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Trends in education funding’s share of philanthropic giving 

Candid

For example, causes such as food security, housing, and disaster relief offer a tangible sense of impact and the ability to see the direct benefits of their contribution, says Rouland. Individual donors often give based on personal experience, emotional connection, or immediate need.

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How Smithfield Foods is Doing Well by Doing Good (And What You Can Learn From Them) [SPONSORED]

Selfish Giving

If you’re operating in the cause marketing space and you’ve never heard of Smithfield Foods , you’re missing out. To provide some scale, Smithfield is one of the largest global food and consumer packed meats companies in the world, to the tune of $14 billion. The Fund calls this “the most ambitious commitment yet by a U.S.

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Powerful, Not Powerless: Emerging Approaches to Massive Action

Stanford Social Innovation Review

As early as 1885, more than 120,000 Americans combined small-dollar donations to fund the construction of a pedestal for the Statue of Liberty, and in the last 75 years, combined donations to the Nature Conservancy have led to the purchase of over 100 million acres for protection from environmental degradation.

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Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership Announces the 2024 Award Recipients for the 10th Annual Heart of Napa Awards

Anedot

Their work spans critical areas such as food security, mental health, education, environmental stewardship, and community empowerment. In 2024 alone, their employees volunteered over 1,600 hours, supported 364 nonprofits through gift matching, and contributed to disaster relief and resilience efforts.

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Local Militias Step into Government Gaps

NonProfit Quarterly

In recent years, the group, labeled by the Southern Poverty Law Center as right-wing extremists , has been painting a different picture of itself—as a disaster relief organization. Militia Groups’ Recruitment Strategy Militia groups often appear before federal agencies after natural disasters.

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Undocumented and Unprotected: How Immigration Status Amplifies Climate Vulnerability

NonProfit Quarterly

After Michael Méndez, an Assistant Professor at UC Irvine, published his first book on how environmental justice organizations were engaging in climate work, he began interviews for a new research project exploring the common ground between labor, immigration, and environmental groups.

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Microphilanthropy Explained

NonProfit Hub

Donors in these demographics care about social, environmental and cultural causes but are often cash poor and burdened with student loans. . This engenders a greater sense of control and the feeling that even small-dollar gifts will have an outsized impact on areas like disaster relief, food pantries, education programs and others.