Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 9, 2025

In September 2024, two months before the American public voted Republicans into control of every branch of the US national government, that question was definitively answered at a private, non-political gathering of philanthropic foundation executives and their communications officers. billion goal.

Homelessness 116

Homelessness Poverty Foundations Law 116

NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 8, 2025

They can also take deposits from various private organizations (such as foundations, unions, and pension funds) but do not provide accounts to individuals. Additional capitalization sources could include philanthropic organizations (like foundations), pension funds, and unions.

Nonprofit governance and management 128

Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance Finance 128

NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Part of this work involves connecting people with lived experiences of homelessness, precarious rentals, and manufactured housing with homeowners fearing gentrification and displacement. Joint advocacy with nonprofit groups for these subsidies lays the political and financial foundation for a scaled-up and sustainable social housing sector.

Public and Social Policy 131

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management Governance 131

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JUNE 17, 2025

By Jacob Harold Nonprofits sometimes complain that United States-based foundations treat the government’s 5 percent payout requirement as "a ceiling, not a floor." Foundations in the United States that choose to grant more than 5 percent are, therefore, making more than just a financial choice, they are breaking a psychological barrier.

Race and Ethnicity 52

Race and Ethnicity Medical Foundations Homelessness 52

iMarketSmart

MARCH 19, 2025

Stage 1: Why Stage 2: What Stage 3: How The reason many potential major donors dont give, or dont give as much as they could, is because theyre stuck in stage 1, trying to reconnect with their foundational motivations driving why they really want to give to your organization. At this stage, they need your help. At best, a polite no thank you.

Fundraising 59

Fundraising Fundraising Donor Motivation Values 59

Candid

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

This includes IRS subsections 501(c)(1) through 501(c)(29), as well as unregistered churches and private and public foundations. Within these, public charities are 501(c)(3) nonprofits (excluding private foundations). Internal Revenue Code. Public charities represent 1.5 million of the 1.9 million U.S. nonprofits.

Non-Profits 105

Non-Profits Law Governance Homelessness 105

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 27, 2025

Compounding this, philanthropy has become more complicated: todays donors aspire to be strategic , leverage multiple vehicles (DAFs, LLCs, foundations, C4s, PACs, etc.), The majority of large established foundations were set up by and for men, with female spouses as an afterthought.

Philanthropy 126

Philanthropy Collaborations Management Environmental 126

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 26, 2025

Meanwhile, dozens of LGBTQ+ nonprofits—including the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and the Oakland LGBTQ Community Center—have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal funding for refusing to comply with the administration’s transphobic policies, such as banning the use of terms like “transgender,” “queer,” and “gender identity.”

Public and Social Policy 88

Public and Social Policy Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofits Homelessness 88

Stanford Social Innovation Review

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The Right Livelihood Foundation recognized Sekem as a blueprint for a healthy corporation in the 21 st century. For example, initiatives that seek to develop the lives of people from homeless communities have discovered how living in a private apartment with no prior requirements can have dramatic effects on unhoused people.

Health 118

Health Public and Social Policy Medical Governance 118

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

To establish the partnership,the church invested $5,000into UPILF as a foundation for financial assistance. For example, through its partnership with FNL, UPILF was able to assist a young man on the verge of homelessness after the death of his infant son. With the support provided, hes now begun rebuilding his life.

Education 110

Education Education Community Development Homelessness 110

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 4, 2025

Food banks, legal aid clinics, homeless shelters, organizations that are the glue of our communities, said ranking member Melanie A. . “Status quo nonprofit leaders are scared by DOGE examining their government funding. What are nonprofit organizations? Stansbury (D-NM).

Governance 101

Governance Nonprofits Law Health 101

NonProfit Quarterly

APRIL 17, 2025

To help stem the bleeding, a growing number of foundations and other donors are stepping up to provide resources in response to this crisis. In late March, the Rhode Island Foundation announced that it is deploying $3 million in emergency funds to help nonprofits weather federal funding freeze and cuts.

Nonprofit Administration and Development 52

Nonprofit Administration and Development Nonprofit governance and management Public and Social Policy Social Enterprise 52

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JUNE 7, 2024

The Oak Foundation, Sobrato Philanthropies, and the Dell Foundation are funding tiny home villages as homelessness spikes.

Homelessness 351

Homelessness Foundations Philanthropy 351

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JULY 10, 2024

Prest Courtesy of the Maine Community College System An automotive technology program instructor at Washington County Community College works with a student on an electric vehicle as part of the school’s work-force development programs, which the Harold Alfond Foundation supports.

Foundations 264

Foundations Homelessness Philanthropy Technology 264

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Also, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation committed $75 million to boost enrollment in higher education among students in Washington State, and the ClimateWorks Foundation will give $21.5 million to address fertilizer's effect on climate change, food security, and energy.

Homelessness 265

Homelessness Energy Food Foundations 265

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

By Maria Di Mento Young Lions Jazz Conservatory Jay Kahn’s gift will support the Young Lions Jazz Conservancy, among other music-education groups, as well as nonprofits that help people experiencing homelessness.

Homelessness 245

Homelessness Foundations Universities Education 245

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JANUARY 31, 2024

Also, the Kansas Health Foundation will award $30 million to 30 grassroots organizations that advance racial health equity throughout the state, and Citi Foundation will give $25 million to develop and promote solutions to address homelessness. George Corporation’s $51 million donation to Northwestern Medicine.

Homelessness 265

Homelessness Health Foundations 265

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MAY 15, 2024

This is the first year that a meal with Benioff, Salesforce's chairman and CEO, was the prize of the auction, which benefits the Glide Foundation in San Francisco. OMAHA, Neb. Eric Risberg/AP The winner of a charity auction bid $200,100 for a private lunch with Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, above, while also pledging to donate a total of $1.5

Homelessness 265

Homelessness Foundations 265

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JANUARY 23, 2018

First, we started with a morning kickoff video with our foundation partner, who provided our first match. The foundation had never visited us, and as you can see in the video they were pleasantly surprised about us after the tour. By the end of day, we raised $15,000. It was a big, wild success. Take us through the videos.

Homelessness 173

Homelessness Foundations Communication Nonprofits 173

Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

America’s homeless response system has been called “the emergency room of society,” conjuring images of a space where the focus is on urgent intervention—finding shelter or managing encampments—rather than trying to prevent crises from happening in the first place. Housing is the solution to homelessness.

Homelessness 111

Homelessness Public and Social Policy Nonprofit governance and management Public and Nonprofit Management 111

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

million to 40 organizations to address homelessness, and the Hellman Foundation pledged $2.5 Prest University of Arkansas, Whit Pruitt A launch event for the Land of Opportunity Scholarship at the University of Arkansas, which will offer tuition support to low-income students. Plus, the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund gave $110.5

Foundations 130

Foundations Homelessness Universities 130

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

AUGUST 2, 2023

Prest Also, the Houston Endowment gave $15 million to four charities that aim to reduce homelessness, and the new Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument has received $3 million from the Mellon Foundation and Fund II Foundation.

Foundations 130

Foundations Homelessness 130

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

AUGUST 15, 2023

She landed a part-time position as the Hungry and Homeless Coordinator for the City of Independence, where she built coalitions and coordinated initiatives aimed at serving homeless individuals and families. In 2016, an exciting opportunity arose within Kansas City Public Schools Education Foundation.

Public and Nonprofit Management 247

Public and Nonprofit Management Homelessness Collaborations Education 247

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

MAY 21, 2012

In my fundraising work with smaller nonprofit organizations, the number one thing I see hindering our grantwriting projects is staff members’ fear of calling potential foundation funders to introduce the organization and to inquire about the possible fit of project(s) with the funder’s interests. The cultivation phase. Seek out a mentor.

Homelessness 228

Homelessness Foundations Community Development Children 228

Candid

JULY 19, 2023

With these challenges at play, how did inflation affect foundation giving decisions in 2022 and beyond? Last month, Candid published results from the Foundation Giving Forecast Survey, an annual survey of large U.S. private and community foundations. Here’s what we found. Please share your ideas in the comment section below. 

Foundations 98

Foundations Homelessness Values Children 98

Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Program: KFC, Dairy Queen Sell Pinups to Raise Money for Homeless. Why it’s on the list: This simple, transactional cause marketing program has already raised nearly $20,000 for the Chatham-Savannah Authority for the Homeless. and a buck goes to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Location: Savannah, Georgia.

Marketing 239

Marketing Marketing Homelessness Food 239

Bloomerang

MARCH 10, 2023

Today’s question comes from a nonprofit employee who wants advice on whether it’s okay to apply for a corporate grant and sponsorship at the same time: Is it okay to make an ask for a sponsorship (say, for an event) from a corporation AND separately to that corporation’s independent charitable foundation? – – Too Greedy?

Homelessness 128

Homelessness Foundations Values Advertising 128

Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 12, 2023

While funder colleagues understood the inextricable connection between stable housing and issues like increasing graduation rates among kids in low-income areas, reducing childhood asthma, or increasing family income, it became evident that philanthropy was not organized to address intersectional issues—even within the same foundation.

Philanthropy 116

Philanthropy Homelessness Public and Social Policy Foundations 116

Nonprofit Marketing Guide

AUGUST 21, 2012

Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation sent 8 emails in 8 months, but 4 of them came in May. The National Coalition for the Homeless has sent about 10 emails in 8 months, starting on February 24. I received one piece of direct mail in April, which is Autism Awareness Month. Room to Read sent just 3 emails in 8 months.

Retention 228

Retention Homelessness Poverty Communication 228

Stanford Social Innovation Review

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Casey Foundation. Casey Foundation’s mission is to create a brighter future for America’s children, young people, and families. While the foundation’s mission covers much more than just housing, it cannot achieve this mission without helping to ensure families have safe, stable, and affordable housing.

Public and Social Policy 127

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Poverty 127

Stanford Social Innovation Review

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Built on a foundation of racism, discrimination, and exclusion, with roots stretching back to the birth of this nation, it has been used both intentionally and unintentionally to limit BIPOC living options and life opportunities. FHO members have also brought ideas from FHO back to our foundations to discuss and adopt.

Public and Social Policy 119

Public and Social Policy Homelessness Collaborations Leadership 119

The NonProfit Times

MAY 22, 2024

Some problems cannot be solved by grants of the size that foundations typically provide. For the second round of 100&Change in 2021, MacArthur awarded a $100 million grant to Community Solutions to accelerate an end to homelessness in 75 U.S. The $640 million was nearly 2.56 times the original plan. communities in five years.

Homelessness 105

Homelessness Public and Nonprofit Management Children Finance 105

Selfish Giving

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Sounds like Janie is doing great work in the community - and she knows firsthand about being homeless. Director of Corporate Engagement, Asian American Foundation , NYC ($175k) 3. Still, the money is going to a business, not a nonprofit. The Salvation Army's annual red kettle campaign officially kicked off on Thanksgiving.

Homelessness 130

Homelessness Public and Nonprofit Management Environmental Finance 130

Selfish Giving

FEBRUARY 5, 2017

cancer, literacy, hunger, homelessness, etc.) Taking Another Slice of the Corporate Giving Pie Many businesses have taken an extra step to setup charity foundations designed specifically to help not-for-profits. Why not see if the business you connect with are looking to connect with your efforts through their foundation office?

Marketing 133

Marketing Marketing Culture Recruitment 133

The NonProfit Times

JUNE 4, 2024

Try this prompt in ChatGPT: “Write a one-page letter of inquiry to the [foundation] to request $XXXX for [your organization]. private foundations are most likely to fund nonprofit organizations working to [your cause/mission e.g., reduce homelessness] in [your city]?” #3 We are focused on [your project purpose].” #2

Homelessness 111

Homelessness Ethics Energy Technology 111

NonProfit Quarterly

JUNE 13, 2023

But a conference , hosted by Neighborhood Economics this past April, which brought over two hundred people to Jackson, MS—ranging from impact investors to foundation, nonprofit, and church leaders—purposefully sought to break the mold. Rhea Williams-Bishop of the Kellogg Foundation focused on disparities in education.

Finance 105

Finance Homelessness Healthcare Foundations 105

Selfish Giving

AUGUST 29, 2018

Bean donation to the National Parks Foundation "cleanse" the company brand ? ??Companies My favorite is Shelter Scotland , which offers advice on everything from homelessness to dealing with your landlord. Have a great and safe long weekend! Partnership notes ??Will Will a $3 million L.L. Marketing your cause ?? ??21

Homelessness 113

Homelessness Retail Food Foundations 113