Selfish Giving

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Today on CauseTalk Radio , Megan and I talk to Jeremy Ball , who leads the Big Lots Foundation and is director of philanthropy and events for the parent company Big Lots , about the retailers impressive cause marketing efforts on behalf of Nationwide Children's Hospital. Last fall, Big Lots mobilized its nearly 1,500 stores and raised $2.2

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Veritus Group

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The post Veritus Client Corner: Former Optometrist Now Helps Donors See How They Can Make a Difference for Children appeared first on Veritus Group. In this interview, Gina Hedberg, Donor Relations Director for Holt International, shares how she found a career in fundraising.

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Selfish Giving

AUGUST 1, 2013

On today’s episode of CauseTalk Radio , Megan and I talk to John Kordsmeier , President of the Northwest Mutual Foundation , about the first year results of their fundraising efforts for Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation and Starlight Children’s Foundation.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

AUGUST 16, 2023

Prest Also, the T. Boone Pickens Foundation has given $20 million to Johns Hopkins Medicine’s Wilmer Eye Institute, and the NBA Foundation awarded $13.5 million to 40 organizations to advance equity in historically marginalized communities.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Prest Also, the grant maker Artadia has hired a new executive director, and Candy Marshall, president of TheDream.US since its founding 10 years ago, will step down from her post in November.

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Selfish Giving

JANUARY 9, 2012

On January 14th, IKEA is hosting a Bring Your Own Friends (BYOF) event with deals and giveaways and is rewarding Facebook fans that invite their friends with a donation to Save the Children. The donation to Save the Children is a secondary benefit, and the charity gets the money whether the invitee shows up or not.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

SEYLLOU, AFP, Getty Images Since 2013, smallholders in Senegal have been learning farming practices adapted to climate changes. billion Gates Foundation grant will expand such climate-related help across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia.

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NonProfit PRO

JULY 14, 2021

After a Reddit user posted to the Ask Reddit thread “What is something you've done purely out of the goodness of your heart but have not told anyone?" users shared an array of good deeds.

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Care2

DECEMBER 6, 2013

You may think it’s odd for children to be a donor audience, but for many children, charitable giving is an important part of their family values and upbringing. The study follows the charitable giving habits of 903 children aged 8 to 19. Check out some of the key findings: 88% of children donated to charity.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Investing in programs for children has immediate benefits and should be a focus of grant-making strategies in Ukraine. By Justin van Fleet Investing in programs for children has immediate benefits and should be a focus of grant-making strategies in Ukraine.

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NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 8, 2024

Ending snow days places an extra burden on families and groups that serve them, and it robs children of an essential part of development. Children build snow forts, have snowball fights, or go sledding at local parks, allowing them to interact with others and explore their communities. A classic part of childhood is in danger.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Prest Save the Children Bangladesh The Education Cannot Wait grant aims to continue the education of up to 5 million school-age refugee children worldwide, including Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. of Massachusetts at Boston received $10 million to establish the New Balance Institute for Innovative Leadership in Sport.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Six years into a collaboration designed for Syrian refugee children, the hope is that the adapted TV show will validate early-childhood development as a key to any humanitarian emergency response.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 4, 2024

Strict abortion laws funnel people further into poverty by forcing many people to carry pregnancies to term but doing little to care for the children once they are born. Strict abortion laws funnel people further into poverty by forcing many people to carry pregnancies to term but doing little to care for the children once they are born.

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NonProfit Leadership Center

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Cost: $22 per shirt LEARN MORE For the Little Ones: Bobby Bear Children’s Book For the little ones on your list, consider “Bobby Bear Gets a Forever Family.” ” This illustrated children’s book is a fictional journey of a child in foster care waiting for his adoptive family.

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NonProfit Quarterly

AUGUST 3, 2023

Image credit: RDNE Stock project on pexels.com For centuries, Indigenous children in the United States have endured forceful removal from their families and communities. Yet in 2023, Native American children continue to be removed from their families and extended families, their language, culture, and way of life.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

APRIL 17, 2024

million to enhance outdoor play for young children, and the Kraft Heinz Company Foundation committed $15 million to address global malnutrition and hunger. Chavez Camacho, executive director of La Unión del Pueblo Entero, a recipient of grants from the Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc., Also, PNC Foundation gave $20.2

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 26, 2024

Those impacted the most by involuntary moves globally are children. The Most Vulnerable The report found the “unequal burdens” of children are also deepened by climate change. Children are most at risk for the consequences of climate change in general—and environmental dangers to their mental health start even before birth.

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Candid

JANUARY 29, 2024

The Race for Results report series tracks how children across racial and ethnic groups are faring at the state and national levels on key education, health, and economic milestones. The latest report, released this month, shows that we are failing to equip children of every race and ethnicity with what they need to succeed.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Among their motivations: a serious illness of a friend or loved on and a lesson for their children in how to improve their communities and beyond. Phillip/AP Monica Fulton, of Houston, sees her giving and volunteering as a way to make a difference, something she has tried to pass on to her children, who are now 18 and 20 years old.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 11, 2012

New HIV infections in children are down, but reaching the goal of an AIDS-free generation requires that more HIV positive pregnant women receive antiretroviral treatment to decrease the risk of infection for their babies. In India over 14,000 children got infected in 2011, with a 13 per cent decline from 2009.

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Volunteer Match

JANUARY 17, 2023

School on Wheels is an organization enhancing educational opportunities for children who are experiencing homelessness from kindergarten through twelfth grade. 1:20 children in CA don’t have homes. 64% of children experiencing homelessness do not graduate high school. 1/3 of unhoused people are under the age of 18.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Also, Cincinnati Children's received $15 million from a local family foundation; and Google gave $2 million to two historically Black institutions. Also, Cincinnati Children's received $15 million from a local family foundation; and Google gave $2 million to two historically Black institutions.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

JULY 18, 2023

By Fan Li The number of children refusing to attend school in Japan is increasing at an alarming rate. This phenomenon, known as futoko, refers to the increasing number of children who don't attend school for more than 30 days due to reasons unrelated to health or finances. Thus, they made a policy to avoid screening applicants.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 20, 2024

Also, the Doris Duke Foundation committed $33 million to help families protect children at high risk of abuse and neglect, and the Kataly Foundation awarded $20 million to reclaim Native land in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 14, 2020

All children deserve the resources necessary to enjoy their best lives. We’ve helped support 9 million breakfasts, reaching more than 50,000 school children in 450 schools in underserved communities throughout the United States. We launched our breakfast program in conjunction with Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign.

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NonProfit PRO

DECEMBER 4, 2023

This year’s winners have addressed food insecurity, pushed for better healthcare for children, expanded civic participation and so much more. Each year, we ask you to nominate your top picks for our NonProfit Professionals of the Year Awards — and you never disappoint. Here are the winners.

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NonProfit PRO

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Jacqueline House, Safe Children Coalition’s vice president of communications and community engagement,and Tracy Vanderneck, president of Phil-Com, join The NonProfit Voice to share the keys to nonprofit messaging.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Some nonprofits are sharing blunt messages about financial woes in an effort to spur donations By Emily Haynes Oleksii Kozodaiev for Project HOPE Children celebrate St. Nicolas Day in Dnipro, Ukraine, on Dec. 5, as part of a program partly funded by nonprofit Project HOPE.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

million to enhance creative learning experiences for children ages 5 to 12 worldwide. Prest Plus, Lilly Endowment has given $45.5 million to the American Camp Association for character-development programs, and the LEGO Foundation awarded $7.8

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Volunteer Match

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The farm is home to Ridgebury Riders, a nonprofit organization changing the lives of individuals, primarily children, with special needs through hippotherapy, which is occupational, speech, or physical therapy done on horseback. On a repurposed dairy farm in Ridgebury Connecticut, "magical moments" are a regular occurence.

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Almost 90 percent of SNAP participants in households with children (and at least one adult without a disability) are employed at some point within the year. Research shows that investing in children through public benefits programs could reduce child poverty rates. Work requirements also do not sustainably increase employment.

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Volunteer Match

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The farm is home to Ridgebury Riders, a nonprofit organization changing the lives of individuals, primarily children, with special needs through hippotherapy–occupational, speech, or physical therapy on horseback.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

There are 32 million elementary school-age children in the United States. We’ve been growing for more than 25 years and currently count approximately 700,000 children in 1,400 schools in our circle of direct influence. These partners represent the opportunity to support play at thousands more schools reaching millions more children.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 3, 2023

Great replacement [theory] and the denial of support to trans children, trans children becoming a villain in the story, those things are linked.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 29, 2024

This body of law was originally put forward in the early seventies as a set of legislative recommendations meant to create a “uniform” legal definition of parenthood that included families in which children were born to unmarried couples.

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The Agitator

AUGUST 22, 2016

A British-Australian dual national living in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates city that bills itself as a “friendly holiday resort”, has been detained for weeks because he tried to raise money for Afghan child refugees using his Facebook page.

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