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Building an Economy with Purpose: The Transformative Potential of Baby Bonds

NonProfit Quarterly

For example, in Saint Paul, MN, the historically Black Rondo neighborhood was virtually destroyed when the federal government built Interstate 94 through the community. Government intervention can create meaningful change, but as the above examples illustrate, that change can often be for the worse.

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Small Firms Are Still a Big Missed Opportunity in Development Philanthropy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

But when we look at philanthropy in the US and Europe, the list of private foundations that have a primary focus on SME growth is extremely small, just over a dozen. And certainly, lifting the ultra-poor out of poverty is a noble and necessary use of philanthropic dollars. There are 3.4 There are 3.4 Not philanthropy’s problem.

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Lessons from the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season: What philanthropy can do better

Candid

In Sarasota County, it destroyed million-dollar homes on barrier islands, impacting the donors nonprofits and foundations rely on for disaster relief funding. Hardest hit by flooding was the Central Appalachia region, where years of disinvestment by government and philanthropy left the region ill prepared. A third grant provides $7.5

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New Philanthropic Model Unlocks $4.5M to Protect Global Health Programs Amid Foreign Aid Cuts

NonProfit PRO

Project Resource Optimization (PRO), an initiative created to drive more effective giving in a time of government aid rollbacks, has joined forces with the Rapid Response Fund created by Founders Pledge and The Life You Can Save to efficiently channel resources where they are needed most. Continue to your page in 15 seconds or skip this ad.

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Diaspora Philanthropy 3.0

Stanford Social Innovation Review

While it has, by far, the largest number of poor people in the world, India has arguably pulled more people out of poverty over the last 20 years than any other country in history (with the possible exception of China). MacArthur Foundation , Bridgespan , and others). India remains a country of contradictions. and Catherine T.

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Ending Child Poverty: Lessons from a One-Year Expansion of the Child Tax Credit

NonProfit Quarterly

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States engaged in an innovative policy experiment: for one year, the federal government expanded the existing child tax credit—making it available to families with little or no earnings, increasing the credit amount, and providing monthly payments instead of an annual payment at tax time.

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Our Task Ahead: Reclaiming Revolutionary Struggle in Atlanta and the South

NonProfit Quarterly

Unlike many organizations that rely on large foundation grants, Scott and his cofounders were intentional about rejecting funding that came with restrictions. Project South was born out of necessity, created to serve as a space for political education, movement building, and base development among Southern communities.

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