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Winners of Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors Challenge Find Creative Solutions

Winners of Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors Challenge Find Creative Solutions

Many are using a combination of artificial intelligence and the wisdom of their residents.

A New Bitcoin Fund Aims to Boost Crypto Gifts to Save the Children

A New Bitcoin Fund Aims to Boost Crypto Gifts to Save the Children

The fund aims to serve as an innovation in both fundraising and  in how nonprofits move their money to where it is needed.

A Division of USAID Relaunches as a Nonprofit

A Division of USAID Relaunches as a Nonprofit

The reincarnation of USAID's Development Innovation Ventures is thanks to $48 million raised from two private donors.

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How Unlikely Allies Help One Nonprofit Get Results in a Deep Red State

By staying disciplined and creating broad coalitions, a small criminal justice group has carved out improbable victories in Republican-dominated Alabama

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Wikipedia’s Army of Volunteers Is Its Superpower

The massive online encyclopedia is driven not by a CEO or board but by 250,000 volunteers who rule by democratic consensus and help fund the group.

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When Does It Make Sense to Merge?

At the Independent Sector National Summit in Atlanta, nonprofit mergers were a hot topic. Experts shared best practices.

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States and Foundations Unite to Bolster National Service Programs

The turmoil at AmeriCorps, which mobilized 1.3 million people over the past decade, has left nonprofits scrambling and prompted new state and philanthropic experiments.

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Who Decides? Foundation Staff Look to Outsiders to Steer Grants

The Spark Fund and the NextGen Grantmakers Initiative are among several philanthropies backing participatory grant-making efforts.

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Citi Foundation Puts $25 Million Toward Youth Unemployment, AI Labor Disruptions

The banking group’s philanthropic arm is donating $500,000 each to 50 groups worldwide that provide training for low-income youth.

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Faith, Generosity, and Justice: Dilnaz Waraich on Muslim American Giving

In this episode, the WF Fund president discusses Islamic principles behind charitable giving, why trust-based philanthropy requires humility, and how interfaith bridge-building strengthens communities.

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An Anti-Authoritarian Playbook for Donors

The Democracy Fund’s Joe Goldman offers a three-part framework for donors who are concerned that America is backsliding into authoritarianism.

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Black Foundation Leaders in the Age of Trump: Still Leading and Dreaming

Freedom Dreams in Philanthropy provides a record and a time capsule of Black foundation leaders as the backlash against racial equity reaches the highest levels of government.

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A Foundation Pilot Program Simplifies Grant Reporting With AI

The Houston Endowment uses Zoom AI tools to record and transcribe virtual meetings between program officers and grantees.

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A Defining Moment for Democracy: The Immigration Crisis

The head of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights joins hosts Phil Buchanan and Grace Nicolette to discuss the unprecedented scale of current immigration enforcement and its implications for everyone.

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Effecting Change at the Local Level: Wisdom From Community Foundation CEOs

The leaders discuss working across ideological lines, supporting under-appreciated nonprofits, and the proliferation of giving options for donors.

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Gates Foundation CEO Mark Suzman on Funding Urgent Needs

Suzman weighs in on the crisis in international development brought on by the dismantling of USAID.