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    Five Things to Think About Before You Donate to Charity

    Forbes Dec 21, 2020

      16% of organizations say they receive more than half of their total contributions for the year between the months of October and December. And 11% of online charitable donations will be…

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    Charitable Giving on a Budget

    Medium

    Getting involved in charities doesn’t have to mean pulling out your wallet. Although donations are incredibly helpful for charitable organizations, there are other ways for you to help. When you’re…

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    Concerns Over Disaster-relief Spending Threaten Giving

    Fast Company

    Over the last two years, the United States has experienced 30 natural disasters that have each caused at least a billion dollars worth of damage. In many cases, the damage toll was…

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    Advancing Human Rights Through Philanthropy

    Alliance Magazine

    Philanthropy has a crucial role to play in supporting human rights groups to focus on people’s economic and social rights as well as promoting their civil and political freedoms Human…

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    Why Access to Treatment Should Be a Human Right

    Global Washington Dec 20, 2020

    According to Pat Garcia-Gonzalez, Chief Executive Officer of The Max Foundation, being told you or someone you love has cancer is one of the worst things that can happen in a…

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    Funding More Inclusive Immigration Policy After the Election

    GCIR Dec 19, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • GCIR’s report on immigration policy post-election guides donors towards a funding route that encourages inclusiveness for the next four years and beyond. • Why is it…

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    Overheard at the Milken Institute: A 2020 Roundup

    Milken Institute Strategic Philanthropy Dec 18, 2020

    The Milken Institute is well-known for our convenings, and every year we anticipate them eagerly. 2020 had other plans, though, forcing every organization in the world to reimagine the way we gather. Throughout the course of the year,…

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    Bill Nimmo and Kizmin Reeves: Earning Their Stripes Rescuing Tigers on Domestic Soil | Tigers in America Part I

    Animal Grantmakers Dec 18, 2020

    There are approximately 7,000 tigers in America, which is nearly double the estimated 3,800 that remain in the wild in the rest of the world. They were all born here,…

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    The Potential for Small Businesses to Advance Health Equity

    Grantmakers In Health Dec 18, 2020

    Leaders in health philanthropy increasingly recognize the role of business in advancing health objectives. Yet to date, most efforts to engage business have focused on large companies. By contrast, the…

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    Calling Ocean Philanthropies To Fight Against Ocean Plastic

    Forbes Dec 17, 2020

    We should all be encouraged by the financial commitments that political leaders and multinational companies are making with increasing frequency to address the world’s ocean plastic crisis. But these hundreds…

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    Understanding the Trajectory of Charity and Philanthropy

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Dec 16, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • In Robert M. Penna’s book, Braided Threads, he underscores the evolution of how charity became philanthropy while outlining the broader workings of the nonprofit sector.  • How is philanthropy…

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    We Have the Power to Elevate Black Leaders in Education

    Cleveland Avenue Foundation for Education Dec 16, 2020

    Black people have valued education as one of the most critical passports to success and prosperity for centuries. From enslaved people working in secret to teach each other to read,…

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