offer a Master’s in Nonprofit Administration less than 40 years ago, and the first School of Philanthropy was created just nine years ago at Indiana University. Philanthropy News Digest . These include cover letters, proposals, letters of inquiry, budgets, and more. .

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Weekly update from PND

Candid

Data reported to date show that global corporate, individual, private, public, and multilateral funding in response to major disasters and humanitarian crises declined significantly in 2019, from $76 billion in 2018 to nearly $30 billion, an analysis by Candid and Center for Disaster Philanthropy finds. November 10, 2021.