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Do Reviewers’ High Scores Predict the Best Grant Projects?

ProposalPRO

If you’re won a federal grant, you know you owe your good fortune to the independent grant reviewers who highly rated your proposal. Studies on the topic indicate that expert peer reviewers can select strongly written grant applications but cannot necessarily predict which projects will successfully achieve stated objectives.

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$100 Million for Equity: MacArthur’s New Big Bet and Mandate

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

For the first time in its 100&Change competition, grant applicants are required to address diversity, equity, and inclusion issues. In the third installment of the MacArthur Foundation's 100&Change competition, grant applicants are required to address diversity, equity, and inclusion issues.

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Where are the 2019 (and 2020) 990s? On filling the gaps in Candid’s grants data

Candid

At Candid, grants data from 990s flows into tools such as Foundation Directory , public dashboards that provide insights into philanthropy in different regions across the U.S., Sourcing grants data from 990s isn’t ideal to begin with—grant descriptions from filings are often sparse, and sometimes grants lists are missing entirely.

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MacArthur Offers $100 Million For One Good Program

The NonProfit Times

MacArthur Foundation’s $100 million 100&Change competition has launched with roughly 1,000 nonprofits expected to vie for the winner take all award. The award will be announced in late 2025. There were 800 applicants for the 2021 competition and 1,400 for the first award in 2017. Round Three of the John D.

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

Candid

As of December 12, 2024, Candids tracking of press releases and other funding announcements have found 227 grants and pledges worth nearly $278 million for Hurricanes Helene and Milton. CDP encourages giving grants locally as much as possible. However, some funders, like the Lilly Endowment, have provided both kinds of grants.

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The Maui wildfires: A record in disaster philanthropy, an opportunity to ‘get it right’ 

Candid

A year later, Candid had tracked 465 grants worth $289 million and 55 pledges worth nearly $206 million in response to that disaster. Only 2017 saw a higher total during this 10-year period, with $266.4 million awarded in response to non-epidemic disasters including Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria and the earthquake in Mexico.

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Black Business Community – Overcoming Challenges to Flourish

GrantNews

up from 124,004 in 2017. In addition to providing the list below regarding Black business support, GrantWatch also offers a list of over 2,000 grants in its BIPOC grants list category. billion in gross revenue in 2020, growing 11% since 2017. During this time, Black business owners revenue grew from nearly $127.9

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