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Bezos Day 1 Families Fund Awards $123.5 Million for Homelessness Prevention

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Also, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation committed $75 million to boost enrollment in higher education among students in Washington State, and the ClimateWorks Foundation will give $21.5 million to address fertilizer's effect on climate change, food security, and energy.

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Zero-Problem Philanthropy

Stanford Social Innovation Review

CNN recently reported that “California has spent billions to fight homelessness. Massive investments in climate solutions such as carbon markets, CO2 sequestration, and energy alternatives had no material effect on slowing global warming. The problem has gotten worse.”

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How to Raise Funds for a New Nonprofit

Get Fully Funded

It takes so much time, energy, and money to put on an event, that the money the event pulls in often is not worth all that effort. Education and Professional Background: Is your organizations work attractive to lawyers because you provide legal aid to women fleeing abusive partners? Do they put a lot of energy into their pets?

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50 Nonprofits Every U.S. Politican Should Follow on Twitter

Nonprofit Tech for Good

American Solar Energy Society :: @ ASES_Solar. American Wind Energy Association :: @ AWEA. Education Week :: @ EducationWeek. National Coalition for the Homelessness :: @ NTL_Homeless. American Heart Association :: @ American_Heart. American Red Cross :: @ RedCross. American Rivers :: @ AmericanRivers. Ashoka :: @ Ashoka.

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How the City of Boston Is Investing in the Future of Its Youth and Home

NonProfit Quarterly

I found my way to climate justice organizing and journalism through a mix of personal interest and lived experience—but what if learning how to address climate change and to protect biodiversity and the vastness of the green industry was grounded in everyone’s early education and was a readily accessible career pathway?

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Nonprofit Holiday Gift Guide

Nonprofit Megaphone

Kiss the Ground is committed to educating the public about the environmental benefits of regenerative agriculture. In their online shop , 100% of all sales proceeds go toward helping save the lives of homeless pets! We educate and raise awareness for bonobos and their plight locally and globally.” Kiss the Ground.

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A Realist’s Guide to Investing for Good

Stanford Social Innovation Review

While some of these investments may deliver lower returns , they can advance renewable energy systems, protect natural habitats, or build more affordable housing. 1 then tried to use this perch to prod ExxonMobil to increase investment in renewable energy and disclose the company’s Scope 3 emissions. A prominent example is “Engine No.