NonProfit Quarterly

JULY 26, 2023

4 Once on Prospect, I was awash in a sea of excitement and activity as over 150 residents, labor activists, students, and onlookers buzzed about, handing out food and water, playing with young children, stewarding informational tables, dancing to the music, and finishing a massive art project that immediately drew my attention.

Education 78

Education Education Universities Public and Nonprofit Management 78

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

APRIL 28, 2024

Increasing your fundraising capacity also allows you to host larger events, advertise your cause, and partake in other growth-related activities that incur costs. Continuously improve skills by reading educational nonprofit blogs and participating in fundraising workshops, webinars, and conferences. Then, practice what you learn.

Nonprofit Management 232

Nonprofit Management Management Public and Nonprofit Management Public and Social Policy 232

Candid

JANUARY 2, 2024

Instead, it encourages foundations to start fresh by reassessing how they best live up to their responsibility and promises made to invest private resources for the public good. HBCUs have been critical in educating Black people, developing Black leaders, and addressing inequality throughout U.S. communities face.

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Philanthropy Education Education 119

Stanford Social Innovation Review

APRIL 22, 2024

By Natalia Kucirkova Educational technology, or ed-tech, shares some crucial similarities with fintech. Moreover, ed-tech’s customers are often vulnerable users, particularly in the case of children with special educational needs or those from disadvantaged backgrounds. Fragmented Impact Ecosystem The problem begins with data.

Public and Social Policy 72

Public and Social Policy Finance Education Education 72

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 14, 2023

While the legal impact of the Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action was limited to higher education, it has already had ripple effects across the charitable sector. While the majority of nonprofits have a diversity, equity, and inclusion statement, only 36 percent engage in policy activities aimed at creating more equitable systems.

Nonprofit governance and management 130

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Ethics Foundations 130

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 10, 2023

For most US-based foundations, the answer has traditionally been to focus on confined problem areas, projects like reducing malaria incidence, improving school attendance, or increasing access to safe drinking water. There are many reasons why foundations structure their giving in this way. And how can philanthropies fund it?

Production 132

Production Entrepreneurship Agriculture Education 132

Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

Similar to the list I shared for nonprofits focusing on education , arts and culture tends to be a very popular issue area for American foundations. The arts and culture focus areas in this list include performing arts, artists, art education programs, museums, visual arts, and beyond. Ford Foundation. Mellon Foundation.

Culture 107

Culture Foundations Education Education 107

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Since 2005, some 2,200 local newspapers have closed, according to a press release by the MacArthur Foundation. In an effort to turn this trend around, the MacArthur Foundation unveiled in September 2023 the Press Forward initiative, a coalition of 22 founding donors set on “strengthening communities and democracy by supporting local news.”

Healthcare 109

Healthcare Foundations Public Policy Philanthropy 109

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Elsewhere, large philanthropic organizations such as the MacArthur Foundation have provided unrestricted grants to organizations doing reparations work. The Bush Foundation, based in Minneapolis, also committed $100 million in 2021 to atone for its ties to slavery and land theft.

Philanthropy 108

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Health 108

Selfish Giving

APRIL 6, 2022

Is the prospect active on Twitter? The next step is to determine if your prospect is ACTIVE on Twitter. The easiest way to see if someone is active on Twitter is to go to their Twitter page and to look for recent tweets. For example, if you go to my page and scroll down you can see I'm active on Twitter. Observation ?????

Activism 182

Activism Food Education Education 182

Bloomerang

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

His idea was to bring attention to the positive impact philanthropy has on society and to encourage people to become more involved in charitable activities. The Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) played a significant role in promoting and organizing National Philanthropy Day activities. In the U.S.,

Philanthropy 84

Philanthropy Altruism and Helping Charitable Contribution Activism 84

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 19, 2024

It started with higher education.…And In December 2023, the Council of Foundations and Independent Sector filed a joint amicus brief on behalf of Fearless Foundation, arguing forcefully that philanthropic grants are protected under the First Amendment of the US Constitution. “It Both cases are currently pending in the courts.

Philanthropy 124

Philanthropy Law Nonprofits Universities 124

NonProfit Leadership Center

AUGUST 7, 2023

Within just two months of graduating, 18 of the 22 graduates were invited to serve on a nonprofit board or were in active conversations with at least one organization about board service, while the remaining graduates were in longer-terms conversations with local nonprofits.

Nonprofit governance and management 246

Nonprofit governance and management Participation and motivation Public and Nonprofit Management Race and Ethnicity 246

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 30, 2024

By 1948 Cafritz had amassed such wealth from real estate development that he incorporated a foundation bearing his and his wife’s name. It is also one of several DC-area foundations profiled in a new report from the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) on “ Philanthropy’s Role in Reparations for Black People.”

Philanthropy 134

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Advertising Universities 134

Bloomerang

JUNE 22, 2023

Nonprofit organizations rely on the commitment and active engagement of their board members to make a significant impact in their communities. Board members should allocate ten hours per year for regular board meetings, where they actively participate in discussions, provide input, and make informed decisions.

Nonprofit governance and management 99

Nonprofit governance and management Activism Governance Nonprofits 99

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

MAY 15, 2023

Can you be pursuing them more actively and frequently? Your donors at various giving levels may be drawn to planned giving (if you actively promote it!) For broader segments, well-designed outreach cadences and availability for one-on-one discussions will lay a strong foundation.

Nonprofits 202

Nonprofits Education Education Activism 202

Selfish Giving

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Small nonprofits should not actively focus on corporate partnerships. One Girl was a small charity with only four staff, but a loyal supporter base of young, affluent, educated people. Interesting story here on how a lingerie brand worked with a nonprofit to activate micro-influencers by creating a challenge. Now the bad news.

Leadership 130

Leadership Food Education Education 130

Top Nonprofits

JANUARY 17, 2024

In addition, in a survey, the British Heart Foundation found that 94% of Gen Z would consider volunteering at nonprofits. Ensure that your event generates revenue alongside educating members of Gen Alpha by requesting donations or selling tickets to their parents.

Environmental 111

Environmental Education Education Foundations 111

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 25, 2024

This was the start of the Aadhaar project, which offered a universally accessible ID, a foundational form of digital identification. This removes the hurdles that lower-income and marginalized communities face by bringing them under the banking and government services ambit, empowering them to become more active entrepreneurial agents.

Public and Social Policy 145

Public and Social Policy Governance Agriculture Activism 145

Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Trauma is an invisible unhealed wound caused by an overwhelming event, series of events, or enduring conditions that remains active in our bodies, our psyches, and our ways of relating to others. Yet the impact of trauma remains all but absent from mainstream discourse about systems change. It’s everywhere. But this comes at a high cost.

Public and Social Policy 140

Public and Social Policy Health Activism Culture 140

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 5, 2024

Image credit: cottonbro studio on pexels.com Last month, Deepak Bhargava became president of the JPB Foundation, which has over $2.8 That is actually the mission statement of the foundation now. Foundations can also support public engagement, voter registration…voting rights work, election protection, and election administration work.

Philanthropy 103

Philanthropy Public and Social Policy Foundations Ethics 103

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 2, 2022

A extensive job board and career resource center for nonprofit professionals and foundation executives. 3) Foundation List :: foundationlist.org. Positions actively posted and recruited for on Foundation List include part-time and full-time positions from executive to entry-level. 2) FlexJobs :: flexjobs.com/nonprofit.

Recruitment 129

Recruitment Philanthropy Foundations Nonprofits 129

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 25, 2023

To date, discussion on mission-aligned investing has largely focused on wealthy foundations and endowed institutions, but over half of all charitable organizations have total assets of less than $1 million. Together, these smaller nonprofits have an estimated $22.1 Together, these smaller nonprofits have an estimated $22.1

Public and Social Policy 97

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Non-Profits 97

NonProfit Quarterly

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

At the Marguerite Casey Foundation, we believe this moment provides an opening for movements to shift public dollars to support the public goods our nation so desperately needs and to ensure that our dollars, in the public sector, are used to realize our dreams. Philanthropy has had a complicated relationship with the government.

Public and Social Policy 116

Public and Social Policy Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management Philanthropy 116

Candid

MAY 23, 2024

The Bob Woodruff Foundation ’s (BWF) Got Your 6 Network organizations provide targeted services to over 20.6 Cross-sector partnerships and collaborations could also be actively pursued to leverage collective expertise and resources, she suggested. “By million veterans and military families across the United States.

Health 52

Health Medical Food Collaborations 52

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The children and grandchildren of Walmart co-founder Sam Walton have long embedded their interests, and, more importantly, their money, among industry groups, policymakers, academics, activists, and NGOs active in the future of food. The foundation board is legally independent of Walmart.

Public and Social Policy 112

Public and Social Policy Environmental Public and Nonprofit Management Philanthropy 112

Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 19, 2023

Job Seekers 1) Chronicle of Philanthropy :: jobs.philanthropy.com A extensive job board and career resource center for nonprofit professionals and foundation executives. nonprofits, foundations, and institutions of higher education. nonprofits, foundations, and institutions of higher education.

Social Enterprise 81

Social Enterprise Social Enterprise Non-Profits Recruitment 81

NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 10, 2023

Taylor and Molly Blondell surveyed over 30,000 environmental and public health grants distributed by 220 foundations, which awarded approximately $4.9 How Location Affects the Foundation-to-Grantee Pipeline Most foundations are located on the coasts of the United States—mainly in New York and California.

Environmental 82

Environmental Foundations Public and Nonprofit Management Nonprofit governance and management 82

Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 5, 2024

The UN Disability and Development Report 2018 reveals that individuals with disabilities face fundamental challenges in nearly all aspects of life, including employment, health care, and education. Companies Taking Action B in Action was launched in 2022 by two initiatives of the Beijing-based Leping Social Entrepreneur Foundation.

Nonprofit governance and management 119

Nonprofit governance and management Nonprofit Administration and Development Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 119

NonProfit Quarterly

MAY 9, 2024

At around the same time that study was released, the Washington Area Women’s Foundation published a study of 36 Black women leaders’ experiences in the Washington, DC, area nonprofit sector. In many cases, Lauren is less educated than many of the Black women around her, but she doesn’t need high levels of formal education.

Race and Ethnicity 118

Race and Ethnicity Health Nonprofit governance and management Philanthropy 118

Nonprofit Tech for Good

MAY 21, 2021

A extensive job board and career resource center for nonprofit professionals and foundation executives. 2) Foundation List :: foundationlist.org. Positions actively posted and recruited for on Foundation List include part-time and full-time positions from executive to entry-level. Job Seekers.

Philanthropy 116

Philanthropy Foundations Recruitment Nonprofits 116

Candid

JUNE 16, 2022

A philanthropy insider once shared during a presentation that foundations develop guidelines so they know to whom to say “no.” There is much hand-wringing, but little in the way of actual financial support because most foundations do not see themselves as climate or justice funders. .

Philanthropy 105

Philanthropy Foundations Environmental Education 105

Candid

JANUARY 17, 2023

Instead , they pursue a variety of other strategies centering on litigation, education, and industry-wide advocacy. Foundation funding for workers’ rights i. According to Candid data, funding from large foundations to workers’ rights nonprofits more than doubled between 2007 and 2019, from $14.5 Source: Foundation 1000.

Foundations 105

Foundations Manufacturing Nonprofits Philanthropy 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 16, 2023

NGOs scaled solutions to educational problems in India for decades without sufficient reading or math improvement. Current philanthropic work—as a leader of a prominent US-based foundation remarked at a recent Stanford PACS conference—leaves people exhausted. Medicine 2.0 is oriented towards the past: moving away from illness.

Philanthropy 139

Philanthropy Homelessness Psychology Health 139

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 20, 2023

Johnson’s War on Poverty, which “expanded individual benefits related to health, education, and welfare and doubled down on the idea of working with nonprofit organizations.” And over time, private foundations emerged and issued grants in a similar way.

Public and Social Policy 105

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Poverty Governance 105

Bloomerang

APRIL 7, 2022

For organizations with other funding priorities, check out these specific areas: Education , Arts & Culture , Environmental Conservation , and Youth Programs. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Hanley Family Foundation. American Legion Child Welfare Foundation. Cigna Foundation. RBC Foundation – USA.

Health 100

Health Race and Ethnicity Public and Social Policy Healthcare 100

MNA Association

JANUARY 25, 2023

Callie and her family are actively involved in their local Presbyterian church, where her husband serves as the Pastor. Sharla has been in the nonprofit world for the past 32 years as the Fiscal Director/Office Manager for the Developmental Educational Assistance Program (DEAP) in Miles City, Montana.

Associations 91

Associations Education Education Children 91