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Philanthropy must prioritize elevating and including Black voices

Candid

There is a breadth and depth of the work done by Black-led organizations; however, funders have made decisions about what causes are “important” to fund. My goal was for students at one middle school in Atlanta to believe that it was possible for them to pursue STEM careers through culturally relevant STEM programming.

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Who Are the Pioneers of Nonprofits and How Did They Make Their Mark?

GrantNews

Peabody: Many consider the first modern American nonprofit to be The Peabody Education Fund. Moreover, funding is to address racial and ethnic differences in rates of infant death and adverse perinatal outcomes. In addition, funding supports projects to improve the environmental and economic health of communities.

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8 “Pinktober” Promotions that Deserve a Ribbon

Selfish Giving

First Standard: Does the program says exactly what charity will receive the funds, with enough information for a person to find and investigate the charity on their own. Funds raised will benefit Breast Cancer Research Foundation. All the programs we chose that fundraising goals met these two standards.

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Client Spotlight: National Pediatric Cancer Foundation

Qgiv

Their mission is to collaborate with leading hospitals across the nation and fund clinical trials to find a faster cure for pediatric cancer. In 2005, NPCF formed the Sunshine Project. Their goal is to bring together the nation’s top doctors and researchers to find a faster cure for pediatric cancer. Projects and Impact.

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Lever for Change: How ‘big bet philanthropy’ is transforming the sector 

Candid

MacArthur Foundation and I established Lever for Change five years ago, we didn’t use any complex formula in setting our goal of mobilizing $1 billion by 2023. Big bet philanthropy has gone mainstream Five years later, we’ve achieved our goal and then some. Of course, our goal has always been about more than money.

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New TechBridge Crowdfunding Platform Launches for Nonprofit Technology Projects

Tech Soup

nonprofits to raise funds for technology projects. The name and practice of crowdsourcing started in 2005 and there are many of them nowadays. There are some nonprofit-oriented crowdfunding websites which include: Causevox is a charity crowdfunding platform for nonprofits and individuals to raise funds for their causes and projects.

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What Should Nonprofit Leaders Expect from the Development Officer?

Get Fully Funded

Linda is one of fewer than 100 professionals worldwide to hold the Advanced Certified Fund Raising Executive designation. Linda is also a prolific writer and Wiley Press has published her books, Recruiting and Training Fundraising Volunteers in 2005, The Development Plan in early 2007.