While many look forward to the Thanksgiving holiday, we need to recognize that this is a day of mourning for Native Americans due to the centuries of racism, oppression, and…
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Click here for more.Families across the country continue to struggle with the rising cost of food, gas, housing, and more. Even Halloween candy prices were up 13% this year! Even more scary: nonprofits are facing…
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It hasn’t always been easy for fundraisers to bring up topics like depression or suicide with rich donors — but that might be changing. Today, more sports figures and other…
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In a world of increasing uncertainty collaboration is more and more essential. Exploring the theme presents opportunity to understand both the potential and challenges for effective collaboration on philanthropy initiatives.…
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As parts of our planet become less habitable, people will move – either in anticipation of environmental change or in reaction to catastrophic events. For millennia people have moved in response to…
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The news of Pakistan’s ongoing climate catastrophe has crowded out the headlines, but the long-term and actual effects of Pakistan’s floods are yet to come. The devastation has caused over 1,350…
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In April 2020, Schmidt Futures took COVID-19 as an opportunity, organizing more than 200 people (mostly staff from institutional philanthropies) to meet the moment. Eight groups formed to address a…
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Click here for more.Many organizations have epic origin stories around their naming. Nike is named for the Greek goddess of victory. Jeff Bezos hoped that naming his company Amazon after the world’s largest…
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While contributions from foundations, corporations, governments, and individuals resulted in an unprecedented $121 billion in disaster-related funding in 2020, all but 4 percent was given primarily in response to the…
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How is global philanthropy working to respond and build resilience to crises in their regions? The war in Ukraine, economic instability and a sudden increase in the cost of living,…
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Click here for more.After 10 years of living in a tent, William finally had a home. During that time, organizations in Fremont County, Colorado, had each tried to help William, but in November…
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Across the globe, over 20,000 highly experienced and exceptionally productive data scientists, AI engineers, designers, and thinkers make up the DataKind community. This base of pro bono volunteer experts is…