Philanthropy
A New Kind of Mega-Grant Announced to Connecticut Public Schools
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A Connecticut family that made its wealth off of hedge funds offers to ante up $100 million to improve outcomes in the state’s low-income public schools.
matching grants
Newsworthy Lessons from Nonprofits on Building an Independent Donor Base
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Nieman Lab looks at how staff at four nonprofit news organizations harnessed NewsMatch to achieve fundraising success at the end of last year. With the help of toolkits and other resources, these journalists experimented with fundraising and the discomfort that can come with highlighting your own work.
Fundraising
New App Makes It Easier for Companies to Run Donation-Match Programs
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A company called Bright Futures has developed an app that helps corporations set up donation match programs that are easier for employees to use, which could boost giving at the workplace.
Philadelphia
Taking Risks Is Part of the Territory for These Philadelphia Nonprofits
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A Philadelphia refugee service nonprofit struggling in the face of overwhelming demand was rescued by its donor network.
matching grants
Research Shows the Passionate Economics of Incentive Fundraising
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We do not need to rely on assumptions. We can find out what works today, what motivates people to give and why. Revelatory discoveries about how incentives work can change the way we think about and take action for the sake of our causes.
sustainable nonprofit journalism
News Match Challenge Aims to Foster Donations to Nonprofit Journalism
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Foundations collaborate on News Match with the goal of raising $3 million to nonprofit new organizations.
Lenfest Institute
New Lenfest Institute Awards $2 Million to Local News Outlets
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Building on its steady support to local news entities, last week, the Lenfest Institute awarded $2 million in grants to the Philadelphia Media Network and 12 innovative projects nationwide.
matching grants
Community Foundation to Match Endowment Gifts for 23 Nonprofits—Good Strategy? Maybe Not!
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Building an endowment is but one use of capital, and thought it’s great for some organizations, for others it could not be more wrong.
Uncategorised
Employee Giving Coerced by Corporations Shows Up Politically
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Corporate employees don’t like being coerced to make charitable contributions that corporate managers call for, and they increasingly don’t like being pushed to make contributions to their corporate bosses’ favorite political candidates, either.