New Nonprofit Center Helps Children Who Are Being Cared For by Their Kin
The group helps families get legal, financial, health, and housing information.
By Kristen Griffith
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Giving Cash Directly to People in Need Is a Growing Trend, as Evidence Shows It Works
The money gets to people quickly, and most of it goes for food, housing, or utilities. Recipients report better mental health and lower hunger rates.
By Kristen Griffith
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What Ukraine Needs Now: Advice for Donors and Nonprofits
Nonprofits working in Ukraine, including World Central Kitchen and Direct Relief, joined experts on disaster and humanitarian giving to discuss transparency, effective ways to give, and the needs in the short term and long term that donors should consider.
By Kristen Griffith
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The new effort aims to send healthier food to schools, prisons, and people at risk of poor health, as well as adding greater diversity to the mix of the world’s food suppliers.
By Kristen Griffith
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Lego Foundation’s New Grants Competition to Help Children Displaced by Covid, War, and Other Crises
The corporate foundation is building on its other big grants that have helped Sesame Street and the International Rescue Committee improve learning for the world’s youngest.
By Kristen Griffith
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Nonprofit Legal Services Help Homeowners Struggling With Property Taxes Keep Their Homes
The groups find tax credits, work to reduce taxes on properties that are assessed higher than they’re valued, and advocate for legislative changes to help homeowners keep their houses.
By Kristen Griffith
Contributor
Updated: More Groups Reveal MacKenzie Scott Gifts and How They Happened
Recipient nonprofits deal with suicide prevention and substance abuse. But the biggest gift — more than $130 million — went to a more traditional group: Communities in Schools.
By Kristen Griffith
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Goldman Sachs Foundation to Donate Up to $250,000 to 50 Black Women-Led Nonprofits
The new effort will provide unrestricted funds to groups working in health care, education, housing, digital connectivity, job creation and several other areas.
By Kristen Griffith
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How Black Americans Have Long Given Their Time and Money to Advance Social Change
Philanthropist Bridgid Coulter Cheadle, volunteer leader Kimberly Jeffries Leonard, and historian Tyrone Freeman discuss the people who helped form their attitudes toward giving.
By Kristen Griffith
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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and IllumiNative Help Native American Groups Fight Vaccine Hesitancy
With nearly $1 million from CZI, grassroots groups are using social media, enlisting influencers, and taking other steps to prevent the spread of Covid.
By Kristen Griffith
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