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NPO Cybersecurity Getting New Defense Level

The NonProfit Times

In 2022, the International committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), a NetHope member, discovered a sophisticated cyber-attack on their services hosting personal data of more than 515,000 vulnerable conflict-affected people using family reunification services. The impact can have dire consequences and lives are at risk.

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5 tips to help nonprofits meet unforeseen challenges 

Candid

Save the Children draws funding from a range of sources: individual donors, corporations, foundations, multilateral institutions, and government agencies. government and remain hopeful that it will continue to support our critical work to improve the lives of children. We raise significant funds from the U.S.

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

Candid

Hardest hit by flooding was the Central Appalachia region, where years of disinvestment by government and philanthropy left the region ill prepared. Our most recent report looked at 2022 disasters. Insurance companies also treat flooding differently, so philanthropic funding is needed even more.

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A Nonprofit Partnership: How One Board Member Connected Two Organizations and Boosted Both

Blue Avocado

Board members are a vital resource for nonprofits: In addition to their responsibility for governance, they each bring unique perspectives and experiences to enrich the growth of nonprofit organizations and partnerships. In 2022, Natasha became a Mary’s Pence board member. Mary’s Pence is creative in funding ESPERA.

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FreeWill Acquires AI-Driven GrantAssistant

The NonProfit Times

According to the National Council of Nonprofits, roughly one-third of total funding for all nonprofits is from government grants and contracts, and according to the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University, another $100 billion in annual charitable funding derives from grant-making made by private foundations.

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Did a $100 Million Effort Reduce Homelessness? The Results Are In

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

A new study finds the effort failed to reach that goal, but lessons for philanthropy-government collaborations are rich. million on 32 programs between 2017 and 2022 aimed at halving chronic homelessness. A new study finds the effort failed to reach that goal, but lessons for philanthropy-government collaborations are rich.

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Is There An Inequality Tipping Point for Nonprofits?

Blue Avocado

From 2021 to 2022, according to a Nonprofit Times article, the number of people giving to nonprofits declined by an estimated 7.1 But diminishing tax rates over the past half-century have sapped the ability of our government to address the scale of the problems that are emerging. This is the inequality tipping point that concerns me.