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Nonprofit Board Members Are Educators and Advocates

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JULY 26, 2024

Advocacy and education are integral to nonprofit board decision-making. Here are some steps your board should proactively be taking.

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Education Success Starts with Family Involvement. Why Aren’t Donors Funding It?

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JANUARY 4, 2024

Addressing post-pandemic learning loss should include far greater support for programs that involve parents and caregivers in their kids’ educations. By Ambika Kapur and Stephanie Sharp Addressing post-pandemic learning loss should include far greater support for programs that involve parents and caregivers in their kids’ educations.

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Education Cannot Wait Commits $500 Million to Serve Refugee Students and Teachers

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Prest Save the Children Bangladesh The Education Cannot Wait grant aims to continue the education of up to 5 million school-age refugee children worldwide, including Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. of Massachusetts at Boston received $10 million to establish the New Balance Institute for Innovative Leadership in Sport.

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To Fight Antisemitism, Improve Holocaust Education

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JUNE 7, 2024

Broad philanthropic support for combating antisemitism — and protecting democracy — must include greater investment in teaching about the Holocaust. By Deborah M. Lauter U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum Student ambassadors of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s Bringing the Lessons Home program, which trains D.C.-area

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Protection for Non-profit Educational Institutions

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JUNE 12, 2024

Philadelphia Insurance Companies provides specialized, innovative protection to educational institutions in the non-profit and human services space. PHLY offers separate limits for General Liability, Educators Professional and Cyber Liability, Abuse & Molestation. Learn more. Experience the PHLY difference.

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Canceling Student Debt Won’t Fix Higher Education. Donors Must Think Bigger.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

While wiping out college loans might bring short-term relief, grant makers need to get behind alternative savings and education options that could remake the entire system.

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Protection for Non-profit Educational Institutions

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MAY 16, 2024

Philadelphia Insurance Companies provides specialized, innovative protection to educational institutions in the non-profit and human services space. PHLY offers separate limits for General Liability, Educators Professional and Cyber Liability, Abuse & Molestation. Learn more. Experience the PHLY difference.

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A Better Way to Educate the Educators

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

By Emily Haynes Drew Bird Photography/Drew Bird Photography An accredited program now offers classes in the evenings and on weekends to help early-childhood teachers meet the growing number of state and federal mandates that they have bachelor's degrees.

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Spectrum Digital Education to Award $1M in Grants from Charter Communications 2024 Pledge

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 14, 2024

Charter Communications' Spectrum Digital Education will grant $1 million to nonprofits expanding access to connectivity tools and education.

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Ballmer Group Commits $43 Million to Train More Early-Childhood Educators of Color

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 22, 2023

Prest Cultivate Learning, University of Washington Fueling a pipeline of early-childhood educators in Washington state, Ballmer Group is investing $43 million in the UW College of Education and other partners.

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Gravyty Launches First-of-its-kind Platform for Higher Education Advancement

NonProfit PRO

JULY 28, 2023

Gravyty announced its fundraising and engagement software platform for higher education advancement and alumni relations teams. The platform changes how university advancement teams engage, solicit, and steward students, alumni, and donors through personalization, seamless integrations, and AI.

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Ukraine is Facing an Education Crisis. Here’s How Philanthropy Can Help.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Investing in programs for children has immediate benefits and should be a focus of grant-making strategies in Ukraine. By Justin van Fleet Investing in programs for children has immediate benefits and should be a focus of grant-making strategies in Ukraine.

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Salesforce Awards $20 Million to U.S. Education Groups

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Prest Salesforce Salesforce is supporting work-force development to prepare students for success. Also, Press Forward will give $500 million to strengthen local news organizations, and the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation has awarded its 2023 Humanitarian Prize to the One Acre Fund.

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GiveCampus Acquires Community Funded, Expanding Educational Fundraising

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 12, 2023

GiveCampus has acquired Community Funded, a provider of crowdfunding technology. The combination of these two mission-driven companies will expand the reach and power of social fundraising to even more schools.

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Black Women, Education and the Future of Philanthropy

NonProfit PRO

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

As we approach the end of the year, it is crucial to spotlight the transformative role Black women play in the philanthropic sector.

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National Grant Makers Bet This Rural Education Program Can Scale

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

By Eden Stiffman Partners for Rural Impact The Ballmer Group, Blue Meridian Partners, and others are helping Partners for Rural Impact take a model from Harlem and adapt it for Appalachian Kentucky and beyond.

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Iconiq Impact Awards $56 Million Through Its Education and Economic Mobility Co-Lab

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Prest Abraham Sculley Students attend an Active Minds Speakers event at Sam Houston University. Active Minds works to expand access to mental health care for students.

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Moody Foundation Commits $1 Billion for Education in Texas

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Prest Also, the Mellon Foundation committed an additional $250 million to continue grant making through its Monuments Project, and Blue Meridian Partners, with support from the Ballmer Group, has awarded $150 million to back efforts that increase social and economic mobility for young people and families.

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A $150 Million Grant Will Strengthen Catholic Education in Northwest Indiana

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JUNE 20, 2024

Prest Big Shoulders Fund Students from the Diocese of Gary Catholic Schools in northwest Indiana, which is receiving support from the Dean and Barbara White Family Foundation.

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Motown Founder Berry Gordy Gives $5 Million for Music Industry Education

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MAY 28, 2024

The music mogul’s gift will support academic programs for students who want to pursue careers as musicians, producers, or music-business leaders. By Maria Di Mento Getty Images for The Recording Academy Berry Gordy speaks during Motown 60: A GRAMMY Celebration in Los Angeles in 2019.

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Nellie Mae Education Foundation Appoints Next CEO

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JUNE 23, 2023

Prest Also, the Academy of American Poets has named its first Latino president, and the TGR Foundation, a charity started by the golfer Tiger Woods, has selected a new leader.

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MacKenzie Scott Giving Priorities Revealed in New Data: Education, Equity, and the South

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

DECEMBER 15, 2022

By Drew Lindsay. An unusually large share of her giving is going to nonprofits in the South — a region that megaphilanthropy and particularly tech donors have long been criticized for ignoring. Plus: Scott's giving across 53 issues

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Hampden-Sydney College Lands $30 Million From Former Education Secretary

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

deputy secretary of education, announces a $30 million gift to Hampden-Sydney College during an event launching the school’s capital campaign on Oct. The donation from Eugene Hickok and his wife, Katharine, will support professors and staff, as well as course offerings at the men's liberal arts college in Virginia.

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Attain Digital Launches to Drive Enterprise Impact for Education and Nonprofit Institutions

NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 8, 2024

Attain Partners launched Attain Digital, which will consolidate the firm's Salesforce and ERP offerings under one umbrella.

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Trends in education funding’s share of philanthropic giving

Candid

DECEMBER 9, 2024

One funding trend Candids Research team recently unearthed is that education fundings share of philanthropic giving, especially from institutional grantmakers, is shrinking. Education remains a funding priority but with a shrinking share Education has been a top priority for both institutional grantmakers and individual donors.

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MIP Fund Accounting Research Study Finds Nonprofits, Educators, and Local Governments have Optimistic Staffing and Revenue Outlooks

NonProfit PRO

APRIL 5, 2023

MIP Fund Accounting (MIP), a nonprofit cloud-based, SaaS fund accounting software offering from Community Brands, recently released findings of its research study, 2023 Trends and Insights into the State of Nonprofits, Schools, and Local Government.

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The Must-Attend Nonprofit Sector Conferences Happening in 2024

NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 24, 2024

Review this list of nonprofit conferences to ensure you receive ongoing education and have a chance to meet your peers this year.

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Meet Chicago’s Keenen Stevenson: Advocate for Social Change and Youth Empowerment

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

His Certified Nonprofit Professional ( CNP ) credential, earned in 2012, and the recent achievement of the ACNP in 2024, have been crucial steps in driving his personal mission of transforming his community through policy change, youth empowerment, and education. foster system, he became passionate about child welfare and education.

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The Push for Payback: Robert Wood Johnson and 80 Other Foundations Make a Case for Reparations

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 11, 2024

A philanthropic movement to redefine reparations aims to advance policy changes in public health, education, criminal justice, and business development. But they aim to advance policy changes in education, public health, criminal justice, and business development. By Alex Daniels NJISJ Ryan P.

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Register today to hear from national and local speakers, executive directors, funders, sports foundations, and educators in-person, July 12th

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JUNE 2, 2023

Check out the speakers: President & CEO, Charity Navigator: Outreach and communication strategies. President & CEO, Community Foundation of Broward: Build relationships with funders.

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Register today to hear from national and local speakers, executive directors, funders, sports foundations, and educators in-person, July 12th

NonProfit PRO

JUNE 15, 2023

Check out the speakers: • President & CEO, Charity Navigator: Outreach and communication strategies. President & CEO, Community Foundation of Broward: Build relationships with funders. President & CEO, Carter: Charity vs.

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Opponents as Allies: The Thorny Proposition of a First-of-Its-Kind Foundation Gathering

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MAY 9, 2024

Grant makers at the National Council on Foundations annual meeting consider how to find the common ground to build broader coalitions for efforts in education, the environment, health, and more. By Drew Lindsay Chicago Council on Foundations Wendy Feliz, left, with the Arthur M.

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MacKenzie Scott Reveals the Groups That Got Some of Her $2.1 Billion in Gifts in 2023

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

DECEMBER 11, 2023

This year's contributions went mostly to groups working on economic security, education, equity, and health. This year's contributions went mostly to groups working on economic security, education, equity, and health.

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Empowering Nonprofit Supporters Through Content Creation

NonProfit PRO

JANUARY 5, 2024

Here's how your nonprofit can empower and align with donors and gain more visibility through the creation of educational content.

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Amy and Richard Wallman Give U. of Chicago Another $75 Million Gift

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Plus, a college registrar, a Broadway producer, and a billionaire novelist donate huge sums to higher education, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and a career-training charity.

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Giving to Colleges Was Down 5% in 2023, Even as Very Large Gifts Increased

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

By Emily Haynes Higher-education institutions raised a total of $58 billion in the last financial year, according to a new survey.

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Garcelle Beauvais Teams With Kellogg Foundation for a $90 Million Plan to Help Haiti

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 20, 2023

"Pockets of Hope” will focus on community-level efforts to provide education, health care, and economic development. Pockets of Hope” will focus community-level efforts to provide education, health care, and economic development.

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What's Next for Billionaire Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott's Giving?

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

APRIL 5, 2024

By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press Evan Agostini/Invision/AP Scott’s grants, announced in March, largely fall in line with her usual themes — equity and justice, education, health, and economic security and opportunity were the largest categories.

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Google.org’s Search for a New Leader Ends With Insider Pick

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JANUARY 11, 2024

By Sara Herschander Google Maggie Johnson is vice president of education and university programs at Google, where she oversees research collaborations, internal education, and the creation of free online coding and digital skills curricula for students of all ages. funding.

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Ta-Nehisi Coates Spearheads New Fund Combating Sexual Violence

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

DECEMBER 22, 2023

The Courage Fund will honor champions of sexual-violence prevention and run education and healing programs, largely for Black women and girls. By Kay Dervishi Inspired to action after singer R. Kelly’s trial, author Ta-Nehisi Coates is teaming up with two nonprofits to create the Courage Fund.

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Grant Makers Support Affordable Housing to Further Many Other Causes

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MAY 2, 2023

By Eden Stiffman Jason Asteros, Habitat for Humanity International Donors and foundations that seek to improve education, health, and economic opportunity are backing solutions to fix the housing crisis. Plus: See the rest of our May issue, posted online today.

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Mega Gifts Are Funding University Tuitions. Which Students Do They Help?

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

APRIL 29, 2024

billion gift to Johns Hopkins, the norm for a big higher education donation was about $100 million. The impact of this and other tuition-related gifts is becoming clear. By Stephanie Beasley Abaca Press/Sipa USA via AP Before Michael Bloomberg’s $1.8 In 2018, Michael Bloomberg gave $1.8

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What Michael Bloomberg's Plan to Transfer His Company to Charity Could Mean for Philanthropy

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

APRIL 25, 2023

By Maria Di Mento Alastair Grant, PA Wire, AP Michael Bloomberg has given extensively to education and to nonprofits focused on arts and culture, the environmental, public health, and improving city governments around the world.

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How Sara Frost, CNP Found Purpose Through AmeriCorps NCCC

NonProfit Leadership Alliance

OCTOBER 4, 2024

With a bachelor’s degree in theater, she hadn’t envisioned herself pursuing education further or even working in the nonprofit sector. “I AmeriCorps was a really nice bridging point that actually launched the rest of my educational career.” I never really envisioned myself going for additional education,” she admitted.

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Nonprofit Board Members Are Educators and Advocates

Education Success Starts with Family Involvement. Why Aren’t Donors Funding It?

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Education Cannot Wait Commits $500 Million to Serve Refugee Students and Teachers

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To Fight Antisemitism, Improve Holocaust Education

Protection for Non-profit Educational Institutions

Canceling Student Debt Won’t Fix Higher Education. Donors Must Think Bigger.

Protection for Non-profit Educational Institutions

A Better Way to Educate the Educators

Spectrum Digital Education to Award $1M in Grants from Charter Communications 2024 Pledge

Ballmer Group Commits $43 Million to Train More Early-Childhood Educators of Color

Gravyty Launches First-of-its-kind Platform for Higher Education Advancement

Ukraine is Facing an Education Crisis. Here’s How Philanthropy Can Help.

Salesforce Awards $20 Million to U.S. Education Groups

GiveCampus Acquires Community Funded, Expanding Educational Fundraising

Black Women, Education and the Future of Philanthropy

National Grant Makers Bet This Rural Education Program Can Scale

Iconiq Impact Awards $56 Million Through Its Education and Economic Mobility Co-Lab

Moody Foundation Commits $1 Billion for Education in Texas

A $150 Million Grant Will Strengthen Catholic Education in Northwest Indiana

Motown Founder Berry Gordy Gives $5 Million for Music Industry Education

Nellie Mae Education Foundation Appoints Next CEO

MacKenzie Scott Giving Priorities Revealed in New Data: Education, Equity, and the South

Hampden-Sydney College Lands $30 Million From Former Education Secretary

Attain Digital Launches to Drive Enterprise Impact for Education and Nonprofit Institutions

Trends in education funding’s share of philanthropic giving

MIP Fund Accounting Research Study Finds Nonprofits, Educators, and Local Governments have Optimistic Staffing and Revenue Outlooks

The Must-Attend Nonprofit Sector Conferences Happening in 2024

Meet Chicago’s Keenen Stevenson: Advocate for Social Change and Youth Empowerment

The Push for Payback: Robert Wood Johnson and 80 Other Foundations Make a Case for Reparations

Register today to hear from national and local speakers, executive directors, funders, sports foundations, and educators in-person, July 12th

Register today to hear from national and local speakers, executive directors, funders, sports foundations, and educators in-person, July 12th

Opponents as Allies: The Thorny Proposition of a First-of-Its-Kind Foundation Gathering

MacKenzie Scott Reveals the Groups That Got Some of Her $2.1 Billion in Gifts in 2023

Empowering Nonprofit Supporters Through Content Creation

Amy and Richard Wallman Give U. of Chicago Another $75 Million Gift

Giving to Colleges Was Down 5% in 2023, Even as Very Large Gifts Increased

Garcelle Beauvais Teams With Kellogg Foundation for a $90 Million Plan to Help Haiti

What's Next for Billionaire Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott's Giving?

Google.org’s Search for a New Leader Ends With Insider Pick

Ta-Nehisi Coates Spearheads New Fund Combating Sexual Violence

Grant Makers Support Affordable Housing to Further Many Other Causes

Mega Gifts Are Funding University Tuitions. Which Students Do They Help?

What Michael Bloomberg's Plan to Transfer His Company to Charity Could Mean for Philanthropy

How Sara Frost, CNP Found Purpose Through AmeriCorps NCCC

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