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Former Student Activist Couple Gives UCLA $10 Million for Ethnic Studies Centers

The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Schaeffer Institute for Public Policy & Government Service, and Colby College landed $50 million from Paula and Peter Lunder to back efforts to provide more financial aid to students from underserved backgrounds. Here, Morgan Chu is at the center of a group of students marching up Bruin Walk.

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Digital Public Policy: New Priorities for Nonprofits

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Photo by Kier in Sight on Unsplash Proud to say this article, " Digital Public Policy: New Priorities for Nonprofits " has just been published. Just as digital practices and public policy shape online expression and assembly, civil society also shape digital practices and policies.

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Segregation Helped Build Fortunes. What Does Philanthropy Owe Now?

Stanford Social Innovation Review

It is also one of several DC-area foundations profiled in a new report from the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) on “ Philanthropy’s Role in Reparations for Black People.” Philanthropy is starting to talk more about reparations. One takeaway: Traditional practices of grantmaking are insufficient.

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How Much Do Americans Trust Nonprofits? It’s Complicated.

NonProfit Quarterly

But the group’s latest report, released this June, contained some good news for the sector: the survey found a rise in trust in nonprofits for the first time in four years—and that nonprofits remain the most trusted of various American institutions surveyed, from corporations to local and state government to the news media to the federal government.

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Remaking the Economy: A Policy Vision from the Movement for Black Lives

NonProfit Quarterly

How can public policy compensate for the damage done? How can participatory budgeting lead to more effective community-based decision-making regarding the allocation of public resources? What policy changes are needed at the level of the federal government? Resources Dr. Amara Enyia and Temi F.

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Jury Is Out On Philanthropy And Medical Debt

The NonProfit Times

Medical debt relief has become a growing public policy priority for philanthropists and lawmakers worried about the toll on Americans’ financial, mental, and physical health. The post Jury Is Out On Philanthropy And Medical Debt appeared first on The NonProfit Times.

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2023 State of the Mid-South Nonprofit Sector Report Now Available

Momentum Nonprofit Partners

This report provides in-depth information for three focus areas including organizational leadership, organizational capacity, and public policy and advocacy. A widely-held belief by nonprofit leaders that public policy has minimal to no effect on their organizations and operations. Demand continues to rise.