Selfish Giving

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Source: Chronicle of Philanthropy Colleen Brinkmann has been raising money for a long time. Way back in 2002, she started as the communications and marketing director for the North Texas Food Bank. We said yes to everything," Colleen told the Chronicle of Philanthropy. The food bank has come a long way in the past 15 years.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JANUARY 20, 2023

Rapid inflation is, naturally, leading to concerns that it’s getting harder for Americans to put food on the table. By Sam Polzin and Jayson Lusk MediaNews Group/Orange County Re/MediaNews Group via Getty Images Grocery prices soared by 11.8 percent in 2022 — the swiftest pace since the early 1980s.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Foundation gave $50 million to the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center to endow a dual-degree program for physician-scientists, and the Rockefeller Foundation has awarded $11 million to promote Indigenous farming practices to safeguard the global food system from the effects of climate change.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Clary, AFP via Getty Images Manager Shray Campbell, left, and employees Josh and Noah, serve food at Café Joyeux in Manhattan. During National Disability Employment Awareness Month, let's right that wrong. By Richie Siegel Timothy A. The French restaurant chain, staffed by people with autism and Down’s Syndrome, is setting up shop in a U.S.

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NonProfit Quarterly

DECEMBER 8, 2022

This article is part of Black Food Sovereignty: Stories from the Field , a series co-produced by Frontline Solutions and NPQ. This series features stories from a group of Black food sovereignty leaders who are working to transform the food system at the local level. How can a community reduce food insecurity?

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

AUGUST 6, 2024

By Nicole Wallace Karl Schatz for Community Plate The nonprofit Community Plate teams up with local groups to organize story-sharing potluck suppers.

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NonProfit Quarterly

JANUARY 26, 2023

What does the struggle for Black food sovereignty look like at the local level? In this webinar conversation, five Black food justice leaders share their experiences. All five panelists were all article authors of NPQ ’s fall 2022 series on Black Food Sovereignty: Stories from the Field.

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Candid

JANUARY 30, 2025

Since 1995, Candids Philanthropy News Digest has kept readers informed about the priorities of grantmakers, the activities of nonprofits, and evolving trends across the sector. By providing timely examples of philanthropy in action, we help our audience see beyond numbers and statistics.

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NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

And, as in so many other cities, Louisville’s predominantly Black neighborhoods are subject to food apartheid. Downtown grocery stores have recently disappeared, exacerbating food apartheid: between 2016 and 2018, five grocery stores in Louisville’s urban core closed. Some of these projects were top-down in conception and execution.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Most of them rely on rainfed agriculture, leaving them open to shocks like droughts and storms that can wipe out their crops and leave them without enough food to see their families through the year. The magnitude of the problem warrants philanthropy and aid at scale.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JUNE 25, 2024

Donors were uncertain how much they could give, and the price of food and the number of people served went up. By Rasheeda Childress Courtesy of Feeding San Diego Feeding San Diego felt the crush of inflation in multiple ways last year.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JUNE 12, 2024

By Drew Lindsay Courtesy of Big Sunday Volunteers fill boxes of food during Big Sunday’s annual 10K in May food collection in Los Angeles, which aims to distribute at least 10,000 cans, boxes, or bags of food.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

For example, in Indonesia organizations are working to shift their approach to better demonstrate how their work aligns with new governmental priorities, such as food security. This includes making the case for how protecting Indigenous land rights supports the cultivation of a strong food system. Enter collaborative funding.

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

This article is the third installment of NPQ’s series on Community-Driven Philanthropy. But this is a step in the right direction that all of institutional philanthropy needs to take notice of and needs to start moving in this direction.”. This “who” needs to change. In short, as with any journey, more steps must be taken.

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Bloomerang

OCTOBER 25, 2024

bill paying; food deliveries; books and magazines, and much more). Philanthropy is on the subscription bandwagon, too! [We’ll look at strategies 4 – 6 in the final installment, Part 3, of this series.] It’s time to change things up! People today are used to a subscription economy.

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Candid

DECEMBER 9, 2024

For example, causes such as food security, housing, and disaster relief offer a tangible sense of impact and the ability to see the direct benefits of their contribution, says Rouland. Individual donors often give based on personal experience, emotional connection, or immediate need.

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Candid

JUNE 23, 2022

Candid and the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP) released a new report, Philanthropy and COVID-19: Examining giving in 2021 , in May 2022 that details COVID-19-related philanthropic funding in 2021. Brazil’s culture of giving and philanthropy has been growing since the 1980s.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MAY 8, 2024

Prest Courtesy of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation A food-chemistry scientist extracts Vitamin C from an orange-fleshed sweet potato at the International Potato Center in Nairobi, Kenya. A major new partnership is supporting research into nutrition. Also, the Otto Bremer Trust gave $12.5

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Pedraza Martinez Brittany Murray/MediaNews Group/Long Beach Press-Telegram via Getty Images Food banks can operate on a large scale that requires expensive equipment and skilled management. The findings challenge conventional wisdom that groups should spend mainly on program costs. By Telesilla Kotsi and Alfonso J.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

JANUARY 12, 2023

I was a senior program officer with the trust at that point, and was new to philanthropy and fairly new to housing. Although new to both housing and philanthropy, I knew that where and how we live is integral to our health, education, and economic mobility. The problem is bigger than any one issue. Good and Hard Lessons Learned.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

By James Pollard, Associated Press NEW YORK Jeenah Moon/AP Students from Food and Finance high school make taco dough during a summer block party outside the Barclays Center in New York. The Food Education Fund provides hands-on experiences and mentoring for low-income students of color at 10 New York high schools.

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The Charity CFO

MARCH 12, 2025

And they get to choose causes they care about, from food banks to animal rescues. ” Structured philanthropy helps them engage employees, strengthen company culture, and build a socially responsible brand. Employees get 16 paid volunteer hours per year. Volunteer events happen during work hours, not on personal time. The result?

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Illustration by The Chronicle; photos from World Food Program USA, Elton John AIDS Foundation Barron Segar, CEO of the World Food Program USA and Anne Aslett, CEO of the Elton John AIDS Foundation. By Sara Herschander.

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Stanford Social Innovation Review

MARCH 14, 2024

How Has Education Philanthropy Responded? For the past four years, the Schott Foundation for Public Education has worked with Candid to measure the grantmaking priorities of those in K-12 education philanthropy. If there was a racial justice reckoning in 2020, K-12 education philanthropy as a sector was slow to act upon it.

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Candid

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Schools provide many children with access to food, tutoring, technology, mental health services, and nurturing relationships with adults. Yet, it’s clear that school districts don’t have enough resources to overcome the multiple challenges they and their students face.

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Philanthropy can play a vital role by funding pilots and helping agencies develop metrics that incentivize agencies to meet the needs of workers who are reliant on nonstandard work. Philanthropy also enabled an initial pilot with the workforce agency covering Long Beach, CA. In recent years, the project turned to US workforce boards.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

JANUARY 21, 2020

Data tidbits are helpful, too: “Do you know that our food pantry use has gone up 4% in the last six months?”. “Do Their specialty is “improving the quality of life in Grundy County through leadership and philanthropy.” Do the friends have experience with that issue in our county?

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NonProfit Leadership Alliance

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Most nonprofits will ask for this type of gift for their beneficiaries, such as dog food for an animal shelter. Certain companies may be willing to donate the use of their software to your nonprofit through corporate philanthropy initiatives. Common types of in-kind gifts include: Goods. Volunteer hours. Catering and entertainment.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Prest Gabriela Vivacqua, WFP Alex Korayi travels by boat to reach a World Food Program distribution site on Amech Island, South Sudan. Also, Cincinnati Children's received $15 million from a local family foundation; and Google gave $2 million to two historically Black institutions.

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NonProfit Quarterly

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Low-income individuals live with higher rates of chronic disease , are more likely to be exposed to environmental hazards , have substandard housing, and often lack access to nutritious foods and adequate medical care. Philanthropy can play a crucial role in supporting underserved and marginalized communities in their rebuilding process.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MAY 31, 2023

Prest Plus, the University of Kentucky has received $100 million for its College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment, and Yosemite National Park will use a $17 million grant to restore its most popular trails and make other improvements.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JULY 16, 2024

By James Pollard, Associated Press HOUSTON Annie Mulligan, AP photo Meals on Wheels employees prepare bags of food for clients on July 12 in Houston. While nonprofit and mutual aid organizations have honed their disaster services in a city frequently battered by severe weather, some now find themselves drained by repeat deadly events.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 18, 2024

Plus, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association received $21 million from a longtime donor, and a food bank in Washington, D.C., By Maria Di Mento Yosef Kalinko/Seattle University Richard Hedreen has given $25 million and an extensive art collection to Seattle University. landed $10 million.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

DECEMBER 12, 2023

By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press Kamran Jebreili/AP Activists demonstrate for rural people, food, land, and climate justice at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit. With the United Nations climate talks wrapping up in Dubai, foundations and other funders pledged at least $2.1

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

JUNE 6, 2024

By Gabriela Aoun Angueira, Associated Press Marta Lavandier, AP Photo House of Hope, which provides food, as well as other essential services in Marin County, Fla., In a new model of crisis response, permanent funds allow foundations to issue grants quickly in response to natural disasters.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 3, 2023

World Food Programme, and the Skillman Foundation has hired its first vice president of learning and impact. Prest Also, Cindy McCain will now lead the U.N.

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The Chronicle of Philanthropy

MARCH 30, 2023

By Ariel Zwang Nonprofit aid organizations need to consider more creative approaches to addressing the growing humanitarian toll of the war in Ukraine, including how to get food, medicine, and other critical goods to those who are struggling to survive.

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