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Sundra Hominik

@Shominik

Nov 18

Coming Soon! The Chronicle of Philanthropy will open applications soon for our fellowship with a $15,000 stipend. Check out details here. philanthropy.com/page/philanthr #journalism

Philanthropy & Nonprofit Accountability Fellowship

Christopher Leonard

@CLeonardNews

Nov 17

Don't miss this stunning investigation into

@TysonFoods

by the amazing author

@reporterdriver

. Alice has been on the ground interviewing tirelessly and widely. Her findings are so important. When injured on the job, Tyson employees don't get the help they deserve.

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Alice Driver

@reporterdriver

Nov 17

I've spent the past year reporting on poultry processing workers who have become injured at work & their experiences with on-site healthcare. Photos by @jacky_muniello @CivilEats @pulitzercenter civileats.com/2022/11/17/inj

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Nov 17

Nonprofits Urged to Move Fast to Push Their Agendas in Congress

Nonprofits Urged to Move Fast to Push Their Agendas in Congress

An influx of new lawmakers means the best chance for action on the charitable deduction and other issues nonprofits care about is during the next few weeks, when the old Congress will be moving...

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on what others have missed about the philanthropy angle on the SBF scandal - lots of charities are raising money with crypto and many still will

FTX Scandal Gives Cryptophilanthropy a Black Eye, but Nonprofits Raising Digital Cash Stay the...

The fraud allegations against FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried confirm for skeptics an unsavory narrative about cryptocurrency—and, by extension, cryptophilanthropy—says @Rhodri_H_Davies of Why Philanthropy...

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MacKenzie Scott's Donations Boosted Beneficiaries and Avoided the Pitfalls Some Feared, New Study Says

MacKenzie Scott’s Donations Boosted Beneficiaries and Avoided the Pitfalls Some Feared, New Study...

Worry that the gifts would lead other donors to pull back their support or that small groups wouldn’t be able to handle the money were largely unfounded. Plus: MacKenzie Scott’s Giving Total Is Now...

Nov 15

Donors Added $73 Billion to Their Donor-Advised Funds Last Year. Now the Funds Are Worth a Staggering $234 Billion.

Donors Added $73 Billion to Their Donor-Advised Funds Last Year. Now the Funds Are Worth a Stagge...

The performance of the stock market plus a desire to support causes during the pandemic, the racial reckoning, and more has prompted sharp growth in the assets earmarked to flow to charities at some...

Glenn Gamboa

@GlennGamboa

Nov 14

MacKenzie Scott reveals nearly $2 billion in donations in the past seven months to 343 organizations.

@tkbeaty

has the details #philanthropy

MacKenzie Scott acknowledges another $2B in donations

NEW YORK (AP) — Megadonor and novelist MacKenzie Scott announced almost $2 billion in donations to 343 organizations in a short blog post Monday, emphasizing her interest in supporting people from...

stacy palmer

@stacypalmer

Nov 14

new and worth reading from

@SaraHerschander

Companies Seek to Jump-Start Donations From Everyday Donors as Year-End Giving Season Arrives

Companies Seek to Jump-Start Donations From Everyday Donors as Year-End Giving Season Arrives

Companies often used to rely on partnerships with big nonprofits, but today many of them typically allow customers to make gifts to any organization that has received charity status from the IRS.

Nov 10

On this day 33 years ago I saw Buzzcocks at the Ritz in NYC. What a great show! I had been a fan for years and thought I'd never get a chance to see them.

Nonprofits Could Benefit From Tuesday's Divided Election Results

Nonprofits Could Benefit From Tuesday’s Divided Election Results

Lack of a decisive victory for either party means that nonprofits could have a stronger chance of getting legislation they care about moving, including extending access to the charitable deduction to...

Ian Begley

@IanBegley

Nov 4

ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt says ADL is not accepting Kyrie Irving’s $500K donation: �?We were optimistic but after watching the debacle of a press conference, it’s clear that Kyrie feels no accountability for his actions.

@ADL

cannot in good conscience accept (the donation).’ 1/2

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New Chair of Rockefeller Brothers Fund Wants the Public to Understand How Philanthropy Works

New Chair of Rockefeller Brothers Fund Wants the Public to Understand How Philanthropy Works

In an interview, Joseph Pierson, the new chair, and Valerie Rockefeller, the outgoing board leader, discuss general operating support, MacKenzie Scott’s giving approach, whether philanthropy should...

🗞️New from me and

: A deep dive into the wild world of the fundraiser job market. We spent months calling fundraisers and experts, and

@Philanthropy

fielded an independent survey of 685 fundraisers. The verdict? It's weird out there.

Burnout and Understaffing Hurt Fundraising, Chronicle Survey Finds

To solve the problem, some groups are offering bonuses, giving fundraisers more decision-making power, and more.

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A Half-Billion Dollars of Influence: Big Philanthropists and the Midterm Elections

MarcGunther

@MarcGunther

Oct 31

Super-wealthy philanthropists are spending big on politics, too. "It's a lot of power...in a handful of people."

reports for

Major charitable donors are becoming political heavyweights, thanks to controversial eight- and even nine-figure contributions.

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Charitable Giving to Fight Climate Change Now Tops at Least $7.5 Billion, a 25% Rise

Charitable Giving to Fight Climate Change Now Tops at Least $7.5 Billion, a 25% Rise

Many more nonprofits are receiving aid as a result of the increased dollars. Still, the share of philanthropic money that goes to climate change is tiny compared with all funds donated to causes like...

Oct 27

Foundations and Big Donors Step In to Tackle the Nation's Nurse Shortage

Foundations and Big Donors Step In to Tackle the Nation’s Nurse Shortage

Grant makers are backing ways to pay educational costs and make the jobs more attractive, especially to people of color, who often don’t choose the profession, and promoting innovations such as the...

The

will donate $1.1 billion to math education nonprofits, shifting its donations from other forms of education.

@philanthropy

has their reasons #philanthropy

Gates Foundation donates $1B to prioritize math education

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Wednesday that it is making grants of more than a $1 billion as part of a sweeping national plan to improve math education over the next four years.

5 Academic Institutions Get $40 Million to Promote Rethinking About the Economy

The Hewlett Foundation and Omidyar Network are supporting five institutions to challenge today’s notions about the role of markets and governments. They say more foundations are about to join them.

A Makeover for Capitalism

Grant makers face an uphill battle to get companies to care about more than financial returns.

The

puts $13M toward universities in the Global South to "build a global network of institutions focused on challenging neoliberalism and traditional economic thinking." We wrote about a similar effort here:

Hewlett Commits $50 Million to New Effort to Rethink How Capitalism Should Work

The new effort seeks to counter ideas that conservative foundations successfully put in place to help think about the roles of government and individuals.

Thank you to

for running this story on

@gatesfoundation

's move to support math education apnews.com/article/scienc #education #edutwitter #philanthropy

Gates Foundation donates $1B to prioritize math education

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Wednesday that it is making grants of more than a $1 billion as part of a sweeping national plan to improve math education over the next four years.

Oct 19

In Major Shift, Gates Foundation Will Plow Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Into Improving Math Education Nationally

In Major Shift, Gates Foundation Will Plow Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Into Improving Math...

The nation’s biggest private supporter of education says helping kids do better in math will help ensure they graduate high school and get well-paying jobs as adults. That means cutting support for...

Kay Dervishi

@kayderv

Oct 13

My latest piece on new philanthropic initiatives aimed at building Latino wealth, with a focus on helping entrepreneurs.

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Look what some #nonprofits and foundations are doing to support economic equity for Latino businesses. philanthropy.com/article/philan #HispanicHeritageMonth2022

Oct 13

Salaries of Foundation CEOs Aren't Keeping Pace With Inflation; Racial Diversity Grows Among Grant Makers

Salaries of Foundation CEOs Aren’t Keeping Pace With Inflation; Racial Diversity Grows Among Grant...

A new study by the Council on Foundations finds that grant makers are boosting benefits to make up for lack of pay raises. Meanwhile, the boards of foundations aren’t keeping up with strides in race...

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's new Birth Justice Initiative's grants are already starting to make a difference for grassroots nonprofits in the sector. Chicago South Side Birth Center and @CulturalRigor tell me how #philanthropy

New Ms. Foundation initiative funds birth justice nonprofits

When Jeanine Valrie Logan moved to Chicago 12 years ago, she wondered why so many of her pregnant neighbors couldn’t get prenatal care or deliver their babies nearby as her neighbors did when she...

Sundra Hominik

@Shominik

Arts and environment champions and others including J. Drew Lanham

@wildandincolor

win 2022

@macfound

genius grants.

MacArthur �?Genius Grant’ Fellows of 2022

A specialist in plastic-waste management, artists, musicians, computer scientists, and a poet-ornithologist who advocates for Black people in nature are among this year’s 25 winners of the John D....

So the earth moved under my feet last night and I didn't feel a thing...#sykesvile

stacy palmer

@stacypalmer

Great explainer piece - read more about philanthropy and harm reduction efforts like this in a deep dive by

philanthropy.com/article/safe-i

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MarcGunther

@MarcGunther

A bold experiment in harm reduction, and not a moment too soon, via @NYTimes nytimes.com/2022/10/12/us/

Oct 11

W.K. Kellogg Foundation Awards $80 Million in Bold Plan to Curb Racism by 2030. For Kellogg, the process was as important as the $ ---New from

@saraherschander

W.K. Kellogg Foundation Awards $80 Million in Bold Plan to Curb Racism by 2030

More than 1,400 applicants were narrowed down to 10, which were each awarded $1 million to hire staff members and consultants and take other steps to refine their ideas without straining their...